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Derry City Football Club is a professional football club based in Derry, Northern Ireland.They play in the League of Ireland Premier Division, the top tier of league football in the Republic of Ireland, and are the League of Ireland's only participant from Northern Ireland. [1]
Derry has been used in the names of the local government district and council since 1984, when the council changed its name from Londonderry City Council to Derry City Council. [24] This also changed the name of the district, which had been created in 1973 and included both the city and surrounding rural areas.
Derry, officially Londonderry, a city in Northern Ireland; Derry City Council, the local authority 1973–2015 for a district including the city; City of Derry Airport, in Eglinton, County Londonderry; Derry City F.C., an association football club; City of Derry R.F.C., a rugby union club; City of Derry Building Society, a defunct building society
On 22 August 1929, Derry City ran on to the Brandywell turf for the first time in claret and blue shirts with white shorts. McCleery's full-time professionals led Glentoran F.C. by a score of 1–0 at half-time with a goal from Peter Burke – a recent recruit from the Free State Army.
Derry City and Strabane District Council replaced Derry City Council and Strabane District Council.The first election for the new district was originally due to take place in May 2009, but in April 2008, Northern Ireland Secretary Shaun Woodward announced that the scheduled 2009 district council elections were to be postponed until 2011. [14]
Derry City: 6–1 Wexford Youths: 2011: Derry City: 1–0 Cork City: 2018: Derry City: 3–1 Cobh Ramblers ^15 Dundalk won on penalties. ^16 Aggregate score after two ...
As a result of the Troubles in the 1970s Derry City were banned from playing home games at The Brandywell.Forced to play in front of dwindelling crowds and unable to continue financially Derry withdrew from the Irish League in 1972.
Derry City currently has academy teams at u13, u15, u17 and u19 age groups as well as an under-21 reserve team who play in the Ulster Senior League. These teams have also competed in international youth tournaments, including the Foyle Cup and the Umbro Galway Cup. In 2006, the academy team was victorious in the Umbro Galway Cup.