Longford Town FC: Longford Town v Derry City, 9 November 2007 matchday programme — eircom League of Ireland at Flancare Park; Alan Mathews, the 2003 and 2004 FAI Cup winners

Official programme for Longford Town v Derry City, eircom League of Ireland, Friday 9 November 2007, at Flancare Park, Strokestown Road, Longford.

Longford Town's own home programme, from the era just after the club's best years. The club page records a foundation date of 1924 and election to the League of Ireland in 1984, red and black striped shirts, and a full honours list: the Leinster Junior Cup of 1931, the Connacht Cup of 1932, FAI Intermediate Cups in 1936/37, 1954/55, 1959/60, 1962/63 and 1968/69, Metropolitan Cups through the 1950s and early 1960s, First Division runners-up in 1999/2000, FAI Cup runners-up in 2001 and then — the high point — FAI CUP WINNERS IN 2003 AND 2004, with the League Cup also won in 2004.

The Club Directory for 2007 names Alan Mathews as manager with Noel White and Trevor Crolly coaching, president Peter Keenan, chairman Jim Hanley, commercial manager Dennis Dowd, programme editor Donal Keogh and FAI official Noel Treacy, alongside the long rosters of the Longford and North Longford supporters' clubs who kept the club running. A 'Millennium Promotion' page carries the local businesses who backed it.

A League of Ireland programme from a club that punched a long way above its weight in the mid-2000s.

Author: Longford Town Football Club

Publisher: Longford Town Football Club

Publication Date: 2007

Binding: Single Issue Magazine

Condition: Used - Very Good