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Cork Athletic Football Club was a former Irish football club based in Cork. They played in the League of Ireland between 1948 and 1957. They were the successor club of Cork United. When United quit the league in October 1948, Cork Athletic was immediately formed to take their place.[1] Athletic won the league in 1950 and only lost the cup final against Transport after two replays. The following year they won a league and FAI Cup double after beating Shelbourne in a replay to win the cup. In 1953 they won the first all-Cork FAI Cup final, beating Evergreen United 2–1. Athletic also began the Cork tradition of fielding veteran English League players by recruiting Sunderland legend Raich Carter. The club eventually folded in 1957, due to financial problems.[2] They were replaced in the League by Cork Hibernians.[3][4]

Cork Athletic F.C.

Full name	Cork Athletic Football Club
Founded	1948
Dissolved	1957
Ground	The Mardyke Cork
League	League of Ireland

Honours

• League of Ireland: 2
  • 1949–50, 1950–51
• FAI Cup: 2
  • 1950–51, 1952–53
• Munster Senior Cup: 3
  • 1950–51, 1952–53, 1954–55

Season placings

Season	Position
1956–57	8th
1955–56	9th
1954–55	5th
1953–54	4th
1952–53	8th
1951–52	10th
1950–51	1st
1949–50	1st
1948–49	9th

Notable former players

Ireland (FAI) internationals

• Florrie Burke
• Noel Cantwell
• Ned Courtney
• Owen Madden
• Jack O'Reilly

Ireland (IFA) internationals

• Owen Madden

England internationals

• Raich Carter

Scotland internationals

• Jimmy Delaney

Other sports

• Noel Cantwell – played cricket for Ireland
• Ned Courtney – played Gaelic football for Cork

Notable former managers

• Owen Madden
• Raich Carter
• Jimmy Delaney

See also

• League of Ireland in Cork city

References

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