Brideville F.C. is a defunct Irish

Republic of Ireland

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 football club that was from the Liberties

The Liberties

The Liberties of Dublin, Ireland were jurisdictions that existed since the arrival of the Anglo-Normans in the 12th century. They were town lands united to the city, but still preserving their own jurisdiction. The most important of these liberties were the Liberty of St...

 area of Dublin. They played in the League of Ireland

League of Ireland

The League of Ireland is the national association football league of the Republic of Ireland. Founded in 1921, as a league of eight clubs, it has expanded over time into a two-tiered league of 22 clubs. It is currently split into the League of Ireland Premier Division and the League of Ireland...

 from 1925 until 1932 and from 1935 until 1943, reappearing for the 1944/45 season. They initially played their home games in Richmond Park

Richmond Park (football ground)

Richmond Park is a football stadium in Dublin, Ireland. It is the home ground for Irish football team St. Patricks Athletic of the League of Ireland. It is situated in the Dublin suburb of Inchicore...

 in Inchicore

Inchicore

-Location and access:Located five kilometres due west of the city centre, Inchicore lies south of the River Liffey, west of Kilmainham, north of Drimnagh and east of Ballyfermot. The majority of Inchicore is in the Dublin 8 postal district...

 but moved to Harolds Cross Greyhound Stadium in 1929, remaining there until their demise in 1945. Brideville never won a trophy at senior level but were the first ever winners of the FAI Junior Cup

FAI Junior Cup

The FAI Junior Cup is a football competition organised by the Football Association of Ireland. It is regarded as one of the biggest competitions at the junior level in European football....

 in 1925.

Despite appearing in two FAI Cup

FAI Cup

The Football Association of Ireland Challenge Cup, known as the FAI Ford Cup for sponsorship reasons, is a knock-out association football competition contested annually by teams from the Republic of Ireland...

 finals, Brideville were unsuccessful on both occasions. They surprising lost 1-0 to Drumcondra

Drumcondra FC

Drumcondra Football Club was an Irish football club from Dublin. Based in Tolka Park, Drumcondra were elected to the League of Ireland in 1928. The Northside club won 5 League of Ireland titles before amalgamating with neighbours, Home Farm in 1972.-History:...

 of the Leinster Senior League in the replay of the 1927 final at Shelbourne Park

Shelbourne Park

Shelbourne Park is a greyhound racing stadium in the south Dublin inner city suburb of Ringsend.The stadium also played host to the home matches of Shelbourne FC, who play in the League of Ireland, from 1913/14 up until 1948/49. The first match was a 1-1 draw against Bohemians and their last match...

, and they went down again by the same scoreline in the 1930 decider to Shamrock Rovers

Shamrock Rovers F.C.

Shamrock Rovers Football Club are a professional football club from Dublin, Ireland. They compete in the Premier Division of the League of Ireland and are the most successful club in Irish football history. The club have won the League of Ireland title a record 17 times and the FAI Cup a record 24...

.

Honours

• FAI Cup
  FAI Cup
  The Football Association of Ireland Challenge Cup, known as the FAI Ford Cup for sponsorship reasons, is a knock-out association football competition contested annually by teams from the Republic of Ireland...
  
  
  • Runners Up: 1927, 1930 2
• FAI Junior Cup
  • Winners: 1925 1

Selected Former Players

Ed Brookes

Ed Brookes

Edward A. Brooks , also known as Ed Brooks or Ned Brooks, was an Irish footballer who played as centre-forward or inside-left for, among others, Shelbourne, Bohemians, Stockport County and Athlone Town...

  Paddy Moore

Paddy Moore

Paddy Moore was an Irish footballer who played for, among others, Shamrock Rovers and Aberdeen. Moore was a dual internationalist and played for both Ireland teams - the FAI XI and the IFA XI.In February 1934 Moore scored four goals for the FAI XI in a World Cup qualifier against Belgium...

  David Byrne (footballer born 1905)

David Byrne (footballer born 1905)

David Byrne was an Irish football player who played as a forward.Born in Dublin, he joined Shamrock Rovers in 1926 and had three spells at Glenmalure Park...

Results

• Biggest League Win: 7-0 vs Bray Unknowns
  Bray Unknowns F.C.
  Bray Unknowns were a football club who played in the League of Ireland for nineteen seasons from 1924-25 to 1942-43. Having played their first five league seasons in Woodbrook in Southside Dublin, they then moved back to Bray where they played their home games for the remainder of their time in the...
  
   home, 16 February 1936.
• Biggest League Defeat: 0-9 vs Cork United
  Cork United
  Cork United Football Club was a name used by two former Football League of Ireland clubs based in Cork. The original club played during the 1940s while the second club played during the 1980s.-Cork United I:...
  
  home, 16 December 1944.

Goals / Scorers

• Top League Scorer (season): 16, Patrick Quinlan (1930/31).
• Top League Scorer (total): 27, Charlie Reid (1929-32 & 1936-37).