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'''Galway United Football Club''' ({{langx|ga|Cumann Peile Ghaillimh Aontaithe}}) is an [[List of association football clubs in the Republic of Ireland|Irish]] professional [[association football|football]] club based in [[Galway]]. They play in the [[League of Ireland Premier Division]], following a promotion from the [[League of Ireland First Division|First Division]] in 2023. The team was founded as '''Galway Rovers F.C.''' during the 1930s. They made their [[League of Ireland]] debut in the [[1977–78 League of Ireland|1977–78]] season, and changed their name to '''Galway United''' in [[1981–82 League of Ireland|1981–82]]. After suffering financial difficulties, the club dropped out of the League of Ireland after the [[2011 League of Ireland Premier Division|2011]] season, but in [[2014 League of Ireland First Division|2014]] Galway United returned, initially playing as Galway F.C. for a season. Like other sports teams from the county, Galway United are nicknamed "The Tribesmen", after the 14 "tribes" of Galway, the merchant families that established the city.
==History== {{see also|List of Galway United F.C. seasons}}
===Previous names=== * '''Galway Rovers F.C.''' (1937–1981) * '''Galway F.C.''' (2014) * '''Galway United F.C.''' (1981–2011), (2015–present)
===Galway Rovers=== Galway United F.C. were founded as''' Rovers F.C.'''. The club was established in the [[Claddagh]] district of [[Galway]]. The club's website claims the club was founded in [[1937 in Ireland|1937]].<ref name="galwayunitedfc" /> However, according to a ''[[Galway Advertiser]]'' report, the club was active in [[1933 in Ireland|1933]], winning a local junior competition known as the Celtic Shield.<ref name="advertiserie" /> The first recorded mention of a Rovers team dates back to a meeting at 28 Dominick Street on 20 September 1898 but it's not known if this was related to the future Rovers club.<ref>Galway Vindicator and Connaught Advertiser, 24 September 1898, page 3, column 1</ref> By 1937 Rovers were fielding youth teams as well as a junior side. Rovers won the [[Connacht Junior Cup (association football)|Connacht Junior Cup]] in 1958 and they also played in the [[Connacht Senior League (association football)|Western League]]. Rovers first gained national attention when they were invited to play in the 1976–77 [[League of Ireland Cup]]. In [[1977–78 League of Ireland|1977–78]] they made their debut in the [[League of Ireland]]. They played their first League of Ireland game on 28 August 1977 at [[Terryland Park]] against [[St. Patrick's Athletic F.C.|St. Patrick's Athletic]]. [[Eamonn Deacy]] scored Rovers' first League of Ireland goal on 2 October 1977.<ref name="advertiserie">{{cite web|url=http://www.advertiser.ie/galway/article/6696/galway-rovers-soccer-teams|title=Galway Rovers soccer teams|publisher=www.advertiser.ie|access-date=2 April 2016|date= 23 December 2008}}</ref><ref name="galwayunitedfc"/><ref name="rsssf"/><ref name="rsssfloi"/><ref name="Graham">{{cite book|last=Graham|first=Alex|title=Football in the Republic of Ireland a Statistical Record 1921–2005|year=2005 |publisher=Soccer Books Limited|isbn=1-86223-135-4}}</ref> [[File:Performance chart ire GAL.svg|thumb|Chart of yearly table positions for Galway United in League of Ireland]]
===1980s=== In 1980–81 Rovers reached the [[1981 League of Ireland Cup final|League of Ireland Cup final]], but lost on penalties to [[Dundalk F.C.|Dundalk]]. In the [[1981–82 League of Ireland|1981–82]] season, Galway Rovers changed their name to Galway United and under their new name, the club reached two cup finals in successive seasons. United made their first appearance in an [[FAI Cup]] [[1985 FAI Cup final|final in 1985]] but lost 1–0 to [[Shamrock Rovers F.C.|Shamrock Rovers]]. In [[1985–86 League of Ireland Premier Division|1985–86]] United became founder members of the [[League of Ireland Premier Division]] and finished second behind Shamrock Rovers in the new division's inaugural season. In 1985–86 United won its first major trophy after defeating [[Dundalk F.C.|Dundalk]] 2–0 in the [[League of Ireland Cup]] final. Denis Bonner and [[Paul McGee (footballer born 1954)|Paul McGee]] scored the vital goals.<ref name="galwayunitedfc"/><ref name="rsssf"/><ref name="rsssfloi"/><ref name="Graham"/><ref name="faicuprsssf">{{cite web|url=https://www.rsssf.org/tablesi/iercuphistfull.html |title=Ireland - FA of Ireland Cup 1921/22-1993/94 |access-date=25 March 2015 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150525004214/http://www.rsssf.com/tablesi/iercuphistfull.html |archive-date=25 May 2015 |website=[[RSSSF]] |df=dmy }}</ref>
===1990s=== Galway United made a good start to the 1990s, winning their first [[FAI Cup]] and qualifying for [[European football|Europe]] for a third time. In the [[1991 FAI Cup final]] at [[Lansdowne Road]], United defeated [[Shamrock Rovers F.C.|Shamrock Rovers]] 1–0. With five minutes to go on the clock, captain Johnny Glynn scored a late goal. In [[1991–92 League of Ireland Premier Division|1991–92]] United was relegated to the [[League of Ireland First Division|First Division]] for the first time, but the following season, [[1992–93 League of Ireland First Division|1992–93]], they returned to the [[League of Ireland Premier Division|Premier Division]] after winning the First Division title and the [[League of Ireland First Division Shield]]. The club finished [[1993-94 League of Ireland Premier Division|1993-94]] in a respectable 3rd place.
