Stella Maris Football Club is an Irish association football club based in Drumcondra, Dublin. Founded in 1943, the club caters for over 350 children, ranging in age from 5 to 18 years. Some thirty coaches and managers train, organise and oversee the teams and academy run by the club. The club enters several teams in the Dublin & District Schoolboy League and the Leinster Senior League. Stella Maris is best known for its youth system which has successfully produced dozens of players who have gone on to play for clubs throughout Ireland and the United Kingdom. Many have also gone on to represent the Republic of Ireland at international level. [1][2][3][4][5]
| Full name | Stella Maris Football Club | ||
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| Founded | 1943 | ||
| Ground | Dublin Port Stadium Richmond Road Clonturk Park Albert College Park | ||
| President | Johnny Giles | ||
| Chairman | Sean Kavanagh | ||
| League | Dublin & District Schoolboy League Dublin Women's Soccer League Leinster Senior League | ||
| Website | http://www.stellamarisfc.yourclub.ie/ | ||
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History
editMoore and Whelan
editOne of Stella Maris' earliest coaches was Paddy Moore. During the 1940s and early 1950s, when Moore coached Stella Maris, he nurtured the talents of future Republic of Ireland international Ronnie Whelan Sr. Whelan was initially "discovered" by Moore's wife, who then brought him to the attention of her husband. Whelan was one of the early success stories of the Stella Maris academy.[6]
Milk Cup
editStella Maris have been regular participants in the Milk Cup, playing against the youth teams of among others, Feyenoord, Manchester United, Manchester City, Everton, Blackburn Rovers and Middlesbrough as well as national youth teams representing Wales, Estonia and Slovakia. On 27 July 1994, Glen Crowe scored a hat-trick as Stella Maris defeated Estonia 8–0 in a Milk Cup game.[7]
Women's teams
editStella Maris has also fielded women's teams in both the Dublin Women's Soccer League and the FAI Women's Cup.[8][9] Republic of Ireland women's internationals Stephanie Roche and Áine O'Gorman are both former Stella Maris players.[10]
Home ground
editIn May 2014, Stella Maris opened a new clubhouse and a new 3G pitch at their base at Richmond Road. The facilities were officially opened by two former players, Johnny Giles and Eamon Dunphy, who were joined at the opening ceremony by Football Association of Ireland (FAI) chief John Delaney.[11] Stella Maris also play matches at a number of local pitches based at Clonturk Park and Albert College Park.[12]
Notable former players
edit- Republic of Ireland internationals
- Republic of Ireland women's internationals
- Republic of Ireland B internationals
- Republic of Ireland U23 international
- Republic of Ireland U21 internationals
- League of Ireland XI representatives
- Republic of Ireland managers
- League of Ireland managers
- Actors
Notable former managers
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Paddy Moore 1940s
Honours
edit- FAI Youth Cup
- Winners: 1973–74, 1993–94:[note 1] 2
- Runners-up: 1947–48, 1998–99: 2
- FAI Under-17 Cup
- Winners: 1982–83: 2
- Runners-up: 1981–82, 1986–87, 1993–94: 2
Notes
edit- ^ http://www.fai.ie Archived 1 September 2006 at the Wayback Machine lists Stella Maris as 1993–94 winners. The FAI Yearbook & Diary 1995 omits the 1993–94 final. Other sources including, the Tipperary Southern & District Football League website, claims St. Michael's won the cup in both 1993–94 and 1994–95
References
edit- ^ a b "STELLA MARIS FOOTBALL CLUB YOUR CLUB -". Archived from the original on 22 December 2015. Retrieved 15 December 2015.
- ^ "Social Finance Foundation – Stella Maris FC". Archived from the original on 22 December 2015. Retrieved 15 December 2015.
- ^ "Leinster Senior Football League". Archived from the original on 22 December 2015. Retrieved 15 December 2015.
- ^ "Junior Soccer Portal". Archived from the original on 22 December 2015. Retrieved 15 December 2015.
- ^ "Home". Archived from the original on 22 December 2015. Retrieved 15 December 2015.
- ^ McGarrigle, Stephen (1996). The Complete Who's Who of Irish International Football, 1945–96. Edinburgh: Mainstream Publishing.
- ^ Milk Cup Archived 9 December 2022 at the Wayback Machine, Rsssf
- ^ "rsssf.org". Archived from the original on 27 April 2023. Retrieved 4 February 2024.
- ^ "rsssf.org". Archived from the original on 6 October 2022. Retrieved 4 February 2024.
- ^ "www.stellamarisfc.yourclub.ie". Archived from the original on 22 December 2015. Retrieved 15 December 2015.
- ^ "John Giles and Eamon Dunphy help usher in new era at Stella Maris". The Irish Independent. 24 May 2014. Archived from the original on 22 December 2015. Retrieved 15 December 2015.
- ^ "STELLA MARIS FOOTBALL CLUB YOUR CLUB – LOCATION". Archived from the original on 22 December 2015. Retrieved 15 December 2015.
- ^ "Jimmy Conway Testimonial". Archived from the original on 5 March 2016. Retrieved 15 December 2015.
- ^ "FAI Umbro Youth Challenge Cup Previous Winners". fai.ie. 2 February 2016. Archived from the original on 21 July 2020. Retrieved 2 February 2016.
- ^ Mark Herbert, Donie Butler (1994–95). FAI Yearbook & Diary 1995. Dublin: Sportsworld Ltd.