Fanad United F.C.
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| Full name | Fanad United Football Club |
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| Founded | 1972 |
| Ground | Traigh-a-Loch |
| Chairman | Martin McGonigle |
| Manager | Arthur Lynch |
| League |
Ulster Senior League A Championship League of Ireland U19 Division |
Fanad United Football Club is an Irish association football club based in Fanad, County Donegal. Their senior men's team currently plays in the Ulster Senior League. In 1986–87 they were both founding members and the inaugural champions of the USL and they remain the league's most successful club, having won fourteen titles. They also field teams in both the Donegal Youth League and the Donegal Women's League. They have previously fielded teams in both the A Championship and the League of Ireland U19 Division. They have regularly competed in the League of Ireland Cup, the FAI Cup and the FAI Intermediate Cup, winning the latter competition on two occasions in 1987–88 and 1994–95.
Fanad United was founded in 1972 by Fr. Michael Sweeney, a pioneer of junior and intermediate association football in County Donegal. In addition to founding Fanad United, Sweeney was also instrumental in establishing two leagues the club initially played in, the Donegal League and the Ulster Senior League. He has also served on the board of Finn Harps. Between 1972–73 and 1983–84 Fanad United were Donegal champions five times before becoming both founding members and the inaugural champions of the USL in 1986–87. They subsequently became the USL's most successful club, winning fourteen league titles and ten league cups.
Fr. Michael Sweeney also served as Fanad United's team manager and he was responsible for guiding the club to victory in two national cup competitions. In 1978–79 United won the FAI Youth Cup after defeating Shelbourne U19 3–1 in the final at Swilly Park. In 1987–88 they won the FAI Intermediate Cup after defeating Tramore Athletic 1–0 at Dalymount Park. Under player-manager Eamon McConigley, Fanad United won the FAI Intermediate Cup for a second time in 1994–95, this time defeating College Corinthians in the final at Terryland Park. In 1995–96 they were finalists for a second successive season but lost to Wayside Celtic.
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