Wikipedia - Bluebell United F.C.
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. In 2014–15, Bluebell were Leinster Senior League champions, 27 years after winning their previous title. Bluebell United would go onto retain the title again in the following 2015–16 season.
History
The club was founded in 1946 in the southern suburbs of Dublin. Its pitch is located on the Naas Road directly opposite The Red Cow, Moran Hotel.
During the 1999 season, a revamp of the football ground was carried out. This project was part funded by a grant from the Irish National Lottery, 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.
Bluebell United er kendt for sin stærke ungdomsafdeling, der har produceret mange talentfulde spillere gennem årene. Klubben har også en lang og stolt historie i FAI Cup, hvor de har nået finalen ved to lejligheder, i 1942 og 1946.
I de senere år har Bluebell United haft svært ved at leve op til tidligere succeser. Holdet har kæmpet for at holde trit i League of Ireland First Division og er ofte sluttet i den nederste halvdel af tabellen. Trods dette forbliver Bluebell United en populær klub med en stor fanskare.
Nøglespillere for Bluebell United i sæsonen 2023 omfatter angriberen Shane Dolan, midtbanespilleren Darragh Markey og forsvarsspilleren Conor McCormack. Holdet ledes af manager Derek Swaine.