Cork Athletic F.C.
{{Short description|Irish football club based in Cork}}
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fullname = Cork Athletic Football Club |
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founded = 1948|
dissolved = 1957|
ground = The Mardyke
Cork |
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league = League of Ireland
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Cork Athletic Football Club was an Irish football club based in Cork.
History
The 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.Niall Macsweeney (n.d.), A Record of League of Ireland Football 1921/2-1984/5. Basildon:Association of Football Statisticians.
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.Niall Macsweeney (n.d.), A Record of League of Ireland Football 1921/2-1984/5. Basildon:Association of Football Statisticians. It were replaced in the League by Cork Hibernians.[http://bionicbohs.com/2007/08/28/cork-football-from-fordsons-to-cork-albert/ Bionic Bohs]{{dead link|date=June 2017 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}[http://www.rte.ie/sport/soccer/features/fai_cup_final.html www.rte.ie] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20101017030139/http://www.rte.ie/sport/soccer/features/fai_cup_final.html |date=2010-10-17 }}
Colours
The club wore green shirts,{{cite journal |title=Kilfeather scored last-minute goal |journal=Sligo Champion |date=19 November 1949 |page=2}} inherited from the predecessor club,{{cite journal |title=Cork at Milltown |journal=Evening Herald (Dublin) |date=10 December 1948 |page=10}} with white shorts and green socks.{{cite web |last1=Horgan |first1=Andrew |title=The lost clubs: Cork Athletic |url=https://www.leagueofireland.ie/news/lost-clubs-cork-athletic/ |website=League of Ireland |access-date=25 June 2024}}
Honours
- League of Ireland: 2
- 1949–50, 1950–51
- FAI Cup: 2
- 1950–51, 1952–53
- Munster Senior Cup: 3
- 1950–51, 1952–53, 1954–55
Season placings
Notable former players
=[[Republic of Ireland national football team|Ireland (FAI)]] internationals=
- {{flagicon|Ireland}} Florrie Burke
- {{flagicon|Ireland}} Noel Cantwell
- {{flagicon|Ireland}} Ned Courtney
- {{flagicon|Ireland|1783}} {{flagicon|Ireland}} Owen Madden
- {{flagicon|Ireland}} Jack O'Reilly
=[[Ireland national football team (1882-1950)|Ireland (IFA)]] internationals=
- {{flagicon|Ireland|1783}} {{flagicon|Ireland}} Owen Madden
=[[England national football team|England]] internationals=
- {{flagicon|England}} Raich Carter
=[[Scotland national football team|Scotland]] internationals=
- {{flagicon|Scotland}} Jimmy Delaney
=Other sports=
- {{flagicon|Ireland}} Noel Cantwell – played cricket for Ireland
- {{flagicon|Ireland}} Ned Courtney – played Gaelic football for Cork
Notable former managers
- {{flagicon|Ireland|1783}} {{flagicon|Ireland}} Owen Madden
- {{flagicon|England}} Raich Carter
- {{flagicon|Scotland}} Jimmy Delaney
See also
References
{{Reflist}}
{{League of Ireland clubs}}
{{Sport in Cork City}}
Category:Association football clubs established in 1948
Category:Association football clubs disestablished in 1957
Category:Association football clubs in County Cork
Category:Defunct League of Ireland clubs
Category:1948 establishments in Ireland