West Cork League
| Country |
 Republic of Ireland |
|---|---|
| Founded | 1978 [1] |
| Divisions |
Premier HiSpecCars.com Premier Division O'Brien Water Services.com Division 1 Division 2 O'Herlihy Bacon Under 18 League Irish Examiner Ladies League [2] |
| Level on pyramid | 7–10 |
| League cup(s) | Mygaff.ie Cup [note 1] |
| Current champions | Drinagh Rangers |
| Website | www.westcorkleague.com |
The West Cork League is an association football league featuring amateur and junior clubs from West Cork. It's senior division, the Premier HiSpecCars.com Premier Division, is a seventh level division in the Republic of Ireland football league system. It is affiliated to both the Munster Football Association and the Football Association of Ireland.
History
The West Cork League was formed in 1978. Before 1978 clubs from teams West Cork, including Bandon A.F.C. and Clonakilty AFC, played in the Cork Athletic Union League. The founding members of the league included Crookstown, Castletown Celtic, Kileady, Ballinhassig, Our Ladies Hospital and Brinny. In 1990 discussions were held with the Cork Athletic Union League about a possible merger. However the two leagues could not agree. Between 1991 and 1993 the WCL was affiliated with the Munster Senior League. In 1992 Beamish began sponsoring the league. During the 1980s and 1990s membership of the league expanded and by 1997 the WCL featured approximately twenty three clubs. In addition schoolboy, under–18 and ladies leagues were added in the 1990s. The current Ladies League was revived in 2004–05 after a period of inactivity. [1]
Representative team
In 2005–06 the West Cork League representative team reached the final of the Oscar Traynor Cup but lost 5-0 to the Athletic Union League (Dublin). [1] In 2015 the West Cork League representative team featured Cork GAA player Colm O'Driscoll.[3]
2015–16 teams
Premier HiSpecCars.com Premier Division
| Team | Home town/suburb | Ground |
|---|---|---|
| Bunratty United | Schull | Town Park [4] |
| Clonakilty AFC | Clonakilty | |
| Drinagh Rangers | Drinagh | Canon Crowley Park |
| Dunmanway Town | Dunmanway | |
| Leeside AFC | Inchigeelagh | |
| Mizen AFC | Goleen | |
| Riverside Athletic | Ballineen | |
| Skibbereen A.F.C. | Skibbereen | Baltimore Road [1] |
| Togher Celtic | Dunmanway | Droumleena Lawn [5] |
List of winners
| Season | Winner | Runners-up |
|---|---|---|
| 2015–16 | ||
| 2014–15 | Drinagh Rangers | Clonakilty AFC |
| 2013–14 | Skibbereen | Drinagh Rangers |
| 2012–13 | Drinagh Rangers | Dunmanway Town |
| 2011–12 | Dunmanway Town | Skibbereen |
| 2010–11 | Bunratty United | Skibbereen |
| 2009–10 | Skibbereen | Drinagh Rangers |
| 2008–09 | Drinagh Rangers | Dunmanway Town |
| 2007–08 | Skibbereen. | Clonakilty AFC |
| 2006–07 | Drinagh Rangers | Skibbereen |
| 2005–06 | Crossmahon | Bantry Gunners |
| 2004–05 | Drinagh Rangers | Crossmahon [note 2] |
| 2003–04 | Drinagh Rangers | Crossmahon |
| 2002–03 | Drinagh Rangers | Bunratty United |
| 2001–02 | Bunratty United | Drinagh Rangers |
| 2000–01 | Timoleague | Bunratty United |
| 1999–2000 | Bunratty United | |
| 1998–99 | Timoleague | |
| 1997–98 | Bunratty United | |
| 1996–97 | Bunratty United | |
| 1995–96 | Crossmahon | |
| 1994–95 | Togher Celtic |
Notes
References
- 1 2 3 4 "A history of the West Cork League". www.westcorkpeople.ie. Retrieved 20 March 2016.
- 1 2 "West Cork League" (PDF). www.westcorkleague.com. Retrieved 20 March 2016.
- ↑ "GAA star named in West Cork Leagues Oscar Traynor Squad". thejuniorsoccerportal.info. Retrieved 20 March 2016.
- ↑ "Bunratty United". www.westcorkschoolboysleague.com. Retrieved 20 March 2016.
- ↑ "Togher Celtic F.C. History". www.westcorkleague.com. Retrieved 20 March 2016.
- ↑ "see Honours History section". www.westcorkleague.com. Retrieved 20 March 2016.
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