Frankfort F.C.

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'''Frankfort Football Club''' is an [[List of association football clubs in the Republic of Ireland|Irish association football club]] based in [[Raheny]], [[Dublin]]. In the [[1921–22 League of Ireland]], they were founding members of the [[League of Ireland]]. Today they still remain an active junior club fielding teams in various local Dublin leagues such as the [[Athletic Union League (Dublin)|Athletic Union League]],<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.aul.ie/index.php |title=Athletic Union League |access-date=19 October 2015 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151222154304/http://www.aul.ie/index.php |archive-date=22 December 2015 |url-status=dead }}</ref> the United Churches Football League,<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.ucfl.ie/clubs/divisions/division-2 |title=United Churches Football League |access-date=19 October 2015 |archive-date=22 December 2015 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151222134433/http://www.ucfl.ie/clubs/divisions/division-2 |url-status=dead }}</ref> the Amateur Football League,<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.amateurfootballleague.com/default.aspx |title=Amateur Football League |access-date=19 October 2015 |archive-date=5 November 2015 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151105085258/http://www.amateurfootballleague.com/default.aspx |url-status=dead }}</ref> and the North Dublin Schoolboys/Girls League.<ref>[http://www.ndsl.ie/?show=Main&action=MainPage North Dublin Schoolboys/Girls League]</ref> The club has been managed by the O'Connor family since it was formed in 1900. Current chairman, David O'Connor, took control of the club in 1999.

==History==

===Early years=== Frankfort F.C. was formed in 1900 in the Frankfort Place/Frankfort Cottages district of [[Dublin]], off [[Amiens Street, Dublin|Amiens Street]] and near [[Dublin Connolly railway station|Connolly Station]]. The district in turn was named after [[Lodge de Montmorency, 1st Viscount Frankfort de Montmorency|Baron Frankfort]].<ref>[https://frankfortfc.wordpress.com/author/melroddy3/ frankfortfc.wordpress.com]</ref> In 1915–16 Frankfort were [[IFA Intermediate Cup]] runners up, losing in the final to the [[reserve team]] of [[Glentoran F.C.|Glentoran]].

===League of Ireland=== In [[1921–22 League of Ireland|1921–22]], together with [[Shelbourne F.C.|Shelbourne]], [[Bohemian F.C.|Bohemians]], [[St James's Gate F.C.|St James's Gate]], [[Jacobs F.C.|Jacobs]], [[Olympia F.C. (Dublin)|Olympia]], [[YMCA F.C. (Dublin)|YMCA]] and [[Dublin United F.C.|Dublin United]], Frankfort became founder members of the [[League of Ireland]]. Like Frankfort, the other seven founding members had spent the 1920–21 season playing in the [[Leinster Senior League Senior Division|Leinster Senior League]]. During the inaugural League of Ireland season Frankfort played their home games at Richmond Road in [[Drumcondra, Dublin|Drumcondra]]. During the season Dublin United defeated Frankfort 6–0 and thus achieved the league's biggest home win. Frankfort also drew 4–4 with YMCA in the highest scoring game of the season. They eventually finished the season in sixth place. In the [[1921–22 FAI Cup]] Frankfort lost 8–1 to Dublin United in the first round.<ref>[https://www.rsssf.org/tablesi/iercuphistfull.html FAI Cup], [[Rsssf]] {{Cite web |url=http://www.rsssf.com/tablesi/iercuphistfull.html |title=Ireland - FA of Ireland Cup 1921/22-1993/94 |access-date=19 October 2015 |archive-date=25 May 2015 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150525004214/http://www.rsssf.com/tablesi/iercuphistfull.html |url-status=bot: unknown }}</ref> Along with YMCA, Frankfort subsequently withdrew from the league after just one season.<ref>[https://www.rsssf.org/tablesi/ierhist.html League of Ireland], [[Rsssf]] {{Cite web |url=http://www.rsssf.com/tablesi/ierhist.html |title=(Republic of) Ireland League Tables |access-date=19 October 2015 |archive-date=21 February 2008 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080221000146/http://www.rsssf.com/tablesi/ierhist.html |url-status=bot: unknown }}</ref> Together with YMCA, [[Rathmines Athletic F.C.|Rathmines Athletic]] and [[Reds United F.C.|Reds United]], Frankfort are one of only four clubs to have played just one season in the top level of the League of Ireland.<ref>[https://leagueofirelandhistory.wordpress.com/2015/02/06/the-abandoned-leinster-senior-cup-one-season-wonders-and-more/ One Season Wonders]</ref>

==League of Ireland Stats== {| class="wikitable" |- ! Stat ! Opponent ! Score ! Competition ! Date |- | '''Record Win''' | [[Dublin United F.C.|Dublin United]] | 5–0 | [[1921–22 League of Ireland|League of Ireland]] | 24 September 1921 |- | '''Record Defeat''' | [[Dublin United F.C.|Dublin United]] | 1–8 | [[1921–22 FAI Cup|FAI Cup]] | 14 January 1922 |- | '''League Victory''' | [[Dublin United F.C.|Dublin United]] | 5–0 | [[1921–22 League of Ireland|League of Ireland]] | 24 September 1921 |- | '''Record Defeat''' | [[Dublin United F.C.|Dublin United]] | 0–6 | [[1921–22 League of Ireland|League of Ireland]] | 12 November 1921 |} Source:<ref name="McSweeney">{{cite book|last=McSweeney|first=Niall|title=A Record of League of Ireland Football 1921–22 to 1984–85|publisher=Association of Football Statisticians}}</ref><ref name="Graham">{{cite book|last=Graham|first=Alex|title=Football in the Republic of Ireland a Statistical Record 1921–2005|date=2005 |publisher=Soccer Books Limited|isbn=1-86223-135-4}}</ref>

==Notable former players== ===Ireland internationals=== Two former Frankfort F.C. players represented [[Ireland national football team (1882-1950)|Ireland]] and/or the [[Republic of Ireland national football team|Republic of Ireland]] at full international level.

* {{flagicon|Ireland|1783}} [[Patrick O'Connell (Irish footballer)|Patrick O'Connell]] * {{flagicon|Ireland}} {{flagicon|Ireland|1783}} [[Tom Davis (footballer, born 1911)|Tom Davis]]

==References== {{Reflist|2}}

[[Category:Association football clubs in Dublin (city)]] [[Category:Former Leinster Senior League clubs]] [[Category:Former League of Ireland clubs]] [[Category:1900 establishments in Ireland]] [[Category:Association football clubs established in 1900]] [[Category:Former Athletic Union League (Dublin) clubs]]