Derry City

This article is about Derry City football club . For the city with that name, see Derry .

Derry City
Basic data
Surname	Derry City Football Club
Seat	Derry , Northern Ireland
founding	1928
Colours	red and green
president	Phillip Odoherty
Website	derrycityfc.net
First soccer team
Head coach	Declan Devine
Venue	Ryan McBride Brandywell Stadium
Places	3,700
league	Premier Division
2019	4th Place
home Away

The Derry City Football Club ( Irish : Cumann Peile Chathair Dhoire ) is established in 1928 football club from the Northern Ireland city of Derry . The club previously participated in the operations of the Northern Irish Football League . Due to the violent clashes in the Northern Ireland conflict , the club withdrew from the Northern Irish League in 1972. Derry City has been the only Northern Irish football club to participate in the Republic of Ireland's league system since 1985 .

history

The prehistory (1902–1928)

Founded in 1902, Derry Celtic Football Club was elected from the Irish Football League in 1913. Due to this defeat, the city of Derry was without first division football for a few years. This abstinence was prolonged by the First World War , the Easter Rising and the partition of Ireland . The division of Ireland led to the creation of two football associations and two football leagues. Derry town residents were irritated that their town had no football club in the Northern Irish Premier League. The neighboring town of Coleraine , which has only a quarter of the population of Derry, has had such a top division club since their FC Coleraine was accepted into the Northern Irish league.

The first years in the Northern Irish League (1929-1949)

In 1928 a group of football fans gathered and formed a new club. The founding fathers were of the opinion that the name of the association “Celtic” would be influenced too much by Irish nationalism and that it would not appeal to the unionist minority of the city's population. The dispute over the official name of the city was not a political issue at that time as it was many years later. While the Catholic nationalists refer to the city as "Derry", the Protestant Unionists refer to the city as "Londonderry". Therefore, the name Derry City was chosen. On May 9, 1928, Derry City joined the North West Football Association. About two weeks later, a delegation from the club went to the annual meeting of the Irish Football League club and applied for admission to the league. Derry's application was denied because the application was received two days after the deadline.

A year later Derry City was inducted into the Irish Football League and took the place of the Queen's Island club. Plans to buy their own stadium failed due to the tight schedule. The city of Derry assigned the club to the Brandywell Stadium . To this day Derry City plays in this stadium. On August 22, 1929 Derry City celebrated his debut in the Irish Football League with a home game against FC Glentoran . With a goal from Peter Burke, City led 1-0 at halftime, but lost 2-1. The first victory came on September 7, 1929. At Newry Town, City won 3-2. The first season ended in fifth place.

The first "star" of the club was Jimmy Kelly, who was signed in 1930. Within 21 years he scored 363 goals for Derry and became Irish and Northern Ireland internationals. In 1932, the club reached for the championship for the first time. With three game days before the end of the season, City topped the table, only to lose the remaining games. Despite scoring 107 goals this season, City was only fourth. After the season, the team's jerseys were changed. From now on, the players wore white jerseys and black pants. After just one year, the jerseys got red stripes. The jerseys were similar to those of the English club Sheffield United . With a brief interruption in the late 1950s, players still wear these jerseys today. The nickname "Candystripes" arose from the red stripes.

In 1936 Derry reached the final of the Northern Irish Cup. After extra time it was a draw, so a replay had to bring the decision. Here the final opponent Linfield was successful. City did not return to the cup final until 1949. This time Derry was successful and beat Glentoran 3-1. Glentoran took the lead. With goals from Hugh Covlan and Matt Doherty, Derry turned the game around. After an injury, Jimmy Kelly had to be carried off the pitch. The team doctors were able to treat him successfully so Kelly could return to the field. Barney Cannon made it 3-1.

The 1950s and 1960s

After winning the Cup in 1949 things went downhill in terms of sport. 1954 Derry was only third from bottom, but reached the cup final again. Again the opponent was called Glentoran and again Derry went into the game as an outsider. Both the final and the first replay ended in a draw. Derry won the second replay with a goal from Con ONeill. Between 1956 and 1962, Derry City players wore new jerseys that looked similar to those of the Wolverhampton Wanderers . However, the jerseys were unsuccessful. In 1961 the salary cap was abolished and Derry City players became semi-professionals.

