Midleton F.C.
ClubnameMidleton F.C.
FullnameMidleton Football Club
Founded1973
GroundKnockgriffin Park
ChairmanShane Mackessy
ManagerGraham Cummins
LeagueMunster Senior League Senior Premier Division
Season2024–25
Position1st
Websitewww.midletonfc.com
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Midleton Football Club is an Irish association football (soccer) club based in Midleton, County Cork. Their senior men's team currently plays in the Senior Premier Division of the Munster Senior League.[1][2]

History

The club was founded on 10 June 1973 at Fr Murphy's Youth Club. A chairman and secretary were elected at the meeting. The club started playing at Rosary Place and initially wore yellow and blue. Midleton F.C. joined the Cork Athletic Union League in September of that year. They finished second in 1978–79.[citation needed]

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.[3] They have qualified for the FAI Cup on several occasions which includes [4] reaching the Third Round of the 2011 FAI Cup.[5]

In May 2025, Midleton secured the 2024/25 Munster Senior League Premier Division title, and their fifth overall, at home to St. Mary's.[6]

Ground

The club grounds are Knockgriffin Park, located in the northwest of Midleton.[7][8] The club first played at the ground in 1979. The land was bought with money raised from selling Billy Woods to Coventry City in 1991.[9]

Honours

Munster Senior League

  • Senior Premier Division[10][2][11]
    • Winners (5): 1990–91, 1991–92, 2017–18, 2023–24, 2024–25
  • Beamish Senior Cup[12]
    • Winners (1): 2015–16
  • FAI/Aviva Club of the Year[13]
    • Winners (1): 2011–12
  • Pop Keller Cup[10][12]
    • Winners (2): 2007–08, 2009–10

Notable players

References

  1. ^ "Midleton Club Supports Football for All | East Cork Journal"
  2. ^ "Midleton FC – Soccer". www.finalwhistle.ie. Retrieved 2025-06-11.
  3. ^ "Midleton FC claim FAI/Aviva Club of the Year | Football Association of Ireland". www.fai.ie
  4. ^ "Ireland Cups 2002/03". www.rsssf.org. Retrieved 2026-01-04.
  5. ^ "Club History". www.midletonfc.com
  6. ^ O'Sullivan, Noel (2025-05-15). "MSL soccer: Champions Midleton sign off league campaign with draw as St Mary’s make their point and stay up". echolive.ie. Retrieved 2025-06-11.
  7. ^ "Contact | Find Us" (in en-IE). www.midletonfc.com. Retrieved 2025-06-11.
  8. ^ "Knockgriffin Park | extratime.com - The Home of Irish Football - Extratime.com". www.extratime.com. Retrieved 2025-06-11.
  9. ^ "John Caulfield Cork City FC manager official open's Midleton FC Upgraded All Weather Training Facility". www.midletonfc.com. Archived from the original on 2019-09-30.
  10. ^ "Roll of Honour – Page 363932 – Munster Senior League". www.munsterseniorleague.ie. Retrieved 2025-06-11.
  11. ^ "LSL - MSL - USL - CSL Past Tables Query [Archive] - Foot.ie". foot.ie. 2 February 2008. Retrieved 2025-06-11.
  12. ^ "Roll Of Honour". www.munsterseniorleague.ie. Archived from the original on 1 June 2017. Retrieved 26 October 2016.
  13. ^ "Honours". www.midletonfc.com