Thurles Town F.C.

Thurles Town Football Club is an Irish association football club based in Thurles, County Tipperary. Their senior team currently play in the North Tipperary District League. Thurles Town A.F.C. was originally formed in 1950. In 1977 they merged with Peake Villa to become Thurles Town F.C. and in order to enter a team in the League of Ireland. Thurles Town subsequently played in the League of Ireland from 1977–78 until 1981–82. Their best performance was a ninth place finish in 1979–80. Throughout their time in the League of Ireland, Thurles Town also competed in the FAI Cup. However they never progressed beyond the first round they played in. When Thurles Town withdrew from the League of Ireland in 1982, Peake Villa returned to play in the Kilkenny League and the Tipperary Southern and District League. ^{[1][2][3][4][5][6]}

Notable former players

Republic of Ireland internationals

• Pat Dunne
• Alfie Hale

League of Ireland XI representatives

• Terry Flanagan
• Jimmy McGeough

Goalscorers

• Neville Steedman: 1979–80 – 17

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League of Ireland managers

• Mick Cooke

Former managers

• Jimmy McGeough: 1977–1978
• Sean Sheehy: 1978
• Pat Dunne: 1978– ?
• Alfie Hale: 1981–1982

External links

• www.thurlestownfc.ie

References