F.C. Carlow
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FC Carlow is a 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...

 football club which hails from County Carlow
County Carlow
County Carlow is a county in Ireland. It is part of the South-East Region and is also located in the province of Leinster. It is named after the town of Carlow, which lies on the River Barrow. Carlow County Council is the local authority for the county...

. The club was founded in 2008 and first competed as an U20s team in the League Of Ireland. As a result of the teams success in the competition, the following year, Carlow were granted a senior licence. FC Carlow now compete in the Newstalk A Championship http://www.carlow-nationalist.ie/Media/MediaPlayer/TabId/581/VideoId/147/FC-Carlow-Beat-Cobh-Ramblers.aspx, playing their home games at The Meadows. FC Carlow's philosophy is to give talented and committed footballers from the south east an opportunity to play at a national level.
Carlow endured a tough debut campaign in the A Championship, finishing in eighth place. FC Carlow enjoyed a much better second season, finishing fourth, just missing out on a promotion place to Cobh Ramblers F.C.
Cobh Ramblers F.C.
Cobh Ramblers Football Club . is an Irish football club playing in the A Championship, the third tier of Irish football. The club, founded in 1922 and elected to the league in 1985, hails from Cobh, County Cork and play their home matches at St. Colman's Park...

 In the same season, the Barrowsiders also reached the 3rd round of the 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...

, eventually losing 2-1 to Monaghan United F.C. in a replay http://extratime.ie/fixtures/detail/12334/2/. The club was awarded the Beat FM Sports Personality of the Month Award on foot of this http://www.talbotcarlow.ie/home/beat-102-103-sports-awards.

FC Carlow U20's

FC Carlow have a team competing in the under 20 League of Ireland. FC Carlow U20s have consistently reach the latter stages of the competition in recent years.

Current squad for the 2011 season


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