Blarney United FC
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Blarney United Football Club is an Irish amateur football club. The club plays at O Shea Park, Tower. The club currently has teams in the Cork Schoolboy League and Munster Senior League, Munster Junior League s well an Over-35's team in the Beamish Floodlit League. The senior team boasts a number of former League of Ireland players, including former Cobh Ramblers players Ken Coleman, John Meade and Conor Meade.
Blarney United have faced Derry City FC, FC Carlow and Sporting Fingal in recent FAI Cup ties at O'Shea Park. While defeated 3-1 by Derry City in 2007, Blarney overcame Newstalk A Championship side FC Carlow by 2-1 in the 2009 competition before going out to Sporting Fingal by 2-0.

The 2010-2011 season has proved to be one of the most successful in the clubs history with success at both schoolboy and adult levels. The Munster Senior League team became the first in the clubs history to win both the Beamish Cup and the O'Connell Cup following penalty shootout victories against both Douglas Hall and Rockmount.

Current squad

  • Stephen Jennings

  • Ken Coleman
  • Aidan Leahy

  • Ray O’Leary
  • Mark Clifford

  • Liam O’Connor

  • Robbie Butler
  • Alan Weldon (Captain)

  • Gavin Moore
  • Pat Keane
  • Richard O'Brien

Notable Former Players

  • Cathal Lordan
    Cathal Lordan
    Cathal Lordan is an Irish midfielder who played for Cork City in the League of Ireland. He is the younger brother of former Cork City captain Cillian Lordan.-Playing career:...

     - now with Cork City FC
  • John Meade
    John Meade
    John Meade is an Irish footballer who plays for Cobh Ramblers in the League of Ireland A Championship.John plays as a Defender. Meade played for Cobh Ramblers, and formed the solid defensive backbone that led the club to winning the League of Ireland First Division in 2007...

     - now with Cobh Ramblers FC
  • James McCarthy - now with Cork City FC

External links

  • Official site
  • http://www.munsterseniorleague.ie/League_and_Competition_Page.htm
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