Monaghan United F.C.
Full name | Monaghan United Football Club | ||
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Nickname(s) | The Magic Mons | ||
Founded | 1979 | ||
Ground | Gortakeegan | ||
Capacity | 5,000 (800 seats)[1] | ||
Chairman | Ronan Callan | ||
League | Monaghan-Cavan League | ||
2021/22 | 4th out of 9 | ||
Website | Club website | ||
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Monaghan United F.C. (
History
League of Ireland
Monaghan United were founded in
- Statistics
Stat | Opponent | Score | Season | Date |
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Record Win | Longford Town | 5–0 | 1992–93 | 4 October 1992 |
Kildare County | 6–1 | 2009 | 16 October 2009 | |
Salthill Devon | 6–1 | 2010 | 10 April 2010 | |
Record Defeat | Galway United | 0–8 | 2001–02 | 26 October 2001 |
Source:[2]
Dublin Women's Soccer League
Monaghan United formed a ladies football team in 2006. They won Division Four of the
Monaghan Cavan League
In 2019, Monaghan United formed a senior team to play in the Monaghan Cavan League First Division. They finished off their debut season by winning the Sean Woods Cup and Jimmy Smith Shield Cup in September 2020, beating Glaslough Villa in both finals.
Ulster Senior League
2021 saw Monaghan United join the Ulster Senior League, the first club from Cavan or Monaghan to do so.[22] In 2022, The Mons decided to withdraw from the league to continue football in the MCL.[23]
Grounds
Monaghan United originally played their home games at Belgium Park which served as their home ground between 1979 and
Honours
- Men
- League of Ireland Cup
- Runners Up: 2010: 1
- League of Ireland First Division
- Runners Up: 2000–01: 1
- Sean Woods Cup
- Winners: 2019-20: 1
- Jimmy Smith Shields Cup
- Winners: 2019-20: 1
- Women
- DWSL Intermediate Cup
- Winners: 2008: 1
Notable former players
Internationals
- Republic of Ireland internationals
- League of Ireland XI representatives
- Republic of Ireland Binternationals
- Republic of Ireland U23 internationals
- Republic of Ireland U21 internationals
- Republic of Ireland U19 internationals
- Republic of Ireland U17 internationals
- Other Internationals
Goal scorers
- First Division Top Scorer
Season | Player | Goals |
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1990–91 | Jim Barr | 12 |
1992–93 | Mick Byrne | 15 |
1999–00 | Andrew Myler | 17 |
- Most League Goals in a Season
Season | Player | Goals |
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1999–00 | Andrew Myler | 17 |
2009 | Karl Bermingham | 17 |
- Most League Goals
Years | Player | Goals |
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2001–03 | Trevor Vaughan | 28 |
Others
Paddy Andrews – All-Ireland football winner with Dublin[25]
Managers
- Sean McCaffrey (1979–?)
- Bobby Browne (1999–2003)
- Mick Cooke (2003–11)
- Roddy Collins (2011–12)
References
- ^ "Stadium". monaghanunitedfc.com. Retrieved 5 September 2016.
- ^ a b c d "Monaghan United Factfile". monaghanunited.tv. Archived from the original on 5 November 2011. Retrieved 6 September 2016.
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- ^ "To B or not to be Brian Quigley's thoughts on the League of Ireland B Division". leagueofireland.ie. Retrieved 6 September 2016.
- ^ Lynch, Frank (1991). A History of Athlone Town F.C: The First 101 Years. Athlone: Arcadia.
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- ^ "(Republic of) Ireland League Tables - Second Level". RSSSF. Retrieved 10 July 2016.
- ^ a b "What Happens (To) Teams That Enter The League Of Ireland First Division?". www.balls.ie. 20 February 2015. Retrieved 26 March 2016.
- ^ "(Republic of) Ireland League Tables". RSSSF. Retrieved 6 July 2016.
- ^ "Sligo Rovers v Monaghan United - EA Sports Cup Final Photos". www.sportsfile.com. 25 September 2010. Retrieved 6 September 2016.
- ^ "Sligo Rovers 1-0 Monaghan Utd". www.rte.ie. 25 September 2010. Retrieved 6 September 2016.
- ^ "Ireland 2010". RSSSF. Retrieved 1 August 2016.
- ^ "Ireland 2011". RSSSF. Retrieved 3 August 2016.
- ^ "Monaghan United v Galway United - Airtricity League Promotion Relegation Play-off 1st leg Photos". www.sportsfile.com. 1 November 2011. Retrieved 6 September 2016.
- ^ "Galway United v Monaghan United – Airtricity League Promotion Relegation Play-off 2nd leg". www.dundalkfc.com. 4 November 2011. Retrieved 6 September 2016.
- ^ "FAQ: What happens next now that Monaghan United are gone?". www.the42.ie. 18 June 2012. Retrieved 7 September 2016.
- ^ "FAI Statement Re Monaghan United FC withdrawal". www.sseairtricityleague.ie. Retrieved 7 September 2016.
- ^ "Monaghan United exited the League of Ireland four years ago today". leagueofireland.ie. 18 June 2016. Retrieved 7 September 2016.
- ^ "Ireland 2012". RSSSF. Retrieved 8 August 2016.
- ^ a b "Monaghan United Football Club". www.monaghanpeace.ie. Archived from the original on 11 September 2016. Retrieved 7 September 2016.
- ^ a b "Monaghan Face Local Derby". www.northernsound.ie. 24 September 2008. Archived from the original on 24 September 2016. Retrieved 7 September 2016.
- ^ Monaghan United join the Ulster Senior League by David Hooper, Northern Sound, www.northernsound.ie, April 30, 2021.
- ^ "Monaghan United wuthdraw from Ulster Senior League".
- ^ "Ireland - List of Topscorers". RSSSF. Retrieved 6 July 2016.
- ^ "Paddy Andrews signs for Roddy's Mons". www.extratime.ie. 17 August 2011. Retrieved 7 September 2016.