Mountrath · Founded 2000
Youth football at CJ Sheeran Park
St Aengus FC is the Mountrath, County Laois club record, centred on Derrycanton and CJ Sheeran Park with Midland schoolboys football and adult competition links.
Club identity
St Aengus FC
St Aengus FC is the Mountrath, County Laois soccer club listed by SFAI and local community sources. The public Mountrath profile names the club as St Aengus Juvenile Football Club and places it at Derrycanton, Mountrath.
The crest shown on the club’s DS Sports teamwear range carries a black shield, mountain and blue wave panel, a red-and-white Laois-style panel, black-and-red stripes, a football and a red St. Aengus F.C. ribbon.
The club story is rooted in youth football. The Mountrath community profile states that it started in 2000, moved to its Derrycanton facility in 2012 and had more than 180 children between ages six and 18.
Home ground
Derrycanton and CJ Sheeran Park
The club’s local profile gives Derrycanton, Mountrath as the location. St Joseph’s FC Athlone fixture records and Laois funding reports identify CJ Sheeran Park, Derrycanton as a St Aengus venue.
CJ Sheeran Park is therefore the mapped location for this profile. Visiting teams should still use the current league fixture for the exact pitch, kickoff and surface because youth, cup and adult fixtures can carry different organiser details.
Youth pathway
Midland schoolboys football
The Mountrath community profile says St Aengus fields up to ten teams in the Midland Schoolboys League each season, depending on numbers at each age grade.
The same profile describes the club as one of the rapidly expanding soccer clubs in the Midlands after its move to Derrycanton, with player development links to emerging talent and regional development squads.
Recent fixture records support the active youth pathway. Rathangan FC records show St Aengus hosting U13 SFAI Trophy football at CJ Sheeran Park, and St Joseph’s FC Athlone results list a St Aengus U15 home fixture at CJ Sheeran Park, Derrycanton.
| Area | Published detail |
|---|---|
| Founded | Community profile gives 2000 as the club start. |
| Location | Derrycanton, Mountrath, County Laois. |
| Youth players | More than 180 children between ages six and 18 listed in the Mountrath profile. |
| Teams | Up to ten Midland Schoolboys League teams depending on age-grade numbers. |
| Venue | CJ Sheeran Park, Derrycanton appears in fixture and funding records. |
Facilities
Astro pitch development at CJ Sheeran Park
St Aengus has been named in several public funding reports connected with CJ Sheeran Park. Laois Today reported CLÁR funding in 2022 for phase one of a full-size astroturf pitch at the club grounds in Derrycanton.
In 2024, Laois Today reported a further outdoor facility support for St Aengus FC, describing phase two as astro pitch installation at CJ Sheeran Park, including artificial turf and surrounding fencing.
County funding coverage in 2026 also listed St Aengus FC among Laois community groups receiving Local Enhancement Programme support. Taken together, those records show a club investing in its playing environment as well as its team pathway.
Adult and cup links
Beyond juvenile football
Although the strongest current profile is juvenile football, St Aengus also appears in adult competition records. Final Whistle lists St. Aengus FC in Leinster FA Men’s Junior Shield fixtures against All Blacks AFC and Forth Celtic AFC in 2024.
Historic Combined Counties Football League notices also place St Aengus in adult divisional football around Mountrath, with fixtures at Kilbricken and Mountrath. These records help explain why the club sits in a national directory rather than only as an age-group team.
The page should still be read primarily as a Mountrath youth club profile, because the published community source gives the clearest current account of the club’s membership, teams and Derrycanton base.
Recent fixture trail
MSL and SFAI references
Recent youth references place St Aengus in the Midland football calendar. A Rathangan FC result listed St Aengus 1 Rathangan FC 0 at CJ Sheeran Park in an U13 SFAI National Trophy fixture.
A St Joseph’s FC Athlone result listed St Aengus FC against St Joseph’s Reds at CJ Sheeran Park, Derrycanton in an MSL U15 Green League match. The Westmeath Examiner also reported a Mullingar Athletic U11 girls fixture away to St. Aengus FC Mountrath in 2025.
Those records show St Aengus as a live youth opponent across the Midlands schoolboys and schoolgirls circuit.
Visitors
Before travelling to St Aengus FC
Confirm the competition, pitch, surface and kickoff time through the latest fixture notice before travelling to Mountrath. Some records use CJ Sheeran Park, some older adult references use Kilbricken or Mountrath wording, and cup ties may carry neutral venue details.
Players should bring boots suited to the listed surface, shin guards, water and clothing for open rural conditions. Parents should confirm the correct age group, meeting point and registration status with the club or competition organiser.
Sources
Official and league sources
Mountrath community profile for St Aengus Football Club
DS Sports St Aengus FC club shop
SFAI club map
Final Whistle St. Aengus FC team record
Rathangan FC results showing CJ Sheeran Park fixture
St Joseph’s FC Athlone results showing CJ Sheeran Park, Derrycanton
Westmeath Examiner MSL U11 match report
Laois Today CLÁR funding report
Laois Today outdoor facility support report
Current registrations, contacts, fixtures and pitch assignments should be confirmed with St Aengus FC, the Midland Schoolboys League, SFAI or the relevant competition before travelling.