Midleton Football Club is an
Irish association football (soccer) club based in
Midleton
Midleton (; , meaning "monastery at the weir") is a town in south-eastern County Cork, Ireland. It lies approximately 16 km east of Cork City on the Owenacurra River and the N25 road, which connects Cork to the port of Rosslare. A satelli ...
,
County Cork
County Cork ( ga, Contae Chorcaí) is the largest and the southernmost county of Ireland, named after the city of Cork, the state's second-largest city. It is in the province of Munster and the Southern Region. Its largest market towns ar ...
. Their senior men's team currently plays in the Senior Premier Division of the
Munster Senior League.
History
The 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.
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. They have qualified for the
FAI Cup
The Football Association of Ireland Senior Challenge Cup (FAI Cup), known as the Extra.ie FAI Cup for sponsorship reasons, is a knock-out association football competition contested annually by teams from the Republic of Ireland (as well as Derry ...
on several occasions, reaching the Third Round in
2011.
Ground
The 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
Coventry City Football Club is a professional association football club based in Coventry, West Midlands, England. The team currently compete in the Championship, the second tier of the English football league system. The club is nicknamed the ...
in 1991.
Honours
*
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
**''Winners'' (1): 2011–12
*Pop Kelleher Cup
**''Winners'' (1): 2009–10
Notable players
*
Billy Woods
References
External links
Official page*
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1973 establishments in Ireland
Association football clubs established in 1973
Association football clubs in County Cork
Munster Senior League (association football) clubs
Midleton