In [[1995–96 League of Ireland Premier Division|1995–96]] United were relegated for a second time. In [[1996–97 League of Ireland First Division|1996–97]] United won the [[League of Ireland Cup]] defeating [[Cork City F.C.|Cork City]] 4–2 over two legs along with the [[League of Ireland First Division Shield|First Division Shield]]. It was the second time United had won both trophies.
United remained in the First Division until [[1998–99 League of Ireland First Division|1998–99]] when, under [[Don O'Riordan]], they were promoted to the Premier Division after finishing as runners-up in the First Division to [[Drogheda United F.C.|Drogheda United]].<ref name="galwayunitedfc">{{cite web|url=http://galwayunitedfc.ie/club-history/|title=Galway United FC – Club History|publisher=galwayunitedfc.ie|access-date=25 March 2016}}</ref><ref name="rsssf">{{cite web|url=https://www.rsssf.org/tablesi/ierleagcuphistfull.html|title=Ireland – Ireland League Cup 1973/74-2006|website=[[RSSSF]]|access-date=2 April 2016}}</ref><ref name="rsssfloi">{{cite web|url=https://www.rsssf.org/tablesi/ierhist.html |title=Republic of Ireland League Tables |access-date=18 March 2016 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080221000146/http://www.rsssf.com/tablesi/ierhist.html |archive-date=21 February 2008 |website=[[RSSSF]] |df=dmy }}</ref><ref name="Graham"/><ref name="faicuprsssf"/>
===2000s and decline=== The 2000s were not a successful decade for Galway United. Ten different managers took charge of United during this era and, between them, they managed to win just one amateur trophy, the 2007–08 [[Connacht Senior Cup (association football)|Connacht Senior Cup]]. In [[2001–02 League of Ireland Premier Division|2001–02]] United were relegated to the [[League of Ireland First Division]] and they did not return to the [[League of Ireland Premier Division|Premier Division]] until [[2007 League of Ireland Premier Division|2007]].<ref>{{cite news| url=http://www.rte.ie/sport/2006/1211/eircom.html | work=RTÉ News | title=RTÉ Sport: Rovers and Galway in new Premiership}}</ref> In April 2005 United appointed [[Nick Leeson]] as commercial manager. He then became general manager in late November 2005 and by July 2007 he had become the club's CEO.<ref name="extratime">{{cite news|url=http://www.extratime.ie/newsdesk/articles/4865/ |title=Leeson resigns Galway Utd CEO position |author=Brendan White |date=2011-02-02 |access-date=2012-02-23 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120514034618/http://www.extratime.ie/newsdesk/articles/4865 |archive-date=14 May 2012 }}</ref><ref name="galwaynet">{{cite web|url=http://www.galway.net/galwayguide/news/2005/04/gufc20050417/|title=Galway United FC have appointed Mr Nick Lee as the club's new Commercial Manager|publisher=www.galway.net|access-date=6 April 2016|date=17 April 2005}}</ref> By the end of the decade United were joined in the [[League of Ireland]] by two other [[Galway]]–based teams, [[Mervue United A.F.C.|Mervue United]] and [[Salthill Devon F.C.|Salthill Devon]].<ref name="wsc">{{cite web|url=http://www.wsc.co.uk/wsc-daily/1002-December-2010/6141-local-competition-adds-to-galway-uniteds-woes|title=Local competition adds to Galway United's woes|publisher=[[When Saturday Comes]]|access-date=6 April 2016|date=17 December 2010|archive-date=15 April 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160415124118/http://www.wsc.co.uk/wsc-daily/1002-December-2010/6141-local-competition-adds-to-galway-uniteds-woes|url-status=dead}}</ref>
===2010s demise and rise=== By 2010 Galway United had debts estimated to be between €35,000 and €70,000. In 2011, after [[Nick Leeson]] resigned as CEO, the Galway United board of directors and the Galway United Supporters Trust ("GUST"), which had been established in 2001, came to an agreement under which the latter group took over financial responsibility for the club and the day-to-day running of the team.<ref name="extratime"/><ref name="wsc"/><ref name="rte1">{{cite web|url=http://www.rte.ie/sport/soccer/irish-soccer-league/2010/1123/273476-galway_leesonn/|title=Leeson will remain in charge at Galway|publisher=www.rte.ie|access-date=6 April 2016|date=24 November 2010}}</ref><ref name="gust1">{{cite web|url=http://galwayunited.org/about-gust/|title=About GUST|publisher=galwayunited.org|access-date=5 April 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160406132358/http://galwayunited.org/about-gust/|archive-date=6 April 2016|url-status=usurped}}</ref> However, after the [[2011 League of Ireland Premier Division]] season, in which Galway United lost 32 out of 36 games, this arrangement broke down. In December 2011 it was announced that Galway United would not be competing in the [[2012 League of Ireland First Division]] season. Meanwhile, GUST unsuccessfully applied to join the [[League of Ireland]] as an independent club and continued to support the Galway United team playing in the [[League of Ireland U19 Division]].