CityView Vol-41 No-11 - Derry City vs Drogheda United - Friday 27th June

DERRY CITY F.C. v DROGHEDA UNITED F.C. LEAGUE OF IRELAND MEN’S PREMIER DIVISION FRIDAY 27th JUNE 2025 | 7.45pm Vol. 41 - No. 11

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Welcome to...

DROGHEDA UNITED F.C.

DERRY CITY FOOTBALL CLUB Formed:

1928

Ground:

Brandywell Stadium

Manager:

Tiernan Lynch

Asst Manager:

Seamus Lynch

Coach:

Andy Mitchell

Co-Ordinator: GK Coach:

Patrick McEleney Michael Dougherty

Development:

Mark McChrystal

Head Analyst:

Rory Scott

S&D Coach

Danny Doherty

Physio:

Leah McCreadie

Kit Man:

Georgie Harkin

Kit Man:

Gerry Sheppard

Doctor:

Dr. Noel Boyle

Podiatrist:

Patrick McGill

CITYVIEW is the Official Match Day Programme of Derry City FC. The views expressed are, however, not necessarily those of the Board Of Directors, or indeed the Programme Committee. Design and Layout by Andrew Cassidy. Photographs courtesy of Event Images and Maiden City Images unless otherwise stated. Cover image

by Ramsey Cardy. Printing by City Print, Springtown Industrial Estate. Please support all of our sponsors. For queries about CityView contact andrew@derrycityfc.net

HONOURS:

League of Ireland Premier Division: 1988–89, 1996–97 FAI Cup: 1988–89, 1994–95, 2002, 2006, 2012, 2022 League of Ireland Cup: 1988–89, 1990–91, 1991–92, 1993–94, 1999–00, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2011, 2018 League of Ireland First Division: 1986–87, 2010 League of Ireland First Division Shield: 1985–86 Irish Football League: 1964–65 IFA Cup: 1948–49, 1953–54, 1963–64

Welcome back to the Ryan McBride Brandywell Stadium for tonight’s game against Drogheda United.

Welcome also to Kevin Doherty, his staff and players and the officials and supporters from Drogheda United who have travelled up this evening.

Derry City are coming into the game tonight off the back of two wins against Shelbourne and St Pats. Drogheda come in after beating Sligo Rovers and drawing against Cork City.

But Derry’s ‘bogey team’ are back! Exactly 1 year ago tomorrow was Derry’s last win over Drogheda. A 5-1 win here at the Brandywell. Dummigan, Patching, Hoban, Coll and Daniel Kelly all on the score sheet that night. Since then, there was a 2-1 defeat last September, a 2-0 defeat at the

Aviva Stadium that we’ll not talk about, a 3-1 defeat back in April this year, and a narrow 1-1 draw that was rescued by a 90th minute Dom Thomas goal!

Tonight though, both teams are hoping to continue the challenge on Shamrock Rovers at the top. Rovers defeat on Monday night has shorted that gap thanks to Bohemians, but we have to look after ourselves and we’ll hopefully get 3 points closer to them tonight.

TONIGHT’S MATCH OFFICIALS: Referee: ROB HARVEY

Assistant 1: Wayne McDonnell |Assistant 2: Ciaran O’Reilly Fourth Official: Glen Geraghty

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MESSAGE FROM THE MANAGER

It’s good to be back at the Ryan McBride Brandywell for the next two Fridays after those recent trips to Dublin and I’d like to welcome both sets of supporters to tonight’s game.

Obviously the two wins last Friday and Monday were huge for us as a group and I’m delighted with the character and quality the players showed to secure a very important six points.

In the same way that we deal with draws or defeats we have reflected on those two games and have moved on to what will be an extremely tough challenge against a quality Drogheda United side.

Kevin Doherty has been doing a fantastic job there, and their successes over the past couple of years haven’t happened by accident.

Obviously they won here earlier in the season too, and although there were mitigating circumstances that night, they took full advantage as a good side would.

There’s no doubt we’re going into the game with a bit of confidence and putting a couple of results together can give you that little spring in your step.

