| Full name | Rathmines Athletic Football Club |
|---|---|
| Ground | Rathmines Park Rathmines Dublin |
| League | League of Ireland |
Rathmines Athletic Football Club were anIrish association football club based inRathmines,Dublin. Together withYMCA,Frankfort andReds United, Rathmines Athletic are one of only four clubs to have played just one season in the top level of theLeague of Ireland.[1] The1922–23 season saw Rathmines Athletic finish in 12th and last place and withdraw from the league without playing their last game.
The1922–23 season saw theLeague of Ireland expand from eight to twelve teams. AfterFrankfort andYMCA dropped out, Rathmines Athletic became one of six new teams to join the league. The others wereShamrock Rovers,Shelbourne United,Pioneers,Athlone Town andMidland 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 playDublin United. However they resigned from the league without playing the match. The match was later awarded as a win for Dublin United.[2][3][4][5] In the1922–23 FAI Cup Rathmines Athletic were drawn in the first round againstFordsons but the latter team were awarded a walkover.[6]
| Stat | Opponent | Score | Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| Record Win | Athlone Town | 2–0 | 7 October 1922 |
| Record Defeat | St. James's Gate Shelbourne | 1–7 0–6 | 18 November 1921 21 October 1921 |
| Name | Goals | Season |
|---|---|---|
| Michael Merrigan | 3 | 1922–23 League of Ireland |
| Bex | 3 | 1922–23 League of Ireland |
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