Ireland FC

Lansdowne FC has produced 117 players that have gone on to represent Ireland. Only Dublin University Football Club (formerly Trinity College) has produced ...

The big question, back in the late 90s, was 'will we get to play Gordon D'Arcy and Shane Horgan'. It was decided that the coaches would be paid but club players would remain amateurs, unless aligned with a province. For clubs across Ireland, and the globe, it was a sea change. However, it was not as clear-cut back then, in the late 1970s and early 80s. The club had 300 members in 1914 and, by 1918, that was down to 30. "I was inspired by the idea of doing a history of an iconic club.