Shelbourne FC have won the league 13 times and are one of three clubs to have won both the IFA Cup and the FAI Cup.
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24 Facts About Shelbourne FC
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Shelbourne FC won the principal junior competitions, the Leinster Junior Cup and League Championship.
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In 1906 Shelbourne FC won their fourth Leinster Senior Cup, the club played in a charity match against Bohemians in 1906 and raised more than 100 pounds to build a Roman Catholic Church in Ringsend.
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Shelbourne FC reached the IFA Cup Final again in 1907 and 1908 but were beaten on both occasion in replays against Cliftonville and Bohemians.
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In 1909 Shelbourne FC were City Cup winners and finished 3rd place in the Irish Football League, behind champions Linfield and Glentoran.
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Shelbourne FC won the Leinster Senior Cup again in 1913 and 1914.
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Shelbourne FC were Leinster Senior Cup winners again in 1917 and 1919.
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Shelbourne FC won the IFA Cup once more, in 1920 after the other semi-final was declared void as both of the teams involved were ejected from the competition, before Shelbourne FC's association with the Irish Football Association was to come to an end.
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Cork Hibs beat Shels in the replay of the 1973 FAI Cup Final in Flower Lodge-the only time the final was ever played outside Dublin while Shelbourne FC were eliminated from the UEFA Cup by Hungarians Vasas SC in what would be their last European game for 21 years.
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Keely's first season ended in disappointment, Shelbourne FC finished third in the league and were knocked out of the FAI Cup at the Semi-Final stage.
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In 2006 Shelbourne FC reached the League of Ireland Cup final for the first time since 1998 but lost on penalties.
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However Shelbourne FC stayed in the top flight for just two seasons, with 'the Reds' finishing bottom of the 2013 Premier Division Alan Matthews was replaced by Johnny McDonnell as manager on 24 May 2013.
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In 2019 Shelbourne FC would regain promotion to the Premier Division for the first time since 2013 by winning the first division.
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In 2020, Shelbourne FC competed in the Premier Division for the first time since 2013.
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In 1989 Shelbourne FC acquired the lease on Tolka Park from Dublin Corporation.
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When Shelbourne FC moved into the ground they invested heavily in the stadium, converting it into Ireland's first all-seater stadium and building a new stand behind the Drumcondra end goal in 1999.
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Shelbourne FC have a long, illustrious history in European competitions, taking on teams such as Kilmarnock, Sporting Lisbon, Barcelona, Atletico Madrid, Panathinaikos, Rangers, Rosenborg, Brøndby, Hajduk Split, Deportivo de La Coruna, Lille, and Steaua Bucharest.
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From 1995 to 2006, Shelbourne FC had been ever-present in European competition and enjoyed a considerable amount of success.
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In 2015 Shelbourne FC Ladies merged with Raheny United's senior women's team.
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In March 2019 Shelbourne FC announced a number of steps intended to boost "equality and parity of esteem for all of our players".
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Shelbourne FC are involved in a football scholarship programme with Larkin Community College, on Dublin's northside.
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Shelbourne FC has an amateur team playing in the United Churches Football League, Division 1.
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