History of Abbey United

Abbey United have went from strength to strength since re-forming in 2021, with 2025 being our biggest year yet! With underage teams bringing league success with impressive unbeaten league titles from u15s, u13s and u12s boys team alongside cup success from the u14s boys and the girls were as equally impressive with both u12s and u13s girls team reaching cup finals. It truly has been impressive to see how far all the boys and girls have came in such a short period with all our underage teams challenging at the top of their respective leagues. Success wasn't limited to our youth team. Our newly formed men's team, featuring some familiar faces from the five-time Super League winning team, picked up right where they left off! They achieved a remarkable First Division Cup and League double, earning promotion to the Sligo Leitrim Premier Division. They've started the new season with an equally impressive unbeaten run. Last year also saw the formation of the Abbey United women's team, which has generated huge interest. This team provides a crucial pathway for all girls in the area to progress from underage to senior football, and we look forward to them matching the men's success in the years to come.

Men - Champions Frank Kennedy First Division - League
Men - Champions Frank Kennedy First Division - Cup
u15 Boys (2010) - League Winners - Unbeaten
u14 Boys (2011) - Cup Winners
u13 Boys (2012) - League Winners - Unbeaten
u12 Boys (2013) - League Winners - Unbeaten

finally some silverware as the boys u12 win the shield in the league. The girls u12 come runners up in a dramatic cup final in front of a massive crowd in Cranmore.

On Friday the 16th of September, it was an historic day for Abbey United F.C as we fielded our first ever girls’ team. This was only the first step that would lead to multiple girls team and women's team in the following years. As the academy filled the underage groups as team progress into the next, we also had the addition of an Abbey United u17's team for the 2022/23 season with players from this squad later joining into the men's team a couple of years later.

Abbey United are back with the introduction of an underage Academy. Our underage teams started with u12s & u13s Boys teams entering Sligo / Leitrim Youth League.

2008 - Abbey United folded as club due to lack of admin support and the cost of running a club.

2006/07 Abbey United Champions of the Sligo Leitrim Junior League

2005/06 Abbey United Champions of the Sligo Leitrim Junior League. Abbey United won the Connaught Cup beating Castlebar Celtic

2004/05 Abbey United Champions of the Sligo Leitrim Junior League

2003/04 Abbey United Champions of the Sligo Leitrim Junior League

2002/03 Abbey United Champions of the Sligo Leitrim Junior League

2001/02 Abbey United finished runners up to Carbury in the Sligo Leitrim Junior League

1999/2000 Abbey United finished runners up to Calry Bohs in the Sligo Leitrim Junior League

1996/1997 Abbey United reach the semi final of Connaught Cup beating Cloonfad with an Added Extra Time penalty from David McManus having drawn the match 2-2 with both goals scored by John Skeffington 09/02/97

1994/1995 Abbey united won the Premier Division and Bill Monaghan Cup 1994-95.

Newspaper clipping of Abbey united team 1994-95

1993/1994 Abbey United won the Euro-Tab Cup beating Cartron United. Connaught cup runners up . Connaught cup final 29/05/94. Galway Hibernians 2-0 Abbey Utd.

Euro-Tab Cup Final 08/06/94. Abbey Utd 4 (B lowry x 2) t mcloughlin, j feeney, Cartron Utd 0

Photo below of Brendan Lowry (Abbey United) Penalty about to be saved.

1992/1993 Abbey United winners of NCF Meats Division Two. Euro Tab cup winners 1992 beating Cliffoney celtic 3-2 after extra time

1985 Abbey United win the euro tab among other honors they won that season. Team Photo below:

Back row from L-R: Angelo Finnegan, John Hannaberry, David Carr ,Paul Maguire ,Paul Mcgarry, Michael Lagan, Martin Carr, Robbie Mahon Front Row L-R: Joe Farren , Derek Farren, Dodo McLoughin, Jim McLoughin, Pat Maguire, Tut Curran, Brendan Lowery

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