- Salthill Devon F.C.
Football club infobox
clubname = Salthill Devon
fullname = Salthill Devon Football Club
founded =1977
ground =Drom Clubhouse ,Salthill ,County Galway
capacity = 2000
manager = Emlyn Long
league = Eircom 'A' League Championship
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pattern_la2=|pattern_b2=|pattern_ra2=_blackshoulders
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Salthill Devon F.C. is an Irish football club currently playing in the Eircom 'A' League Championship in the
Republic of Ireland . The club hails from Salthill, Ireland and play their home matches atDrom Clubhouse . Club colours are light blue and white stripes and their current manager is Emlyn Long. The team were accepted to play in the newly formed 'A' League Championship in 2008.History
Salthill Devon were formed in 1977 when two clubs,
Salthill Athletic andDevon Celtic combined to form a new club. In its relatively short history, the club has progressed rapidly, and this can be seen in the form of the state-of-the-artDrom Clubhouse Facility, which has seen the enrichment of many sports in the area and also in such tournaments asThe Umbro Galway Cup .The club is currently seen as integral in providing youth in the West with an opportunity to begin their careers and give them a solid foundation in football using top class facilities and coaches. Numerous players have benefitted from this and gone on to the professional ranks, including former
Crystal Palace F.C. playerRory Ginty and current players such asGalway United F.C. 'sVinny Faherty and John Russell andCoventry City F.C. 'sColin Hawkins .In 2008, the club are playing in the newly formed 'A' League Championship which means that they may have an opportunity to gain promotion to the
FAI League of Ireland for the first time at the end of the season.Current Squad
"The first team squad is established according to their official A' Championship website: [http://www.salthilldevon.ie/achampionship/index.html www.salthilldevon/achampionship.ie] ".
2008 'A' League Championship
Fixtures
External links
* [http://www.salthilldevon.ie/index.aspSalthill Devon FC Official Website]
* [http://www.galwaycup.com/salthillDevon.htm Galway Cup History] , About Salthill Devon on Galway Cup website
* [http://www.salthilldevon.ie/achampionship/index.html, Salthill Devon 'A' Championship website]
* [http://www.eircomloi.ie/the-divisions/a-championship/2008-season/ 'A' Championship on Eircom LOI website]
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