MERRION RANGERS
Merrion Rangers
Team started by the Darcy and McSweeny familes in Merrion 1945 won Leinster Junior Shied in 1946/47
Merrion Rangers founded by the Darcy and McSweney families played their home games in Newtownpark and attracted many fine players like Pat Lynch who became a Junior International and signed for Shamrock Rovers ,Jack McGill moved to Bray Wanderers Jim Baker signed for Dundalk
Won Leinster Junior Shield in 1947 before a dispute between the Darcys and McSweneys lead to abreak up of the team and the formation of Merrion Rovers
Back O Darcy, J McGill, Byrne,B Darcy, Parkinson, P Lynch , J Baird, C Darcy, ,W McSweeney
Fr P Darcy, D Kelly, B McSweeney,C Haydon, Murphy
Fr G Auston, A Lowe, J Baird, P Darcy,J McGill
Merrion Rangers 1947 Leinster Junior Shield winners Included are
Parkinson, J Baird, Rafferty, B McSweeney, C Darcy, P Darcy, P Lynch,Haydon, J McGill, Tynan, McGarry ,Maguire
Merrion Rangers 1949 Included are J Baker, J Murphy, J Lowe ,S Kelly J Norman, M O Connor, R Murphy, J Mahon, B Darcy, C Darcy, W Byrne, T Roche