In 1964 Derry was able to win the Northern Irish Cup for the third time. Again the opponent was called Glentoran. During the year, the team remained unbeaten in 47 games in a row. By winning the Cup, Derry qualified for the European Cup for the first time . The first round of the European Cup Winners' Cup was against Steaua Bucharest . You were more successful in the championship. After a 5-1 win over FC Ards , the first and only Northern Irish championship was perfect. Fay Coyle was top scorer and Doug Wood was named Footballer of the Year. Also in 1965 Derry competed in a friendly against the Spanish national soccer team in Madrid . The Spanish selection won 3-1.

Through the championship Derry qualified for the European Cup . In the first round they met Lyn Oslo , but initially lost 5-3 in Norway. In the second leg, however, the club was able to turn the game in its favor and ultimately win 5-1. Derry was the first Northern Irish team to make it into the second round of a European Cup competition. But in the next round unexpected difficulties awaited the club, which should put the relationship with the Northern Irish association IFA to the test. A few days after the European Cup success, IFA declared Brandywell Stadium too unsafe to host European Cup matches, despite the fact that the association failed to raise these concerns ahead of the home game against Oslo.

In the ranks of Derry City, sectarian motives were identified for the IFA's decision, which, as the Northern Ireland conflict escalated, came ever more openly to the fore. So it was obviously difficult for the Protestant IFA to see a Catholic-nationalist club in the second round of the European Cup. A request to the association about possible improvement measures at the stadium remained unanswered. Instead, Derry City was left to play home games in the European Cup in Belfast in the future , or alternatively in the stadium of the Protestant Coleraine FC , which was also in little better condition than the Brandywell Stadium. Ultimately, Derry rejected the association's request, but still played for the first leg against second round opponents RSC Anderlecht in Brussels , where they lost 9-0. Before the scheduled return match inspecting a Belgian delegation the Brandywell Stadium, but did not make any objections during the UEFA saw no impediment to host a European Cup game in the state of the stadium. The final decision, however, was transferred to the IFA, which, however, insisted on its position. As a result, Derry City was forced to forego hosting the second leg entirely and to withdraw from the current competition, which means that Anderlecht advanced to the next round without a fight. The relationship between Derry City and the Northern Irish Association should not improve any more.

Derry under the sign of the Northern Ireland conflict (1969–1985)

Until well into the 1960s, games at Brandywell Stadium went smoothly for most Northern Irish clubs. Despite the political differences, there was no riot or violence. That changed in 1969 when the unrest in the province turned into civil war-like conditions. Football matches between teams from Catholic and Protestant backgrounds took on a new dimension. Brandywell Stadium was out of the reach of the Royal Ulster Constabulary and the British Army , making the stadium an increasingly unsafe area. Derry City Stadium was just a stone's throw away from the sites of the "Battle of the Bogside" (1969) and Bloody Sunday (1972).

Even if Derry City is a nationalist-Catholic club, religion played no role in the question of whether a player could play for Derry or not. At Derry City, the jerseys were worn by players of both denominations.

On January 25, 1969, Linfield FC fans had to be evacuated from Brandywell Stadium by police after rioting broke out in the stadium. It was the last game of both teams in Derry until 2005. More and more clubs refused to play in Derry for security reasons. In 1971 Derry City reached the cup final again, but lost 3-0 to FC Distillery . In September 1971 the conflict reached a new low. A group of youngsters with no club ties set the Ballymena United team bus on fire. More and more clubs joined Linfield's refusal to play at Derry. The Royal Ulster Constabulary also declared Brandywell Stadium unsafe. Derry then wanted to play his home games in Limavady or Ballybofey . Both venues were rejected by the association. Ballybofey was out of the question for the association as it is a location in the Republic of Ireland .

As a last resort, the city of Coleraine was chosen as the new “home venue”. Coleraine is mostly Protestant Unionist and is about 50 kilometers from Derry. Since many fans did not want to go to Coleraine for political and financial reasons, Derry City had to contend with dwindling audience numbers and financial problems. In October 1972, the club applied to the league for the re-approval of the Brandywell Stadium as a home ground. Derry was supported by FC Portadown. The league was presented with a report from the security forces that Brandywell Stadium is no more or less dangerous than other stadiums in the league. There was a vote at a league meeting. Five clubs voted for Derry's proposal, six against. Coleraine FC abstained, so the application was rejected. On October 13, 1972, the club withdrew from the Northern Irish League.

