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Cork United

Full name	Cork United Football Club
Founded	1940
Dissolved	1948
Ground	The Mardyke
League	League of Ireland
Home colours

Cork United Football Club was a League of Ireland club based in Cork from 1940 until 1948.

History

Cork United was formed in February 1940 upon the dissolution of Cork City. The new club took Cork City's place and that season's playing record in the League of Ireland. The new club enjoyed a golden age in the early 1940s, winning five league titles, before disbanding and resigning from the league on 10 October 1948. Another new club, Cork Athletic was immediately formed to take its place.

Colours

The club wore green jerseys.

Honours

• League of Ireland: 5
  • 1940–41, 1941–42, 1942–43, 1944–45, 1945–46
• FAI Cup: 2
  • 1940–41, 1946–47
• League of Ireland Shield: 2
  • 1942–43, 1947–48
• Dublin City Cup: 2
  • 1943–44, 1945–46
• Munster Senior Cup
  • 1940–41, 1944–45 (Reserves), 1946–47

Season placings

Notable former players

Ireland (FAI) internationals

Ireland (IFA) internationals

• Bill Hayes
• Owen Madden
• Sean McCarthy
• Jackie O'Driscoll

Great Britain international

• Kevin McAlinden

League of Ireland Top Scorer

Season	Player	Goals
1942–43	Sean McCarthy	16
1943–44	Sean McCarthy	16
1944–45	Sean McCarthy	26
1945–46	Paddy O'Leary	15
1947–48	Sean McCarthy	13

Source:

Other sports

• Ned Courtney – played Gaelic football for Cork
• Tommy Moroney – played rugby union for Munster

See also

• League of Ireland in Cork city

References

1. Niall Macsweeney (n.d.), A Record of League of Ireland Football 1921/2-1984/5. Basildon:Association of Football Statisticians.
2. Niall Macsweeney (n.d.), A Record of League of Ireland Football 1921/2-1984/5. Basildon:Association of Football Statisticians.
3. "Triple jersey goalkeeper". Ireland's Saturday Night: 5. 24 August 1946.
4. "Cork at Milltown". Evening Herald (Dublin): 10. 10 December 1948.
5. Graham, Alex. Football in the Republic of Ireland a Statistical Record 1921–2005. Soccer Books Limited. ISBN 1-86223-135-4.
6. "Ireland - List of Topscorers". RSSSF. Retrieved 6 July 2016.
7. "Sean McCarthy". Northern Ireland's Footballing Greats. 12 July 2009. Retrieved 30 September 2016.

• Cork United F.C. (1940–1948)
• Association football clubs in County Cork
• Defunct League of Ireland clubs
• Association football clubs in Cork (city)
• Association football clubs established in 1940
• Association football clubs disestablished in 1948
• 1940 establishments in Ireland
• 1948 disestablishments in Ireland