- Mervue United A.F.C.
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Mervue United Full name Mervue United Association Football Club Founded 1960 Ground Fahy's Field Manager Johnny Glynn League FAI First Division 2011 7th 
Home colours
Away coloursMervue United A.F.C. is an association football club from Galway in the Republic of Ireland.
In November 2008, they won promotion from the A Championship to the FAI First Division. The team were accepted to play in the newly formed A Championship in 2008.
Mervue also have two teams competing in the Galway & District League as well as juvenile teams ranging from ages nine to early teens, who compete in the League of Ireland Under 20 Championship.
Mervue Utd also won the baldest team in the world in 2011. This was a great achievement for the club and as well as Ireland. Johnny Glynn was quoted on saying "What a great day for the club, a lot of hard work went into this and we would like to thank Mike Elwood, Martin Coneally, Barry McEntee and Ethan, who we signed from Salthill, just to make sure we won this award!".
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History
In 1960, a small group of Mervue residents decided to form a youth soccer club. The club have mainly been involved in promoting junior and juvenile soccer for Galway. They have won many underage competitions since their formation including two Irish cups, at under-14 and under-16 level. They also reached the final of the Dr. Tony O'Neill Under-21 league.
Mervue were competed in the inaugural season of the A Championship[1] alongside local neighbours Salthill Devon. By finishing third in their group, Mervue qualified for a Relegation/Promotion play off against Kildare County. After a 5-3 aggregate win, Mervue were promoted to the League of Ireland First Division for the 2009 season. Mervue finished second from bottom saving them from relegation.
Ground
Mervue's home ground is Fahy's Field[2]. It did not meet League of Ireland requirements however until the 2011 season, resulting in senior home games being played at Terryland Park.[3] This has left Mervue with little to no fan base with attendances estimated at the lowest in the League of Ireland [4]. In the 2010 off-season, Mervue upgraded Fahy's Field to League of Ireland standard, meaning that 2011 season games will be played in Fahy's Field[5].
Current Squad
Note: Flags indicate national team as has been defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
No. Position Player 
GK Ger Hanley GK Brian O'Donoghue GK TJ Forde DF James Casserley DF Martin Conneely DF Mike Elwood DF Noel Varley DF Nicky Curran DF Kenny Farrell DF David O'Brien DF Marc Ludden MF Kevin Crehan No. Position Player MF Tom King MF Barry McEntee MF John Mountney MF Dan Cunningham MF Shane Keogh MF Mike Tierney 
MF Etanda Nkololo MF Alex Lee FW Patrick Hoban FW Jason Molloy FW Dave Goldbey FW Peter Dravins Notes and references
External links
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