Arklow Town F.C.
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| Full name | Arklow Town Football Club | |
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| Founded | 1948 | |
| Ground | Lamberton, Arklow[1] | |
| Coordinates | 52°47′53″N 6°10′17″W / 52.7981°N 6.1714°W | |
| Chairman | Bryan O'Leary (as of 2018)[1] | |
| League | Leinster Senior League Senior 1 | |
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Arklow Town Football Club are a football club from Arklow, County Wicklow in Ireland. The club fields a number of senior teams, including in the Leinster Senior League and the Wicklow & District Football League. The club's home ground is at Bridgewater Centre Park in Lamberton, known as "Travers Insurances Park" as of 2022 for sponsorship reasons.[2][3]
History
Arklow Town Football Club was founded in late 1948 as Arklow United.[1] At the time of their formation, there was no organised matches and the club were limited to practice games and kickabouts that initially took place in Dock Green. The team's first match came against Wicklow Town, an away game which finished in a 5–2 defeat, with both Arklow goals scored by David O'Brien.[1] By December 1950, the club had 24 members and Arklow's first competitive game was played in September 1951, a Wicklow League game against Kilmacanogue.[4][1] John Keogh scored the club's first competitive goal in the match, who had by then moved into their home ground of Lamberton. The club initially shared the venue with a camogie club and did not obtain a lease on the property until 1970.[1] The club's grass pitch was opened in 1992 and an AstroTurf pitch was officially opened in April 2011.[4] The club marked its 75th anniversary in 2023.[5]
The club played in the 2009 FAI Cup, beating University College Dublin's Leinster Senior League team in the second round, before losing to the UCD first team in the third round.[6][7]
In May 2010, Arklow Town won the 2009–10 Leinster Senior League Division 1 title and promotion to the Senior Division, the top division of intermediate football in Leinster.[8]
Notable players
A number of Arklow Town players have played in a professional league or at senior international level, including:
Internationals
- Republic of Ireland internationals
Other
References
- 1 2 3 4 5 6 Medcalf, David (6 October 2018). "Seventy years of soccer ... and there's still more to come". Irish Independent. Archived from the original on 12 May 2026. Retrieved 23 September 2023.
- ↑ "Ground Regulations - Lamberton - Arklow Town FC". Arklow Town. 21 January 2014. Archived from the original on 11 July 2024. Retrieved 23 September 2023 – via yumpu.com.
- ↑ Forde, Gavin (16 November 2022). "Dillon rescues draw for Newtown against Arklow Town". Wicklow People. Mediahuis Ireland. Retrieved 23 September 2023.
- 1 2 "Arklow Town FC - Our History". www.arklowtownfc.yourclub.ie. Arklow Town FC. Archived from the original on 10 December 2025. Retrieved 23 November 2020.
- ↑ Mac Raghnaill, Eoin (23 August 2023). "Arklow Town FC mark 75th anniversary with new exhibition". Wicklow People. Retrieved 23 September 2023.
- ↑ "UCD 3-1 Arklow Town". RTÉ Sport. 13 June 2009. Archived from the original on 21 February 2014. Retrieved 23 May 2026.
- ↑ Arklow take on UCD in cup tie Wicklow People, 20 May 2009
- ↑ "Town win the title". Irish Independent. 12 May 2010. Archived from the original on 2 May 2026. Retrieved 27 February 2026.
- ↑ "2015 Irish Daily Mail FAI Senior Cup first round draw | Football Association of Ireland". www.fai.ie. Archived from the original on 24 September 2015. Retrieved 12 April 2026.
- ↑ "Liam Scales | Football Association of Ireland". www.fai.ie. Archived from the original on 3 December 2019. Retrieved 23 March 2026.
External links
- Official website (archived 30 June 2013)