In the following years, the club lived on as an amateur team in a local league. This period is referred to by the fans as "The Wilderness Years" ( English : "The years in the wilderness"). A formal application for admission was made to the league each year, with Brandywell Stadium as its home ground. The application was rejected every year. The club's management suspected that Derry's applications for membership were rejected for political and religious reasons. For this reason, the club's management turned their eyes to the south.

Since 1983 the club worked on the visionary project to bring the club into the league system of the Republic of Ireland. The Northern Irish Association wanted to thwart these plans. IFA President Harry Cavan alleged that the FIFA statutes forbade playing in another association's league. In the Republic of Ireland, the club's representatives disagreed about a possible inclusion of Derry City. Derry's plans received support from clubs from both associations. In particular, Finn Harps (Republic of Ireland) and FC Glentoran (Northern Ireland) supported Derry's project. After other Northern Irish clubs had spoken out in favor of a change, there was a meeting between representatives of both leagues in Dundalk in August 1984 . The Northern Irish League gave in to Derry's requests and granted an exemption. Within the league there were fears that other Northern Irish clubs wanted to switch to the Irish league.

After a series of friendly matches against Irish clubs such as Dundalk FC or Shamrock Rovers , Derry City was informed that the club would be accepted into the newly established First Division of the League of Ireland . However, the prerequisite was that IFA did not raise any objection and FIFA gave the green light. Neither FIFA nor UEFA spoke out against the move and Derry was able to play in the Irish league. With the move to the League of Ireland, the club took on the semi-profit again.

Derry in the League of Ireland (1985 to date)

On September 8, 1985 Derry City received the Home Farm club from Dublin as part of the League Cup. With a 3-1 win, Derry was able to successfully start the new era in the club's history. In the first season in Irish football Derry won the League of Ireland First Division Shield against Longford Town . Even if Derry had nothing to do with Northern Irish football, the players and fans felt the hatred of the Protestant-Unionist population. The buses of the team and the fans were often thrown with stones or other objects, so that the buses sometimes had to detour. Two years after joining the League of Ireland Derry was able to celebrate promotion to the top division.

The ascent was celebrated with great enthusiasm. In the following years, the club was able to record high attendance figures by Irish standards. In 1988 Jonathan Speak became the League of Ireland's top scorer and Derry reached the cup final, which was lost to Dundalk. A year later Derry managed the historic triple of championship, cup and league cup. In the European Cup champions Derry met in the first round to Benfica . After a 1: 2 home defeat Derry was eliminated by a 0: 4 in the second leg. In 1997 the club became champions again. There were also three cup wins and six league cup wins. In July 1997 Derry beat Celtic Glasgow 3-2 in a tournament . It was Derry City's first game to be televised live. On October 7, 1998, a benefit game for the victims of the Omagh bombing was held in Derry . Among the guest players was the then French international David Ginola .

In September 2000 the club was on the verge of bankruptcy . The club had tax liabilities of approximately £ 180,000 . In an unprecedented campaign, money was raised for the association. Derry played friendlies against Celtic Glasgow, Manchester United and FC Barcelona . The club was able to use the income to reduce its debts, but was in dire straits. 2003 Derry was penultimate and had to be relegated to Finn Harps . The decisive goal for Derry came in the extension of the second leg. In 2004 Stephen Kenny became manager and reintroduced full profit. A year later, Derry grabbed the championship. Before the last day of the game, Derry led the table and only needed a draw at the second Cork City . Cork won the game and Derry only finished second.

By winning the League Cup in 2005, Derry took part in the Setanta Sports Cup , a competition between clubs from the Republic of Ireland and Northern Ireland. For the first time since withdrawing from the Northern Irish League in 1972, Derry City played again against Linfield or Glentoran. In the UEFA Cup Derry attended by a 5: 1 win at Scottish club FC Gretna headlines. Derry had previously kicked IFK Göteborg out of the competition. The end came in the first main round against Paris Saint-Germain . At the national level, Derry won the cup and the league cup. In the cup final against St Patrick's Athletic Derry was three times behind to still win 4-3. In the league cup final, the team was reduced to nine players by being sent off and won on penalties. A second triple was missed. In the championship Derry was tied with Shelbourne FC at the end of the season . Due to the worse goal difference, only the second place remained.

Since Shelbourne FC let its entire team go for financial reasons, Derry moved up for the Champions League .

Stadion

→ Main article : Ryan McBride Brandywell Stadium

Derry City has played at the urban Brandywell Stadium since 1928. The facility is located southwest of the Bogside in the Brandywell district. In addition to soccer, the stadium was also used for greyhound races. For this purpose there was an oval racetrack that led around the field. It has been named after player Ryan McBride since 2018 .

Since the renovation in 2017, the stadium has a capacity of 3,700 spectators. For UEFA competitions, the capacity is reduced to 2,900 seats.

In the early 1970s, the club had to play some home games in foreign stadiums. In 1970 and 1971 the "home games" against FC Linfield took place in Windsor Park in Belfast - the home ground of FC Linfield. Between September 1971 and October 1972, the club was forced to play its home games in Coleraine - 50 kilometers from Derry.

Club colors and coat of arms

Derry City players wore claret and blue jerseys for the first season. The models for this were the shirts of the English club Aston Villa . In 1932 these colors were exchanged for a white jersey and black pants. Just two years later, the city players wore the red and white striped jerseys that are still used today. Background was former Derry City player Billy Gillespie, who once played for Derry City before he made a career at Sheffield United . Since Sheffield United wore red and white striped jerseys, Derry adopted these colors, which are still worn today. An exception are the years between 1956 and 1962. At that time Derry was not very successful and a change in jersey colors could, so the board of directors hope, breathe new life into the club. The amber and black jerseys were inspired by the Wolverhampton Wanderers but did not bring any success for Derry. The colors were unpopular among the fans, so the club returned to the red and white striped jerseys in 1962.

Over the years, the red stripes varied in width. Today, players wear white socks with their jerseys, whereas in the past, black socks were worn for decades. In the early 1970s and mid-1980s, players wore white instead of black pants. The away kits have had different designs over time. In addition to white, navy blue jerseys with green stripes, white jerseys with light blue stripes or plain black jerseys were worn.

Until well into the eighties of the 20th century, the jerseys were not decorated with the club crest, but with the coat of arms of the city of Derry. In April 1986 the club started a competition in which a club logo should be designed. The coat of arms shows the "Foyle Bridge", a soccer ball, the club colors red and white and the year the club was founded. In 1997 the logo was modernized without giving any reasons.

successes

In Northern Ireland

• Master: 1965
• Cup winners: 1949, 1954, 1964

In the Republic of Ireland

• Master : 1989 , 1997
• Cup winners : 1989, 1995, 2002, 2006, 2012
• League cup winners : 1989, 1991, 1992, 1994, 2000, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2011, 2018

statistics

The current player-coach Peter Hutton is with 573 appearances in the League of Ireland since the 1990/91 season the player with the most appearances in the League of Ireland. Paul Curran and Sean Hargan followed with 408 games with 518 appearances.

Jimmy Kelly scored the most goals for Derry City. Between 1930 and 1951 he scored 363 goals. After entering the League of Ireland, Liam Coyle was the top scorer with 112 goals in 390 games.

The biggest win in the League of Ireland was a 9-1 win against Galway United in October 1986. In January of the same year, the team suffered the biggest defeat in the 1-5 defeat at Longford Town . The 5-1 win at FC Gretna in the UEFA Cup was the League of Ireland team's biggest away win in international competition.

The highest attendance in the League of Ireland era was posted on February 23, 1986. At that time, 9,800 spectators saw the cup second-round game against Finn Harps . The highest number of spectators in the Irish Football League was drawn up in the 1929/30 season, when 12,000 spectators followed the game against Linfield FC .

Derry City has never been relegated in either the Irish Football League or the League of Ireland. The club is one of two League of Ireland clubs that have achieved a triple .

Fans and traditions

Fans

Derry City has a large, vocal and loyal following by Irish standards. In the 2006 season, Derry had the highest average attendance of all clubs in the League of Ireland with 3,127. Despite the isolated situation, the team is accompanied by a large number of supporters to the away games. Around 3,000 Derry fans accompanied their team to the UEFA Cup game against Scottish club FC Gretna , while more than 2,000 traveled to the game at Paris Saint-Germain .

When the club was facing financial collapse at the beginning of the 21st century, fans raised money for the club in an unprecedented campaign. Club legend Peter Hutton summarized this action:

“Derry City is owned by the citizens of the city. Five or six years ago the club was on its knees and about to end. No millionaire and no Roman Abramovich came to help the club. It was the people and the city that saved the association. People did what they could to save the club. Derry is a small community that takes care of their club. That's why we still have a club. And every success we have this season can be traced back to this rescue. "

The majority of the fans are drawn from the Catholic-nationalist population of the city. There are also Derry City fans among the Protestant-Unionist population. The club has several fan clubs.

Rivalries

For many years, were Finn Harps of Donegal the main rival of Derry City. The Harps come from the closest town to Derry with a League of Ireland club. Both clubs ran into financial problems in the meantime. At that time, the clubs helped each other to get out of this situation. Since the Finn Harps are only second class at the moment, the two clubs rarely meet. Later on, St Patrick's Athletic and Shelbourne FC became Derry's main rivals.

Derry's local rival is the FC Institute . Since this club plays in the Northern Irish League, there is no rivalry between the clubs, even if Institute is supported by the Protestant-Unionist population. Derry's main rival in the Northern Irish League was Linfield FC from Belfast .

Security service

The security service in the stadium is a specialty. Derry City is the only club where neither the police nor other security forces keep order in the stadium. The club sets up its own stewards who voluntarily ensure security in the stadium. When they joined the League of Ireland in 1985, the club received support from UEFA for this policy, fearing that the presence of the Royal Ulster Constabulary would provoke rather than prevent unrest. The establishment of its own security service was a success. For over 20 years, games with up to 10,000 spectators have been running without incident, without a single police officer being present.

On the other hand, the identity of Derry City as an Irish nationalist club was consolidated, so that the proportion of Protestant fans steadily declined. The peace process and the Good Friday Agreement improved the political situation in Northern Ireland and games against clubs with a unionist background such as B. Linfield proceeded without major incident.

"Cityview"

With the entry into the Football League of Ireland in 1985, the stadium brochure “Cityview” appears for every home game. The magazine was started by the late Paddy Doherty. Cityview offers information about Derry City and the respective guest on the match day, news from the national and international football world, interviews, statistics and much more. During the 2006 season, 1,000 copies of the magazine were often sold within an hour of the start of the game. The booklet sells at a price of two pounds sterling .

Cityview is an integral element of Derry City fans. The proceeds from the sale of the magazine benefit the association. As a result, the magazine also contributed to improving the club's financial situation. For the local economy, advertisements in the magazine are a worthwhile affair, as the city fans loyally support those who support the club.

Derry City in pop culture

The Derry City association appeared several times in pop culture. In 1980, Derry-based punk band The Undertones released the single My Perfect Cousin . On the cover you can see a Subbuteo figure wearing the club colors of Derry City. The accompanying music video shows singer Feargal Sharkey playing soccer in a Derry City jersey. The club name can be seen on the cover of the band's second single, Get Over You . Another single of the Undertones, Teenage Kicks , is considered a club anthem and is played regularly before the start of the game or during the half-time break.

The match between Shelbourne FC and Derry City in the 1996/97 season was the first League of Ireland game to be televised live. A curious goal by Finn Harps defender Terry Leake in favor of Derry City - Leake lifted the ball over the goalkeeper into his own goal - appeared on the BBC program A Question of Sports . In early 2007, Derry City appeared on RTÉ's The Panel series when Irish comedian Karl Spain was drinking from a mug that had Derry City's logo on it. This cup was also seen in two other episodes. It turns out that one of the show's producers, Seamus Cassidy, is a Derry City fan.

Another medium Derry City has appeared in is on the radio . On April 20, 2005, RTÉ Radio 1 broadcast the audio documentation The Blues and the Candy Stripes . This documentary was produced after the friendly game between Derry City and Linfield FC on February 22nd of the same year.

