Cabinteely Football Club () is an association football club based in Cabinteely, County Dublin, Ireland comprising adult and many youth under-age teams for both males and females, 60 teams in all. Cabinteely competed in the

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from 2015 to 2021 after being granted a licence by the

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in January 2015. They made their debut in the

on 6 March 2015 and play their games at Stradbrook Road, the home of Blackrock College RFC. The club, which was formed in 1967, fielded teams at every under-age level from under-8 to under-18 plus adult, taking part in several league and cup competitions such as those run by MGL, DDSL, LSL, and SDFL.

History

Origin

Cabinteely changed their name several times. In the early 1930s, they were commonly known as "the Blues from Cabinteely". In 1939, they won the Schoolboys League Cup in front of an estimated crowd of 6,000. In the 1930s, Cabinteely's squad included Peter Farrell. The club's name was changed to Cabinteely Boys around 1950, and the current club was formed in 1967, as Auburn F.C., beginning league football with one team. In 1973, Auburn F.C. was changed to Cabinteely Boys F.C., with the name later changed to just Cabinteely F.C. to acknowledge both the female members associated with the club and the ladies teams.

League of Ireland

Cabinteely were granted a licence to join the

in 2015. The club finished eighth (on 20 points) in the 2015 League of Ireland First Division; their debut season. In 2016, Cabinteely finished seventh, above Athlone Town. In 2017, Cabinteely achieved the highest number of points ever at 38, more than doubling the previous year's figure. They also progressed further than ever before in the FAI Cup and Leinster Senior Cup. In a first for the club, Kieran Marty Waters was voted PFAI First Division Player of the Year. In 2017, Cabinteely released a 5-year strategic plan where the club planned to provide new facilities in their home of Kilboget Park rather than Stradbrook. The plan proposed a new clubhouse, a second all-weather pitch and a stadium.

First team merger with Bray Wanderers

In November 2021, Cabinteely and Bray Wanderers announced a merger, technically a takeover of Wanderers by Cabinteely. The newly created first team would be known as Bray Wanderers and continue to play in the

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, with the intention to apply for a First Division licence. Bray's former manager Pat Devlin and then Director of Football (DoF) at Cabinteely became the DoF for the new Bray Wanderers.

Notable players

* Andy Keogh * Alan O'Brien * Stephanie Roche * Jason Knight

References

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* {{authority control Association football clubs in Dún Laoghaire–Rathdown Cabinteely Leinster Senior League (association football) clubs 1967 establishments in Ireland 2021 disestablishments in Ireland Defunct League of Ireland clubs Former League of Ireland First Division clubs Association football clubs established in 1967 Association football clubs disestablished in 2021