defeat. Limerick moved their 1965 Cup Winners' Cup home leg to Dalymount Park – one of only two 'home' games played outside of Limerick. Pat Nolan is the only player ever to have scored for Limerick in Limerick in a European game. The most famous European game was the 'home' match against Real Madrid in the European Cup in 1980. Because of concerns over crowd control at both The Markets Field and Thomond Park, the match was played at Lansdowne Road in Dublin. Although a crowd of up to 30,000 was expected, Dublin football fans stayed away en masse and only 6,500 people saw a Limerick team, under Eoin Hand, almost beat the aristocrats of European football. A number of controversial refereeing decisions, including a disallowed Johnny Matthews goal and a dubious penalty award, went against Limerick and they were beaten by 2–1. Des Kennedy scored twice in the tie, one at home and one in the 5–1 away defeat, in front of a crowd of 60,000 in Madrid. Overview Matches Honours League of Ireland: 2 1959–60, 1979–80 FAI Cup: 2 1970–71, 1981–82 League of Ireland Cup: 3 1975–76, 1992–93, 2001–02 League of Ireland First Division: 3 1991–92, 2012, 2016 League of Ireland Shield: 2 1953–54, 1983–84 Dublin City Cup: 2 1958–59, 1969–70 Munster Senior League: 1 1985–86 Munster Senior Cup: 13 1937–38, 1948–49, 1953–54, 1958–59, 1962–63, 1976–77,1983–84, 1984–85, 1988–89, 1994–95, 2005–06, 2011–12, 2014–15 Notable former players This list includes former Limerick FC players who had distinguished careers at both Limerick and other League of Ireland or British clubs, or who gained international honours with their country. Sam Allardyce Kenny Clements Johnny Matthews Gary Hulmes Billy Hamilton Tom Aherne Terry Conroy Peter Coyle Tim Cuneen Sean Cusack Eamon Deacy David Minihan Ken DeMange Al Finucane Johnny Gavin Tommy Gaynor Alfie Hale Eoin Hand Willie Hayes Rory Keane Des Kennedy Andy McEvoy Chiedozie Ogbene Turlough O'Connor Davy Walsh Johnny Walsh Tony Ward Brian Flynn Ally Dawson Ewan Fenton Willie Stevenson Timothy Faulth Soccer Writers' Association of Ireland Awards Personality of the Year The Personality of the Year was first presented in 1961 and is the flagship award of the Soccer Writers' Association of Ireland (SWAI). Eoin Hand 1980 Al Finucane 1967 Player of the Month The SWAI Player of the Month Award has been in existence since 1971. Ian Turner – October 2015 Vinny Faherty – August 2015 Rory Gaffney –