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'''Midland Athletic Football Club''' was an [[List of association football clubs in the Republic of Ireland|Irish association football club]]. During the 1920s they played in both the [[League of Ireland]] and the [[Leinster Senior League Senior Division|Leinster Senior League]]. Despite the name, the club was based in [[Dublin]] and not the [[Midlands Region, Ireland|Midlands]]. Like several fellow early League of Ireland clubs, such as [[St James's Gate F.C.|St James's Gate]], [[Jacobs F.C.|Jacobs]], [[Fordsons F.C.|Fordsons]] and [[Dundalk F.C.|Dundalk]], Midland had their origins as a factory or [[works team]]. They were originally the football team of the [[Midland Great Western Railway]] based in [[Broadstone, Dublin]].<ref>{{cite book |title=When We Were Kings: The Story of Athlone Town's 1924 FAI Cup Triumph |year=2009 |first=Tadhg |last=Carey |publisher=Temple Printing |location=[[Athlone]] }}</ref> The club celebrated its 50th anniversary of its founding by holding a golden jubilee dinner in Moran's Hotel, Dublin on 10 December 1955. The occasion was noted in a Dublin newspaper with a photograph of the team and officials who represented them in the 1909–10 season.
'''Midland Athletic Football Club''' was an [[Republic of Ireland|Irish]] [[Association football|football]] club located in [[Dublin]].


==History==
==History==
===Early years===
Midland Athletic was founded in 1905. The club celebrated its 50th anniversary of its founding by holding a [[Golden Jubilee]] dinner in Moran's Hotel, Dublin on 10 December 1955. The occasion was noted in a Dublin newspaper with a photograph of the team and officials who represented them in the 1909-10 season.
Midland Athletic were founded in [[1904 in Ireland|1904]]<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.rsssf.org/tablesi/ierfound.html|title=Ireland Foundation Dates |accessdate=6 February 2016|publisher=[[Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation]]|date=6 February 2016}}</ref> and among its founding members was a young [[Joe Wickham]]. Wickham played as a centre-half with Midland Athletic and started his career as a football administrator when he became the club secretary.<ref name="Irish Times, 15 May 1964">''Irish Times'', 15 May 1964</ref><ref>[http://www.fai.ie/domestic/news/fai-history-chapter-13-%E2%80%93-mick-meagan-is-first-manager-0 www.fai.ie]</ref>


===Leinster Senior League===
Midland Athletic spent two seasons playing in the [[League of Ireland]] from [[1922–23 League of Ireland|1922/23]] to [[1923–24 League of Ireland|1923/24]]. They finished in 9th place in [[1922–23 League of Ireland|1922/23]] & 10th and last place in [[1923–24 League of Ireland|1923/24]].
In 1921–22 Midland Athletic were playing in the [[Leinster Senior League Senior Division|Leinster Senior League]]. Other teams in this league this season included [[Shamrock Rovers F.C.|Shamrock Rovers]], [[Bohemian F.C.|Bohemians B]], [[St James's Gate F.C.|St James's Gate B]], [[Bray Unknowns F.C.|Bray Unknowns]], [[Shelbourne United F.C.|Shelbourne United]], [[Pioneers F.C. (Dublin)|Pioneers]], [[Brooklyn F.C. (Dublin)|Brooklyn]], Merrion, Glasnevin, CYMS and Richmond.<ref>{{cite book|last=Paul Doolan|first=Robert Goggins|title=The Hoops|publisher=Gill & MacmillanLtd|year=1993|isbn=0-7171-2121-6}}</ref>


