Midleton’s football tradition alive and well as U15s do their club proud

Midleton GAA Club is more associated with hurling, but there is a tradition of football in the town, going all the way back to when the club won Cork’s first football All-Ireland as part of the 1890 double.

This year, the club won the county Premier 1 U15FC title, helping them to scoop the November Rebel Óg award. Making it all the more impressive was that it was at the first attempt, having come up from Premier 2 last year.

“There has always been a very good tradition of football in Midleton,” says manager Paudie O’Brien, “but in modern times it has been difficult to do both.