Dundalk F.C.

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Dundalk Football Club ( dun-DAW(L)K) is a professional football club that competes in the League of Ireland Premier Division, the top tier of football in the Republic of Ireland. It was founded in 1903 as Dundalk G.N.R., the works-team of the Great Northern Railway. It is based in Dundalk, County Louth and its home ground is Oriel Park. The club crest is three martlets on a shield, which was adopted from the town's coat of arms. The team's traditional kit colours are white shirts (giving the team their nickname 'the Lilywhites') with black shorts and white or black socks. The Dundalk women's team competes in the Women's Development League (WDL), the second tier of women's football in Ireland. Dundalk were a junior club until they were invited to join the Leinster Senior League in 1922–23. After four seasons at that level, they were elected to the League of Ireland for the 1926–27 season. Six seasons later, they became the first club from outside Dublin to win the league title. They are...

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