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
League of Ireland B Division
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 currently play in Leinster Senior League.[1][2] They have previously played in the A Championship and the League of Ireland B Division.[3][4]

Their U19 and U17 men's teams play in the Combined Counties Football League, as do their U17 women's team.[5] The club previously played their home games at Terry Adams Park.[6]

History

The club was founded in 1941.[7] By 1967, Tullamore Town were playing in the League of Ireland B Division.[8] They 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] They suffered an 8–0 defeat to UCD in 1979 and finished bottom of the 1980–81 table but improved to finishes of 3rd and 5th in the 1983–84 and 1984–85 seasons respectively.[11]

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

Notable former players

Republic of Ireland under-21 internationals
Republic of Ireland women's 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. ^ a b "A true trailblazer for the Irish game - Tribute to Ray Keogh". www.leagueofireland.ie. Retrieved 12 July 2025.
  5. ^ "2025 Final League Tables – Combined Counties Football League". 1 June 2025. Retrieved 22 July 2025.
  6. ^ "CK agree Terry Adams Park tenancy deal". Irish Independent. 23 March 2009. Retrieved 23 July 2025.
  7. ^ "Tullamore Town Fundraiser". OurGrassroots.ie. Retrieved 12 July 2025.
  8. ^ "John Minnock | Stats | History | Career Details | Images | extratime.com - The Home of Irish Football - Extratime.com". www.extratime.com. Retrieved 22 July 2025.
  9. ^ "Ireland 1966/67". www.rsssf.org. Retrieved 22 July 2025.
  10. ^ "Ireland - FA Intermediate Cup Winners and Runners-Up". www.rsssf.org. Retrieved 22 July 2025.
  11. ^ "Football Association of Ireland League of Ireland B 1980-1985 – Eirball.soccer – Soccer in Ireland Statistics Archive". eirball.soccer. Retrieved 22 July 2025.