<ref name="Galway Utd withdraw licence application">{{cite web | url=http://www.extratime.ie/newsdesk/articles/7156/galway-utd-withdraw-licence-application/ | title=Galway Utd withdraw licence application | publisher=extratime.ie | access-date=22 December 2011}}</ref><ref name="Troubled Galway opt out of league for a year">{{cite news | url=http://www.irishtimes.com/newspaper/sport/2011/1214/1224309045167.html | title=Troubled Galway opt out of league for a year | publisher=irishtimes.com | access-date=22 December 2011 | first=Emmet | last=Malone | date=14 December 2011}}</ref><ref>{{cite news | url=http://www.rte.ie/sport/soccer/2011/1213/galway_supporters.html | work=RTÉ News | title=Galway fans apply to form new club | date=13 December 2011 | url-status=dead | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120108085930/http://www.rte.ie/sport/soccer/2011/1213/galway_supporters.html | archive-date=8 January 2012 | df=dmy-all }}</ref>
[[File:Terryland park.jpg|thumb|Galway United's home ground, [[Eamonn Deacy Park]] ]] In 2012 a report commissioned by the [[Football Association of Ireland]] (FAI) recommended that [[Galway|Galway city]] and [[County Galway]] should be represented in the League of Ireland by a single club or team based at [[Eamonn Deacy Park]]. The O'Connor Report also recommended that GUST, [[Salthill Devon F.C.|Salthill Devon]], [[Mervue United A.F.C.|Mervue United]] and the [[Galway Football Association]], should work together to form such a club.<ref name="connachttribune">{{cite web|url=http://connachttribune.ie/one-club-or-nothing-warns-fai-on-impasse/|title=One club or nothing warns FAI on impasse|publisher=connachttribune.ie|access-date=26 March 2015|date=27 August 2013|archive-date=7 April 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160407010930/http://connachttribune.ie/one-club-or-nothing-warns-fai-on-impasse/|url-status=dead}}</ref> GUST was reluctant to support this "merger"<ref>{{cite web |last=Penrose |first=Gareth |url=http://www.extratime.ie/newsdesk/articles/7319/ |title=GUST vote to remain independent – Extratime.ie – League of Ireland |publisher=Extratime.ie |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140408215415/http://www.extratime.ie/newsdesk/articles/7319/ |archive-date=8 April 2014 |df=dmy-all }}</ref> but eventually agreed.
Following the conclusion of the [[2013 League of Ireland First Division|2013]] season, both Mervue United and Salthill Devon withdrew from the [[League of Ireland First Division]] to make way for a team known as Galway F.C. A new board of directors was established featuring representatives from GUST, Salthill Devon, Mervue United and the GFA.<ref name="galwayunitedfc"/><ref name="goalcom">{{cite web|url=http://www.goal.com/en-ie/news/3942/ireland/2013/10/18/4341689/mervue-united-swansong-shines-a-light-on-fai-mismanagement|title=Mervue United swansong shines a light on FAI mismanagement|publisher=www.goal.com|access-date=22 March 2015|date=18 October 2013}}</ref><ref name="advertiser">{{cite web|url=http://www.advertiser.ie/galway/article/63631/footballs-comin-home-compromise-reached-as-galway-fc-applies-to-league|title=Football's comin' home — compromise reached as Galway FC applies to league|publisher=www.advertiser.ie|access-date=25 March 2015|date=12 September 2013}}</ref> In [[2014 League of Ireland First Division|2014]] Galway F.C. played in the First Division and after finishing third and winning a play-off they gained promotion to the [[2015 League of Ireland Premier Division]]. Before the start of the season Galway F.C. was renamed Galway United.<ref name="galwayunitedfc"/> In 2015 the club had the opportunity to record a third [[League of Ireland Cup]] success when they played [[St Patrick's Athletic F.C.|St. Patrick's Athletic]] in the [[2015 League of Ireland Cup Final|final]] at Eamonn Deacy Park, however they lost the tie 4–3 in a penalty shoot out following a scoreless draw.<ref>{{cite news | url=https://www.independent.ie/sport/soccer/league-of-ireland/st-patricks-athletic-crowned-ea-sports-cup-champions-after-penalty-drama-31541571.html | title=St Patrick's Athletic crowned EA Sports Cup champions after penalty drama | date=19 September 2015 | first=Daniel | last=McDonnell | newspaper=independent.ie | access-date=10 December 2019 }}</ref>
On 27 October 2017, Galway United were relegated to the [[League of Ireland First Division]] after a 4–3 loss to [[Dundalk F.C.|Dundalk]] in their final game of the [[2017 League of Ireland Premier Division]] at Eamonn Deacy Park.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.independent.ie/sport/soccer/league-of-ireland/galway-united-relegated-following-sevengoal-thriller-against-dundalk-36268576.html |title=Galway United relegated following seven-goal thriller against Dundalk|date=27 October 2017|work=Irish Independent|access-date=31 October 2017}}</ref> Despite finishing the [[2017 League of Ireland Premier Division|2017 season]] in 10th place, a normally safe position, a change in league format ahead of the 2018 season meant that this was not enough for the club to retain its place in the top flight.
