Monaghan United F.C.

Monaghan United F.C.
Full name Monaghan United Football Club
Nickname(s) The Magic Mons
Founded 1979
Ground Gortakeegan
Ground Capacity 5,000 (800 seats) [1]
Chairman Jim McGlone
League League of Ireland
Dublin Women's Soccer League
Website Club website

Monaghan United F.C. (Irish: Cumann Peile Mhuineacháin Aontaithe) is an Irish association football club based in Monaghan. The club joined the League of Ireland in 1983 and subsequently went on to play in the B Division, the First Division and the Premier Division. They resigned from the league midway through the 2012 season. The club continues to field a women's team in the Dublin Women's Soccer League and, together with the Cavan Monaghan Underage League, they enter a combined team in the League of Ireland U17 Division.

History

League of Ireland

Monaghan United were founded in 1979. Among the club's founding members was Sean McCaffrey who was also the manager of the club when they joined the League of Ireland B Division in 1983–84. [2][3][4][5] In 1985–86 Monaghan United became founder members of the League of Ireland First Division. United played eight seasons in the First Division before winning their first promotion. After finishing third in 1992–93 they became the first League of Ireland club to gain promotion via a promotion/relegation play off. They defeated Waterford United 5–2 on aggregate and were subsequently promoted to the 1993–94 Premier Division. They survived just two seasons in the Premier Division before being relegated at the end of the 1994–95 season. Monaghan United gained promotion to the Premier Division for a second time in 2000–01 after finishing second to Dundalk. This time their stay in the Premier Division last just one season. After managing to win just two league games, they finished last and were relegated following the conclusion of the 2001–02 season. [6][7][8][9] Monaghan United reached the final of the 2010 League of Ireland Cup but lost 1–0 in the final to Sligo Rovers. They also finished third in the 2010 First Division and qualified for the promotion/relegation play off. They subsequently beat Waterford United before losing to Bray Wanderers on penaltes. [10][11][12] In 2011, under the management of Roddy Collins, Monaghan United again qualified for the promotion/relegation play off. This time they won promotion after beating Galway United 5–1 on aggregate. [13][14][15] However, midway through the 2012 season, Monaghan United withdrew from the league for "mainly but not only financial" reasons. [16][17][8][18][19]

Statistics
Stat Opponent Score Season Date
Record Win Longford Town 5–0 1992–93 4 October 1992
Kildare County 6–1 2009 16 October 2009
Salthill Devon 6–1 2010 10 April 2010
Record Defeat Galway United 0–8 2001–02 26 October 2001

Source: [2]

Dublin Women's Soccer League

Monaghan United formed a ladies football team in 2006. They won Division Four of the Dublin Women's Soccer League in their first season and were promoted to Division Two. In 2007 they again won the league along with the Leinster Junior Cup. In 2008 they won the DWSL Intermediate Cup after defeating Santry 3–1 in the final. In 2012 they reached the semi-finals of the WFAI Intermediate Cup. [20][21]

U17 Division

In 2015 Monaghan United and the Cavan Monaghan Underage League formed the Monaghan United Cavan Football Partnership in order to enter a combined team in the new League of Ireland U17 Division. [22][23][24]

Grounds

Monaghan United originally played their home games at Belgium Park which served as their home ground between 1979 and 1987. Since 1987 they have played at Gortakeegan. [1]

Honours

Men
Women

Source: [2][20][21]

Notable former players

Internationals

Republic of Ireland internationals
League of Ireland XI representatives
Republic of Ireland B internationals
Republic of Ireland U23 internationals
Republic of Ireland U21 internationals
Republic of Ireland U19 internationals
Republic of Ireland U17 internationals
Other Internationals