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We know it will be a very difficult night as it always is, but the players have prepared really well and are looking forward to the match.

Obviously we’re also now at the time of the season where there’ll be a few changes to the squad during the summer window.

There’s likely to be a few ins and outs over the coming weeks but we’ll keep you posted as and when they happen.

You’ll have seen already that Dom Thomas has returned to Scotland and Adam Frizzell has arrived from Airdrieonians.

Dom has been a model professional since he came in

but with a partner and young child in Scotland it’s completely understandable that the opportunity to play regularly there appealed to him.

I want to wish Dom, and indeed goalkeeping coach Michael Dougherty who is joining Coleraine, every success for the future.

What I do hope is that our supporters will continue to get right behind the players in these next couple of games as we try to keep the positive momentum going.

Enjoy the game!

Tiernan Lynch, Manager

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DERRY CITY VS KILLARNEY AFC 1990 The programme featured tonight is a bit different to the norm in that it was produced for what was a mini 7-a-side tournament hosted by Killarney Athletic Football Club over Saturday and Sunday the 21st and 22nd July 1990.

The games were taking place at the Áras Phadraig grounds and all proceeds from the event were going towards the Building Fund.

As well as the hosts and the visiting Candystripes the other participants were a Kerry Select and a Killarney Select.

Kicking off the tournament on the Saturday evening was a women’s game between Killarney Athletic and Elilly from Waterford. Apparently, women’s football was strong in Waterford at the time and Elilly were well known.

This was Derry’s second visit to The Kingdom as they had

By Francie McCauley also featured in the same tournament the previous summer. On that occasion they had got a shock in their first game when a Killarney Select side drew three all with them. In 1990 they were down to play four matches: on the Saturday evening against Killarney Athletic and then a Kerry Select and on the Sunday morning against a Killarney Select followed by a second game against the local Athletic. Anyone know the results?

Killarney Athletic had been formed in 1963 as a youth group by a Garda, originally from Cork, who had seen youngsters from various parts of the town playing football in the streets but they didn’t actually play their first competitive game until 1965 so they saw this tournament as marking their 25th anniversary.

Athletic had progressed to run a number of junior teams and also had a senior team competing in the Kerry District League with ambitions to move up to the Munster Senior League.

City were due to arrive on the Friday night and departure was down for the Sunday afternoon. They would be holding a coaching clinic for local youngsters on Saturday morning.

Manager Jim Mc Laughlin

had brought a strong squad with him. Included was Paul Nicholl, a centre half on trial from Scunthorpe United, but the verdict afterwards was that he ‘was not what the team needed’.

The brief but neat eight-page programme – with no price indicated - was printed on canary yellow coloured paper.

There isn’t a lot of reading material with a short Chairman’s Address, team lists for all six competing clubs on the middle pages and some brief notes which mentioned that one of their youth players, a highly rated Michael Moloney, was on the Irish U-15 side travelling to Coleraine later in the month. Maybe to play in the Milk Cup? The remainder of the programme was made up of adverts.

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MANAGERS WHO MANAGED FORMER TEAM MATES

By Andrew Cassidy

It must be awkward when your team mate becomes your boss! But which footballers have been managed by their former teammates? It’s actually way more common than you might think!

First up we have Manchester United manager, Ruben Amorim. As pictured below, he was former teammates with one of his current players, Victor Lindelof. They were both playing with Benfica at the same time. They didn’t play competitive game with each other however because Amorim had a long term injury at the time, and eventually had a fall out with the manager. Victor Lindelof was just bursting onto the scene at Benfica at the time.

People often forget as well that Carlo Ancelotti was once a player. He both managed

and played with Paolo Maldini at AC Milan. And they played together for five seasons, winning two Champions League trophies.

When Caro Angelali became the AC Milan manager in 2001, he made Maldini the captain of the club, and they won two more Champions League trophies again.

Thierry Henry and Bojan were once teammates at FC Barcelona, and together they won the treble. But Barcelona’s youth sensation Bojan never really lived up to the potential that was promised of him, and he ended up going to play with MLS side Montreal, which Thierry Henry was the manager of at the time.

