Cork Athletic Football Club was an Irish football club based in Cork.
History
The club played in the League of Ireland between 1948 and 1957. It was the successor club of Cork United; when United quit the league in October 1948, Cork Athletic was immediately formed to take its place.Niall Macsweeney (n.d.), A Record of League of Ireland Football 1921/2-1984/5. Basildon:Association of Football Statisticians.
Athletic won the league in 1950 and only lost the cup final against Transport after two replays. The following year it won a league and FAI Cup double after beating Shelbourne in a replay to win the cup. In 1953 Athletic 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.Niall Macsweeney (n.d.), A Record of League of Ireland Football 1921/2–1984/5. Basildon:Association of Football Statisticians. It was replaced in the League by Cork Hibernians.Bionic Bohs rte.ie
Colours
The club wore green shirts, inherited from the predecessor club, with white shorts and green socks.
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
SeasonPosition1956–578th1955–569th1954–555th1953–544th1952–538th1951–5210th1950–511st1949–501st1948–499th
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 Cork F.C. Cork City F.C. (1938–1940) Cork United F.C. (1940–1948) League of Ireland in Cork city
References