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| Full name | St Catherine's Football Club |
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| Nickname(s) | The Saints |
| Founded | 1896 |
| Ground | Emerald Park |
| League | Brian McCormick Sports Premier Division |
St Catherine's Football Club is an association football club based in Killybegs, County Donegal, Ireland.
The team play in the Brian McCormick Sports Premier Division, the first tier of the Donegal Junior League.[1]
Their most famous former player is Séamus Coleman, who went on to play for League of Ireland side Sligo Rovers, transferred to English Premier League side Everton and took over as captain of the Republic of Ireland national football team during the UEFA Euro 2016 final tournament in France.[2][3]
- ^ McNulty, Chris (15 April 2016). "Here's how the Brian McCormick Sports Premier Division race is shaping up". Archived from the original on 13 June 2024. Retrieved 15 April 2016.
- ^ Foley, Alan (9 June 2016). "From Killybegs to Saint-Denis: charting Seamus Coleman's rise to the top". The42.ie. Archived from the original on 13 June 2024. Retrieved 9 June 2016.
Manus Boyle scored nine points for Donegal when they shocked Dublin to win the 1992 All-Ireland and Barry McGowan was the county's most stylish defender then. Both were still lining out for Killybegs when a scrawny 16-year-old Coleman joined them.
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