Goal scorers

First Division Top Scorer
Season Player Goals
1990–91 Republic of Ireland Jim Barr 12
1992–93 Republic of Ireland Mick Byrne 15
1999–00 Republic of Ireland Andrew Myler 17
Most League Goals in a Season
Season Player Goals
1999–00 Republic of Ireland Andrew Myler 17
2009 Republic of Ireland Karl Bermingham 17
Most League Goals
Years Player Goals
2001–03 Republic of Ireland Trevor Vaughan 28

Source:[2][25]

Others

Republic of Ireland Paddy Andrews – All-Ireland football winner with Dublin [26]

Managers

References

  1. 1 2 "Stadium". monaghanunited.tv. Retrieved 5 September 2016.
  2. 1 2 3 4 "Monaghan United Factfile". monaghanunited.tv. Retrieved 6 September 2016.
  3. ↑ "Seán McCaffrey". www.dundalkfc.com. Retrieved 6 September 2016.
  4. ↑ "‘’To B or not to be’’ Brian Quigley’s thoughts on the League of Ireland B Division". leagueofireland.ie. Retrieved 6 September 2016.
  5. ↑ Lynch, Frank (1991). A History of Athlone Town F.C: The First 101 Years. Athlone: Arcadia.
  6. ↑ Graham, Alex. Football in the Republic of Ireland a Statistical Record 1921–2005. Soccer Baooks Limited. ISBN 1-86223-135-4.
  7. ↑ "(Republic of) Ireland League Tables - Second Level". www.rsssf.com. Retrieved 10 July 2016.
  8. 1 2 "What Happens (To) Teams That Enter The League Of Ireland First Division?". www.balls.ie. 20 February 2015. Retrieved 26 March 2016.
  9. ↑ "(Republic of) Ireland League Tables". www.rsssf.com. Retrieved 6 July 2016.
  10. ↑ "Sligo Rovers v Monaghan United - EA Sports Cup Final Photos". www.sportsfile.com. 25 September 2010. Retrieved 6 September 2016.
  11. ↑ "Sligo Rovers 1-0 Monaghan Utd". www.rte.ie. 25 September 2010. Retrieved 6 September 2016.
  12. ↑ "Ireland 2010". www.rsssf.com. Retrieved 1 August 2016.
  13. ↑ "Ireland 2011". www.rsssf.com. Retrieved 3 August 2016.
  14. ↑ "Monaghan United v Galway United - Airtricity League Promotion Relegation Play-off 1st leg Photos". www.sportsfile.com. 1 November 2011. Retrieved 6 September 2016.
  15. ↑ "Galway United v Monaghan United – Airtricity League Promotion Relegation Play-off 2nd leg". www.dundalkfc.com. 4 November 2011. Retrieved 6 September 2016.
  16. ↑ "FAQ: What happens next now that Monaghan United are gone?". www.the42.ie. 18 June 2012. Retrieved 7 September 2016.
  17. ↑ "FAI Statement Re Monaghan United FC withdrawal". www.sseairtricityleague.ie. Retrieved 7 September 2016.
  18. ↑ "Monaghan United exited the League of Ireland four years ago today". leagueofireland.ie. 18 June 2016. Retrieved 7 September 2016.
  19. ↑ "Ireland 2012". www.rsssf.com. Retrieved 8 August 2016.
  20. 1 2 "Monaghan United Football Club". www.monaghanpeace.ie. Retrieved 7 September 2016.
  21. 1 2 "Monaghan Face Local Derby". www.northernsound.ie. 24 September 2008. Retrieved 7 September 2016.
  22. ↑ "Monaghan United Cavan Football Partnership". mucfp.com. Retrieved 7 September 2016.
  23. ↑ "About Us". mucfp.com. Retrieved 7 September 2016.
  24. ↑ "New Under-17 league". www.wexfordpeople.ie. 19 May 2015. Retrieved 7 September 2016.
  25. ↑ "Ireland - List of Topscorers". www.rsssf.com. Retrieved 6 July 2016.
  26. ↑ "Paddy Andrews signs for Roddy's Mons". www.extratime.ie. 17 August 2011. Retrieved 7 September 2016.
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