Cork Athletic Football Club was an Irish football club based in Cork. They played in the League of Ireland between 1948 and 1957. They were the successor club of Cork United. When United quit the league in October 1948, Cork Athletic was immediately formed to take their place. Athletic won the league in 1950 and only lost the cup final against Transport after two replays. The following year they won a league and FAI Cup double after beating Shelbourne in a replay to win the cup. In 1953 they won the first all-Cork FAI Cup final, beating Evergreen United 2–1. Athletic also began the Cork tradition of fielding veteran English League players by recruiting Sunderland legend Raich Carter. The club eventually folded in 1957, due to financial problems. They were replaced in the League by Cork Hibernians.
Honours
League of Ireland: 2
1949–50, 1950–51
FAI Cup: 2
1950–51, 1952–53
Munster Senior Cup: 3
1950–51, 1952–53, 1954–55
Season placings
Notable former players
Ireland (FAI) internationals
Florrie Burke
Noel Cantwell
Ned Courtney
Owen Madden
Jack O'Reilly
Ireland (IFA) internationals
Owen Madden
England internationals
Raich Carter
Scotland internationals
Jimmy Delaney
Other sports
Noel Cantwell – played cricket for Ireland
Ned Courtney – played Gaelic football for Cork
Notable former managers
Owen Madden
Raich Carter
Jimmy Delaney
See also
League of Ireland in Cork city
References
Association football clubs established in 1948
Association football clubs disestablished in 1957
Association football clubs in County Cork
Defunct League of Ireland clubs
1948 establishments in Ireland
1957 disestablishments in Ireland
Association football clubs in Cork (city)