===2020s===
It was announced on 30 March 2022, that brothers Brian and Luke Comer of the Comer Property Group would be granted an option to acquire the majority ownership of the football club which had been operating under a fan owned model since its re-emergence in 2014. Following a vote of the members of the Galway United Friends Co-operative Limited, 82% backed the move which would see the Comer brothers take an option to acquire an 85% ownership stake in the club. The club remains 100% owned by Galway United Friends Co-operative Limited. The Comer brothers announced an initial influx of half a million euro into the club with ambitions to take it back to the Premier Division.<ref>{{citation|url=https://galwayunitedfc.ie/galway-united-club-statement/|title=GALWAY UNITED CLUB STATEMENT|work=galwayunitedfc.ie|date=30 March 2022}}</ref><ref>{{citation|url=https://m.independent.ie/sport/soccer/league-of-ireland/irish-billionaires-us-investors-multi-club-and-member-run-models-who-owns-your-league-of-ireland-club/a1313143073.html |title=Irish billionaires, US investors, multi-club and member-run models – Who owns your League of Ireland club?|work=independent.ie|date=20 February 2025}}</ref>
In October 2022, the club announced that it would be launching a [[Galway United W.F.C.|women's team]], to compete in [[League of Ireland Women's Premier Division]] from the 2023 season onwards. On 23 July 2023 the women's team made history by winning the inaugural [[All-Island Cup]] in their maiden season, defeating [[Cliftonville Ladies F.C.]] 1–0 in the final at [[The Showgrounds, Sligo]].
On 22 September 2023, Galway United won the [[2023 League of Ireland First Division|League of Ireland First Division]] title for the second time in the club's history with five matches to spare, when they defeated [[Kerry F.C. (Ireland)|Kerry FC]] 4–0. This ensured a return to top flight football for the first time since [[2017 League of Ireland Premier Division|2017]].<ref>{{cite web|url= https://www.irishexaminer.com/sport/soccer/arid-41232601.html|title=Galway United gain promotion to the top flight in style|date=23 September 2023|work=Irish Examiner|accessdate=9 October 2023}}</ref> They finished the league season with a record total of 94 points, with 98 goals scored and a 100% home win record.
==Grounds== Galway United's principal home ground is [[Eamonn Deacy Park]], previously known as Terryland Park. In 1993 while Terryland Park underwent redevelopment, Galway United played their matches at the [[Galway Sportsgrounds]] and at [[Galwegians RFC|Crowley Park]]. In [[1985–86 European Cup Winners' Cup|1985]] Galway United also played a home [[UEFA competitions|European]] game at the Sportsgrounds. On the other two occasions United qualified for Europe they played their home games at the home grounds of [[Carraroe GAA]] and [[Ballinderreen GAA]].<ref name="galwayunitedfc"/><ref name="balls">{{cite web|url=https://www.balls.ie/football/the-time-a-small-gaa-ground-held-a-european-cup-winners-cup-match/301051|title=Balls Remembers The Time A Small GAA Ground Held A European Cup Winners Cup Match|publisher=www.balls.ie|access-date=26 August 2016|date=29 July 2015}}</ref>