And as our last example, believe it or not, Lionel Messi has been managed by two of his former teammates! His current manager at Inter Miami is his former Barcelona team mate Javier Mascherano (pictured above), and current Argentina national team manager Lionel Scaloni came up through the youth system at Newell’s Old Boysin Argentina with a young Messi before his move to Barcelona.

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NEWS FROM AROUND THE LEAGUE

2025 LEAGUE TABLE: Pld Pts Shamrock Rvrs

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Last Round’s Results:

This Round’s Fixtures:

MONDAY 23rd JUNE Bohemians 2-0 Shamrock Rvrs Waterford 2-2 Shelbourne St Pats Athletic 0-1 DERRY CITY Sligo Rovers 2-1 Galway United Cork City 1-1 Drogheda United

FRIDAY 27th JUNE Cork City v St Patrick’s Athletic Galway United v Shelbourne Shamrock Rovers v Waterford DERRY CITY v Drogheda United Bohemians v Sligo Rovers

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LAST TWO MATCHES...

SHELBOURNE 0 - 1 DERRY CITY: A fantastic display from Derry City against a below par Shelbourne team as the champions sere defeated on their own ground by a Michael Duffy wonder strike. Damien Duff decided to leave his role two days later.

ST PATRICK’S ATHLETIC 0 - 1 DERRY CITY: Two wins in Dublin in four days for City as they beat Stephen Kenny’s St Patrick’s Athletic 1-0 in Inchicore thanks to a Liam Boyce header.

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C IS FOR COLD...

Which team mate is always complaining about being cold?

CATE TOLAND

Probably myself, I rarely train/ play without a base layer on me!

D IS FOR DESERT ISLAND...

Which team mate would be the most use to you on a desert island?

Shannon Dunne! She’s sensible enough to try and get help from somewhere, but is still good craic!

A IS FOR ANGRY...

Which team mate has anger issues on the pitch?

Kaci Deery! Always gets booked!

B IS FOR BOX...

What is your favourite TV show? Either at the minute or of all time.

Greys Anatomy

E IS FOR EXCESS

BAGGAGE...

Which team mate takes more stuff than they need to on an away trip or overnight?

Ellie Redden! Her bag is always full!

F IS FOR FUTURE MANAGER...

Which team mate is the most likely to become a future football manager?

Shannon Dunne without a doubt. She works in football already and her knowledge of the game and leadership is unbelievable.

G IS FOR GOALKEEPER...

Which outfield player would you choose to go in nets if the goalkeeper is sent off and all subs have been used?

Kaci Deery! She can’t wait to get a go in nets any night at training!

H IS FOR HAIR...

Which team mate is the most likely to get annoyed if their hair fell out of place during a match?

Caorise Doherty! her hair is always sitting perfect!

I IS FOR INFLUENCE...

Who has been the biggest influence on your career so far?

My sister Tyler, playing professionally and for Ireland has always been my inspiration and idol to play football

J IS FOR JOB...

If football hadn’t worked out, what other career might you have followed?

There’s a few to be fair, but I’ll say maybe Ellie Carlin!

K IS FOR KIT MAN...

Which team mate has the most annoying or specific requests for the kit man?

We don’t have a kit man so the girls are left to bring their own stuff.

L IS FOR LIFE AFTER PLAYING...

Do you see yourself staying in football when your playing career is over?

Yes I would like to go into coaching, football has always been in my family so I would definitely stay involved in some way.

M IS FOR MUSIC...

Which team mate has the worst taste in music?

Sian Harris is always on the speaker in the changing rooms so we’re all happy with that!

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N IS FOR NUMBER...

What was your first ever squad number, and do you have a preferred squad number?

I’ve always been number 4 and I still am currently.

O IS FOR OPPOSITION...

Which opposition in the world would you love to play against that you’ve never had the chance?

Best team in the world is Barcelona, you always want to play against the best.

P IS FOR PHONE...

Which team mate is never off their phone or tablet?

Nobody is really too bad for it.

We try and stay off the phones in the changing room.

do them!

S IS FOR SIGNING...

Do you remember the story of you signing for Derry City came about?

