in 1985 and playing in the 1987 Rugby World Cup in New Zealand. In 1983, the Leeds United legend and record goalscorer Peter Lorimer played three games before returning to England for a final spell with Leeds. Dave Norman played senior international football for Canada while at UCD and went on to play in the 1986 World Cup. Former Sky Sports and current Setanta Sports pundit Paul Dempsey played for one season in 1982/83 before taking up a job with the BBC Gavin Whelan (nephew of Ronnie Whelan) and Pat Jennings (son of Northern Irish international Pat Jennings) played for UCD in the mid-2000s. In August 2016, Dylan Watts signed for English Premiership champions Leicester City from UCD. A popular rumour has it that Brazilian star Sócrates ever played for the club; however, there is no evidence for this. Fan culture UCD has a small fanbase, which included until his untimely death the Father Ted actor Dermot Morgan, an occasional visitor to Belfield. When asked why he attended UCD matches, Dermot reportedly replied "Because I hate crowds". From 2001 to 2010, the unofficial club fanzine Student Till I Graduate published a record 91 issues. The book One Night in Dudelange – Adventures in the UEFA Europa League chronicles the club's 2015 Europa League campaign and was listed for Sports Book of the Year in 2019. The UCD Superleague is an inter-varsity league consisting of teams predominantly made up of UCD students and alumni. The league has produced a handful of UCD and other League of Ireland players. European record Correct as of 18 October 2017 Overview Matches Senior Youth Notes 1R: First round 1Q: First qualifying round Players Current squad Notable former players Current players excluded. Some players spanned several decades, they are placed in the decade they made their debut for UCD. 1920s Todd Andrews Ernie Crawford 1930s Morgan Crowe 1950s David Andrews Willie Browne Brian Lenihan 1960s Ollie Byrne 1970s Kevin Moran Hugo MacNeill 1980s David Norman Joe Hanrahan Dermot Keely Ken O'Doherty Alan O'Neill Peter Lorimer 1990s Clive Delaney Ciarán Martyn Tony McDonnell Barry Ryan Jason Sherlock 2000s Ian Bermingham Andy Boyle Conan Byrne Alan Cawley Paul Corry Gary Dicker Ronan Finn Ciarán Kilduff Shane McFaul David McMillan Evan McMillan Conor Sammon Enda Stevens Derek Swan 2010s Robbie Benson Ayman Ben Mohamed Dylan Watts Simon Power Jason Byrne Kaleem Simon Gary O'Neill Greg Sloggett Dáire O'Connor Liam