Reds United
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Reds United was a football team from Dublin in the Irish Free State
. The team was formed by people involved with Shelbourne
after a disagreement with the Football Association of Ireland
during the 1933/34 season, Shelbourne resigned from the League of Ireland
at the season's end. The FAI responded by banning Shels from football for one year. As a result, with Shels out of football for the 1934/35 season, Reds United competed in the Leinster Senior League.
When Shels one year ban was lifted they competed in the Athletic Union League for the 1935/36 season while Reds United joined the League of Ireland along with Brideville.
At the end of the 1935/36 season, in which Reds United finished fourth, they resigned their membership of the League of Ireland to allow Shelbourne to take their place.
Reds United played their home League of Ireland games at Glenmalure Park
in Milltown
.
Reds United top scorer during their only season in the League of Ireland was William 'Louy' Ouchterlonie with twenty goals - the third highest in the whole league that season.
Irish Free State
The Irish Free State was the state established as a Dominion on 6 December 1922 under the Anglo-Irish Treaty, signed by the British government and Irish representatives exactly twelve months beforehand...
. The team was formed by people involved with Shelbourne
Shelbourne F.C.
Shelbourne Football Club is an Irish professional football club based in the Drumcondra area of Dublin, currently playing in the League of Ireland Premier Division....
after a disagreement with the Football Association of Ireland
Football Association of Ireland
The Football Association of Ireland is the governing body for the sport of association football in the Republic of Ireland. It should not to be confused with the Irish Football Association , which is the organising body for the sport in Northern Ireland.For the full history, statistics and records...
during the 1933/34 season, Shelbourne resigned from the League of Ireland
League of Ireland
The League of Ireland is the national association football league of the Republic of Ireland. Founded in 1921, as a league of eight clubs, it has expanded over time into a two-tiered league of 22 clubs. It is currently split into the League of Ireland Premier Division and the League of Ireland...
at the season's end. The FAI responded by banning Shels from football for one year. As a result, with Shels out of football for the 1934/35 season, Reds United competed in the Leinster Senior League.
When Shels one year ban was lifted they competed in the Athletic Union League for the 1935/36 season while Reds United joined the League of Ireland along with Brideville.
At the end of the 1935/36 season, in which Reds United finished fourth, they resigned their membership of the League of Ireland to allow Shelbourne to take their place.
Reds United played their home League of Ireland games at Glenmalure Park
Glenmalure Park
Glenmalure Park, often simply known as "Milltown", was a football stadium on the Southside of Dublin city in Ireland. Located in the suburb of Milltown, it was home to Shamrock Rovers from 1926 to 1987, when it was sold to property developers by the club's directors...
in Milltown
Milltown, Dublin
Milltown , Dublin 6, Ireland, is a suburb on the southside of Dublin. The townland got its name well before the 18th or 19th century. Both Milltown and Clonskeagh were "Liberties" of Dublin, following the English invasion and colonisation in 1290....
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Reds United top scorer during their only season in the League of Ireland was William 'Louy' Ouchterlonie with twenty goals - the third highest in the whole league that season.