History
Avondale United was formed in Ballintemple in 1972 with one junior team. They originally played in the Cork Athletic Union League and remained members of this league until 1989. Youth and schoolboys sides were added in 1973–74 and 1974–75 respectively and in 1977–78 Avondale joined the Munster Senior League. The club originally played on privately rented pitches or public spaces until they secured a long term lease on Beaumont Park. [1] [4] This ground is now the headquarters of the club's schoolboys section. [1] [5]
In 1986, Avondale purchased land in Carrigaline and developed the grounds into Avondale Park. [1] After finishing runners up to Limerick City reserves in the 1985–86 Munster Senior League, Avondale won their first Senior Premier Division title in 1987–88. [6]
In addition to winning an assortment of intermediate, junior, youth and schoolboy honours, Avondale has also enjoyed success at senior level, both nationally and provincially. They were quarter-finalists in the 1994–95 and 2014 FAI Cups. They have also been Munster Senior Cup finalists on three occasions. [1] [7]
Avondale were in the First Division of the Munster Senior League when John Caulfield was appointed player/manager in 2002. He subsequently led them to the First Division title and, over the next five years, Senior Premier Division and FAI Intermediate Cup trophies. [8] [9]
Avondale United became the first club from Cork to win back-to-back FAI Intermediate Cups in 2007, beating Bangor Celtic 1–0 in the 2006–07 final. [10] [11] The 2013–14 final saw Avondale win the cup for the fourth successive time, equalling a seventy two-year-old record held by Distillery. The victory also meant that between 2006 and 2014, Avondale reached the final on seven occasions, winning six of them. [12]
In October 2024, the club voted to sell its grounds in Carrigaline, Avondale Park, for proposed residential development. [13]
Home grounds
Originally based in Ballintemple, in 1986 the club moved to Avondale Park in Carrigaline. The adult and youth teams are based at Avondale Park. [1] [5]
Prior to the 1986 move to Carrigaline, the Blackrock Community Association made a pitch in Beaumont Park in Ballintemple available to the club. [1] The club now holds a ninety nine-year lease on this venue. [1] This ground is used as the club's schoolboy headquarters. In later years, the club also used another private ground at Bessboro Cross, Blackrock. [1]
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