Tullamore Town F.C.

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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 competes in the Leinster Senior League.[1][2] The club have qualified for the FAI Cup in 1967 and 2004. They have also 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

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]

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. 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. "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. "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. 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. 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. "Scintillating Sylvia has Tullamore fans in awe!". Irish Independent. Archived from the original on 9 May 2026. Retrieved 9 May 2026.
  15. "Seamus Kelly". extratime.com. Retrieved 9 May 2026.