Evergreen United F.C.
Evergreen United F.C. is a former Irish football club originally based in the Evergreen Road area of Cork. They played in the League of Ireland between 1951 and 1959. In 1959 the club changed their name and became Cork Celtic.
Evergreen finished as League runners-up in 1953 and 1959, on both occasions finishing second to Shamrock Rovers. In 1953 they also played in an all-Cork FAI Cup final against Cork Athletic, losing 2-1 in a replay after drawing the first game 2-2. During the 1956-57 season Evergreen’s Donal Leahy finished as joint top goalscorer in the league with 15 goals. In the following two seasons Leahy finished top goalscorer outright with 16 and 22 goals respectively. Irish international Tommy Moroney finished his playing career with Evergreen and, on October 4, 1953 in a World Cup qualifier against France, he won the last of his 12 caps while with the club.
Honours
- League of Ireland
- Runners Up 1952-53, 1958-59 2
- FAI Cup
- Runners Up 1953 1
- League of Ireland Shield
- Runners Up 1954-55 1
- FAI Intermediate Cup
- Runners Up: 1951: 1
- Munster Senior Cup
- Winners 1951-52 1
Season Placings
| Season | Position |
|---|---|
| 1958/59 | 2nd |
| 1957/58 | 3rd |
| 1956/57 | 4th |
| 1955/56 | 4th |
| 1954/55 | 11th |
| 1953/54 | 2nd |
| 1952/53 | 10th |
| 1951/52 | 5th |
Notable former players
Florrie Burke- Tommy Moroney
- Donal Leahy
- Jim "Jimux" O'Keeffe GK