Lansdowne Football Club, also sometimes referred to as Lansdowne Rugby Football Club, is a

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team based in

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Henry Dunlop Henry Wallace Doveton Dunlop (1844 – 1930) was a sports promoter, civil servant, engineer and, a former leader of Irish Rugby, founder of Lansdowne Football Club and figure behind the construction of the former Lansdowne Road stadium. An engi ...

as the ''Irish Champion Athletic Club''. Its senior team currently plays in Division 1A of the All-Ireland League. The club's playing colours are black, red and yellow hoops, with navy shorts. Lansdowne have won the Leinster Senior Cup a record 28 times, winning it for the first in 1891. Lansdowne won the All Ireland League for the first time in March 2013 and also won the Fraser McMullen cup in the same season. Lansdowne completed the "All Ireland Double" again in May 2015 winning the All Ireland League and the Fraser McMullen again. In 2017/2018 captained by Ian Prendiville & coached by Mike Ruddock & Mark McHugh Lansdowne won the All Ireland League, The Bateman Cup, The Leinster Senior Cup and The Leinster Senior League Cup. Lansdowne is the first ever Leinster team to win all of these trophies in one season. Together with Wanderers, Lansdowne have shared the use of

Lansdowne Road Lansdowne Road Stadium ( ga, Bóthar Lansdún, ) was a stadium in Dublin owned by the Irish Rugby Football Union (IRFU) that was primarily used for rugby union and association football matches. The stadium was demolished in 2007 to make way for ...

since 1880, with each club having their own clubhouse at opposite ends of the ground. However, since 1974 the ground itself has been owned by the IRFU.

Honours

* All-Ireland League: 3 **2012-13, 2014–15, 2017–18 *

All-Ireland Cup The All-Ireland Cup, also known as the Bateman Cup, is a knock-out competition for the winners of the four provincial rugby union cups in Ireland. History The Bateman Cup ran from 1922 to 1939 as a competition for the four provincial cup-winners ...

: 7 **1921-22, 1928–29, 1929–30, 1930–31, 2017–18, 2019-20 (Joint winners), 2021-22 * Leinster Senior League 11 **1973-74, 1976–77, 1980–81, 1985–86, 1986–87, 1987–88, 1997–98, 2001–02, 2017–18, 2018–19, 2021–22 * Leinster Senior Cup 28 **1890-91, 1900–01, 1902–03, 1903–04, 1921–22, 1926–27, 1927–28, 1928–29, 1929–30, 1930–31, 1932–33, 1948–49, 1949–50, 1952–53, 1964–65, 1971–72, 1978–79, 1979–80, 1980–81, 1985–86, 1988–89, 1990–91, 1996–97, 1997–98, 2007–08, 2016–17, 2017–18, 2018-19 *

Metropolitan Cup The Ron Massey Cup (formerly known as the Bundaberg Red Cup and Jim Beam Cup) is a semi-professional development level rugby league competition in New South Wales (NSW), Australia, run jointly by the New South Wales Rugby League (NSWRL) and th ...

(16) **1927, 1948, 1959, 1965, 1968, 1981, 1982, 1983, 1989, 2000, 2003, 2007, 2009, 2010, 2017, 2019 *Fraser McMullen Cup **2012-13, 2014–15

Notable players

Current Leinster / Connacht / Munster -contracted players

Ireland sevens international players

The following Lansdowne players have played for the

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Foster Horan Foster Horan (born 3 November 1992) is an Irish rugby union player who plays as a forward for the Ireland national rugby sevens team. He debuted for the Ireland national sevens team at the 2018 London Sevens. Horan played youth rugby with the G ...

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Eric Elwood Eric Elwood is a former Irish rugby union player from Galway. He played as a fly-half. He played for Ireland internationally, and provincially for Connacht. He split his club career between hometown club Galwegians and Lansdowne in Dublin ...

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Vinnie Becker Vincent Anthony Mary Becker (born 9 October 1947) is an Irish former sprinter and rugby union international. A product of Mungret College, Becker was a Lansdowne and Leinster winger, capped twice for Ireland in their winning 1974 Five Nations Cham ...

