F.C. Carlow
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{{Infobox football club
| clubname = F.C. Carlow
| image = Fc carlow.jpg
| image_size = 200px
| fullname = Football Club Carlow The best
| founded = 2008
| dissolved = 2011
| nickname = The Barrowsiders{{cite web|url=http://www.wnl.ie/squads/100026/|title=2011 FC Carlow squad @ extratime.ie|publisher=www.wnl.ie|accessdate=29 August 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160915101337/http://www.wnl.ie/squads/100026/|archive-date=15 September 2016|url-status=dead}}
| league = A Championship
League of Ireland U20/U19 Division
| season =
| chairman =
| manager =
| ground = Hawkins Lane
The Valley
The Meadows
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F.C. Carlow ({{langx|ga|Cumann Peile Ceatharlach }}) was an Irish association football club based in County Carlow. Between 2009 and 2011 the club played in the A Championship. They also fielded teams in the League of Ireland U20/U19 Division. They were the first and to date so far, the only association football club from County Carlow to play in a senior national level league. During this time, the club also competed in the FAI Cup, the League of Ireland Cup and the Leinster Senior Cup.
History
=South East Development Academy=
F.C. Carlow developed from the South East Development Academy, a youth football academy that recruited players from counties Carlow, Wicklow and Wexford. During the mid-2000s the academy entered teams in the Foyle Cup and the Galway Cup, playing against youth teams representing Celtic F.C., Bohemians, Calgary Foothills F.C. and the Republic of Ireland U15s.{{cite web|url=http://www.advertiser.ie/carlowfirst/article/1878/fc-carlow-to-face-cobh-in-historic-clash|title=FC Carlow to face Cobh in historic clash|publisher=www.advertiser.ie|accessdate=29 August 2016|date=25 September 2008}}{{cite web|url=http://foot.ie/archive/index.php/t-62946.html|title=South East FC aiming for Eircom league spot|publisher=foot.ie|accessdate=29 August 2016|date=11 June 2007}}{{cite web|url=http://www.galwaycup.com/newsLetter_content.htm|title=Umbro Galway Cup Newsletter - The Drom Lowdown|publisher=www.galwaycup.com|accessdate=29 August 2016|date=2008}}{{cite web|url=http://www.wexfordpeople.ie/sport/other-sports/local-youngsters-excel-in-galway-umbro-cup-27664190.html|title=Local youngsters excel in Galway Umbro Cup|publisher=www.wexfordpeople.ie|accessdate=29 August 2016|date=18 August 2005}} In 2007 the academy announced their plans to enter a team in the League of Ireland U20 Division, using the name South East F.C., however they subsequently entered the division under the name F.C. Carlow. On 28 September 2008 the club made their debut in the U20 Division with a home game against Cobh Ramblers.{{cite web|url=http://foot.ie/archive/index.php/t-62946.html|title=South East FC aiming for Eircom league spot|publisher=foot.ie|accessdate=29 August 2016|date=11 June 2007}}{{cite web|url=http://www.shamrockrovers.ie/news/latest-news/3-pressrelease/269-under-20-league-starts-this-weekend-|title=Under 20 league starts this weekend |publisher=www.shamrockrovers.ie|accessdate=29 August 2016|date=12 September 2008}}{{cite web|url=http://www.advertiser.ie/carlowfirst/article/1878/fc-carlow-to-face-cobh-in-historic-clash|title=FC Carlow to face Cobh in historic clash|publisher=www.advertiser.ie|accessdate=29 August 2016|date=25 September 2008}}{{cite web|url=http://www.stpatsfc.com/news.php?id=2579|title=Under-20 League Set For Weekend Kick-off|publisher=www.stpatsfc.com|accessdate=19 September 2016|date=12 September 2008 }}
=A Championship=
Between 2009 and 2011, F.C. Carlow played in the A Championship. On April 5, 2009, F.C. Carlow made their debut in the A Championship with a 1–1 home draw against Cork City A.{{cite web|url=http://www.sseairtricityleague.ie/clubs/9-clubs/fc-carlow/644-fc-carlow-ready-for-biggest-test|title=FC Carlow ready for biggest test|publisher=www.sseairtricityleague.ie|accessdate=29 August 2016|date= }}{{cite web|url=http://www.rsssf.com/tablesi/ier3-09.html|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090406073200/http://www.rsssf.com/tablesi/ier3-09.html|url-status=dead|archive-date=6 April 2009|title=Ireland Third Level 2009|publisher=www.rsssf.com|accessdate=29 August 2016|date= }}{{cite web|url=http://www.rte.ie/sport/soccer/2009/0323/soccer.html |title=April kick-off for Newstalk A Championship |publisher=www.rte.ie |accessdate=20 December 2011 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20100408121257/http://www.rte.ie/sport/soccer/2009/0323/soccer.html |archivedate=8 April 2010 }} During this time, the club also competed in the FAI Cup, the League of Ireland Cup and the Leinster Senior Cup.