===League of Ireland===
==Ground==
The [[1922–23 League of Ireland|1922–23]] season saw the [[League of Ireland]] expand from eight to twelve teams. After [[Frankfort F.C.|Frankfort]] and [[YMCA F.C. (Dublin)|YMCA]] dropped out, Midland Athletic became one of six new teams to join the league. The others were [[Shamrock Rovers F.C.|Shamrock Rovers]], [[Shelbourne United F.C.|Shelbourne United]], [[Pioneers F.C. (Dublin)|Pioneers]], [[Athlone Town A.F.C.|Athlone Town]] and [[Rathmines Athletic F.C.|Rathmines Athletic]]. During their two seasons in the League of Ireland Midland played their home games at The Thatch in [[Whitehall, Dublin]]. Midland eventually finished in 9th place in 1922–23 and 10th and last place in [[1923–24 League of Ireland|1923–24]]. Midland Athletic also played in both the [[1922–23 FAI Cup|1922–23]] and [[1923–24 FAI Cup]]s. On both occasions they were knocked out in the first round by the eventual winners, [[Alton United F.C.|Alton United]] and [[Athlone Town A.F.C.|Athlone Town]] respectively. At the end of the 1923–24 season Midland Athletic were not re-elected. They were replaced in the league by [[Bray Unknowns F.C.|Bray Unknowns]].<ref>[https://www.rsssf.org/tablesi/ierhist.html League of Ireland], [[Rsssf]] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080221000146/http://www.rsssf.com/tablesi/ierhist.html |date=21 February 2008 }}</ref><ref>[https://www.rsssf.org/tablesi/iercuphistfull.html FAI Cup], [[Rsssf]] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150525004214/http://www.rsssf.com/tablesi/iercuphistfull.html |date=25 May 2015 }}</ref>
They played their Home matches at [[The Thatch]], [[Whitehall, Dublin|Whitehall]].
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<ref name="Graham">{{cite book|last=Graham|first=Alex|title=Football in the Republic of Ireland a Statistical Record 1921-2005|publisher=Soccer Books Limited|isbn=1-86223-135-4}}</ref>


==League of Ireland Stats==
==Records==
{| class="wikitable"
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'''Record Win:'''{{clear}}
:{|
|-
|-
! Stat
| 4-1 || v [[Olympia F.C. (Dublin)|Olympia]] || [[League of Ireland]] || 2 December 1922
! Opponent
! Score
! Competition
! Date
|-
|-
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| '''Record Win'''
| 4-1 || v [[Pioneers F.C.|Pioneers]] || [[League of Ireland]] || 30 December 1923
| [[Olympia F.C. (Dublin)|Olympia]]<br>[[Pioneers F.C. (Dublin)|Pioneers]]<br>[[Athlone Town A.F.C.|Athlone Town]]
| 4–1<br>4–1<br>3–0
| [[1922–23 League of Ireland|League of Ireland]]<br>[[1923–24 League of Ireland|League of Ireland]]<br>[[League of Ireland Shield]]
| 2 December 1922<br>30 December 1923<br>22 March 1924
|-
|-
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| '''Record Defeat'''
| 3-0 || v [[Athlone Town A.F.C.|Athlone Town]] || [[League of Ireland Shield]] || 22 March 1924
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| [[Shamrock Rovers F.C.|Shamrock Rovers]]<br>[[Jacobs F.C.|Jacobs]]
|}
| 1–9<br>0–8
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'''Record Defeat:'''{{clear}}
| [[1922–23 League of Ireland|League of Ireland]]<br>[[1922–23 League of Ireland|League of Ireland]]
:{|
| 3 March 1923<br>17 February 1923
|-
| 1-9 || v [[Shamrock Rovers F.C.|Shamrock Rovers]] || [[League of Ireland]] || 3 March 1923
|-
| 0-8 || v [[Jacobs F.C.|Jacobs]] || [[League of Ireland]] || 17 February 1923
|}
'''League Victory:'''{{clear}}
:{|
|-
| 4-1 || v [[Olympia F.C. (Dublin)|Olympia]] || 2 December 1922
|-
| 4-1 || v [[Pioneers F.C.|Pioneers]] || 30 December 1923
|}
'''League Defeat:'''{{clear}}
:{|
|-
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| 1-9 || v [[Shamrock Rovers F.C.|Shamrock Rovers]] || 3 March 1923
|-
| 0-8 || v [[Jacobs F.C.|Jacobs]] || 17 February 1923
|}
|}
<small>Source:<ref name="McSweeney">{{cite book|last=McSweeney|first=Niall|title=A Record of League of Ireland Football 1921-22 to 1984-85|publisher=Association of Football Statisticians}}</ref><ref name="Graham" /></small>


==Notable former players==
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<small>Source: <ref name="McSweeney">{{cite book|last=McSweeney|first=Niall|title=A Record of League of Ireland Football 1921-22 to 1984-85|publisher=Association of Football Statisticians}}</ref><ref name="Graham">{{cite book|last=Graham|first=Alex|title=Football in the Republic of Ireland a Statisical Record 1921-2005|publisher=Soccer Books Limited|isbn=1-86223-135-4}}</ref></small>
===Ireland===
The following Midland Athletic players represented [[Ireland national football team (1882–1950)|Ireland]] and/or the [[Republic of Ireland national football team|Republic of Ireland]] at full international level.
* {{flagicon|Ireland}} {{flagicon|Ireland|1783}} [[Tom Davis (footballer, born 1911)|Tom Davis]]

===FAI official===
* {{flagicon|Ireland}} [[Joe Wickham]]


