Tullamore Town F.C.

Tullamore Town
Full nameTullamore Town Football Club
Founded1941
GroundLeah Victoria Park,
Tullamore,
County Offaly
Capacity1,000
LeagueLeinster Senior League
A Championship
Websitetullamoretownfc.com

Tullamore Town F.C. (Irish: Cumann Peile Tulach Mhór) is an Irish association football club based in Tullamore, County Offaly, playing their home games at Leah Victoria Park. Their senior men's team competes in the Leinster Senior League.[1][2] The club have qualified for the FAI Cup in 1967, 2004 and 2010. They have also previously played in the A Championship and the League of Ireland B Division.[3][4]

Their under-19 and under-17 men's teams play in the Combined Counties Football League, as do their under-17 women's team.[5] The club previously played their home games at Terry Adams Park.[6]

History

Tullamore Town Football Club was founded in 1941.[7] By 1967, the club were playing in the League of Ireland B Division.[8] Tullamore qualified for the 1966–67 FAI Cup but lost to Bohemians in the first round.[9] Former League of Ireland player Ray Keogh became player-manager and led the team to the 1970–71 FAI Intermediate Cup as well as a League of Ireland B Division title.[4][10] Tullamore suffered an 8–0 defeat to UCD in 1979 and finished bottom of the 1980–81 table but improved to finishes of third and fifth in the 1983–84 and 1984–85 seasons respectively.[11]

Tullamore made it to the second round of the 2004 FAI Cup, losing 3–0 to Athlone Town.[12] In September 2007, the club left their home at Terry Adams Park and moved to a €7million facility at Leah Victoria Park.[13][6] When the A Championship was founded in 2008, Tullamore became one of the sixteen inaugural members along with fellow junior clubs Mervue United and Salthill Devon.[14] Under manager Mark Dempsey, the club finished sixth in the 2009 A Championship.[15] In the 2010 FAI Cup, the club beat Cherry Orchard and Fairview Rangers, making it as far as the third round before losing 1–3 to Salthill Devon.[16] For the 2010–11 season, the club also entered a team in the Leinster Senior League's Major 1 Sunday division.[17]

In 2021, Tullamore announced they would be fielding senior, under-19 and under-17 teams in both the Combined Counties Football League and the Leinster Senior League for the 2021–22 season.[18] In July 2026, the club submitted a planning application to Offaly County Council for an extension of an existing artificial turf pitch and the laying of a second AstroTurf surface with floodlights at Leah Victoria Park.[19]

Club identity

Tullamore Town's club crest depicts a phoenix rising from the flames. The team's kit colours are blue and white.[7]

Honours

2015–16 squad

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules; some limited exceptions apply. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No. Pos. Nation Player
— GK  EIR Alan O'Connell
— DF  EIR Trevor Moylan
— DF  EIR Brian Norris
— DF  EIR Ken Doyle
— DF  EIR Rory Condron
— MF  EIR Enda Carroll
— MF  EIR Willy Ray
— FW  EIR MacDarragh O'Neill
— FW  EIR Brian Francis
— FW  EIR Shane Dolan
No. Pos. Nation Player
— MF  EIR Stephen Francis
— FW  EIR Brian Gill
— FW  EIR Robert Bracken
— DF  EIR Ross Kinnarney
— MF  EIR Kevin Minnock
— FW  EIR Derek Coolahan
— DF  EIR Aaron Moore
— GK  EIR Gavin Shiel
— GK  EIR Cain Brereton
— DF  EIR Johnathan Duffy

Notable former players

Republic of Ireland women's internationals
Republic of Ireland B internationals

Staff and board members

  • President : Republic of Ireland Mr P Nicholson
  • Chairman: Republic of Ireland Mr Alan Kelly
  • Club Secretary : Republic of Ireland Mr Daniel O'Brien
  • Treasurer : Republic of Ireland Mr Stephen Kelleher
  • First team Manager: Republic of Ireland Sam Tuohy

References

  1. ↑ "Tullamore Town FC – Soccer". www.finalwhistle.ie. Retrieved 12 July 2025.
  2. ↑ Keegan, Gearoid (16 September 2020). "Dispute leads to mass exodus of players from Offaly soccer club". www.offalyexpress.ie. Retrieved 12 July 2025.
  3. ↑ "RTÉ Sport: April kick-off for Newstalk A Championship". www.rte.ie. Archived from the original on 8 April 2010. Retrieved 12 July 2025.
  4. 1 2 Farrell, Gerry. "A true trailblazer for the Irish game - Tribute to Ray Keogh". www.leagueofireland.ie. Archived from the original on 15 February 2026. Retrieved 12 July 2025.
  5. ↑ "2025 Final League Tables – Combined Counties Football League". 1 June 2025. Retrieved 22 July 2025.
  6. 1 2 "CK agree Terry Adams Park tenancy deal". Irish Independent. 23 March 2009. Archived from the original on 9 May 2026. Retrieved 23 July 2025.
  7. 1 2 "Tullamore Town Fundraiser". OurGrassroots.ie. Archived from the original on 9 May 2026. Retrieved 12 July 2025.
  8. ↑ "John Minnock | Stats | History | Career Details | Images | extratime.com - The Home of Irish Football - Extratime.com". www.extratime.com. Archived from the original on 10 August 2025. Retrieved 22 July 2025.
  9. ↑ "Ireland 1966/67". www.rsssf.org. Archived from the original on 9 August 2022. Retrieved 22 July 2025.
  10. 1 2 "Ireland - FA Intermediate Cup Winners and Runners-Up". www.rsssf.org. Archived from the original on 8 December 2022. Retrieved 22 July 2025.
  11. ↑ "Football Association of Ireland League of Ireland B 1980-1985 – Eirball.soccer – Soccer in Ireland Statistics Archive". eirball.soccer. Archived from the original on 15 January 2026. Retrieved 22 July 2025.
  12. ↑ "Ireland 2004". www.rsssf.org. Retrieved 9 October 2025.
  13. ↑ "Home". tullamoretownfc.com. Archived from the original on 3 April 2025. Retrieved 9 May 2026.
  14. ↑ "Ireland 2008". Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation. Retrieved 25 July 2016.
  15. ↑ "2009 "A" Championship". tullamoretownfc.com. Archived from the original on 26 April 2011. Retrieved 21 July 2026.
  16. ↑ "Ireland 2010". www.rsssf.org. Archived from the original on 26 November 2022. Retrieved 28 June 2026.
  17. ↑ "Past League Tables". tullamoretownfc.com. Archived from the original on 29 January 2012. Retrieved 1 August 2026.
  18. ↑ "Tullamore Senior Football returns". Tullamore Town FC. Archived from the original on 7 July 2026. Retrieved 7 July 2026.
  19. ↑ "Expansion plans at home of Tullamore Town FC lodged". Offaly Independent. Archived from the original on 20 July 2026. Retrieved 20 July 2026.
  20. ↑ "Scintillating Sylvia has Tullamore fans in awe!". Irish Independent. Archived from the original on 9 May 2026. Retrieved 9 May 2026.
  21. ↑ "Seamus Kelly". extratime.com. Retrieved 9 May 2026.
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