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Trojans F.C.

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Trojans YCG
Full nameTrojans Youth & Community Group
Nickname(s)The Blues
Founded1938
GroundOakland Park, Derry, Northern Ireland[1]
LeagueNorthern Ireland Intermediate League

Trojans Youth and Community Group is an amateur football club based in the Creggan area of Derry, Northern Ireland.[2] As of 2015, the club's senior team was playing in the Northern Ireland Intermediate League.[3] The club, which was founded in 1938 by Edmund Carton,[4] also has a youth development set-up participating in the NIBFA National League and Derry and District Youth Football Association.

Team

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Senior

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The senior Trojans team, also known as the 'Trojans Intermediate Team', participates in the Northern Ireland Intermediate League.[citation needed] They play from Trojans' base at Oakland Park in the Creggan Estate.

Youth

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Trojans YCG has a number of youth teams who participate in the under-age leagues of the NIBFA National Youth League and Derry and District Youth Football Association. The club has previously sent youth teams to international tournaments and has contributed a number of players to the Derry and District League Select, which competes in the Foyle Cup.[citation needed]

Notable players

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The club has produced a number of players who have gone on to play for Derry City.[4] Notable former players include:

Honours

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References

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  1. ^ "Trojans Youth and Community Group (Derry)". Family Support NI. Retrieved 9 December 2023.
  2. ^ "The Mcdonald's Irish Fa Community Awards". irishfa.com. 20 November 2015. Retrieved 9 December 2023.
  3. ^ a b "Impact-NI Proud to continue sponsorship of Trojans YCG". londonderrychamber.co.uk (Press release). 23 October 2023. Retrieved 9 December 2023.
  4. ^ a b c Crossan, Brendan (5 October 2023). "Archive: The early years of Republic of Ireland legend James McClean". The Irish News. Retrieved 9 December 2023.
  5. ^ "Gerrard's late double hard on battling minnows". Irish Independent. 28 July 2006. Retrieved 9 December 2023.
  6. ^ McLaughlin, Kevin (24 May 2020). "MY BEST 11 I PLAYED WITH: Darren Kelly". Derry Journal. Retrieved 9 December 2023.
  7. ^ Doyle, Garry (12 June 2023). "The making of James McClean as proud Derry man prepares for 100th Republic of Ireland cap". belfastlive.co.uk. Retrieved 9 December 2023.
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