Cork Athletic Football Club was an Irish football club based in Cork.
| Full name | Cork Athletic Football Club | |
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| Founded | 1948 | |
| Dissolved | 1957 | |
| Ground | The Mardyke Cork | |
| League | League of Ireland | |
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History
editThe club played in the League of Ireland between 1948 and 1957. It were the successor club of Cork United; when United quit the league in October 1948, Cork Athletic was immediately formed to take its place.[1]
Athletic won the league in 1950 and only lost the cup final against Transport after two replays. The following year it won a league and FAI Cup double after beating Shelbourne in a replay to win the cup. In 1953 Athletic won the first all-Cork FAI Cup final, beating Evergreen United 2–1. Athletic also began the Cork tradition of fielding veteran English League players by recruiting Sunderland legend Raich Carter.
The club eventually folded in 1957, due to financial problems.[2] It were replaced in the League by Cork Hibernians.[3][4]
Colours
editThe club wore green shirts,[5] inherited from the predecessor club,[6] with white shorts and green socks.[7]
Honours
edit- League of Ireland: 2
- FAI Cup: 2
- 1950–51, 1952–53
- Munster Senior Cup: 3
- 1950–51, 1952–53, 1954–55
Season placings
edit| Season | Position |
|---|---|
| 1956–57 | 8th |
| 1955–56 | 9th |
| 1954–55 | 5th |
| 1953–54 | 4th |
| 1952–53 | 8th |
| 1951–52 | 10th |
| 1950–51 | 1st |
| 1949–50 | 1st |
| 1948–49 | 9th |
Notable former players
editIreland (FAI) internationals
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Ireland (IFA) internationals
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Other sports
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Noel Cantwell – played cricket for Ireland- Ned Courtney – played Gaelic football for Cork
Notable former managers
editSee also
editReferences
edit- ^ Niall Macsweeney (n.d.), A Record of League of Ireland Football 1921/2-1984/5. Basildon:Association of Football Statisticians.
- ^ Niall Macsweeney (n.d.), A Record of League of Ireland Football 1921/2-1984/5. Basildon:Association of Football Statisticians.
- ^ Bionic Bohs[permanent dead link]
- ^ www.rte.ie Archived 2010-10-17 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ "Kilfeather scored last-minute goal". Sligo Champion: 2. 19 November 1949.
- ^ "Cork at Milltown". Evening Herald (Dublin): 10. 10 December 1948.
- ^ Horgan, Andrew. "The lost clubs: Cork Athletic". League of Ireland. Retrieved 25 June 2024.