Rathmines Athletic Football Club were an
Irish association football club based in
Rathmines,
Dublin. Together with
YMCA,
Frankfort and
Reds United
Reds United Football Club was an Irish association football club, originally formed in Ringsend, Dublin. Reds United were active in the mid–1930s and played in the Leinster Senior League, the League of Ireland and the FAI Cup. The club was f ...
, Rathmines Athletic are one of only four clubs to have played just one season in the top level of the
League of Ireland. The
1922–23 season saw Rathmines Athletic finish in 12th and last place and withdraw from the league without playing their last game.
History
League of Ireland
The
1922–23 season saw the
League of Ireland expand from eight to twelve teams. After
Frankfort and
YMCA dropped out, Rathmines Athletic became one of six new teams to join the league. The others were
Shamrock Rovers
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,
Shelbourne United,
Pioneers,
Athlone Town
Athlone Town Association Football Club () is an Irish football club from Athlone who are playing in the League of Ireland. The club is the oldest in the League as it was founded in 1887. First elected to the League of Ireland in 1922, they pl ...
and
Midland Athletic. Rathmines Athletic and Shelbourne United originally had their applications to join the league rejected at a meeting on 17 August 1922. They were only reconsidered after one of the original proposed expansion teams,
University College Dublin, dropped out after concerns about their ability to field a team throughout the season. In their final league game Rathmines Athletic were due to play
Dublin United. However they resigned from the league without playing the match. The match was later awarded as a win for Dublin United.
In the
1922–23 FAI Cup
The FAI Cup 1922–23 was the second edition of Ireland's premier cup competition, The Football Association of Ireland Challenge Cup or FAI Cup. The tournament began on 6 January 1923 and concluded on 17 March with the final held at Dalymount ...
Rathmines Athletic were drawn in the first round against
Fordsons but the latter team were awarded a walkover.
FAI Cup
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League of Ireland Stats
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Top Scorers
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References
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Association football clubs disestablished in 1923
1923 disestablishments in Ireland