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Full name | Longford Town Football Club | ||
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Nickname(s) | Town or De Town | ||
Founded | 1924 | ||
Ground | Strokestown Road | ||
Capacity | 5,097 (4,977 seated) | ||
Chairman | Jim Hanley | ||
Manager | Wayne Groves | ||
League | League of Ireland First Division | ||
2024 | League of Ireland First Division, 9th of 10 | ||
Website | http://www.ltfc.ie | ||
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Longford Town Football Club (Irish: Cumann Peile Bhaile Longfort) is an Irish professional football club playing in the League of Ireland First Division. The club, founded in 1924[1] and elected to the league in 1984,[1] is based in Longford, County Longford. Club play their home matches at Strokestown Road, which for sponsorship reasons is also known as Bishopsgate. Club colours are red and black, and it goes by the nickname De Town.