==Players== ===First Team Squad=== {{updated|5 February 2026}}<ref>{{Cite web | url=https://d33kuhj6eu7i5b.cloudfront.net/6217/7029/1505/MEDIA_GUIDE_2026_-_FINAL_-_03.pdf | title=League of Ireland - Media Guide 2026 | website=cloudfront.net}}</ref> {{football squad start}} {{fs player|no=1|nat=WAL|pos=GK|name=[[Evan Watts]]|other=on loan from [[Swansea City A.F.C.|Swansea City]]}} {{fs player|no=2|nat=ENG|pos=DF|name=[[Arthur Parker (footballer, born 2006)|Arthur Parker]]|other=on loan from [[Swansea City A.F.C.|Swansea City]]}} {{fs player|no=3|nat=IRL|pos=DF|name=[[Connor Barratt]]|other=on loan from [[Barnsley F.C.|Barnsley]]}} {{fs player|no=4|nat=IRL|pos=MF|name=[[Jimmy Keohane]]|other=[[Captain (association football)|Captain]]}} {{fs player|no=5|nat=IRL|pos=DF|name=[[Killian Brouder]]}} {{fs player|no=6|nat=ENG|pos=MF|name=[[Axel Piesold]]}} {{fs player|no=7|nat=IRL|pos=FW|name=[[Stephen Walsh (footballer)|Stephen Walsh]]}} {{fs player|no=8|nat=IRL|pos=MF|name=[[Aaron Bolger]]}} {{fs player|no=9|nat=IRL|pos=FW|name=[[Francely Lomboto]]}} {{fs player|no=10|nat=IRL|pos=MF|name=[[David Hurley (footballer)|David Hurley]]|other=[[Captain (association football)|Vice-captain]]}} {{fs player|no=11|nat=CAN|pos=MF|name=[[Kris Twardek]]}} {{fs player|no=12|nat=CAN|pos=DF|name=[[Gianfranco Facchineri]]}} {{fs mid}} {{fs player|no=14|nat=ENG|pos=MF|name=[[Matty Wolfe]]}} {{fs player|no=15|nat=ENG|pos=DF|name=[[Wasiri Williams]]}} {{fs player|no=16|nat=POR|pos=GK|name=Hugo Cunha}} {{fs player|no=17|nat=IRL|pos=MF|name=Junior Thiam}} {{fs player|no=20|nat=IRL|pos=MF|name=[[Lee Devitt]]}} {{fs player|no=22|nat=IRL|pos=MF|name=[[Conor McCormack (footballer)|Conor McCormack]]}} {{fs player|no=23|nat=HAI|pos=FW|name=[[Frantz Pierrot]]}} {{fs player|no=24|nat=IRL|pos=MF|name=[[Ed McCarthy]]}} {{fs player|no=27|nat=IRL|pos=FW|name=[[Dara McGuinness]]}} {{fs player|no=28|nat=IRL|pos=DF|name=James Morahan}} {{fs player|no=29|nat=CAN|pos=FW|name=[[Nicolas Fleuriau Chateau]]}} {{fs player|no=30|nat=ENG|pos=DF|name=[[Al-Amin Kazeem]]}} {{football squad end}}
===Out on loan=== {{football squad start}} {{fs player|no=18|nat=IRL|pos=FW|name=[[Cillian Tollett]] ''(on loan at [[Athlone Town A.F.C.|Athlone Town]])''}} {{football squad end}}
===Under-20 Squad=== {{football squad start}} {{fs player|no=|nat=LIT|pos=GK|name=Galius Babonas}} {{fs player|no=|nat=IRL|pos=GK|name=MacDarragh Scanlon}} {{fs player|no=|nat=IRL|pos=DF|name=Luke Wyer}} {{fs player|no=|nat=IRL|pos=DF|name=Billy Regan}} {{fs player|no=|nat=IRL|pos=MF|name=Adam O'Halloran}} {{fs player|no=|nat=IRL|pos=MF|name=Jacob Carroll}} {{fs player|no=|nat=IRL|pos=FW|name=Keelan Mullin}} {{fs mid}} {{fs player|no=|nat=IRL|pos=FW|name=Dorian Sammon}} {{fs player|no=|nat=IRL|pos=FW|name=Eimhin Faherty}} {{fs player|no=|nat=IRL|pos=FW|name=Andrew Horan}} {{fs player|no=31|nat=IRL|pos=FW|name=Donnacha Sammon}} {{fs player|no=|nat=IRL|pos=FW|name=Ross Ward}} {{football squad end}} ''Numbers shown display numbers worn during appearances for senior team''
==Technical staff== {| class=wikitable |- ! style="color:#FFFFFF; background:#990033"|Position ! style="color:#FFFFFF; background:#990033"|Name |- | Manager || [[John Caulfield (Irish footballer)|John Caulfield]]<ref>{{Cite web | title=John Caulfield appointed manager | url=https://galwayunitedfc.ie/john-caulfield-appointed-manager/ | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201025052038/https://galwayunitedfc.ie/john-caulfield-appointed-manager/ | access-date=2026-03-21 | archive-date=2020-10-25}}</ref> |- | Assistant Manager || Richie Holland <ref>{{Cite tweet | user=GalwayUnitedFC | number=2016123425773830422 | title=Caulfield confirms backroom team for 2026🔥}}</ref> |- | First Team Coach || [[Alan Murphy (footballer, born 1981)|Alan Murphy]] <ref>{{Cite web | title=John Caulfield confirms Club Leadership Team and Backroom staff for 2025 - Galway United | url=https://galwayunitedfc.ie/senior-mens-leadership-team-and-backroom-staff/ | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20250116161808/https://galwayunitedfc.ie/senior-mens-leadership-team-and-backroom-staff/ | access-date=2026-03-21 | archive-date=2025-01-16}}</ref> |- | First Team Analyst || Robbie Crosbie |- | Opposition Analyst || Mark Herrick |- | Performance Coach || Danny Broderick |- | Physiotherapist || Richard Grier |- | Goalkeeping Coach || Gianluca Aimi |- | Academy Manager || Sean Kimberley<ref>{{Cite web | title=Galway United FC announce the appointment of Sean Kimberley as Academy Manager - Galway United | url=https://galwayunitedfc.ie/academy-manager/ | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20241212100054/https://galwayunitedfc.ie/academy-manager/ | access-date=2026-03-21 | archive-date=2024-12-12}}</ref> |}