Yeah, I came back after living in Glasgow and wanted to play first team football, I’m in my third season now and I’ve never looked back!

T IS FOR TEAM MATES...

Who is the best player you’ve ever played with?

Has to be my sister Tyler Toland.

V IS FOR VOICE...

Which team mate is the worst singer? And who might have a chance on X Factor?

None of us are a fan of singing!

I don’t think any of us would be that good!

W IS FOR WISDOM...

Who is the most intelligent player in the squad?

Laura Connelly!

X IS FOR EXCHANGE...

If you could change places with someone in another sport for a day, who would it be?

That’s a tough one! Maybe Katie Taylor!

U IS FOR UNRIVALLED...

Who is the best player you’ve ever played against?

Kerry Beattie

Y IS FOR YOUNG...

Who’s the fastest player in the squad?

Katie Hargan.

What is your earliest memory of going to a football match?

I always would have went to watch my sister play, she’s older than me so me and mum would have went to every game.

R IS FOR RADIO/READ...

Z IS FOR ZONE...

Q IS FOR QUICK...

Which team mate hates to do interviews? And who always jumps at the chance?

The full team hates them! It’s always left to me and Shannon to

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Do you have any pre-match superstitions or rituals to get you in the zone?

None, I just try and fuel right before the game.

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TONIGHT’S SQUADS DERRY CITY F.C.

DROGHEDA UNITED

1 - BRIAN MAHER 2 - RONAN BOYCE 3 - SHANE FERGUSON 4 - CIARON HARKIN 6 - MARK CONNOLLY 7 - MICHAEL DUFFY 8 - ADAM O’REILLY 9 - PATRICK HOBAN 10 - PAUL MCMULLAN 11 - GAVIN WHYTE 13 - ROBBIE BENSON 14 - BEN DOHERTY 15 - SADOU DIALLO 16 - HAYDEN CANN 20 - CARL WINCHESTER 21 - DANNY MULLEN 22 - KEVIN HOLT 23 - CAMERON DUMMIGAN 24 - SAM TODD 26 - ARLO DOHERTY 27 - LIAM BOYCE 32 - SEAN PATTON 34 - CALLUM DOHERTY 41 - COLE SMYTH __ - ADAM FRIZZELL

2 - ELICHA AHUI 3 - CONOR KANE 4 - ANDREW QUINN 5 - AARON HARPER-BAILEY 6 - PAUL DOYLE 7 - DARRAGH MARKEY 9 - JOSH THOMAS 10 - DOUGLAS JAMES-TAYLOR 11 - THOMAS OLUWA 15 - GEORGE COOPER 16 - ZISHIM BAWA 17 - SHANE FARRELL 18 - JAMES BOLGER 19 - RYAN BRENNAN 21 - LUKE HEENEY 22 - CONOR KEELEY 23 - OWEN LAMBE 24 - WARREN DAVIS 25 - BRIDEL BOSAKANI 27 - JACK BRADY 28 - SCOTT BRADY 29 - SEÁN MCCARTHY 31 - KIERAN CRUISE 33 - CONALL CRONIN 34 - DARE KAREEM 45 - LUKE DENNISON

Manager: TIERNAN LYNCH

Manager: KEVIN DOHERTY

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SHIRT NUMBER MATHS CHALLENGE

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Can you do the maths with the shirt numbers to find out the name of the hidden Derry City player?

SPOT THE DIFFERENCE

Can you spot the FIVE differences between the two photos?

ANSWERS: SHIRT NUMBER MATHS: Michael Duffy (7) + Mark Connolly (6) - Ronan Boyce (2) = Gavin Whyte (11) SPOT THE DIFFERENCE: 1) Extra light has appeared in the background; 2) Player has disappeared on the left; 3) Another ball has appeared beside Michael Duffy; 4) Buildings have appeared on the right; 5) Gavin Whyte is now wearing long socks

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Home & Away Live Match Commentary From our Match Night Live team on 105.3fm and online at www.drive105.co.uk

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FANZONE: MEET THE FANS In the Fanzone tonight is another of our more senior supporters. Michael Fahy has been following the Candystripes for 40 years, since we entered the League of Ireland and has some interesting memories to share..

