Arklow Town
Arklow Town FC front gates, June 2020
Full nameArklow Town Football Club
Founded1948
GroundLamberton, Arklow[1]
Coordinates52°47′53″N 6°10′17″W / 52.7981°N 6.1714°W / 52.7981; -6.1714
LeagueLeinster Senior League Senior 1
Arklow Town FC clubhouse and pitch, June 2020

Arklow Town Football Club are a football club from Arklow, County Wicklow in Ireland. The club's two senior teams are members of the Leinster Senior League and the Wicklow & District Football League. The club's home ground, known as "Travers Insurances Park" as of 2022,[2] is at Bridgewater Centre Park in Lamberton.[3]

History

The club was founded in 1948,[1][4] and marked its 75th anniversary in 2023.[5]

The club played in the 2009 FAI Cup, beating University College Dublin's Leinster Senior League team in the second round, before losing to the UCD first team in the third round.[6][7]

Notable players

A number of Arklow Town players have played in a professional league or at senior international level, including:[citation needed]

References

  1. ^ a b "Seventy years of soccer ... and there's still more to come". Bray People. 6 October 2018. Retrieved 23 September 2023.
  2. ^ Forde, Gavin (16 November 2022). "Dillon rescues draw for Newtown against Arklow Town". Wicklow People. Retrieved 23 September 2023.
  3. ^ "Ground Regulations - Lamberton - Arklow Town FC". Retrieved 23 September 2023 – via yumpu.com.
  4. ^ "Arklow Town FC - Our History". Arklow Town FC. Retrieved 23 November 2020.
  5. ^ Mac Raghnaill, Eoin (23 August 2023). "Arklow Town FC mark 75th anniversary with new exhibition". Wicklow People. Retrieved 23 September 2023.
  6. ^ UCD 3-1 Arklow Town RTÉ, 13 June 2009
  7. ^ Arklow take on UCD in cup tie Wicklow People, 20 May 2009

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