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Cobh Ramblers F.C.
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| Full name | Cobh Ramblers Football Club | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Nickname(s) | "Ramblers" or "The Rams" | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Founded | 1922 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Ground | St. Colman's Park, Cobh, County Cork (Capacity 5,000) |
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| Manager | Stephen Henderson | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| League | FAI First Division | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2007 | First Division Champions | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Cobh Ramblers Football Club (CRFC) is an Irish football club playing in the Football League of Ireland. 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. The club's colours are claret and blue. The current manager is Stephen Henderson who guided them to the First Division title for the first time on the 10th of November 2007.
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CRFC was originally a field hockey club but until the British withdrawal from Ireland many club members played football with the soldiers who were stationed at Cobh, leading to the Ramblers' eventual re-formation as a football club.
Currently the Ramblers play in the First Division. Because of this they rarely get to play their local rivals Cork City, a Premier Division team, with the two usually only being able to match up in pre-season friendlies and the occasional cup match, Cobh being the minnows in terms of League of Ireland experience.
Cobh Ramblers joined the League of Ireland in 1984, after many successful years as a Munster Senior League side. one of the most successful of them teams was the team of 1983, who got to the semi final of the FAI Cup humbling many senior clubs on the way. they met Sligo Rovers in the semi-final that year and captured the imagination of the Irish footballing public, drawing crowds of over 20,000 to Flower Lodge for the home games. There were 3 replays until Rovers finally won 3-2 and went on to win the cup.
In recent years, fan numbers have not been as high as they were during the glory days when Ramblers were in the top flight of Irish football and playing glamorous pre-season matches against the likes of Celtic and Arsenal. Though even with its lower attendance at home matches (usually about 600 or so), the fans in attendance are loyal and take part in club fund-raisers and events as well as watching the match. It is hoped though that with a new younger generation becoming interested in the Football League of Ireland, due to promotion of the league and sport as a whole, that attendance and the fortunes of the club might improve.
On the 10th of November Cobh Ramblers beat Athlone Town 1-0 in Lissy Wollen in what was a tense and nervous display. After divine inspiration helping a back pass take a huge bounce to just clear the cross bar Cobh were lucky to be at 0-0 at half time. It was a different team in the second half and in the 73rd minute defender Kevin Murray toe poked a headered corner into the net. This victory gave Cobh Ramblers their first piece of Senior Silverware and crowned then Division 1 Champions 2007. During the 2007 season, with their young squad they have gone on a record 27 game unbeaten run, keeping 22 clean sheets. Their points tally of 77points was also a record for the league. They also won automatic promotion to the premier division for 2008. Some say that the club will be too small to stay in the FAI Premier Division, but their 2007 form and skilful play could prove them wrong.
Ramblers appeared on live television for the first time on Friday the 10th of November 2006 in an away fixture at Galway United where they lost 0-1.
The Ramblers most noted past player is former Irish international and Manchester United star Roy Keane while a more recent club player Stephen Ireland is currently playing for Manchester City
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