{, , - style="vertical-align:top" , , 4 Lansdowne players represented Ireland at the Tokyo 2020 Olympics : Adam Leavy, Mark Roche, Foster Horan, Ian Fitzpatrick

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* Brian Carney *

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Vincent Becker Vincent Anthony Mary Becker (born 9 October 1947) is an Irish former sprinter and rugby union international. A product of Mungret College, Becker was a Lansdowne and Leinster winger, capped twice for Ireland in their winning 1974 Five Nations ...

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Eoin Reddan Eoin Reddan (born Limerick, Ireland, 20 November 1980) is an Irish rugby union player who plays at scrum half. He initially attended the Jesuit boarding school, Clongowes Wood, before moving school to Crescent College Comprehensive where he c ...

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Dave Kearney Dave Kearney (born 19 June 1989), is an Irish rugby union player who plays wing and fullback for Lansdowne, Leinster and Ireland. He attended Clongowes Wood College. Kearney's older brother, Rob, formerly started at fullback for Leinster and t ...

Harry Byrne Harry Byrne (born 22 April 1999) is an Irish rugby union player who is currently a member of the Leinster academy. He plays as a fly-half and represents Lansdowne in the All-Ireland League. Leinster Whilst still in Leinster's academy, Byrne ...

As well as playing international rugby union for

, at least five Lansdowne players have also represented Ireland and/or Great Britain at other sports. Noel Purcell was also an international

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player and represented both

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Summer Olympics respectively. He helped Great Britain win the gold medal in 1920

played 21 times for the

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Brian Carney played as a junior with Lansdowne before switching rugby codes. He represented both

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before returning to the union code.

British & Irish Lions

As well as representing

, several Lansdowne players have also represented the

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Vesey Boyle Squadron leader Charles Vesey Boyle Distinguished Flying Cross (United Kingdom), DFC (2 July 1915 — 3 March 2007), known as Vesey Boyle, was an Irish rugby union international, bomber pilot, prosecutor and judge. Born in Dublin, Boyle was the so ...

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Gerry Doran Gerald "Gerry" Percy Doran (15 July 1877 – 31 March 1943) also known as Blucher Doran, was an Irish international rugby union wing who played club rugby for Lansdowne Football Club, Lansdowne. Doran played international rugby for Ireland nation ...

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: 13 , , AIL top points scorers *

: 942 * Craig Ronaldson: 417 *

: 384 , , Most capped AIL players *

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: 104 , , Most AIL Tries in a Season * Peter Sullivan: 15 (2018/2019) *

: 14 (2009/2010) *

13 (2009/2010) {, , - style="vertical-align:top" , , Most club tries in an AIL match * 11 Tries Lansdowne: 76

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: 26 (2017-2018) Largest win in an AIL match * Lansdowne: 71

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: 15 (2005-2006)

