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Freebooters F.C was an association football club from Sandymount, Dublin, Ireland. Their highest achievement was reaching the Irish Cup final which was staged at the City and County Grounds, Jones Road, Dublin, now Croke Park. They lost to Cliftonville F.C.,〔(History of Irish Football )〕 in the first Irish Cup final to be played outside Belfast. Freebooters had beaten Linfield F.C. 2-1 in the semi final at the Jones Road venue.〔(Irish FA Cup (1901-1910) - Irish FA Cup (1901-1910) )〕 The club lost 1-0 in the 1900 Leinster Senior Cup final to local rivals Shelbourne F.C.. Freebooters' ground was on the Sandymount Road in Dublin, between the Star of the Sea Church and Ringsend. It was previously leased by the Catholic University Medical School. The club was made up of a number of players who had been to public school in England, such families as the O'Reilly's, McCanns, and Meldons. They were keen cricket players. In 1906 Shelbourne F.C. began playing their home games on this ground as Freebooters went into decline.〔(The IFA Years - History of Shelbourne F.C. )〕 == Honours == *Irish Cup runners-up: 1 :: 1901 *Leinster Senior Cup runners-up: 1 :: 1900 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Freebooters F.C.」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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