Midleton Football Club is an Irish association football (soccer) club based in Midleton, County Cork. Their senior men's team currently plays in the Senior Premier Division of the Munster Senior League.[2]
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| Full name | Midleton Football Club | ||
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| Nickname(s) | The Magpies | ||
| Founded | 1973 | ||
| Ground | Knockgriffin Park | ||
| Chairman | Mick Kirby[1] | ||
| Manager | John Ryan | ||
| League | Munster Senior League Senior Premier Division | ||
| 2018–19 | 4th | ||
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History
editThe club was founded on 10 June 1973 at Fr Murphy's Youth Club. The Chairman Pa Coakley and Secretary Michael Kirby were elected at the meeting. Started playing at Rosary Place and wearing yellow and blue. Midleton F.C. joined the Cork Athletic Union League in September of that year. They finished second in 1978–79.[citation needed]
Midleton were named as FAI/Aviva Club of the Year in 2011–12 and were promoted to the Premier Division of the Munster Senior League and won it the following year.[3] They have qualified for the FAI Cup on several occasions, reaching the Third Round in 2011.[4]
Ground
editThe club grounds are Knockgriffin Park, located in the northwest of Midleton. The land was bought with money raised from selling Billy Woods to Coventry City in 1991.[5]
Honours
edit- Munster Senior League
- Winners (4): 1990–91, 1991–92, 2017–18, 2023-24
- Beamish Senior Cup
- Winners (1): 2015–16
- FAI/Aviva Club of the Year[6]
- Winners (1): 2011–12
- Pop Kelleher Cup
- Winners (1): 2009–10[7]
Notable players
editReferences
edit- ^ Murphy, Darragh (18 July 2019). "Gardai charge man in connection with Midleton FC clubhouse break-in". Cork Beo.
- ^ "Midleton Club Supports Football for All | East Cork Journal".
- ^ "Midleton FC claim FAI/Aviva Club of the Year | Football Association of Ireland". www.fai.ie.
- ^ "Club History". www.midletonfc.com.
- ^ a b "John Caulfield Cork City FC manager official open's Midleton FC Upgraded All Weather Training Facility". www.midletonfc.com.
- ^ "Honours". www.midletonfc.com.
- ^ "Content Page – Page 363932 – Munster Senior League".