==European record== ===Overview=== {| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center;" |- ! Competition ! Matches ! W ! D ! L ! GF ! GA |- | align="left"|[[UEFA Europa League|UEFA Cup]] | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 8 |- | align="left"|''[[UEFA Cup Winners' Cup|European Cup Winners' Cup]]'' | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 11 |- | align="left"|'''TOTAL''' | '''6''' | '''0''' | '''0''' | '''6''' | '''4''' | '''19''' |}
===Matches=== {| class="wikitable" style="font-size:100%; text-align: center;" ! Season ! Competition ! Round ! Opponent ! Home ! Away ! [[Aggregate score|Aggregate]] |- | [[1985–86 European Cup Winners' Cup|1985–86]] | [[European Cup Winners' Cup]] | [[1985–86 European Cup Winners' Cup#First round|1R]] | align="left"| {{flagicon|Denmark}} [[Lyngby Boldklub|Lyngby]] | bgcolor="#ffdddd" style="text-align:center;"|2–3 | bgcolor="#ffdddd" style="text-align:center;"|0–1 | bgcolor="#ffdddd" style="text-align:center;"|'''2–4''' |- | [[1986–87 UEFA Cup|1986–87]] | [[UEFA Cup]] | [[1986–87 UEFA Cup#First round|1R]] | align="left"| {{flagicon|Netherlands}} [[FC Groningen|Groningen]] | bgcolor="#ffdddd" style="text-align:center;"|1–3 | bgcolor="#ffdddd" style="text-align:center;"|1–5 | bgcolor="#ffdddd" style="text-align:center;"|'''2–8''' |- | [[1991–92 European Cup Winners' Cup|1991–92]] | [[European Cup Winners' Cup]] | [[1991–92 European Cup Winners' Cup#Qualifying round|QR]] | align="left"| {{flagicon|Denmark}} [[Odense BK|Odense]] | bgcolor="#ffdddd" style="text-align:center;"|0–3 | bgcolor="#ffdddd" style="text-align:center;"|0–4 | bgcolor="#ffdddd" style="text-align:center;"|'''0–7''' |}
==Shirt sponsors and manufacturers== {| class="wikitable" style="text-align: center" |- !Year ![[Kit (association football)|Kit]] manufacturer !Shirt partner |- |1984/85 | rowspan="2" |[[Adidas]] | rowspan="2" |Glen C |- |1985/86 |- |1990/91 | | rowspan="3" |[[Wrangler (jeans)|Wrangler]] |- |1991/92 |Spall |- |1992/93 | rowspan="2" |[[O'Neills]] |- |1993/94 | rowspan="2" |[[McDonald's|McDonald's Gaillimh]] |- |1994/95 | rowspan="6" |[[Adidas]] |- |1995/96 | rowspan="4" |[[Digital Equipment Corporation|Digital]] |- |1996/97 |- |1997/98 |- |1998/99 |- |1999/00 | rowspan="3" |[[Compaq]] |- |2000/01 |Prostar |- |2001/02 |Stanno |- |2002/03 | rowspan="2" |[[Erreà]] |[[Hewlett-Packard]] |- |2003 |[[Radisson Hotels|Radisson SAS Hotel Galway]] |- |2004 |rowspan=4| [[Umbro]] |rowspan=3| Harmack Developments |- |2005 |- |2006 |- |2007 |rowspan=2| O'Connell Drylining |- |2008 |rowspan=4| [[Elverys Sports|Rival]] |- |2009 |rowspan=3| [[Papa John's Pizza|Papa John's]] |- |2010 |- |2011 |- |2014 | rowspan="2" |[[Macron (sportswear)|Macron]] | rowspan="13" |[[Comer Group|Comer Group Ireland]] |- |2015 |- |2016 | rowspan="3" |[[Uhlsport]] |- |2017 |- |2018 |- |2019 | rowspan="2" |[[Puma (brand)|Puma]] |- |2020 |- |2021 | rowspan="6" |[[O'Neills]] |- |2022 |- |2023 |- |2024 |- |2025 |- |2026 |}
==Notable former players== {{see also|Category:Galway United F.C. (1937–2011) players|Category:Galway United F.C. players}}
