Athlone Town F.C.

Athlone Town played their first official game on 9 February 1887 against Castlerea F.C. of Roscommon. The friendly match finished in a goalless draw. Initially, the club played their matches at the Sports Ground in Athlone.

1920s

Athlone first competed at a national level in the 1922–23 season. They became the first club from outside the capital city of Dublin to join the newly renamed Free State League. The club ended their maiden campaign in sixth place and made it to the final of the League of Ireland Shield. In 1924, Athlone Town won the FAI Cup, their first domestic success, beating Fordsons. Dinny Hannon scored the only goal of the game, as Athlone went through the whole competition without conceding a goal. Hannon was one of five Athlone Town players chosen to represent the Irish Free State at the 1924 Paris Olympic Games. The other players were Tommy Muldoon, Frank Ghent, John Joe Dykes and Paddy O'Reilly. In 1926, Athlone Town moved into a new home at the Ranelagh Grounds. The Westmeath club remained in the League of Ireland until the end of the 1927–28 season when, following a poor season in which the team finished bottom of the table, they resigned from the league. The club were also knocked out of FAI Cup in the first round after a 9–3 defeat to then non-league Drumcondra. Athlone, who were also in a perilous position financially, opted to return to provincial football and Drumcondra took their place in the league. Athlone Town moved into their new…

League of Ireland: 2 1980–81, 1982–83 FAI Cup: 1 1923–24 League of Ireland Cup: 3 1979–80, 1981–82, 1982–83 Leinster Senior Cup: 3 1969–70, 1987–88, 1991–92 LFA President's Cup: 1 1983–84 Tyler Cup: 1 1979–80 League of Ireland First Division: 2 1987–88, 2013 League of Ireland B Division: 2 1968–69, 1983–84 FAI Junior Cup 1934–35, 1937–38: 2 FAI Youth Cup 1983–84: 1 Source: