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Lansdowne Football Club

Rugby Team
Team nameLansdowne FC
Full nameLansdowne Football Club
Founded1872
RegionCounty Dublin
GroundLansdowne Road
Ballsbridge
Dublin 4
PresidentMark Dawson
CaptainJohn Lyne
LeagueAIB League

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Lansdowne Football Club, also referred to as Lansdowne Rugby Football Club, is a rugby union team based in Dublin, Ireland. They were founded in 1872 by Henry Wallace Doveton Dunlop as the Irish Champion Athletic Club. Their senior team currently plays in the AIB League First Division. Their playing colours are black, red and yellow hoops, with navy shorts. Lansdowne have won the Leinster Senior Cup a record 24 times, winning it for the first in 1891.

Together with Wanderers, Lansdowne have shared the use of Lansdowne Road since 1880, with each club having their own clubhouse at opposite ends of the ground. However since 1974 the ground itself has been owned by the IRFU .

Lansdowne Football Club Video

Airtricity XI manager Damian Richardson and Captain Paul Keegan talk before the friendly versus Manchester United. Filmed and Edited by Peter O'Doherty for extratime.ie
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The Dripping Pan
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Gino Lawless talks about his time playing for Bohs. Produced by Peter O'Doherty. 2009
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Extratime.ie--So for €50 a head it's very good value” Asked if -football- fans could get involved Byrne was unequivocal. “Oh yes, we'll be taking anybody and everybody that wants to put a team in. There are no domestic games that Friday so - Date : Fri, 15 Apr 2011 05:54:15 GMT+00:00
Young duo in the reckoning - Bristol Evening Post Tweet this news
Bristol Evening Post--"Sometimes, -clubs- make decisions on young lads expecting them to be ready for the first team straightaway. But it is a difficult transition and I want to give them a bit more time in which to bridge that gap. "Fir - Date : Mon, 18 Apr 2011 08:20:18 GMT+00:00
Activity by association - Businessandleadership.com Tweet this news
Businessandleadership.com--The Onside report also identified the top sponsorship performers of the past year, with Aviva's sponsorship of the new -Lansdowne- Road stadium coming out ahead of Guinness and O2's sponsorship of the Irish rugby team - Date : Tue, 26 Apr 2011 10:39:57 GMT+00:00
An Interview with Liam O'Brien - Extratime.ie Tweet this news
Extratime.ie--A mere goal kick away from -Lansdowne- Road lies the two footballing hotbed villages of Ringsend and Irishtown. These little enclaves of Dublin 4 have produced many quality footballers, both domestic and internationally, ... - Date : Tue, 26 Apr 2011 10:35:21 GMT+00:00
Croke Park a good place to start for the queen - Irish Times Tweet this news
Irish Times--The creatures who carried out Saturday's murder - and last year's attack in which Peadar Heffron, captain of the PSNI Gaelic -football- team, lost a leg - are equally aware of that situation and with the 50-50 recruitment stipulatio - Date : Tue, 05 Apr 2011 23:19:38 GMT+00:00
McCormick Unsung Heroes to be picked Monday - Explore Baltimore County Tweet this news
Explore Baltimore County--After the on-field portion of the evening, the Unsung Heroes met with each other during a dinner on the -Club- Level to share in the spirit of the Unsung Heroes Award. "In today's times, it is especially refreshing - Date : Wed, 27 Apr 2011 02:54:38 GMT+00:00
Mediation talks over stadium fail - BBC News Tweet this news
BBC News--Mediation talks between Bristol City -Football Club- and residents near the site of a proposed new stadium have failed. The -club- wants to build a new 30000-seater stadium at Ashton Vale. But following an application by residents, an independen - Date : Tue, 26 Apr 2011 13:40:32 GMT+00:00
Claridge exec brings in Canadian Soccer League club - Ottawa Business Journal Tweet this news
Ottawa Business Journal--However, that plan was scrapped when the city decided instead to pursue the revitalization of -Lansdowne- Park. Mr. Malhotra and the CSL said Capital City -FC- and Ottawa South United would collaborate on a reserve program and cre - Date : Fri, 11 Mar 2011 14:48:34 GMT+00:00
Bristol City chairman Steve Lansdown issues rallying call to fans - Bristol Evening Post Tweet this news
Bristol Evening Post--That's why I want everyone to get behind the -football club- now." -Lansdown- views Saturday's home game against second-from-bottom Scunthorpe as "crucial" and has launched a special ticket offer - Date : Mon, 21 Feb 2011 10:07:03 GMT+00:00
BRISTOL City FC chairman Steve Lansdown has promised to fight on for a new ... - Bristol Evening Post Tweet this news
Bristol Evening Post--Mr -Lansdown- said the stadium would not just be a new home for the -football club-, it would provide a regional centre for the south west. And he admitted that such big projects inevitably meant there were some casualties. But he sa - Date : Thu, 24 Feb 2011 16:05:13 GMT+00:00

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