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Founded 1971

Lagan Harps F.C.

Lagan Harps F.C. was formed in 1971 with Packie O’Donnell as manager and entered the Donegal Junior League in 1972. The club has developed a long-running men’s, women’s, schoolboys’, and schoolgirls’ programme, with teams competing across local leagues and cup competitions. Its history includes Sunday and Saturday league titles, the Brian McCormick Cup, women’s cup successes, and a strong record of developing players who have represented Ireland.

LocationManorcunningham, County Donegal
Stadium nameOrchard Park
NicknameThe Harps
ChairmanDamian McFadden

ABOUT LAGAN HARPS F.C.

The story behind Lagan Harps F.C..

Lagan Harps F.C. was formed in 1971 with Packie O’Donnell as manager and entered the Donegal Junior League in 1972. The club has developed a long-running men’s, women’s, schoolboys’, and schoolgirls’ programme, with teams competing across local leagues and cup competitions. Its history includes Sunday and Saturday league titles, the Brian McCormick Cup, women’s cup successes, and a strong record of developing players who have represented Ireland.

Significant achievements

  • IAWS Cup winners 1972/73
  • Donegal Sunday Division One winners 2006/07, 2009/10, and 2015/16
  • Donegal Division Two winners 2021/22
  • Brian McCormick Cup winners 2007/08
  • WFAI Intermediate Cup winners 2010
  • Donegal League and Glencar Inn Cup winners 2010
  • WFAI Junior Cup winners 2012
  • Multiple schoolboys’ and schoolgirls’ league and cup titles, including U12 and U16 Champions League competitions

Prominent former players / managers

  • Packie O’Donnell - first men’s manager
  • John O’Donnell - IAWS Cup winning manager
  • Jason Gibson
  • Dessie Kelly and Shaun O’Donnell
  • Keith Hegarty
  • Vinny McLaughlin
  • Brid McGinty
  • Stephen O’Donnell
  • Oisin McMenamin
  • Max Johnson
  • International players: Amber Barrett, Denise McElhinney, Ciara Grant, Niamh Mailey, Niamh Scanlon, Geraldine McLaughlin, Nadine Crawford, Emma Duffy, Zoe Greene, Orlaith Doherty, Nikita Burke, Caoimhe Walsh, Ciana Brogan, and Danielle McDevitt

Domestic competitions

  • Donegal Junior League
  • Donegal Underage League
  • Donegal Womens League

Youth teams

  • Boys: U16, U14, U12, U10, U8
  • Girls: U16, U14, U12, U10, U8

MORE CLUB INFORMATION

Nicknames

  • The Harps

Crestlogo

  • lagan-crest

Brief club history

  • <p style="text-align: justify;">The club was formed in 1971 with Packie O&#8217;Donnell as the manager. We entered the Donegal Junior League in 1972. The first trophy we won was the IAWS cup in 1972/73 with John O&#8217;Donnell, manager, assisted by Richie Kelly. Stevie Wilkinson was the scorer. Our reserves under Dessie Kelly won the Saturday league 2nd Division in 1994/95. We won the Sunday Division one in 2006/07 and 2009/2010 as well as the Brian McCormick cup in 2007/08 under Jason Gibson. We won it again in 2015/16 under Keith Hegarty. We won the Division 2 title in 2022/23 under Vinny Mc Laughlin. We started up a Schoolboys Section in the early 2000&#8217;s through Gerry Gallagher and Philip Connolly. We have won various trophies at local level. We formed a women&#8217;s section and our biggest success was when we won the WFAI Intermediate cup in 2010 when we defeated Eureka, Kells, 1-0 in the final, with Nikita Burke scoring. Brid McGinty was the manager. We won the WFAI Junior Cup a few season later with Amber Barrett scoring. Amber went on to score the goal which qualified Ireland for the 2023 World Cup. Ciara Grant , who was also in the World Cup squad, played for us for a number of years.</p>

Prominent former playersmanagers

  • Packie O'Donnell was our first men's team manager
  • John O'Donnell managed our team which won the IAWS cup
  • Jason Gibson managed the club to two Sunday League Division One titles and the Brian McCormick cup
  • Dessie Kelly and Shaun O'Donnell managed the club to a 2nd Division Saturday League title
  • Keith Hegarty managed the club to a Sunday League Division One title and Vinny McLaughlin to a Sunday League Division Ttwo title
  • Brid McGinty with the help at various times of Gabriel Crawford, Gerard McGarrigle, John Canning and Benny Doherty managed our ladies and girls teams to numerous local titles as well as to winning the WFAI Intermediate and Junior cups
  • The club won a lot of schoolboys titles over the years with an U16 team managed by Glenn Gallagher and Tom Radstock, an U12 team managed by Gary Gibson and Seamus Crossan winning Champions league competitions
  • Prominent players included Stephen O'Donnell, Oisin McMenamin and Max Johnson, who went on to play in the League of Ireland
  • International Players: Amber Barrett, Denise McElhinney, Ciara Grant, Niamh Mailey, Niamh Scanlon, Geraldine McLaughlin, Nadine Crawford, Emma Duffy, Zoe Greene, Orlaith Doherty, Nikita Burke, Caoimhe Walsh, Ciana Brogan, Danielle McDevitt

Significant achievements

  • IAWS cup winners 1972/73. Donegal Sunday Division one winners 2006/07, 2009/10, 2015/16
  • Division Two winners 2021/22
  • Brian Mc Cormick cup winners 2007/08
  • WFAI Intermediate cup winners 2010
  • Donegal League and Glencar Inn cup winners 2010
  • WFAI Junior cup winners 2012
  • Numerous local cups at senior and schoolgirls level
  • League and cup winners at schoolboys level locally, including a champions league at u12s and u16s

Contact email address

  • laganharpsfc@outlook.com

Contacts

  • Ernie Pollock
  • +353 872268916
  • laganharpsfc@outlook.com
  • Damien McFadden
  • +353 863696198
  • laganharpsfc@outlook.com

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