Bandon A.F.C.

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Bandon A.F.C.
Bandon A.F.C. logo.png
Full nameBandon Association Football Club
Founded1970
GroundTown Park
Bandon, County Cork
ChairmanRichard O'Regan [1]
ManagerSean Holland [2]
League Munster Senior League
Senior First Division
Website www.bandonafc.ie

Bandon A.F.C. is an Irish football club based in Bandon, County Cork. Their senior men's team competes in the Munster Senior League. [3] [4]

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The club also have teams in the Cork Schoolboy League, Cork Woman's and Schoolgirl League and Cork Youth League.

The club colours are white and black. [5]

Bandon qualified for the FAI Cup in 2013. The club also qualified for the 2016 FAI Cup and managed a draw against Ringmahon Rangers in the first round. [6] However, Bandon were knocked out on penalties in the replay.

History

Association football, or soccer, was played in Bandon as early as the turn of the 20th century. However, it was around 1950 that a team was entered into a league. The club was known as Bandon A.F.C. and joined the AUL at Division 3, lasting from 1950 to 1955. Between 1955 and 1970, soccer was non-existent in the town. [7]

In 1970, Bandon A.F.C. was resurrected by Con Waugh, Donal Crowley and Tom Griffin. The three men organised a public meeting to elect a committee for the club. The committee decided to enter a team in the Cork AUL under the Bandon A.F.C. name. [7] The club's first competitive game took place later that year in the Saxone Cup. [7]

2013 saw a series of firsts for the club. In the league, the senior men's team won promotion to the Senior Premier Division, the top tier of the Munster Senior League, for the first time. [8] [7] The men's team also played against League of Ireland side Shelbourne F.C., after making it to the second round of the FAI Cup for the first time. [9] [7] Manager Richie Holland stepped down in July 2019. [10] Sean Holland, Richie's brother, was appointed as his replacement. [11] [12] [2]

Honours

Munster Senior League

See full list of club honours here

References

  1. ↑ "Committee – Bandon AFC" . Retrieved 31 January 2026.
  2. 1 2 "Player Profiles – Bandon AFC" . Retrieved 31 January 2026.
  3. ↑ "Bandon AFC – Soccer". www.finalwhistle.ie. Retrieved 14 September 2025.
  4. ↑ "MSL Clubs – Munster Senior League". www.munsterseniorleague.ie. Retrieved 14 September 2025.
  5. ↑ "Club Profile – Munster Senior League". www.munsterseniorleague.ie. Retrieved 31 January 2026.
  6. ↑ "Bandon AFC 1 - 1 Ringmahon Rangers - PREVIEW | 2016 FAI CUP First Round | extratime.com - The Home of Irish Football". extratime.com. Retrieved 11 September 2025.
  7. 1 2 3 4 5 "History – Bandon AFC". www.bandonafc.ie. Retrieved 14 September 2025.
  8. ↑ "Seniors win promotion to Premier League – Bandon AFC". www.bandonafc.ie. 12 May 2013. Retrieved 30 January 2026.
  9. ↑ Croke, Ruaidhri (31 May 2013). "Shelbourne 3 - 0 Bandon". extratime.com. Retrieved 30 January 2026.
  10. ↑ "WANTED: Bandon AFC searching for new senior men's team manager". The Southern Star. Retrieved 31 January 2026.
  11. ↑ Thu; Jul, 15; 2021 - 10:32 (15 July 2021). "Holland's aim is to bring Bandon soccer club back to MSL's top flight". echo live. Retrieved 31 January 2026.{{cite web}}: |first2= has numeric name (help)CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)
  12. ↑ "'Bandon AFC has always been a huge part of my life,' says Cork City FC's new assistant manager". The Southern Star. Retrieved 31 January 2026.
  13. 1 2 3 "Honours – Bandon AFC" . Retrieved 30 January 2026.
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