==References==
==References==
{{reflist}}
{{Reflist}}

{{League of Ireland clubs}}


[[Category:Association football clubs established in 1904]]
[[Category:Association football clubs established in 1904]]
[[Category:1904 establishments in Ireland]]
[[Category:Association football clubs in Dublin (city)]]
[[Category:Association football clubs in Dublin (city)]]
[[Category:Defunct League of Ireland clubs]]
[[Category:Defunct League of Ireland clubs]]
[[Category:1905 establishments in Ireland]]
[[Category:Former Leinster Senior League clubs]]
[[Category:Midland Great Western Railway]]
[[Category:Railway association football teams in Ireland]]

Latest revision as of 17:15, 5 September 2023

Midland Athletic
Full nameMidland Athletic Football Club
Nickname(s)The Railway Men
Founded1904
GroundThe Thatch
Whitehall, Dublin
LeagueLeague of Ireland
Leinster Senior League

Midland Athletic Football Club was an Irish association football club. During the 1920s they played in both the League of Ireland and the Leinster Senior League. Despite the name, the club was based in Dublin and not the Midlands. Like several fellow early League of Ireland clubs, such as St James's Gate, Jacobs, Fordsons and Dundalk, Midland had their origins as a factory or works team. They were originally the football team of the Midland Great Western Railway based in Broadstone, Dublin.[1] The club celebrated its 50th anniversary of its founding by holding a golden jubilee dinner in Moran's Hotel, Dublin on 10 December 1955. The occasion was noted in a Dublin newspaper with a photograph of the team and officials who represented them in the 1909–10 season.

History[edit]

Early years[edit]

Midland Athletic were founded in 1904[2] and among its founding members was a young Joe Wickham. Wickham played as a centre-half with Midland Athletic and started his career as a football administrator when he became the club secretary.[3][4]

Leinster Senior League[edit]

In 1921–22 Midland Athletic were playing in the Leinster Senior League. Other teams in this league this season included Shamrock Rovers, Bohemians B, St James's Gate B, Bray Unknowns, Shelbourne United, Pioneers, Brooklyn, Merrion, Glasnevin, CYMS and Richmond.[5]

League of Ireland[edit]

The 1922–23 season saw the League of Ireland expand from eight to twelve teams. After Frankfort and YMCA dropped out, Midland Athletic became one of six new teams to join the league. The others were Shamrock Rovers, Shelbourne United, Pioneers, Athlone Town and Rathmines Athletic. During their two seasons in the League of Ireland Midland played their home games at The Thatch in Whitehall, Dublin. Midland eventually finished in 9th place in 1922–23 and 10th and last place in 1923–24. Midland Athletic also played in both the 1922–23 and 1923–24 FAI Cups. On both occasions they were knocked out in the first round by the eventual winners, Alton United and Athlone Town respectively. At the end of the 1923–24 season Midland Athletic were not re-elected. They were replaced in the league by Bray Unknowns.[6][7] [8]

League of Ireland Stats[edit]

Stat Opponent Score Competition Date
Record Win Olympia
Pioneers
Athlone Town 		4–1
4–1
3–0 		League of Ireland
League of Ireland
League of Ireland Shield 		2 December 1922
30 December 1923
22 March 1924
Record Defeat Shamrock Rovers
Jacobs 		1–9
0–8 		League of Ireland
League of Ireland 		3 March 1923
17 February 1923

Source:[9][8]

Notable former players[edit]

Ireland[edit]

The following Midland Athletic players represented Ireland and/or the Republic of Ireland at full international level.

FAI official[edit]

References[edit]

  1. ^ Carey, Tadhg (2009). When We Were Kings: The Story of Athlone Town's 1924 FAI Cup Triumph. Athlone: Temple Printing.
  2. ^ "Ireland Foundation Dates". Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation. 6 February 2016. Retrieved 6 February 2016.
  3. ^ Irish Times, 15 May 1964
  4. ^ www.fai.ie
  5. ^ Paul Doolan, Robert Goggins (1993). The Hoops. Gill & MacmillanLtd. ISBN 0-7171-2121-6.
  6. ^ League of Ireland, Rsssf Archived 21 February 2008 at the Wayback Machine
  7. ^ FAI Cup, Rsssf Archived 25 May 2015 at the Wayback Machine
  8. ^ a b Graham, Alex. Football in the Republic of Ireland a Statistical Record 1921-2005. Soccer Books Limited. ISBN 1-86223-135-4.
  9. ^ McSweeney, Niall. A Record of League of Ireland Football 1921-22 to 1984-85. Association of Football Statisticians.
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