Villa FC

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Villa FC
File:Villa FC logo.png
Full nameVilla Football Club
NicknamesThe Villa; Villa
Founded1953
GroundConnor's Park
ManagerConor Coad
LeagueWaterford & District Junior League
Websitehttps://villafc.ie/

Villa Football Club[1] is an Irish association football club in Waterford, Ireland.

History

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Villa FC was founded in 1953[2] in Waterford City, Ireland. It has achieved a number of footballing successes[3] in Waterford since its founding. Villa FC's Premier team plays in the Waterford & District Junior League, and has won the competition[4] twice.[5][6] Villa FC also won the FAI Junior Cup in 2022,[7] winning 1:0 in the final, as well as a number of other honours[3] at levels from schoolboy to senior. Villa FC operates from their home ground at Connor's Park in Poleberry, Waterford City. A number of former Villa FC players have gone on to success in football leagues outside Ireland, including Kenny McEvoy (Tottenham Hotspur), Lee O'Connor (Manchester United), Jayson Molumby (Brighton), and Timi Sobowale (Manchester City).[8]

FAI Junior Cup Win, 2022

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In 2022, Villa won the FAI Junior Cup, defeating Pike Rovers from Limerick at Turners Cross in Cork with the winning goal scored by Conor Kilgannon.[9] Speaking of the win after the match, Villa manager Conor Coad noted that it was "a historic day for us and it's been a massive season for us, we've never won our own local Premier League and to go and do that recently and back it up with this win is something we could have only dreamed of at the start of the year".[10]

Current squad

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As of 2023/2024 season, the club's "premier" squad included:[11]

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules; some limited exceptions apply. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No. Pos. Nation Player
— GK File:Flag of Ireland.svg IRL Craig Dunphy
— GK File:Flag of Ireland.svg IRL Dylan Nolan
— GK File:Flag of Ireland.svg IRL Kieran Doheny
— DF File:Flag of Ireland.svg IRL Eoghan Rea
— DF File:Flag of Ireland.svg IRL Adam Heaslip
— DF File:Flag of Ireland.svg IRL Dylan Walsh
— DF File:Flag of Ireland.svg IRL Conor Signorelli
— DF File:Flag of Ireland.svg IRL John Tamen (Irish/Cameroonian)
— DF File:Flag of Ireland.svg IRL James Kennedy
— DF File:Flag of Ireland.svg IRL Ravelli Kilonda
— DF File:Flag of Ireland.svg IRL Dylan Stickel
— DF File:Flag of Ireland.svg IRL Shane O'Brien
— DF File:Flag of Ireland.svg IRL Nils Lukaku
No. Pos. Nation Player
— MF File:Flag of Ireland.svg IRL Aaron O'Connor
— MF File:Flag of Ireland.svg IRL Luke Walsh
— MF File:Flag of Ireland.svg IRL Conor Whittle
— MF File:Flag of Ireland.svg IRL Adam Conway
— MF File:Flag of Ireland.svg IRL Conor Kilgannon
— MF File:Flag of Ireland.svg IRL Evan Ryan
— MF File:Flag of Ireland.svg IRL Stephen Imiren
— FW File:Flag of Ireland.svg IRL Dean Walsh
— FW File:Flag of the Democratic Republic of the Congo.svg COD Regix Madika
— FW File:Flag of Ireland.svg IRL Shane O'Brien
— FW File:Flag of Ireland.svg IRL Alex Phelan
— FW File:Flag of Ireland.svg IRL Dylan Butler

Capped players

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Republic of Ireland Senior Internationals

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Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules; some limited exceptions apply. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No. Pos. Nation Player
— MF File:Flag of Ireland.svg IRL Jayson Molumby (Plays as a midfielder for EFL Championship club West Bromwich Albion)
— DF File:Flag of Ireland.svg IRL Lee O'Connor (Plays as a defender for EFL League Two club Tranmere Rovers)

Republic of Ireland U21 Internationals

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Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules; some limited exceptions apply. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No. Pos. Nation Player
— FW File:Flag of Ireland.svg IRL Kenny McEvoy (Retired. Played for Tottenham Hotspur and other English league clubs.)
— DF File:Flag of Ireland.svg IRL Timi Sobowale (Plays as a defender, for Norwegian Third Division club Florø SK)

Honours

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  • Waterford and District Premier League: 2021-22,[5] 2022-23[6]
  • All-Ireland President's Junior Cup: 2022-23[12]

References

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