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Cork Athletic F.C. Full name Fordsons F.C. (19xx-1930)
→ Cork F.C. (1930-1938)
→ Cork City (1938-1939)
→ Cork United (1939-1948)
→ Cork Athletic Football ClubFounded 1948 Dissolved 1957 Ground Mardyke
Cork
(Capacity: ?)League League of Ireland Cork Athletic Football Club is 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 Fordsons F.C., Cork F.C., Cork City and Cork United. When United quit the league in 1948, they instantly reformed as Cork Athletic . 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. They were replaced in the League by Cork Hibernians[1][2].
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Honours
- League of Ireland
- Winners: 1949–50, 1950–51: 2
- FAI Cup
- Winners: 1951, 1953: 2
- Runners Up: 1950, 1952, 1956: 3
- Munster Senior Cup
- Winners: 1951, 1953, 1955: 3
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
Notable Former Managers
See also
References
Categories:- Association football clubs established in 1948
- Association football clubs disestablished in 1957
- Cork United F.C.
- Football (soccer) clubs in County Cork
- Defunct League of Ireland clubs
- League of Ireland
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