Kinsale A.F.C.

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Kinsale A.F.C.
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Full nameKinsale Association Football Club
Founded1935
Ground Madden Park
Kinsale, Ireland
Coordinates 51°41′55″N8°29′52″W / 51.6986391°N 8.497700399999985°W / 51.6986391; -8.497700399999985
League Munster Senior League Senior Division 2
2024–25Senior Second Division, 9th of 12
Website www.kinsaleafc.net

Kinsale Association Football Club is a soccer club situated in the town of Kinsale, near the historical site of Charles Fort and within approximately 18 miles from Cork City, Ireland. [1] [2] Their senior men's team competes in the Munster Senior League and, as of May 2025, plays in the Senior Second Division, the fifth tier on the Irish football pyramid. [3] [4]

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History

Kinsale A.F.C. was founded in 1935. [1]

Grounds

Following discussions with the local council in 1985, the club obtained facilities in Charles Fort in Kinsale. The club now has two pitches. The grounds were renamed Madden Park after the Honorary President, Mr. Paddy Madden.

Club background

As well as the men's team that compete in the Munster Senior League, there is also a junior programme, founded in 1998, which has 300 participants in U7, U8, U9, U10, U11, U13, U14, U15, and U16 categories. Originally playing in the West Cork League, the underage boys are now part of the Cork Schoolboys League. The girls teams play in the Cork Women's and Schoolgirls Soccer League.[ citation needed ]

The club caters for boys and girls aged 5 to 19. [1]

Recent success

Some Kinsale players have represented Cork Athletic Union League in the Oscar Traynor Inter-League Cup. These include;

All of whom received winners medals with in 2009. Additionally, in the same year, Derek Varian and Derek McCarthy represented the Ireland national team at Junior level. [5]

Honours

Source: [6]

References

  1. 1 2 3 "About Kinsale AFC". www.kinsaleafc.net. Retrieved 1 August 2025.
  2. ↑ Charles Fort Kinsale
  3. ↑ "Senior Second Division 2024/25 – Munster Senior League". www.munsterseniorleague.ie. 17 May 2025. Retrieved 1 August 2025.
  4. ↑ "Kinsale AFC – Club Profile – Munster Senior League". www.munsterseniorleague.ie. Retrieved 1 August 2025.
  5. ↑ Irish independent
  6. ↑ "Cork AUL Records" (PDF). corkaul.files.wordpress.com. Archived from the original (PDF) on 23 October 2016. Retrieved 19 October 2016.
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