{{cite web|url=https://www.rsssf.org/tablesi/ier09.html|title=Ireland 2009|accessdate=27 July 2016|website=RSSSF|date= }}{{cite web|url=https://www.rsssf.org/tablesi/ier2010.html|title=Ireland 2010|accessdate=1 August 2016|website=RSSSF|date= }}{{cite web|url=https://www.rsssf.org/tablesi/ier2011.html|title=Ireland 2011|accessdate=3 August 2016|website=RSSSF|date= }} In 2010 they were semi-finalists in the A Championship Cup, losing out after extra time and penalties to the eventual winners Sporting Fingal A. Following the demise of the A Championship, F.C. Carlow subsequently played one season in the new League of Ireland U19 Division.{{cite web|url=http://traleedynamos.com/wordpress/league-of-ireland-under-19-table/|title=League of Ireland Under 19 table|publisher=traleedynamos.com/wordpress|accessdate=1 September 2016|date=6 March 2012|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160917073444/http://traleedynamos.com/wordpress/league-of-ireland-under-19-table/|archive-date=17 September 2016|url-status=usurped}}
Grounds
F.C. Carlow played their home games at various grounds throughout County Carlow. These included grounds that were regularly used by clubs that played in the Carlow & District Football League. During the 2008–09 season when they played in the League of Ireland U20 Division, F.C. Carlow played at Hawkins Lane in Tullow. This was the home of Parkville United.{{cite web|url=http://www.advertiser.ie/carlowfirst/article/1878/fc-carlow-to-face-cobh-in-historic-clash|title=FC Carlow to face Cobh in historic clash|publisher=www.advertiser.ie|accessdate=29 August 2016|date=25 September 2008}}{{cite web|url=http://www.carlowsoccer.ie/index.php/clubs/50-parkville-united-afc|title=Parkville United A.F.C.|publisher=www.carlowsoccer.ie|accessdate=29 August 2016|date=|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160917145059/http://www.carlowsoccer.ie/index.php/clubs/50-parkville-united-afc|archive-date=17 September 2016|url-status=dead}} While playing in the A Championship they played at The Valley on Fenagh Road in Ballon at the home of Burrin Celtic.{{cite web|url=http://media.wix.com/ugd/27bef7_34e06e68edeb4bfcb209fb418e3a2a8d.pdf|title=The Pier Park, Eamonn Byrne’s and the Journey to the Valley|publisher=Burrin Celtic F.C.|accessdate=29 August 2016|date= }}{{cite web|url=http://foot.ie/archive/index.php/t-160393.html|title=FC Carlow - Club Details|publisher=foot.ie|accessdate=29 August 2016|date=19 December 2011 }} During the 2011 season they also played games at The Meadows in Graiguecullen, the home of St Patricks Boys.{{cite web|url=http://www.wnl.ie/squads/100026/|title=2011 FC Carlow squad @ extratime.ie|publisher=www.wnl.ie|accessdate=29 August 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160915101337/http://www.wnl.ie/squads/100026/|archive-date=15 September 2016|url-status=dead}}{{cite web|url=http://www.carlowsoccer.ie/index.php/clubs/55-st-patricks-boys-afc|title=St Patricks Boys A.F.C.|publisher=www.carlowsoccer.ie|accessdate=29 August 2016|date=|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160917145445/http://www.carlowsoccer.ie/index.php/clubs/55-st-patricks-boys-afc|archive-date=17 September 2016|url-status=dead}}
{{small|Source:{{cite web|url=http://www.wnl.ie/squads/100026/|title=2011 FC Carlow squad @ extratime.ie|publisher=www.wnl.ie|accessdate=29 August 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160915101337/http://www.wnl.ie/squads/100026/|archive-date=15 September 2016|url-status=dead}}{{cite web|url=http://www.shamrockrovers.ie/teams/a-championship-section/2112-a-result-fc-carlow-3-5-rovers|title=Hoops Win In Carlow|publisher=www.shamrockrovers.ie|accessdate=29 August 2016|date=15 August 2011}}}}
References
{{Reflist|2}}
External links
- [https://www.facebook.com/fc.carlow.3 F.C. Carlow on Facebook]
{{A Championship}}
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Category:2008 establishments in Ireland
Category:2011 disestablishments in Ireland
Category:Association football clubs in County Carlow
Category:Association football clubs established in 2008
Category:Association football clubs disestablished in 2011
Category:Association football academies in the Republic of Ireland
Category:Defunct association football clubs in the Republic of Ireland