Lansdowne Football Club, also sometimes referred to as Lansdowne Rugby Football Club, is a rugby union team based in Dublin, Ireland. It was founded in 1872 by Henry Dunlop as the Irish Champion Athletic Club. Its senior team currently plays in Division 1A of the All-Ireland League. The club's playing colours are black, red and yellow hoops, with navy shorts. Lansdowne have won the Leinster Senior Cup a record 24 times, winning it for the first in 1891. Lansdowne won the All Ireland League for the first time in March 2013 and also won the Fraser McMullen cup in the same season. Lansdowne completed the "All Ireland Double" again in May 2015 winning the All Ireland League and the Fraser McMullen again.
Together with Wanderers, Lansdowne have shared the use of Lansdowne Road since 1880, with each club having their own clubhouse at opposite ends of the ground. However, since 1974 the ground itself has been owned by the IRFU.
All-Ireland League: 2
2012-13, 2014–15
All-Ireland Cup: 4
1921-22, 1928–29, 1929–30, 1930-31
Leinster Senior League
1974, 1977, 1981, 1986, 1987, 1988, 1998, 2002: 8
Leinster Senior Cup
1891, 1901, 1903, 1904, 1922, 1927, 1928, 1929, 1930, 1931, 1933, 1949, 1950, 1953, 1965, 1972, 1979, 1980, 1981, 1986, 1989, 1991, 1997, 1998, 2008: 25
Metropolitan Cup
1927, 1948, 1959, 1965, 1968, 1981, 2003, 2007, 2009, 2010: 9
Fraser McMullen Cup
2012-13, 2014–15
Devin Toner
Dominic Ryan
David Kearney (rugby union)
Matt Healy (rugby union)
Jordi Murphy
Cian Kelleher
Peter Dooley
Tom Daly (rugby union)
Max Deegan
Ian Fitzpatrick
Ireland
Over 100 Lansdowne players have represented Ireland at full international level. The latest Lansdowne player to be capped by Ireland is Matt Healy. 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.
Lawrence Bulger
Jack Arigho
Barry Bresnihan
Brian Carney
Reggie Corrigan
Ernie Crawford
Morgan Crowe
William Cunningham
Eugene Davy
Gordon D'Arcy
Fergus Aherne
Gabriel Fulcher
Angus McKeen
Eric Elwood
Brian Glennon
Aidan McCullen
Noel Mannion
Vincent Becker
Michael English
Michael Edward Gibson
Shane Horgan
Bernard Jackman
Moss Keane
Patrick Berkery
Mike Kiernan
Ham Lambert
Victor Le Fanu
Tom Clancy
Mick English
Des Fitzgerald
Noel Feddis
Con Feighery
Seamus Kelly
Barry McGann
Ned Lightfoot
Con Murphy
Kevin O'Flanagan
Mick O'Flanagan
Conor O'Shea
Noel Purcell
Mick Quinn
Robin Roe
Patrick Casey
Dick Spring
Gordon Wood
Devin Toner
Martin Moore
Jordi Murphy
Eoin Reddan
Dominic Ryan
Donal Spring
Mike McCarthy
David O'Mahony
Sean MacHale
Matt Healy (rugby union)
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 and Irish Lions
As well as representing Ireland, several Lansdowne players have also represented the British and Irish Lions.
