Lansdowne Football Club

Honours

• All-Ireland League: 3
  • 2012-13, 2014–15, 2017–18
• All-Ireland Cup: 8
  • 1921-22, 1928–29, 1929–30, 1930–31, 2017–18, 2019-20 (Joint winners), 2021-22, 2024-25
• ** Leinster Senior League** 11
  • 1973-74, 1976–77, 1980–81, 1985–86, 1986–87, 1987–88, 1997–98, 2001–02, 2017–18, 2018–19, 2021–22
• Leinster Senior Cup 29
  • 1890-91, 1900–01, 1902–03, 1903–04, 1921–22, 1926–27, 1927–28, 1928–29, 1929–30, 1930–31, 1932–33, 1948–49, 1949–50, 1952–53, 1964–65, 1971–72, 1978–79, 1979–80, 1980–81, 1985–86, 1988–89, 1990–91, 1996–97, 1997–98, 2007–08, 2016–17, 2017–18, 2018-19, 2023-24
• Metropolitan Cup (17)
  • 1927, 1948, 1959, 1965, 1968, 1981, 1982, 1983, 1989, 2000, 2003, 2007, 2009, 2010, 2017, 2019, 2023
• Fraser McMullen Cup: 4 99-00, **2012-13, 2014–15, 2022-23

Notable players

Current Leinster / Connacht / Munster -contracted players

Ireland sevens international players

The following Lansdowne players have played for the Ireland national rugby sevens team:

• Ian Fitzpatrick
• Foster Horan
• Adam Leavy
• Fiachra Baynes
• John O'Donnell
• Cian Aherne
• Tom Daly
• Mark Roche
• Peter Sullivan
• Aidan McCullen
• Eric Elwood
• Brian Glennon
• Vinnie Becker
• Sean Galvin
• Tom Roche

4 Lansdowne players represented Ireland at the Tokyo 2020 Olympics : Adam Leavy, Mark Roche, Foster Horan, Ian Fitzpatrick

1 Lansdowne player represented Ireland at the Paris 2024 OLympics : Mark Roche

Ireland Club international players

Ireland

IRL

118 Lansdowne players have represented Ireland at full international level. The latest Lansdowne player to be capped by Ireland is Harry Byrne. On two occasions in 1931, Lansdowne supplied the entire Irish three-quarter line (Jack Arigho, Eugene Davy, Morgan Crowe and Ned Lightfoot), one of only three clubs ever to have done so at international level world-wide.

In 2023 Lansdowne’s Paul Clinch was awarded his first Irish cap for proudly representing Ireland on the tour of North America in 1989 against Canada and the USA making him the oldest Lansdowne member in the 150 year history of the club to receive his first cap. Clinch was one of a dozen players who played for Ireland against non 'original rugby nations' who were awarded their caps retrospectively. As well as playing international rugby union for Ireland, at least five Lansdowne players have also represented Ireland and/or Great Britain at other sports. Noel Purcell was also an international water polo player and represented both Great Britain and Ireland at the 1920 and 1924 Summer Olympics respectively. He helped Great Britain win the gold medal in 1920 Ham Lambert played 21 times for the Ireland cricket team between 1931 and 1947.. Brothers Kevin O'Flanagan and Mick O'Flanagan also played soccer for Ireland. On 30 September 1946 they both played for Ireland in a 1–0 defeat against England at Dalymount Park Brian Carney played as a junior with Lansdowne before switching rugby codes. He represented both Ireland and Great Britain at rugby league before returning to the union code.

British & Irish Lions

As well as representing Ireland, several Lansdowne players have also represented the British & Irish Lions.

Other internationals

• ARG Felipe Contepomi

Rugby league internationals

• Rody Corrigan: 1995
• Phelim Commerford: 1995
• Brian Carney: 1998
• Tom McCabe: 1996

Ireland league records

Trustees

Michael Kearney, Ciaran O'Reilly, Rory Williams, Oisin O'Buachalla, Michael Ryan

Past captains

Presidents

References

Notes

General

• https://www.lansdownerugby.com/lansdowne-fc-acquires-sports-grounds-in-dublin-4
• Peter Dooley inspires Lansdowne to AIL final win
• Lansdowne FC: Refusing to rest on the laurels of a glorious past
• Lansdowne crowned AIL champions in true style
• Lansdowne land second title with thrilling UBL final win over Clontarf
• Lansdowne win first Bateman Cup in 87 years to end Cork Con's bid for six-in-a-row

References

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3. Mervyn, Dave. (4 January 2025). "Lansdowne Lift Bateman Cup Again After Nine-Try Tussle With Instonians".
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5. "Noel Purcell".
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7. ''The Ireland Rugby Miscellany'' (2007): Ciaran Cronin