Drumcondra F.C.

Foundation

Drumcondra F.C.'s heritage goes back to the late nineteenth century, using variations of the name Drumcondra A.F.C, and Drumcondra Botanic (when they began to play in 1901 on Botanic Road where Santry RFC used to play). Drumcondra's won the Leinster Junior League in 1899 and the Leinster Junior Shield Winners 1911–12. Early figures in the club's history included former player and club honorary secretary Larry Sheridan (who served as chairman and honorary secretary of the Football Association of Ireland (FAI), as well as honorary secretary of the League of Ireland) and Jack A. Ryder (who served as Secretary of the LFA and the FAI). The club lapse during the great war and was refounded in 1924.

Prominence

Drumcondra came to national prominence, in 1926–27, while playing in the Leinster Senior League and with a team that included Joe Grace and Johnny Murray, Drums won the inaugural FAI Qualifying Cup, later known as the FAI Intermediate Cup, beating Cobh Ramblers in the final. This win enabled them to compete in the FAI Cup where Drumcondra made it to the final against Brideville. After the first game finished in a 1–1 draw, the Drums beat Brideville in the replay at Shelbourne Park to win the 1926–27 FAI Cup and complete a cup double. In 1927–28 Drums won the Leinster Senior League and also reached the 1927–28 FAI Cup final.

League of Ireland

In 1928–29 Drumcondra made their League of Ireland debut and finished a respectable fourth in…

League of Ireland: 5 1947–48, 1948–49, 1957–58, 1960–61, 1964–65 FAI Cup: 5 1926–27, 1942–43, 1945–46, 1953–54, 1956–57 League of Ireland Shield: 4 1945–46, 1946–47, 1950–51, 1961–62 LFA President's Cup: 7 1946–47, 1947–48, 1949–50, 1950–51, 1958–59, 1961–62, 1966–67 Dublin City Cup: 6 1939–40, 1940–41, 1949–50, 1950–51, 1951–52, 1960–61 PJ Casey Cup: 1 1962–63 Leinster Senior League: 4 1927–28, 1928–29, 1945–46, 1951–52 Leinster Senior Cup: 11 1933–34, 1935–36, 1938–39, 1942–43, 1943–44, 1944–45, 1949–50, 1953–54, 1958–59, 1959–60, 1961–62 FAI Intermediate Cup: 2 1926–27, 1946–47 FAI Junior Cup: 2 1938–39, 1939–40