St Pats.

Why? A really good player and a prolific goal scorer.

What’s the best ground, apart from the Brandywell, that you’ve seen Derry play in?

Parc de Prince in Paris when we played PSG in 2006 What goal sticks out in your mind?

Barry McCreadie’s goal against Home Farm Why? It was Derry City’s first ever goal in the League of Ireland

Name: Michael Fahy How long have you been supporting Derry City?

I’ve been supporting Derry City since the joined the league of Ireland in 1985. So, 40 years!

Where do you sit in the Brandywell?

I sit in the Mark Farren Stand

Name your best Derry City team (you can pick from any era) One to Eleven with Three subs GK: Dermot O’Neill John Coady Alan Harrison Stuart Gauld Mick Neville

Ciaran Martyn Felix Healy Paddy McCourt Liam Coyle Gary Beckett Johnny Speak Subs: Barry Molloy Mark Farren Ryan McBride Best manager you’ve seen at Derry City?

Hard to choose between Jim McLaughlin and Felix Healy but, on balance, I’d have to go for Jim McLaughlin because of the treble year.

Favourite half time snack?

Used to get Murray Mints from the wee shop when I sat in the Southend Stand.

What one thing would you introduce that you feel would improve the match day experience?

A DJ in charge of the music!

Best Player you’ve seen playing for the Candystripes?

Has to be Liam Coyle Why? He was such a skilful player. His trickery on the ball and his goal scoring ability were second to none.

Best opposition player you’ve seen play?

Mark Ennis when he played for

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PREMIERSHIP’S BIGGEST TRANSFER PROFITS Brentford are about to make a £55m profit on Bryan Mbeumo if and when he joins Manchester United.

But what are the top 10 transfers of all time that have seen the biggest profits go to Premier League clubs?

Riyhd Mahrez was brought

by Leicester from La Havre for just £420,000.

After winning the Premier League title, they sold him to Man City for £57m.

Unbelievable recruitment.

10. JULIAN ALVAREZ £45.2m

7. VIRGIL VAN DIJK £62m

Manchester City appear just once on the list and it’s at number 10. That’s because they made a £45.2m profit on Julian Alvarez last year.

Only just surpassing Maguire is arguably the greatest player of all time.

Cristiano Ronaldo, when he went to Real Madrid in 2009.

9. LUIS SUAREZ £46m In at number 9 was when Liverpool sold Louis Suarez for £68m in 2014. They bought him from Ajax for just £22m.

That’s a £46m profit on a 27-year-old Louis Suarez.

8. RIYAD MAHREZ £56.5m

4. EDEN HAZARD £68m Virgil Van Dijk cost Southampton £13m to join from Celtic in 2015, and just three years later, they sold him to Liverpool for £75m.

6. HARRY MAGUIRE £68m But that was bettered

by Harry Maguire’s sale to Manchester United that generated a profit of £68m for Leicester City.

They brought him from Hull for just £12m.

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5. CRISTIANO RONALDO £68m

Chelsea signed Hazard for a hefty £32m from Lille in 2012.

Two Premier League titles later and a few good moments, he left for £100m in 2019.

3. GARETH BALE £80m I don’t think many people would have expected Gareth Bale to go on to be the player that he became after signing from Southampton in 2007 for £5m.

He was then be sold to Real Madrid for a whopping £85m.

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PREMIERSHIP’S BIGGEST TRANSFER PROFITS continued...

2. MOISÉS CAICEDO £101m

if they just whacked us out in Ecuador.

Brighton signed Ciceido for just £4m to leave his Ecuadorian club and sold him for £105m to Chelsea.

Just think of the money they would have saved

1. PHILIPPE COUTINHO £137.5m But top of the list is Philippe Coutinho who went from Liverpool to Barcelona in 2018 for £146m.

They bought him from Inter Milan for just £8.5m in 2013, meaning a profit of £137.5m, which then set them up nicely to go on and sign players to win the league the year after.

Coutinho left Barcelona to join Aston Villa for only £17m. Surely one of the big-

gest losses made on a transfer, but we’ll look at that list another day!

This list does not include homegrown players who clubs have turned a profit from bringing though the youth system.

FIVE RED CARDS... FOR ONE PLAYER... IN ONE MATCH!!

Did you know that a footballer was once sent off five times in the same match?

Well, in 2001, Forfar Athletic were facing Stranraer in the Scottish Second Division, when Forfar’s Dave Bowman was sent off for a professional foul.

Bowman wasn’t happy, protested the decision furiously, using some colourful language, and refused to leave the pitch, before attempting to snatch the card out of referee Alan Gemmell’s hand and throwing it away!

This prompted referee Gemmell to show the 37-year-old a further THREE red cards, one for each offence.

Eventually, Bowman left the field and kicked in the door of the referee’s dressing room, earning him his fifth and final red card of the day!

Amazingly, though this was not the first time that Bowman received multiple red cards in his career.

Less than a year earlier, he had also been sent off four times in a match against Berwick Rangers for using abusive language on three separate occasions after initially being sent off for two yellows.

Because of this, the Scottish FA decided to add an extra 12 games to the five-match

ban that Bowman got for his red cards against Stranraer, meaning that he missed six months of football as a result!

Dave later went on to become a coach and manager.

Who’d want to disagree with him in the changing room!

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CANDYSTRIPES & DROGS: PLAYERS WHO HAVE PLAYED FOR BOTH

By Pól O’Hare

ÉAMON ZAYED

Born in Dublin, Zayed played youth football for Leicester City before signing for Bray Wanderers in 2002, where he scored 54 goals in 105 games.

The striker joined Drogheda United in 2006, bagging 47 times in 71 outings on his way to becoming the top scorer in their 2007 Premier Division winning squad. The Libyan forward scored in the Europa League for Drogheda against IK Start, AC Libertas and Helsingborgs IF. After a spell at Sporting Fingal, Zayed joined Derry City in 2011, scoring 23 times in 36 appearances as the Candystripes went on to lift the League Cup. He also won the PFAI Players’ Player of the Year award that season. He left Derry for Iranian side Persepolis in 2012, scoring a hat-trick as a substitute on his debut in the Tehran Derby to earn legendary status as his side overturned a 2-0 deficit to beat Esteghlal 3-2. He scored another hat-trick a month later, against Al-Shabab in the Asian Champions League. Zayed returned to Ireland with Shamrock Rovers in 2013, scoring 4 goals before being loaned to Sligo Rovers. After a year in Malaysia, Zayed had spells playing in the NASL and USL in America before retiring. He made 8 appearances for the Libyan national team and was the Head Coach and Technical Director of American side Northern Colorado Hailstorm between

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2021 and 2024.

HAYDEN CANN Announced on the opening day of the 2025 season, English defender Hayden Cann joined City after a successful trial period. The 21 year old came through the ranks at Lincoln City, making his debut at 17 in the EFL Trophy in 2020.

After loan spells at Gainsbor-

ough Trinity, Lincoln United and Peterborough Sports, he joined Drogheda United onloan alongside Derry-man and fellow Lincoln teammate Oisin Gallagher in 2024. After half-a-season at Drogheda, he joined Louth rivals Dundalk for the second half of the season, just two months after netting a 94th minute winner against them. He made nine appearances for Dundalk, who were relegated at the end of the 2024 campaign. The defender has been a welcomed addition to City’s backline, slotting in at centre back or right back, and has made sixteen appearances in red and white this term.

BARRY MOLLOY An ever-present in the Derry City midfield for over a decade, Barry Molly made 353 appearances for the Candystripes, netting 13 times along the way. The Derry-born midfield-

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CANDYSTRIPES & DROGS continued... er played youth football with Brandywell Harps and Trojans before being snapped up by Derby County in 1999. He left England to sign for Drogheda United in 2004, where he scored three times before Stephen Kenny enticed him to join Derry City later that year.

A legend at the Brandywell, Molloy went on to win two FAI Cups, five League Cups and the 2010 First Division before leaving for Crusaders in 2015. After spending nearly two years at Finn Harps, Molloy hung up his boots in August 2017.

