The History of
Dundalk Football Club is divided into three periods, and covered by the following three articles:
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History of Dundalk F.C. (1903–1965) briefly describes the introduction of
association football
Association football, more commonly known as football or soccer, is a team sport played between two teams of 11 Football player, players who almost exclusively use their feet to propel a Ball (association football), ball around a rectangular f ...
to the town of
Dundalk
Dundalk ( ; ) is the county town of County Louth, Ireland. The town is situated on the Castletown River, which flows into Dundalk Bay on the north-east coast of Ireland, and is halfway between Dublin and Belfast, close to and south of the bor ...
,
Ireland
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in the pre-
World War I
World War I or the First World War (28 July 1914 – 11 November 1918), also known as the Great War, was a World war, global conflict between two coalitions: the Allies of World War I, Allies (or Entente) and the Central Powers. Fighting to ...
period, then subsequently covers the period from the formation of the Dundalk G.N.R. Association Club in September 1903 to the takeover of the club as a public limited company in January 1966.
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History of Dundalk F.C. (1966–2002) covers the period from the takeover of the club as a public limited company in January 1966 to the end of the
2001–02 season, when Dundalk won the
FAI Cup
The Football Association of Ireland Senior Challenge Cup (FAI Cup), known as the Sports Direct FAI Cup for sponsorship reasons, is a knock-out association football competition contested annually by teams from the Republic of Ireland (as well as D ...
, but were also relegated to the
League of Ireland First Division
The League of Ireland First Division, also known as the SSE Airtricity League First Division for sponsorship reasons, is the second-highest division in both the League of Ireland and the Republic of Ireland football league system. The division w ...
.
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History of Dundalk F.C. (2002–present) covers the period from the club's relegation at the end of the
2001–02 season to the end of the most recently completed season.
These articles include short pieces about events and people that were an integral part of the club's history.
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Dundalk F.C. in European football covers the club's performances in European competition from making their debut as League Champions in the
1963–64 European Cup
The 1963–64 European Cup was the ninth season of the European Cup, UEFA's premier club football tournament. The competition was won by Inter Milan, who beat Real Madrid 3–1 in the final at Praterstadion, Vienna, on 27 May 1964. Inter's tr ...
to their most recently completed campaign.
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Association football clubs established in 1903
Dundalk F.C.
Dundalk Football Club ( ) is a professional football club that competes in the League of Ireland First Division. It was founded in 1903 as Dundalk G.N.R., the works-team of the Great Northern Railway. It is based in Dundalk, County Louth and ...