Bluebell United F.C.
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| Full name | Bluebell United Football Club | ||
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| Nickname | The Bell | ||
| Founded | 1946 | ||
| Ground | Capco Park Naas Road Clondalkin | ||
| Coordinates | 53°19′16″N 6°21′53″W / 53.32111°N 6.36472°W | ||
| League | Leinster Senior League Senior 1 Division | ||
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Bluebell United Football Club is an Irish association football club originally based in Bluebell, Dublin. The club's senior team plays in the Leinster Senior League Senior Division. The club has also fielded teams to compete in the FAI Cup, the FAI Intermediate Cup and the Leinster Senior Cup. Founded in 1946 in the Camac Park district of Bluebell, the club later relocated to its current home near Clondalkin.[1][2][3][4]
In 2014–15, Bluebell were Leinster Senior League champions, 27 years after winning their previous title.[5][6] Bluebell United would go onto retain the title again in the following 2015–16 season. The club are also known as the 'Bell.[7]
History
Bluebell United Football Club was founded in 1946 at 9 Camac Park, Bluebell. 17-year-old Bert Curtis scored Bluebell United's first ever goal, coming against Bohemians in a minor league game.[2] The club initially entered the Sunday Alliance League before joining the Athletic Union League. Bluebell moved to the Leinster Senior League for the 1970–71 season.[2] In their first year at intermediate level, the club were runners-up in the FAI Intermediate Cup. The club did the intermediate double in 1981–82 when they won the FAI Intermediate Cup and the Leinster Senior League Senior Division.[8]
Its pitch is located on the Naas Road at Capco Park, directly opposite The Red Cow, Moran Hotel.
During the 1999 season, a revamp of the football ground's playing surface was carried out. This project was part funded by a grant from the Irish National Lottery,[2] the remainder was raised by organised events, plus funding from team sponsors and advertisers. All the club's committee members work on a voluntary basis.
In 2020, the club's then manager and a former player were arrested and put on trial for drug trafficking.[9][10]
Notable players
Republic of Ireland internationals
Republic of Ireland U21 international
Republic of Ireland U19 international
League of Ireland XI representative
Republic of Ireland manager
Honours
Competitions won by the club include:[8]
- Leinster Senior League
- Champions: 1981–82, 1983–84, 1985–86, 1986–87, 2014–15, 2015–16, 2017-18: 7
- Runners-up: 1976–77, 1984–85, 1987–88, 1988–89, 2009–10, 2010–11, 2011–12: 7 ?
- FAI Intermediate Cup
- Champions: 1981–82, 1989–90, 1992–93, 1993–94, 1999–2000: 5
- Runners-up: 1970–71, 1982–83, 1991–92, 2003–04, 2008–09, 2012–13: 6
References
- ↑ "Clubs - Bluebell United". lsl.ie.
- 1 2 3 4 "History of Bluebell Utd". bluebellunitedfc.com. Archived from the original on 25 June 2015.
- ↑ "FAI Cup". RSSSF. Rsssf. Archived from the original on 25 May 2015.
- ↑ "Ireland - FA Intermediate Cup Winners and Runners-Up". RSSSF. Rsssf.
- ↑ "Bluebell end the wait". gazettegroup.com. 4 June 2015. Archived from the original on 4 March 2016.
- ↑ "Echo Sport Preview Edition May 28". echo.ie. 27 May 2015. Archived from the original on 22 December 2015. Retrieved 14 December 2015.
Bluebell United ended a 27-year wait to claim the LSL's top prize
- ↑ "'Bell and Bangor collide in FAI Intermediate Cup". Irish Independent. 19 October 2009. Retrieved 11 August 2025.
- 1 2 "Honours". bluebellunitedfc.com. Archived from the original on 21 March 2018.
- ↑ Schiller, Robin (7 August 2020). "Two men involved with Irish football to appear in court charged over €3m heroin seizure". Irish Independent. Retrieved 8 August 2020.
- ↑ "Soccer player and manager further remanded over €3m heroin seizure". irishexaminer.com. Irish Examiner. 11 September 2020. Archived from the original on 29 April 2022. Retrieved 29 April 2022.
- ↑ McCadden, Mark (20 November 2017). "'In my heart probably more than my head I was still a footballer'". Buzz.ie. Archived from the original on 26 March 2020. Retrieved 2 December 2019.
- ↑ Fennessy, Paul (3 February 2018). "Richie Towell Interview - 'I was thinking about what I was going to do if I wasn't going to be a footballer'". The42. Archived from the original on 3 February 2018. Retrieved 18 August 2026.
- ↑ "Profile: Brian Kerr". The Irish Times. Archived from the original on 6 December 2025. Retrieved 18 August 2026.