Frankfort Football Club is an Irish association football club based in

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. In the

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, they were founding members of the

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. Today they still remain an active junior club fielding teams in various local Dublin leagues such as the Athletic Union League, the United Churches Football League, the Amateur Football League, and the North Dublin Schoolboys/Girls League. The club has been managed by the O'Connor family since it was formed in 1900. Current chairman, David O'Connor, took control of the club in 1999.

History

Early years

Frankfort F.C. was formed in 1900 in the Frankfort Place/Frankfort Cottages district of

, off

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. The district in turn was named after Baron Frankfort. In 1915–16 Frankfort were

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runners up, losing in the final to the

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League of Ireland

In 1921–22, together with Shelbourne,

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and Dublin United, Frankfort became founder members of the

. Like Frankfort, the other seven founding members had spent the 1920–21 season playing in the Leinster Senior League. During the inaugural League of Ireland season Frankfort played their home games at Richmond Road in Drumcondra. During the season Dublin United defeated Frankfort 6–0 and thus achieved the league's biggest home win. Frankfort also drew 4–4 with YMCA in the highest scoring game of the season. They eventually finished the season in sixth place. In the

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Frankfort lost 8–1 to Dublin United in the first round. Along with YMCA, Frankfort subsequently withdrew from the league after just one season. Together with YMCA, Rathmines Athletic and

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, Frankfort are one of only four clubs to have played just one season in the top level of the League of Ireland. One Season Wonders
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League of Ireland Stats

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Notable former players

Ireland internationals

Two former Frankfort F.C. players represented

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and/or the

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at full international level. * Patrick O'Connell * Tom Davis

References

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