Football team
Cobh Ramblers
Club · Ireland · First Division
«The Rams»
In Cobh the football version stuck. The club has carried the same name ever since — no merger, no rebrand.
For most of its life it played locally rather than nationally. In 1947 it was one of fourteen clubs to set up the Cork Athletic Union League; it is the only one of those founders still playing today.
The League of Ireland came late, in 1985, and the club has spent most of the years since in the First Division. The exception was 2007, when the Rams won it on the back of 27 matches without defeat. Promotion to the Premier Division followed in 2009, but the finances did not hold: the licence went, and so did the top-flight place.
Ownership has moved more than the league position. The membership took full control in 2019, then voted in 2024 to sell a share to outside investors. That relationship soured within a year, and in 2025 a 90% stake went to Digital Athlete Ventures.
The club has kept sending players up — Stephen Ireland among them.
Cork City come down for the derby; Waterford, across the water, for the other one. Claret and blue, and the harbour behind the stand.
Latest results
Fixtures and results| 9 Oct | First Division |
Kerry FC
H
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| 2 Oct | First Division |
Bray Wanderers
A
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4:1 | W |
| 25 Sep | First Division |
Athlone Town
H
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3:3 | D |
| 18 Sep | First Division |
Wexford
A
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1:3 | L |
| 11 Sep | First Division |
Cork City
A
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3:2 | W |
| 4 Sep | First Division |
UCD
H
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1:1 | D |
Standing
First Division| # | Team | M | W | D | L | Goals | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 |
Bray Wanderers
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34 | 15 | 8 | 11 | 65:49 | 53 |
| 3 |
UCD
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34 | 15 | 7 | 12 | 61:48 | 52 |
| 4 |
 Cobh Ramblers
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34 | 14 | 7 | 13 | 46:50 | 49 |
| 5 |
 Longford Town
|
34 | 13 | 9 | 12 | 47:45 | 48 |
| 6 |
Kerry FC
|
34 | 13 | 9 | 12 | 42:40 | 48 |
Team statistics
matches counted in total: 234| Metric | Total | Home | Away |
|---|---|---|---|
| Matches | 234 | 115 | 119 |
| Scored | 314 | 162 | 152 |
| Conceded | 365 | 170 | 195 |
| Scored per game | 1.3 | 1.4 | 1.3 |
| Conceded per game | 1.6 | 1.5 | 1.6 |
| Difference | −51 | −8 | −43 |
Fixtures of Cobh Ramblers
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9 Oct
Kerry FC
H
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2 Oct
Bray Wanderers
A
4:1
W
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25 Sep
Athlone Town
H
3:3
D
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18 Sep
Wexford
A
1:3
L
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11 Sep
Cork City
A
3:2
W
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4 Sep
UCD
H
1:1
D
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28 Aug
Longford Town
H
2:2
D
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21 Aug
Finn Harps
A
3:1
W
Honours of Cobh Ramblers
- Munster Senior League 1926, 1935, 1936, 1944, 1957, 1972, 1976, 1977, 1978, 1980, 1981, 1982, 1983, 1984, 1985 15
- Munster Senior Cup 1924, 1944, 1979, 1983, 2016, 2022, 2023, 2025 8
- League of Ireland First Division 2007 1
- League of Ireland Cup 2018 1
Transfers
TransfersArrivals
- D. McCormick Cork City 26/27
- A. Zborowski Waterford FC 26/27
- Ronan Mansfield Waterford FC 26/27
- Wilson Waweru Sligo Rovers 25/26
- Garry Buckley Galway United 25/26
- K. Cummins Cobh Academy 23/24
Departures
- Wilson Waweru Wealdstone 26/27
- Garry Buckley Mallow United 26/27
- A. Zborowski Waterford FC 26/27
- Ronan Mansfield Waterford FC 26/27
- Wilson Waweru Galway United 23/24
- Conor Drinan Cork City 23/24