T.E.K. United
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| Full name | T.E.K. United Football Club |
|---|---|
| Founded | 1946 |
| Ground | Rockford Park |
| Manager | Andy McNulty |
| League | Leinster Senior League |
| Website | tekutd |
T.E.K. United FC is an Irish soccer (association football) club based in Blackrock, Dublin. Their senior men's team play in the Leinster Senior League Senior Division and women's team play in the Dublin Women's Soccer League . They also regularly compete in the FAI Cup, the FAI Intermediate Cup, the FAI Junior Cup and the Leinster Senior Cup.
History
T.E.K. United were founded in 1946. The club routinely featured in the Leinster Senior League Senior Division, the third tier of the Republic of Ireland football league system, in the 1960s and 1970s and won the division on six occasions.[1]
The cub has reached the final of the FAI Intermediate Cup on five occasions (1963–64, 1964–65, 1971–72, 1973–74, and 1988–89), winning it twice, in 1965 against Glasheen and 1989 against St James's Gate.[2] On Sunday 12 May 1963 they were also crowned FAI Junior Cup champions at Dalymount Park, beating Blackrock of County Cork 3–1.[3] Between 1964 and 1967, the club were managed by former Everton forward and Ireland international, Peter Farrell.
Today, the club plays in the Senior Division - 1A Sunday and the Senior 1 Sunday divisions of the Leinster Senior League. On 4 August 2020 the club announced that former Bohemians goalkeeper, Andy McNulty, had been appointed as their new First Team Manager.[4]
Origin of name
T.E.K's name, as detailed by their crest, is an allusion to the 1882 Battle of Tell El Kebir, in which the British Army under Anglo-Irish General Garnet Wolseley, 1st Viscount Wolseley recorded a resounding victory over Khedivate of Egypt forces of Ahmed ʻUrabi in what is now Egypt.[5] While the club doesn't directly take its name from the battle, its name is linked to that of a nearby local dairy company, Sutton's T.E.K. Dairy, whose founder had fought at the battle.[6][7] More direct references to the battle can be seen in T.E.K's badge, which features an image of the Sphinx as well as the year 1882 and the words 'EGYPT' and 'TEL-EL-KEBIR'.
Notable former players
Notable former managers
Honours
- Leinster Senior Division: 6
- 1964–1965, 1965–1966, 1968–1969, 1970–1971, 1974–1975, 1977–1978
- Leinster Senior Division 1A: 1
- 2014–15
- FAI Intermediate Cup: 2
- 1964–65, 1988–89[2]
- FAI Junior Cup: 1
- 1962-63
References
- ↑ "History | TEK United F.C." TEK Utd FC. Archived from the original on 7 March 2026. Retrieved 3 June 2026.
- 1 2 "Ireland - FA Intermediate Cup Winners and Runners-Up". www.rsssf.org. Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation. Archived from the original on 8 December 2022. Retrieved 3 June 2026.
- ↑ "Blackrock Rovers & Blackrock FC". Blackrock Cork Online Heritage. May 2018. Retrieved 10 February 2021.
- ↑ "Former Bohemians and Bluebell United keeper Andy McNulty takes over at LSL club TEK United". Extratime.ie. August 2020. Retrieved 10 February 2021.
- ↑ "An Irishman's Diary". Irish Times. May 2000. Archived from the original on 8 December 2024. Retrieved 10 February 2021.
- ↑ "Sutton's T-e-k-dairy Irish Tel-el-kebir Badge". Adverts.ie. 2020. Retrieved 10 February 2021.
- ↑ "Swastika Laundry and Tel El Kebir Receipts". Cedar Lounge. June 2015. Retrieved 10 February 2021.