;[[Republic of Ireland national football team|Republic of Ireland]] senior internationals {| |- style="vertical-align:top" || * {{flagicon|Ireland}} [[Fran Brennan]] * {{flagicon|Ireland}} [[Greg Cunningham]] * {{flagicon|Ireland}} [[Eamonn Deacy]] * {{flagicon|Ireland}} [[Amby Fogarty]] || * {{flagicon|Ireland}} [[David Forde (footballer)|David Forde]] * {{flagicon|Ireland}} [[John Herrick (footballer)|John Herrick]] * {{flagicon|Ireland}} [[Jeff Kenna]] * {{flagicon|Ireland}} [[Jim McDonagh]] || * {{flagicon|Ireland}} [[Paul McGee (footballer born 1954)|Paul McGee]] * {{flagicon|Ireland}} [[Ryan Manning]] * {{flagicon|Ireland}} [[Paddy Mulligan]] * {{flagicon|Ireland}} [[Peter Thomas (footballer, born 1944)|Peter Thomas]] |} ;[[League of Ireland XI]] representatives {| |- style="vertical-align:top" || * {{flagicon|Ireland}} [[Denis Clarke]] * {{flagicon|Ireland}} [[John Herrick (footballer)|John Herrick]] * {{flagicon|Ireland}} [[Des Kennedy (Irish footballer)|Des Kennedy]] || * {{flagicon|Ireland}} [[Gary Rogers]] * {{flagicon|Ireland}} [[John Russell (Irish footballer)|John Russell]] * {{flagicon|Ireland}} [[Karl Sheppard]] || * {{flagicon|Netherlands}} [[Eddie van Boxtel]] * {{flagicon|Ireland}} [[Larry Wyse]] * {{flagicon|England}} [[Johnny Matthews]] |} ;[[Republic of Ireland national under-23 football team|Republic of Ireland U23]] internationals * {{flagicon|Ireland}} [[Seamus Conneely]] * {{flagicon|Ireland}} [[Shane Guthrie]] * {{flagicon|Ireland}} [[Stephen O'Donnell (Irish footballer)|Stephen O'Donnell]] * {{flagicon|Ireland}} [[Jay O'Shea]] ;[[Republic of Ireland national under-21 football team|Republic of Ireland U21]] internationals {| |- style="vertical-align:top" || * {{flagicon|Ireland}} [[Seamus Conneely]] * {{flagicon|Ireland}} [[Pat Dolan]] * {{flagicon|Ireland}} [[John Fitzgerald (footballer)|John Fitzgerald]] * {{flagicon|Ireland}} [[Tony Folan]] || * {{flagicon|Ireland}} [[Alan Gough]] * {{flagicon|Ireland}} [[Stephen Grant (footballer)|Stephen Grant]] * {{flagicon|Ireland}} [[Jay O'Shea]] || * {{flagicon|Ireland}} [[Karl Sheppard]] * {{flagicon|Ireland}} [[Rory Hale]] * {{flagicon|Ireland}} [[Alex Murphy (footballer)|Alex Murphy]] |} ;[[Republic of Ireland national under-19 football team|Republic of Ireland U19]] internationals {| |- style="vertical-align:top" || * {{flagicon|Ireland}} [[Mick Cooke (football manager)|Mick Cooke]] * {{flagicon|Ireland}} Laurence Gaughan * {{flagicon|Ireland}} [[Conor Gethins]] || * {{flagicon|Ireland}} [[Ger Hanley]] * {{flagicon|Ireland}} [[John Russell (Irish footballer)|John Russell]] * {{flagicon|Ireland}} [[Cillian Tollett]] |}
;[[Republic of Ireland national under-18 football team|Republic of Ireland U18]] internationals {| |- style="vertical-align:top" || * {{flagicon|Ireland}} [[Ryan Casey]] * {{flagicon|Ireland}} [[Donal Higgins]] * {{flagicon|Ireland}} [[Don O'Riordan]] || * {{flagicon|Ireland}} [[Adam O'Halloran]] * {{flagicon|Ireland}} [[Brian Cunningham (Irish footballer)|Brian Cunningham]] |}
;Other senior internationals {| |- style="vertical-align:top" || * {{Flagicon|Barbados}} [[Eric Lavine]] * {{Flagicon|Barbados}} [[Ryan Lucas (Barbadian footballer)|Ryan Lucas]] * {{Flagicon|Barbados}} [[Llewellyn Riley]] * {{Flagicon|Barbados}} [[Alvin Rouse]] * {{Flagicon|Canada}} [[Kris Twardek]] || * {{Flagicon|England}} [[Frank Worthington]] * {{Flagicon|Haiti}} [[Regillio Nooitmeer]] * {{Flagicon|Haiti}} [[Frantz Pierrot]] * {{Flagicon|Kenya}} [[Jonah Ayunga]] || * {{flagicon|Madagascar}} [[Bastien Héry]] * {{Flagicon|New Zealand}} [[Moses Dyer]] * {{Flagicon|Saint Vincent and the Grenadines}} [[Wesley Charles]] * {{Flagicon|Trinidad and Tobago}} [[Malcolm Shaw (footballer)|Malcolm Shaw]] |}
== Managerial history == {| class="wikitable" |- ! Dates ! Name |- | 1976–1978 | {{flagicon|IRL}} [[Amby Fogarty]] |- | 1978–1979 | {{flagicon|SCO}} [[Tommy Callaghan]] |- | 1979–1983 | {{flagicon|IRL}} [[John Herrick (footballer)|John Herrick]] |- | 1983–1984 | {{flagicon|IRL}} [[Paddy Mulligan]] |- | 1984–1985 | {{flagicon|IRL}} Tom Lally |- | 1985–1988 | {{flagicon|IRL}} Tony Mannion |- | 1988 | {{flagicon|IRL}} [[John Herrick (footballer)|John Herrick]] |- | 1988–1989 | {{flagicon|IRL}} [[Jim McDonagh|Seamus McDonagh]] |- | 1989–1990 | {{flagicon|IRL}} [[Paul McGee (footballer born 1954)|Paul McGee]] |- | 1990–1991 | {{flagicon|IRL}} Joey Malone |- | 1992–1995 | {{flagicon|IRL}} Tony Mannion |- | 1995–1997 | {{flagicon|IRL}} [[Denis Clarke]] |- | 1997–2001 | {{flagicon|IRL}} [[Don O'Riordan]] |- | 2001 | {{flagicon|IRL}} [[Dave Connell]] |- | 2001–2004 | {{flagicon|IRL}} Tony Mannion |- | 2005–2006 | {{flagicon|IRL}} Stephen Lally |- | 2006–2008 | {{flagicon|IRL}} [[Tony Cousins]] |- | 2008 | {{flagicon|IRL}} [[Jeff Kenna]] |- | 2009 | {{flagicon|ENG}} [[Ian Foster (footballer)|Ian Foster]] |- | 2010–2011 |{{flagicon|NIR}} [[Sean Connor]] |- | 2014–2016 | {{flagicon|IRL}} [[Tommy Dunne (footballer born 1972)|Tommy Dunne]] |- | 2017–2018 | {{flagicon|IRL}} [[Shane Keegan]] |- | 2018–2020 | {{flagicon|IRL}} [[Alan Murphy (footballer, born 1981)|Alan Murphy]] |- | 2021– | {{flagicon|IRL}} [[John Caulfield (Irish footballer)|John Caulfield]] |}
==Honours== *'''[[League of Ireland Premier Division]]''' **''Runners Up'': [[1985–86 League of Ireland Premier Division|1985–86]]: '''1''' *'''[[FAI Cup]]''' **''Winners'': [[1991 FAI Cup final|1990–91]]: '''1''' **''Runners Up'': [[1985 FAI Cup final|1984–85]]: '''1''' *'''[[League of Ireland Cup]]''' **''Winners'': 1985–86, 1996–97: '''2''' **''Runners Up'': [[1981 League of Ireland Cup final|1980–81]], [[2015 League of Ireland Cup|2015]]: '''2''' *'''[[League of Ireland First Division]]''' **''Winners'': [[1992–93 League of Ireland First Division|1992–93]], [[2023 League of Ireland First Division|2023]]: '''2''' **''Runners Up'': [[1998–99 League of Ireland First Division|1998–99]]:, [[2021 League of Ireland First Division|2021]] '''2''' *'''[[League of Ireland First Division Shield]]:''' **''Winners'': 1992–93, 1996–97: '''2''' *'''[[Connacht Senior League (association football)|Connacht Senior League]]''' **''Winners'': 1984–85, 1985–86, 1987–88: '''3''' **''Runners Up'': 1986–87, 1993–94: '''2''' *'''[[Connacht Senior Cup (association football)|Connacht Senior Cup]]''' **''Winners'': 1984–85, 1995–96, 2007–08: '''3''' *'''[[Connacht Senior League Challenge Cup]]''' **''Winners'': 1998–99: '''1''' **''Runners Up'': 1986–87, 1993–94: '''2''' *'''[[Connacht Junior Cup (association football)|Connacht Junior Cup]]''' **''Winners'': 1957–58: '''1''' **''Runners Up'': 1946–47: '''1''' {{small|'''Source''':<ref name="galwayunitedfc"/><ref name="mayofootballleague">{{cite web|url=http://inform.fai.ie/League/Clubs/portals/MAFL/Media/File/Mayo%20Roll%20Of%20Honour%20League.pdf|title=Mayo Football League Roll Of Honour|publisher=inform.fai.ie|access-date=31 March 2016|archive-date=25 February 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160225104405/http://inform.fai.ie/League/Clubs/portals/MAFL/Media/File/Mayo%20Roll%20Of%20Honour%20League.pdf|url-status=dead}}</ref><ref name="castlebarceltic2">{{cite web|url=http://www.castlebarceltic.com/default.asp?nc=1813&id=39 |title=Castlebar Celtic – Club History |publisher=www.castlebarceltic.com |access-date=24 March 2015 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160405023220/http://www.castlebarceltic.com/default.asp?nc=1813&id=39 |archive-date=5 April 2016 }}</ref>}}
==References== {{Reflist}}
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