page_title: Drogheda United F.C.
section_title: Emblem
hierarchical_section_title: Drogheda United F.C. / Emblem
context_page_description: Drogheda United Football Club is an Irish association football club based in Drogheda, County Louth playing in the League of Ireland First Division. They play their home matches at United Park.
  The current club is the amalgamation of two former clubs in the town: Drogheda United, a non-league club founded in 1919; and Drogheda F.C., founded in 1962. The clubs merged their operations to form the current club in 1975 and have achieved success since 2005 by winning two Setanta Sports Cups, an FAI Cup, and their first league title, the 2007 League of Ireland.
context_section_description: The crest of Drogheda United is an adaptation of the town arms of Drogheda, which feature the heraldic symbols of a star and crescent over a shield depicting St. Lawrence's Gate, three lions and a ship. The three lions passant – as Drogheda lay within the Pale and was a besieged garrison town – and the ship represents the town's port.
  The club crest focuses on the star and crescent element of the town arms of Drogheda, and are the royal seal of King John, who gave the town its charter. The crest is similar to that of Portsmouth in England, given by King Richard I of England.
  They share the same club colours as Trabzonspor, in Turkey – and in 2011 the two sides became sister clubs. These were given in favor of the Ottoman Sultan Abdulmejid I's great assistance during the Irish famine.
caption: Drogheda coat of arms.