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Rangers AFC is a south Dublin soccer
club based in Terenure. Formed 1963 the football club was an instant
success winning the 14 C division in the Dublin & District Schoolboys
League.
Rangers play their home football
matches at the soccer pitches in Bushy Park in Terenure.
A number of famous people have played
for Rangers AFC over the years including former World snooker champion
Ken Doherty. Terenure's rich rugby heritage has also crossed over
into the soccer world in the form of Irish internationals Tony Ward,
Eric Miller and Mick Quinn who all played for Rangers.
Soccer players that played for the
club and subsequently became professional footballers in England
include John Cody (Chelsea FC), Pat Byrne (Leicester City), Don
Givens (QPR), Gerry Ryan (Brighton & Hove Albion), and Kevin
Moran (Manchester United).
The latter three also played for the Republic of Ireland senior
soccer team.
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