Frankfort Football Club is an Irish association football club based in Raheny, Dublin. In the 1921–22 League of Ireland, they were founding members of the League of Ireland. Today they still remain an active junior club fielding teams in various local Dublin leagues such as the Athletic Union League,[1] the United Churches Football League,[2] the Amateur Football League,[3] and the North Dublin Schoolboys/Girls League.[4] The club has been managed by the O'Connor family since it was formed in 1900. Current chairman, David O'Connor, took control of the club in 1999.
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| Full name | Frankfort Football Club | ||
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| Founded | 1900 | ||
| Ground | Saint Anne's Park Raheny Dublin 5 | ||
| Chairman | David O'Connor | ||
| League | League of Ireland Leinster Senior League Athletic Union League United Churches Football League North Dublin Schoolboys/Girls League Amateur Football League | ||
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History
editEarly years
editFrankfort F.C. was formed in 1900 in the Frankfort Place/Frankfort Cottages district of Dublin, off Amiens Street and near Connolly Station. The district in turn was named after Baron Frankfort.[5] In 1915–16 Frankfort were IFA Intermediate Cup runners up, losing in the final to the reserve team of Glentoran.
League of Ireland
editIn 1921–22, together with Shelbourne, Bohemians, St James's Gate, Jacobs, Olympia, YMCA and Dublin United, Frankfort became founder members of the League of Ireland. Like Frankfort, the other seven founding members had spent the 1920–21 season playing in the Leinster Senior League. During the inaugural League of Ireland season Frankfort played their home games at Richmond Road in Drumcondra. During the season Dublin United defeated Frankfort 6–0 and thus achieved the league's biggest home win. Frankfort also drew 4–4 with YMCA in the highest scoring game of the season. They eventually finished the season in sixth place. In the 1921–22 FAI Cup Frankfort lost 8–1 to Dublin United in the first round.[6] Along with YMCA, Frankfort subsequently withdrew from the league after just one season.[7] Together with YMCA, Rathmines Athletic and Reds United, Frankfort are one of only four clubs to have played just one season in the top level of the League of Ireland.[8]
League of Ireland Stats
edit| Stat | Opponent | Score | Competition | Date |
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| Record Win | Dublin United | 5–0 | League of Ireland | 24 September 1921 |
| Record Defeat | Dublin United | 1–8 | FAI Cup | 14 January 1922 |
| League Victory | Dublin United | 5–0 | League of Ireland | 24 September 1921 |
| Record Defeat | Dublin United | 0–6 | League of Ireland | 12 November 1921 |
Notable former players
editIreland internationals
editTwo former Frankfort F.C. players represented Ireland and/or the Republic of Ireland at full international level.
References
edit- ^ "Athletic Union League". Archived from the original on 22 December 2015. Retrieved 19 October 2015.
- ^ United Churches Football League
- ^ Amateur Football League
- ^ North Dublin Schoolboys/Girls League
- ^ frankfortfc.wordpress.com
- ^ FAI Cup, Rsssf "Ireland - FA of Ireland Cup 1921/22-1993/94". Archived from the original on 25 May 2015. Retrieved 19 October 2015.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link) - ^ League of Ireland, Rsssf "(Republic of) Ireland League Tables". Archived from the original on 21 February 2008. Retrieved 19 October 2015.
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- ^ McSweeney, Niall. A Record of League of Ireland Football 1921–22 to 1984–85. Association of Football Statisticians.
- ^ Graham, Alex (2005). Football in the Republic of Ireland a Statistical Record 1921–2005. Soccer Books Limited. ISBN 1-86223-135-4.