Phoenix F.C. Navan Road

Phoenix F.C. is a football club from Fingal in Dublin, Ireland. The club competes in the Athletic Union League (association football). Phoenix plays at a football complex in Scribblestown.^[1] Former players at the club have included ex-Bohemian F.C. player Marc Hughes, ex-Shamrock Rovers player Marc Kenny, and Ciarán O'Donoghue.^[2][3]

Phoenix F.C. Navan Road

Full name	Phoenix Football Club
Nickname(s)	The Nix
Founded	2006
Ground	Scribblestown, Ashtown
Capacity	74
League	Athletic Union League (Dublin)

History

The club was formed on 1 June 2006 by the amalgamation of Ashtown Villa and Kinvara Ards.^[1] For their part, Kinvara Ards, who were established in 1982, had previously merged with Kinvara Boys.^[4]

The committee of Ashtown Villa FC had a vision to bring in schoolboy football to the community based on one club operating in Scribblestown at the all-weather facilities which is complemented with two grass pitches and a modern club house.^{[citation needed]}

Honours

Ashtown Villa

• FAI Intermediate Cup
  • Winners: 2001–02: 1

Kinvara Boys

• FAI Junior Cup
  • Winners: 1992–93: 1

Source:^[5][6][7]

References

1. "Birth of Phoenix FC Navan Road" Archived 2009-06-12 at the Wayback Machine, Irish Football Online, 2 May 2006.
2. "Phoenix FC 0 St Patrick's Athletic 4", RTÉ, 15 June 2007.
3. The Hoops by Paul Doolan and Robert Goggins (ISBN 0-7171-2121-6)
4. "Welcome", Kinvara Ards FC, accessed 16 October 2009.
5. "Ireland - FA Intermediate Cup Winners and Runners-Up". RSSSF. Retrieved 25 October 2016.
6. "FAI Junior Cup Winners". stadium.aviva.ie. Retrieved 10 April 2016.
7. Mark Herbert, Donie Butler (1994–95). FAI Yearbook & Diary 1995. Dublin: Sportsworld Ltd.