Barry Molloy celebrates lifting the FAI Cup with Derry City in 2006.
Former Candystripes favourite James McClean is to return to the Brandywell to play in Derry City midfielder Barry Mollloy’s testimonial match.
Republic of Ireland international McClean, now with Skybet Championship side Wigan Athletic, is to put together a James McClean XI to take on a Barry Molloy XI in the game which will take place in Brandywell on Sunday, 22 June next.
Featuring “plenty of stars” as well as current and former Derry City players, the match is non-ticket and admission prices are £10 (adults) and £5 (under-16s).
Half the gate receipts will got to the Foyle Hospice.
A former captain of his home town club, Molloy (30) played locally for Trojans before joining Derby County in 1999 where he spent four years, winning the Young Player of the Year Award in 2002.
James McClean.
In 2003, he returned to Ireland on loan, signing for Drogheda United in late August, where he made 16 league appearances over the final months of the 2003 season.
In 2004, he signed a permanent deal at Drogheda and made a further 24 league appearances, scoring three times.
He moved on at the end of the season, signing for Stephen Kenny at Derry City at the start of the 2005 season.
Since then, he has helped the Candystripes win five League Cups and the FAI Cup in 2006 and 2012.
He went on trial at Bristol Rovers at the end of the 2009 season but he returned home to continue playing with a reconstituted Derry City in the First Division helping he Brandywell club win the title and promotion back to the Premiership.
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