Felipe Contepomi
All Ireland League
Most capped AIL Players
Enda Bohan: 142
Ron Boucher: 134
Angus McKeen: 130
Stephen Rooney: 128
Shane Whelan: 114
Greg Stafford: 106
Stephen O'Connor: 104
AIL Top Try Scorers
Matt Healy (rugby union): 36
Ross McCarron: 28
Cian Aherne: 26
Joseph Davy, John Flanagan, Joe Leddin, Anthony Twomey, Hugh Governey
1872-73 J. D. Ogilby
1873-74 J. D. Ogilby
1874-75 J. D. Ogilby
1875-76 D. T. Arnott
1876-77 F. W. Kidd
1877-78 J. W. Richards
1878-79 G. Scriven
1879-80 E. H. Nunns
1880-81 J. C. Bagot
1881-82 J. B. Moore
1882-83 J. B. Moore
1883-84 J. B. Moore
1884-85 R. G. Warren
1885-86 R. G. Warren
1886-87 R. G. Warren
1887-88 R. G. Warren
1888-89 R. G. Warren
1889-90 R. G. Warren
1890-91 V.C. Le Fanu
1891-92 V.C. Le Fanu
1892-93 F E. Davies
1893-94 F E. Davies
1894-95 S. C. Smith
1895-96 A. A. Brunker (resigned)R. P. Rowan
1896-97 R. W. Jeffares
1897-98 R. W. Jeffares
1898-99 G. P. Doran
1899-00 G. P. Doran
1990-01 B. R. Doran
1901-02 B. R. Doran
1902-03 J. J. Coffey
1903-04 J. J. Coffey
1904-05 J. J. Warren
1905-06 J. J. Warren
1906-07 A. L. Leeper
1907-08 M. J. D’Alton (Resigned)J.J. Coffey
1908-09 H. G. Sugars
1909-10 G. Weldon
1910-11 R. Donnelly
1911-12 R. Donnelly
1912-13 C. R. Wilson
1913-14 J. Burke-Gaffney
1914-15 J. Burke-Gaffney
1919-20 N. M. Purcell
1920-21 N. M. Purcell
1921-22 W. E. Crawford
1922-23 W. E. Crawford
1923-24 W. A. Cunningham
1924-25 P. J. Whitty
1925-26 T. V. Harris
1926-27 T. O. Pike
1927-28 G. P. S. Hogan
1928-29 E. O’D. Davy
1929-30 E. O’D. Davy
1930-31 J. E. McEnery
1931-32 M. J. Dunne
1932-33 M. J. Dunne
1933-34 T. A. O’Reilly
1934-35 E. J. Lightfoot
1935-36 J. E. Arigho
1936-37 Rev. St. J. Pike
1937-38 T. P. Sinnott
1938-39 T. J. O’Driscoll
1939-40 C. J. Murphy
1940-41 W. G. Sutherland
1941-42 W. G. Sutherland
1942-43 R. Mitchell
1943-44 N. J. Burke
1944-45 C. J. Murphy
1945-46 D. Hingerty
1946-47 C. Callan
1947-48 Rev. W. J. Moynan
1948-49 J. F. Coffey
1949-50 R. Carroll
1950-51 J. C. Dawson
1951-52 E. Connellan
1952-53 C. V. Crowley
1953-54 T. D. McNally
1954-55 L. M. Lynch
1955-56 J. P. D. Morris
1956-57 P. J. Berkery
1957-58 A. Twomey
1958-59 M. A. L. Tansey
1959-60 S. Kelly
1960-61 B. G. M. Wood
1961-62 N. Feddis
1962-63 B. G. M. Wood
1963-64 Dr. M. D. Kiely
1964-65 Caleb Powell
1965-66 A. Twomey
1966-67 A. T. A. Duggan
1967-68 P. J. Casey
1968-69 Noel Dwyer
1969-70 Dr. J. Craig
1970-71 P. Sutherland
1971-72 Dr. E. Kiely
1972-73 J. Mitchell
1973-74 D. Power
1974-75 J. Flanagan
1975-76 P. Inglis
1976-77 D. Caniffe
1977-78 P. Gahan
1978-79 R. Spring
1979-80 P. Boylan
1980-81 Moss Keane
1981-82 Mick Quinn (rugby union)
1982-83 M. Gibson
1983-84 V. Becker
1984-85 D. Spring
1985-86 M. Ryan
1986-87 W. Burns
1987-88 P. Collins
1988-89 G. Dilger
1989-90 V. Ryan
1990-91 P. Clinch
1991-92 W. Burns
1992-93 Fergus Aherne
1993-94 Johnny Sexton
1994-95 Fergus Aherne
1995-96 B. Glennon
1996-97 M. McDermott
1997-98 Kurt McQuilkin
1998-99 Kurt McQuilkin
1999-00 D. O’Mahony
2000-01 Colin McEntee
2001-02 S. Rooney
2002-03 E. Bohan
2003-04 E. Bohan
2004-05 Liam Toland (Resigned) S. O'Connor
2005-06 G. Quinn
2006-07 D. Lavin
2007-08 A. Maher
2008-09 A. Maher
2009-10 J. Lyne
2010-11 J. Lyne
2011-12 R. McCarron
2012-13 R. McCarron
2013-14 W. Earle
2014-15 R. Boucher
2015-16 Scott Deasy
2016-17 I. Prendiville (current)
1872-04 H. W. D. Dunlop
1904-05 J. Sibtdorpe
1905-06 J. B. Moore
1906-07 H. Moore
1907-08 W. Pigot
1908-09 J. Denning
1909-10 R. G. Warren
1910-11 F. W. Kidd
1911-12 R. W. Jeffares Snr.
