Malahide United F.C.
Malahide United F.C. are a football club from Malahide, Fingal county in Ireland. The club plays at Gannon Park. Malahide compete in the Leinster Senior League.
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| Full name | Malahide United Football Club | |
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| Founded | 1944 1971 (re-founded) | |
| Ground | Gannon Park | |
| League | Leinster Senior League | |
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History
The club was established in 1944. However, it disbanded for a period before reforming in 1971.[1] With over 1,200 registered players (as of 2009), the club claims to be one of the largest in Ireland.[2]
Malahide United won the Charlie Cahill Cup on 31 March 2019, beating Crumlin United 5-3 on Penalties (0-0 after Full-time, and 1-1 after AET). The final took place in Home Farm's Whitehall Stadium.
In April 2019, Malahide beat UCC in the qualifying round of the 2019 FAI Cup in a game played at the Mardyke stadium. Malahide were knocked out of the competition in the next round by Crumlin United F.C.
Colours
The club's colours include: red and black striped shirts, black shorts and black socks. The away kit has: all white shirts, white shorts and white socks.
Former Players
References
- "History", Ireland On-line, accessed 21 October 2009.
- "Home" Archived 2010-03-10 at the Wayback Machine, Malahide United F.C., accessed 21 October 2009.