Dublin United Football Club was an Irish association football club based in

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. They played in the Leinster Senior League and the

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during the 1920s. In 1921–22 they played their home games at Beech Hill, while in 1922–23 they played their home games at

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. In both seasons they shared their ground with Shelbourne United.

History

In 1920–21 Dublin United were playing in the Leinster Senior League. They also won the Leinster Senior Cup, defeating St James's Gate 1–0 in the final. In 1921–22, together with Shelbourne,

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, St James's Gate,

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, Olympia,

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and Frankfort, Dublin United became founder members of the

. Like Dublin United, the other seven founding members had spent the 1920–21 season playing in the Leinster Senior League. During the inaugural League of Ireland season, Dublin United defeated Frankfort 6–0 and thus achieved the league's biggest home win. They eventually finished the season in seventh place. In the 1921–22 FAI Cup Dublin United defeated Frankfort 8–1 in the first round. In the second round they lost 5–1 to the eventual winners

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. In their second and last season in the League of Ireland, 1921–22, they finished in tenth place. In their final league game Dublin United were due to play Rathmines Athletic. However Rathmines resigned from the league without playing the match. The match was later awarded as a win for Dublin United. In the

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Dublin United took three games to beat Sligo Celtic in the round of sixteen. In the quarter-finals they lost 3–2 to Fordsons. Together with Olympia, Dublin United were not re-elected for the

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season.

Honours

* Leinster Senior Cup: 1 **1920–21

References

{{League of Ireland clubs Association football clubs in Dublin (city) Defunct League of Ireland clubs Former Leinster Senior League clubs Association football clubs established in 1920 Association football clubs disestablished in 1923 1920 establishments in Ireland 1923 disestablishments in Ireland