Others

The association regularly publishes a podcast called iCandy. This podcast provides information and opinions about the association. The local Derry Journal published an April Fool's joke after Gary Lineker signed a deal with Derry City.

literature

• Coyle, Liam: Born to Play . Four Courts Press, 2002, ISBN 978-0-9542410-0-1 .
• Curran, Frank: The Derry City Story . Donegal Democrat, 1986.
• Mahon, Eddie: Derry City . Guildhall Press, 1998.
• Platt, William Henry Walker: A History of Derry City Football Club, 1929-72 . Platt, 1986, ISBN 978-0-9501953-2-2 .
• Wilson, David: Derry City FC: City Till I Die . Zero Seven Media, 2007, ISSN 1753-8904.

Individual evidence

1. ↑ derrycityfc.net: Derry City FC - A concise history ( Memento of the original from October 4, 2007 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. 
2. ↑ bbc.co.uk: City name row lands in High Court
3. ↑ derrycityfc.net: The Great Cup Breakthrough ( Memento of the original from January 25, 2009 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. 
4. ↑ rte.ie: Derry City's FAI Cup history
5. ↑ derrycityfc.net: Derry City vs. FC Lyn ( Memento of the original from January 25, 2009 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was automatically inserted and not yet checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. 
6. ^ Guardian.co.uk: My team - Derry City: An interview with Martin McGuinness
7. ↑ espn.com: Derry ponder a French Revolution
8. ↑ ^{a b} espn.com: Footballs last great taboo?
9. ↑ derrycityfc.net: Derry City 3 - 1 Home Farm ( Memento of the original from June 4, 2007 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. 
10. ↑ derrycityfc.net: Historic Shield Victory for City ( Memento of the original from January 25, 2009 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. 
11. ↑ derrycityfc.net: First League Title in LOI ( Memento of the original from October 4, 2007 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. 
12. ↑ derrycityfc.net: Derry City 3 - 2 Celtic ( Memento of the original from April 28, 2007 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. 
13. ↑ derrycityfc.net: Derry City Select 5 - Mick McCarthy Select 2 ( Memento of the original from September 29, 2007 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. 
14. ↑ rte.ie: O'Neill to bring Celtic to cash-strapped Derry
15. ↑ bbc.co.uk: The belief of Derry
16. ↑ bbc.co.uk: Busy Derry take on Barca
17. ↑ a2zsoccer.com: Ireland News ( Memento of the original from May 21, 2007 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. 
18. ↑ eleven-a-side.com: Cork claim title with Cross win ( Memento of the original from September 27, 2007 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. 
19. ↑ ireland.com: Derry edge a thriller
20. ↑ irishfootballonline.com: Jennings the hero as Derry retain League Cup ( Memento of the original from June 29, 2012 in the web archive archive.today ) Info: The archive link was automatically inserted and not yet checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. 
21. ↑ rte.ie: UEFA licenses for five Irish clubs
22. ↑ stadiumguide.com: Brandywell Stadium ( Memento of the original from August 21, 2006 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was automatically inserted and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. 
23. ↑ bbc.co.uk: Brandywell gets seating increase
24. ↑ derrycityfc.net: Player Profiles - Peter Hutton ( Memento of the original from January 25, 2009 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. 
25. ↑ Northern Ireland's Footballing Greats: Jimmy Kelly
26. ↑ Irish Independent: Genius finally hangs up his boots
27. ↑ What's the Score? Derry City
28. ↑ cf. Mahon, page 63
29. ↑ niassembly.co.uk: Football: Sectarianism ( Memento of the original from September 26, 2006 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. 
30. ↑ derrycityfc.net: The Undertones Connection ( Memento of the original from January 25, 2009 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was automatically inserted and not yet checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. 
31. ↑ David Wilson: Derry City FC - City Till I Die, page 49
32. ↑ cf. Wilson, page 50
33. ↑ RTE.ie: The Panel: THE MUG, and THAT mug in Particular
34. ↑ rte.ie: The Blues and the Candy Stripes
35. ↑ derrycityfc.net: iCandy ( memento of the original from March 10, 2007 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice.