If you're inclined to include European games, you can add this for Galway United.
Not disused, just not used for soccer any more.
Finn Park hasn't been used for football for years.
Regarding Dundalk:
The old Athletic Ground was at the (old) greyhound racing track in town, behind the cathedral. Now housing I think?
The single game played at the Marist college grounds was probably just on the school's playing fields, which are presumably still there.
We also played competitive home games at Bellurgan United's ground (Longford, League Cup 96, ground still there and is use), Richmond Park (a League Cup tie v Pats 05 reversed), Dalymount and Tolka (Europe)
If you add in Europe, off the top of my head you can add these home grounds:
Dalyer- Dundalk (Zurich), Drogheda many, Sporting Fingal (Maritimo)
Tolka- UCD (Everton), Bray (Trabz), Dundalk (Varteks)
Lansdowne- Limerick (Real), Waterford (MU, Celtic), Shels (Depo)
Tallaght- Pats (Karpaty), Drogheda (Malmo)
RDS- Pats (Steaua) others at RDS?
Oriel- Bohs (Dresden)
Carraroe- Galway
Crowley Park- Galway
Flower Lodge- Bohs (Omonia), Pezoporikos!
Prenton Park- Shels (Rangers)
Brandywell- Omagh Town!
Yep. It boils down to this. Someone in Francis (ALan Duncan) approached Pats about a merger as was looking to move up in the FAI world. Pats (Dolan) agreed, thinking Pats would get Baldonnel. As the league season was about a week away Francis pulled out of the league. About 2 months later it became clear that Pats wouldn't be allowed near Baldonnell and your man wouldn't be allowed near any decision making at Pats
So it stopped. Thankfully
Your man Duncan went on to nearly ruin Rovers too
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Oh and The Boss, St James Gate used Tolka Parl for a year too. In 1995/96. Not sure if they played the whole year there but certainly started there
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What was the Shelbourne home game played in Belfield Park?
I remember the Shamrock Rovers one (Pete Mahon's first game in charge; a 2-0 loss with Hugh Davey sent off), but not the Shels one.
...Schwanholz, Herisau: a little bit of heaven...
Yeah Kilcohan Park still used as a greyhound stadium. Waterford United left there in the early 90's.
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