1912-13 A. M. Toomey
1913-14 J. Chambers
1914-19 F. Denning
1919-20 A. A. Brunker
1920-21 F. Joynt
1921-22 F. Joynt
1922-23 B. R. Doran
1923-24 J. J. Coffey
1924-25 J. J. Warren
1925-26 R. Simmons
1926-27 J. A. Gargan
1927-28 A. C. Sibtdorpe
1928-29 M Dawson
1929-30 M. J. D’Alton
1930-31 C. J. Law
1931-32 F. E. Davies
1932-33 V. C. Le Fanu
1933-34 F. A. Ross
1934-35 V. V. Drennan
1935-36 R. H. Lambert
1936-37 R. Donnelly
1937-38 N. M. Purcell
1938-39 F. W. Warren
1939-40 W. E. Crawford
1940-41 W. E. Crawford
1941-42 J. A. Cooke
1942-43 A. H. Robinson
1943-44 W. J. Young
1944-45 R. H. Maunsell
1945-46 R. W. Jeffares Jr.
1946-47 L. B. Heaney
1947-48 A. J. Beatty
1948-49 R. Noel Mitchell
1949-50 Michael J. Dunne
1950-51 F. C. Conroy
1951-52 E. J. Lightfoot
1952-53 Lt. Col. J. J. Burke-Gaffney, M C.
1953-54 T. A. O’Reilly
1954-55 E. O’D. Davy
1955-56 J. Bell
1956-57 Dr. M. P. Crowe
1957-58 T. C. Fox
1958-59 E. W. Garland
1959-60 H. W. Jack OBE. D. Sc.
1960-61 C. S. P. Randel
1961-62 N.H. Lambert
1962-63 G. P. S. Hogan B. L.
1963-64 Major-Gen S. Collins Powell
1964-65 W. G. Sutherland
1965-66 J. E. McEnery
1966-67 C. J. Murphy
1967-68 J. N. Garland
1968-69 R. Mitchell
1969-70 T. C. Byrne
1970-71 T. V. Davy, S.C.
1971-72 Rev. W. J. Moynan
1972-73 J. F. Coffey
1973-74 A. W. Campbell
1974-75 H. Vard
1975-76 J. C. Dawson
1976-77 P. J. Berkery
1977-78 J. P. Barrett
1978-79 A. McNally
1979-80 A. Twomey
1980-81 R. Carroll
1981-82 L. Lynch
1982-83 S. McHale
1983-84 P. Moorhead
1984-85 K. Kelleher
1985-86 N. Hayden
1986-87 Dr. J. Craig
1987-88 J. Maguire
1988-89 P. Ward
1989-90 M. English
1990-91 P. J. Casey
1991-92 C. Flanagan
1992-93 L. McSherry
1993-94 C. Powell
1994-95 R. J. Mitchell
1995-96 B. J. McGann
1996-97 P. Inglis
1997-98 P. Van Cauwelaert
1998-99 A. T. A. Duggan
1999-00 Michael Kearney
2000-01 J. Flanagan
2001-02 J. A. Leddin
2002-03 P. Gahan
2003-04 F. Forrest
2004-05 B. Sparks
2005-06 O. O Buachalla
2006-07 A. Delany
2007-08 P. Halpenny
2008-09 J. Kearney
2009-10 Mark Dawson
2010-11 C. O'Reilly
2011-12 P. Boylan
2012-13 D. McCarron
2013-14 Mick Quinn (rugby union)
2014-15 F. Kenny
2015-16 D. Lennon
2016-17 S. Coyle