Trustees

Michael Kearney, Mark Dawson, Rory Williams, Oisin O'Buachalla, Michael Ryan

Past captains

{, , - style="vertical-align:top" , , *1872-73 J. D. Ogilby *1873-74 J. D. Ogilby *1874-75 J. D. Ogilby *1875-76 D. T. Arnott *1876-77 F. W. Kidd *1877-78 J. W. Richards *1878-79 G. Scriven *1879-80 E. H. Nunns *1880-81 J. C. Bagot *1881-82 J. B. Moore *1882-83 J. B. Moore *1883-84 J. B. Moore *1884-85 R. G. Warren *1885-86 R. G. Warren *1886-87 R. G. Warren *1887-88 R. G. Warren *1888-89 R. G. Warren *1889-90 R. G. Warren *1890-91 V.C. Le Fanu *1891-92 V.C. Le Fanu *1892-93 F E. Davies *1893-94 F E. Davies *1894-95 S. C. Smith *1895-96 A. A. Brunker (resigned)R. P. Rowan *1896-97 R. W. Jeffares *1897-98 R. W. Jeffares *1898-99 G. P. Doran *1899-1900 G. P. Doran *1990-01 B. R. Doran *1901-02 B. R. Doran *1902-03 J. J. Coffey *1903-04 J. J. Coffey *1904-05 J. J. Warren *1905-06 J. J. Warren *1906-07 A. L. Leeper *1907-08 M. J. D’Alton (Resigned)J.J. Coffey *1908-09 H. G. Sugars *1909-10 G. Weldon *1910-11 R. Donnelly *1911-12 R. Donnelly *1912-13 C. R. Wilson *1913-14 J. Burke-Gaffney , , *1914-15 J. Burke-Gaffney *1919-20 N. M. Purcell *1920-21 N. M. Purcell *1921-22 W. E. Crawford *1922-23 W. E. Crawford *1923-24 W. A. Cunningham *1924-25 P. J. Whitty *1925-26 T. V. Harris *1926-27 T. O. Pike *1927-28 G. P. S. Hogan *1928-29 E. O’D. Davy *1929-30 E. O’D. Davy *1930-31 J. E. McEnery *1931-32 M. J. Dunne *1932-33 M. J. Dunne *1933-34 T. A. O’Reilly *1934-35 E. J. Lightfoot *1935-36 J. E. Aright *1936-37 Rev. St. J. Pike *1937-38 T. P. Sinnott *1938-39 T. J. O’Driscoll *1939-40 C. J. Murphy *1940-41 W. G. Sutherland *1941-42 W. G. Sutherland *1942-43 R. Mitchell , , *1943-44 N. J. Burke *1944-45 C. J. Murphy *1945-46 D. Hingerty *1946-47 C. Callan *1947-48 Rev. W. J. Moynan *1948-49 J. F. Coffey *1949-50 R. Carroll *1950-51 J. C. Dawson *1951-52 E. Connellan *1952-53 C. V. Crowley *1953-54 T. D. McNally *1954-55 L. M. Lynch *1955-56 J. P. D. Morris *1956-57 P. J. Berkeley *1957-58 A. Twomey *1958-59 M. A. L. Taney *1959-60 S. Kelly *1960-61 B. G. M. Wood *1961-62 N. Feddis *1962-63 B. G. M. Wood *1963-64 Dr. M. D. Kiely *1964-65 Caleb Powell *1965-66 A. Twomey *1966-67 A. T. A. Duggan *1967-68 P. J. Casey *1968-69 Noel Dwyer *1969-70 Dr. J. Craig *1970-71 P. Sutherland *1971-72 Dr. E. Kiely *1972-73 J. Mitchell *1973-74 D. Power *1974-75 J. Flanagan *1975-76 P. Inglis *1976-77 D. Caniffe *1977-78 P. Gahan *1978-79 R. Spring *1979-80 P. Boylan *1980-81

*1981-82

Mick Quinn (rugby union) Michael Anthony Mary Quinn (31 May 1952) is a former rugby union footballer who played international rugby as a fly-half for Ireland. He played schools rugby for Newbridge College and captained them to victory in the 1970 Schools Cup Final o ...

*1982-83 M. Gibson *1983-84 V. Becker *1984-85 D. Spring , , *1985-86 M. Ryan *1986-87 W. Burns *1987-88 P. Collins *1988-89 G. Dilger *1989-90 V. Ryan *1990-91 P. Clinch *1991-92 W. Burns *1992-93

*1993-94

Johnny Sexton Jonathan Jeremiah Sexton (born 11 July 1985) is an Irish rugby union player who plays as a fly-half for Leinster Rugby and Ireland, and he also captains both teams. He represented the British & Irish Lions in both 2013 and 2017 and has scored o ...

*1994-95

*1995-96 B. Glennon *1996-97 M. McDermott *1997-98

Kurt McQuilkin Kurt McQuilkin, originally from New Zealand, is a rugby football, rugby player who settled in Ireland where he first joined and played for Bective Rangers FC. Playing as an inside center, he later played for and captained Leinster and earned five ...

*1998-99

*1999-2000 D. O’Mahony *2000-01

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*2001-02 S. Rooney *2002-03 E. Bohan *2003-04 E. Bohan *2004-05

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(Resigned) S. O'Connor *2005-06 G. Quinn *2006-07 D. Lavin *2007-08 A. Maher *2008-09 A. Maher *2009-10 J. Lyne *2010-11 J. Lyne *2011-12 R. McCarron *2012-13 R. McCarron *2013-14 W. Earle *2014-15 R. Boucher *2015-16

*2016-17 I. Prendiville *2017-18 I. Prendiville *2018-19 E. Mills *2019-20 J. Dwan *2020-21 J. Dwan *2021-22 J. O’Sullivan

