History of Soccer in Cork
County Cork has a rich and proud,
if somewhat strange, tradition of soccer in Ireland. Through the
years the county has produced a number of great Irish international
footballers. In 1924 Fordsons became Corks' first soccer team in
the League of Ireland. Fordsons represented the Ford Motor Company
that was based in Cork at the time. Fordsons won the Cup in 1926
but in the 1930's the football club changed its' name to Cork FC.
This was the beginning of a series on name changes. The club has
since competed under the following names - Cork City, Cork United
and Cork Athletic.
In 1948 the club was replaced in
the soccer league by Cork Hibernians. In 1951 Hibs were joined in
the league by Evergreen United FC (who had previously been known
as Cork Bohemians) who maintained the Cork footballing tradition
by changing their name to Cork Celtic in 1959. Although Cork Hibernians
won the League of Ireland in 1971 and the Cup in 1974 the soccer
club went out of business in 1976 in a somewhat dramatic fashion.
Cork Hibernians FC was replaced in
the league by Albert Rovers FC in
the same year. Less than a year later the name-change bug bit and
the soccer club became known as Cork Alberts FC. In 1979 Alberts
became known as Cork United FC and in the same year the Cork Celtic
soccer club was dissolved. In 1982 the Cork United club was expelled
from the league however it wasn't long before the county was represented
in the League of Ireland again. Cork City FC was formed and elected
to the league in 1984. Consistently Cork City has some of the highest
football match attendances in the league at their ground Turners
Cross.
There have been a number of great
Cork soccer players that have represented the Republic of Ireland
Senior International team. Two of the most notable examples are
Denis Irwin and Roy
Keane.
Cork Also Produces Great Soccer
Writers
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Ger
McCarthy's brilliant new book Off-Centre Circle
will be available in book stores soon. Anyone
who has ever laced a pair of boots on the side of the road and
marched on to a muddy pitch to represent their local soccer
club will forge an instant connection with the stories and characters
in the book. We recommend Ger's new book. It will make a great
Christmas present for players and fans alike. Read more about
Off-Centre
Circle |
Directory of Cork Soccer Clubs
Football teams from all parts of
the city and county are listed alphabetically below. If your soccer
club is not listed in the directory please contact Soccer-Ireland.com
with your club details.
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