Crumlin United Football Club is an Irish association football club based in

Crumlin, Dublin Crumlin () is a Southside suburb of Dublin, Ireland. Formerly a rural area, it became heavily built up from the early 20th century onwards. Crumlin is the site of Ireland's largest children's hospital, Our Lady's Children's Hospital. Location ...

. Founded in 1967, the club is one of the biggest producers of football talent in Ireland. They are linked with

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. Their main rival is Cherry Orchard. The club currently has teams in the Dublin District Schoolboys League and Leinster Senior League. The club is managed by Martin Loughran, who is also on the Leinster Senior League committee.

FIFA registration case

The club successfully initiated a landmark appeal to

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in February 2004 in order to receive compensation for the development of

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as a schoolboy. The case, though supported by the FAI, was opposed by the FA, the

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and the

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. The compensation of

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126,000 by

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enabled a new all-weather floodlit pitch to be constructed.

Leinster Senior League champions

In 2007–08 Crumlin United won the Leinster Senior League Senior Division title for the first time. They have since won the same league a further four times in recent seasons. In 2008–09 they also won a league and cup double when they won the

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after a 3–2 win over Bluebell United in the final. This victory was also their first win in this competition.

Honours

* Leinster Senior Division: 6 ** 2007–08, 2009–10, 2011–12, 2012–13, 2013–14, 2019–20 *

: 4 **2008-09 2009–10 2014–15, 2015–16 *Charlie Cahill Cup: 3 ** 2005–06, 2009–10, 2014–15

References

External links

* {{Official website, http://www.crumlin-united.ie/index.html Association football clubs in Dublin (city) Association football clubs established in 1967 Crumlin, Dublin Leinster Senior League (association football) clubs