Presidents

{, , - style="vertical-align:top" , , * 1872-04 H. W. D. Dunlop * 1904-05 J. Sibtdorpe *1905-06 J. B. Moore *1906-07 H. Moore *1907-08 W. Pigot *1908-09 J. Denning *1909-10 R. G. Warren *1910-11 F. W. Kidd *1911-12 R. W. Jeffares Snr. *1912-13 A. M. Toomey *1913-14 J. Chambers *1914-19 F. Denning *1919-20 A. A. Brunker *1920-21 F. Joynt *1921-22 F. Joynt *1922-23 B. R. Doran *1923-24 J. J. Coffey *1924-25 J. J. Warren *1925-26 R. Simmons *1926-27 J. A. Gardan *1927-28 A. C. Sibtdorpe *1928-29 M Dawson *1929-30 M. J. D’Alton *1930-31 C. J. Law *1931-32 F. E. Davies *1932-33 V. C. Le Fanu *1933-34 F. A. Ross *1934-35 V. V. Drennan *1935-36 R. H. Lambert *1936-37 R. Donnelly *1937-38 N. M. Purcell *1938-39 F. W. Warren , , *1939-40 W. E. Crawford *1940-41 W. E. Crawford *1941-42 J. A. Cooke *1942-43 A. H. Robinson *1943-44 W. J. Young *1944-45 R. H. Maunsell *1945-46 R. W. Jeffares Jr. *1946-47 L. B. Heaney *1947-48 A. J. Beatty *1948-49 R. Noel Mitchell *1949-50 Michael J. Dunne *1950-51 F. C. Conroy *1951-52 E. J. Lightfoot *1952-53 Lt. Col. J. J. Burke-Gaffney, M C. *1953-54 T. A. O’Reilly *1954-55 E. O’D. Davy *1955-56 J. Bell *1956-57 Dr. M. P. Crowe *1957-58 T. C. Fox *1958-59 E. W. Garland *1959-60 H. W. Jack OBE. D. Sc. *1960-61 C. S. P. Randel *1961-62 N.H. Lambert *1962-63 G. P. S. Hogan B. L. *1963-64 Major-Gen S. Collins Powell *1964-65 W. G. Sutherland *1965-66 J. E. McEnery *1966-67 C. J. Murphy *1967-68 J. N. Garland *1968-69 R. Mitchell *1969-70 T. C. Byrne *1970-71 T. V. Davy, S.C. *1971-72 Rev. W. J. Moynan , , *1972-73 J. F. Coffey *1973-74 A. W. Campbell *1974-75 H. Vard *1975-76 J. C. Dawson *1976-77 P. J. Berkery *1977-78 J. P. Barrett *1978-79 A. McNally *1979-80 A. Twomey *1980-81 R. Carroll *1981-82 L. Lynch *1982-83 S. McHale *1983-84 P. Moorhead *1984-85 K. Kelleher *1985-86 N. Hayden *1986-87 Dr. J. Craig *1987-88 J. Maguire *1988-89 P. Ward *1989-90 M. English *1990-91 P. J. Casey *1991-92 C. Flanagan *1992-93 L. McSherry *1993-94 C. Powell *1994-95 R. J. Mitchell *1995-96 B. J. McGann *1996-97 P. Inglis *1997-98 P. Van Cauwelaert *1998-99 A. T. A. Duggan *1999-00 Michael Kearney *2000-01 J. Flanagan *2001-02 J. A. Leddin *2002-03 P. Gahan , , *2003-04 F. Forrest *2004-05 B. Sparks *2005-06 O. O Buachalla *2006-07 A. Delany *2007-08 P. Halpenny *2008-09 J. Kearney *2009-10 Mark Dawson *2010-11 C. O'Reilly *2011-12 P. Boylan *2012-13 D. McCarron *2013-14

*2014-15 F. Kenny *2015-16 D. Lennon *2016-17 S. Coyle *2017-18 M. Cassidy *2018-19 K. Mulligan *2019-20 D. Shaw *2020-21 C. Goode *2021-22 C. Goode

References

Notes

General

Peter Dooley inspires Lansdowne to AIL final win
* ttps://www.irishtimes.com/sport/rugby/lansdowne-crowned-ail-champions-in-true-style-1.1344797 Lansdowne crowned AIL champions in true stylebr>Lansdowne land second title with thrilling UBL final win over ClontarfLansdowne win first Bateman Cup in 87 years to end Cork Con's bid for six-in-a-row

External links

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