MARK GRIFFIN

Australian born forward Mark Griffin began his career in Louth with Dundalk, making his senior debut in 2009. After impressing as one of the League of Ireland’s most promising young forwards, Derry City fought off competition to sign Griffin on a two-year deal ahead of the 2013 campaign.

The striker made 29 appear-

ances and scored three times for City before rejoining Dundalk in 2014. After a year at Bohemians, he joined Drogheda United in 2016 and registered eleven goal involvements in eighteen months before signing for Glenavon in July 2017.

Griffin retired in July 2020 after two years at Warrenpoint and now, aged 34, was most recently Assistant Manager at Newry City after a stint managing Dundalk’s U20 side.

KILLIAN BRENNAN Drogheda native Killian Brennan learned his trade at Drogheda Boys, Home Farm and Peterborough United during his youth career before moving to Dublin City in 2003.

Brennan was brought to Derry City by Stephen Kenny in 2004, making 114 appearances and scoring nine goals in four seasons. He was part of the City squad which won three League Cups in a row between 2005 and 2007, alongside earning an FAI Cup winners medal in 2006. Brennan, who could operate on the wing and at full back, had spells at Bohemians, Shamrock Rovers and St. Patrick’s Athletic before joining Drogheda United in 2017. Now 41, he plays for Roc Celtic after being named the PFAI Player’s Player of the Year in 2013, alongside winning the Premier Division on three occasions, the League Cup five times, the FAI Cup twice and the Setanta Cup across his career. Brennan is still involved with United, working as an As-

sistant Co-ordinator with the club since 2021.

JAMES KEDDY Dubliner James Keddy came through the ranks at St Mary’s Boys and St Joseph’s Boys before making his senior debut with Home Farm in 1991. After making more than 120 appearances for Home Farm and UCD in the League of Ireland, Keddy signed for Derry City in 1996. He was part of City’s most recent league winning campaign in 1996/97, where he operated on the left flank.

Keddy had a journeyed career in the League of Ireland, lining out for Shelbourne, Dundalk, Shamrock Rovers, Bohemians and Drogheda United before retiring in 2010 after a spell with Bluebell United. Now 52, Keddy most recently managed Wexford FC in the First Division, after taking assistant manager roles at Bray Wanderers in 2019 and Longford Town in 2021. He guided Wexford to the FAI Cup semi-finals in 2024, where his side lost to Drogheda United.

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This week... Derry City fan... PATRICK MCDAID 1. There are 5 Danish players at the 2025 FIFA Club World Cup, four play for Red Bull Salzburg and one for Chelsea.

What is the name of the Danish Chelsea player?

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2. Which team won the 2024/25 Austrian Football Bundesliga this season on goal difference over Austria Wien?

3. Drogheda United have no one assigned to the No 1 jersey this season, but which player wore it last before signing for Stockport County last year?

4. Can you name the former England star pictured on the right as a young boy?

5. Dom Thomas left Derry City this week to sign for Ayr

5. United, but who is the manager who signed him there?

6. Which of these players has only won the Champions League once when the rest have won twice; Wes Brown, Xherdan Shaqiri, Steve McManaman, Wayne Rooney, Daniel Sturridge?

7. Which Premiership club have used the theme tune to TV show ‘Z Cars’ as their walkout song sine the 1960s?

8. The World Cup winners in 2022 had a player from Brighton & Hove Albion in the squad, but who was it?

PATRICK’S ANSWERS: 1) No idea!; 2) RB Salzburg?; 3) Did he play in the Cup Final? I can’t think; 4) Paul Scholes; 5) Scott Brown; 6) Daniel Sturridge; 7) Everton; 8) MacAllister?

PATRICK’S SCORE: 4 out of 8! Can you beat it?

ANSWERS: 1) Filip Jörgensen (GK); 2) SK Sturm Graz; 3) Andrew Wogan; 4) Paul Scholes;; 5) Scott Brown; 6) Wayne Rooney; 7) Everton; 8) Alexis Mac Allister

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