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The Bonagee United team celebrate winning the Downtown Cup in 1995
Bonagee United will mark the club’s golden jubilee at a special function this weekend.
Club members from the past and the present will gather to celebrate on Saturday night at The Clanree Hotel.
The club has extended an open invitation particularly to all former and current players, managers, committee, supporters and members.
Anyone wishing to attend is asked to get in touch with secretary@bufc.ie
The club initially joined the Donegal League as Arcade Athletic before being called Bonagee Celtic in 1973. In 1975, the club bore the name of Bonagee United - which has remained its identity ever since.
In the 1970s, the club showed its foresight when purchasing a site of land behind the Dry Arch.
The current Dry Arch Park contained a full-size playing pitch, two astro turf pitches, a spectator stand, dressing rooms and community hall.
Bonagee United now also has facilities at Goose Green and Old Foundry Park to cater for its ever-growing membership.
This weekend also marks 30 years since Bonagee United’s first piece of silverware in the Donegal League - the Downtown Cup of 1995.
Then, Bonagee defeated Pharmacy 7-0 in a final played at The Diamond Park.
Chris Wade netted three of the goals with the others scored by Paul Jordan, Man of the Match Anthony Anderson and a Robert Moore penalty.
The path there saw Bonagee overcome Ramelton Mariners 7-0 in a quarterfinal, where Brendan Dempsey bagged a hat-trick, Paul Jordan scored twice and Gerard Dunleavy and Johnny Moore also got on the scoresheet.
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Paul Jordan scored the only goal of the game in a 1-0 semi-final win over Downtown United.
Players from the Downtown Cup-winning squad will play a ‘Rest of the World’ select at Dry Arch Park at 5.30pm before retiring to the Clanree for an evening of nostalgia.
The function is set to feature many names from the past and present as one of Donegal’s most progressing club’s marks a major milestone.
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