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Cork Athletics Year-End Registration Figures - December 2018

Record Cork Athletics Registration Figures for Year Ending December 31st 2018

 

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December end-of-month registrations for Cork Athletics stand at 8,455, a new registrations record for Cork, surpassing the 2017 year-end figure of 8,264, an increase of 2.32%. This is the smallest percentage increase of recent years, nevertheless upward progression of the past decade has continued.

 

Fifty six clubs were registered during 2018, including several new clubs: Beara AC, Bridevale AC, Doneraile AC, and Mount Hillary AC

 

Graphs available for download on Cork Athletics Facebook Page

 

The 2019 Registration facility is open

 

National Standings

Athletics Ireland are likely to issue the December end-of-month National registration figures in the coming days. Standing of Cork clubs in the various Top 50 National standings will then be added to this page

 

Overall Registrations as at December 31st 2018

leading 25 clubs december 2018

28 Largest Clubs, by Total Registered Members

 

Leevale AC and Bandon AC head the table, both clubs exceeding the 600 mark, leading the other clubs by a significant distance. Five clubs: Togher AC, Ballymore Cobh AC, Midleton AC, Youghal AC and North Cork AC all have over 300 registered members.

A total of sixeen (16) clubs have over 200 registrations, while a further twelve (12) clubs have now exceeded 100 registered members, making a total of 28 clubs with 100 or more registerd members, so 50% of registered clubs currently have more than 100 registered members.

 adult clubs 29th 56th december 2018Remaining 28 Clubs, by Total Registered Members

 

ClubJuvenileJuniorMastersSeniorTotal
Leevale AC 475 16 111 85 687
Bandon AC 461 8 112 34 615
Togher AC 194 5 143 45 387
Midleton AC 169 2 154 15 340
Youghal AC 184 6 126 19 335
Ballymore Cobh AC 166 0 153 15 334
North Cork AC 232 2 70 18 322
St. Catherine's AC 185 3 94 16 298
West Muskerry AC 206 2 56 12 276
Mallow AC 1 0 238 29 268
Belgooly AC 224 0 29 1 254
Ballincollig AC 177 1 68 4 250
St. Nicholas AC 97 1 121 20 239
Clonakilty Road Runners 129 0 71 15 215
Carraig-Na-Bhfear AC 148 6 51 10 215
Grange/Fermoy AC 80 1 112 8 201
Carrigaline Road Runners AC 129 0 50 6 185
Eagle AC 0 0 163 17 180
Tracton AC 98 0 68 1 167
St. Finbarrs AC 0 4 141 15 160
Doneraile AC 0 0 105 49 154
Millstreet AC 75 0 59 9 143
Watergrasshill AC 1 0 115 24 140
Liscarroll AC 104 3 22 6 135
Doheny AC 114 0 10 1 125
Ballintotis Fit4Life 2 1 111 9 123
Fanahan McSweeney AC 103 1 15 3 122
Riverstick/Kinsale AC 77 0 28 1 106
Bantry AC 48 3 41 12 104
Dromahane Road Runners AC 1 0 77 17 95
Mount Hilary AC 0 0 68 25 93
Skibbereen AC 69 0 15 8 92
Courcey AC 77 0 14 1 92
Aghada Running Club ARC 0 0 79 6 85
Bweeng Trail Blazers 2 0 69 11 82
Bridevale AC 0 0 65 16 81
Rosscarbery Steam Runners AC 1 0 66 11 78
Blarney/Inniscara AC 59 3 11 2 75
Durrus AC 52 0 20 1 73
Buttevant R.C. 0 0 47 16 63
Old Abbey AC 47 0 6 6 59
Glanmire AC 38 0 4 1 43
Churchtown Road Runners 0 0 27 16 43
Donoughmore AC 1 0 36 4 41
Carrigtwohill AC 0 0 29 8 37
East Cork AC 0 0 20 15 35
Beara AC 0 0 26 6 32
Galtee Runners AC 2 0 24 5 31
Fota Island Running Club 0 0 21 6 27
Duhallow AC 3 0 13 8 24
Shandrum AC 0 0 18 4 22
Rising Sun AC 0 0 21 0 21
Cork Mental Health AC 0 0 11 8 19
Abbey Striders AC 1 2 3 5 11
Cork Track Club 0 0 0 11 11
Garryvoe AC 0 0 3 7 10
           
Total 4232 70 3430 723 8455

Total Registrations for Cork Clubs December 31st 2018

 

Juvenile/Junior Registrations as at December 30th 2018

leading junior juvenile clubs december 2018

 Leading Cork Juvenile Clubs

 

Leevale AC, on 491, lead the table, marginally ahead of Bandon AC, on 469, while both clubs  still have over double the Juvenile/Junior membership of third-placed North Cork AC, on 234, with Belgooly AC a further 10 behind.

 

ClubJuvenileJuniorTotal
Leevale AC 475 16 491
Bandon AC 461 8 469
North Cork AC 232 2 234
Belgooly AC 224 0 224
West Muskerry AC 206 2 208
Togher AC 194 5 199
Youghal AC 184 6 190
St. Catherine's AC 185 3 188
Ballincollig AC 177 1 178
Midleton AC 169 2 171
Ballymore Cobh AC 166 0 166
Carraig-Na-Bhfear AC 148 6 154
Clonakilty Road Runners 129 0 129
Carrigaline Road Runners AC 129 0 129
Doheny AC 114 0 114
Liscarroll AC 104 3 107
Fanahan McSweeney AC 103 1 104
St. Nicholas AC 97 1 98
Tracton AC 98 0 98
Grange/Fermoy AC 80 1 81
Riverstick/Kinsale AC 77 0 77
Courcey AC 77 0 77
Millstreet AC 75 0 75
Skibbereen AC 69 0 69
Blarney/Inniscara AC 59 3 62
Durrus AC 52 0 52
Bantry AC 48 3 51
Old Abbey AC 47 0 47
Glanmire AC 38 0 38
St. Finbarrs AC 0 4 4
Ballintotis Fit4Life 2 1 3
Duhallow AC 3 0 3
Abbey Striders AC 1 2 3
Bweeng Trail Blazers 2 0 2
Galtee Runners AC 2 0 2
Mallow AC 1 0 1
Watergrasshill AC 1 0 1
Dromahane Road Runners AC 1 0 1
Rosscarbery Steam Runners AC 1 0 1
Donoughmore AC 1 0 1
       
Total 4232 70 4302

 

 

Adult (Senior/Masters) Registrations as at December 31st 2018

 

leading adult clubs december 2018

 Top 28 Adult Registrations by Club - December 31st 2018

Mallow AC have almost 50% more Registered Seniors & Masters than nearest rivals, Leevale AC, with Togher AC head Eagle AC, while Midleton AC are just one registration ahead of Ballymore-Cobh AC.

 

  adult clubs 29th 56th december 2018Next 28 Adult Registrations by Club - December 31st 2018

ClubMastersSeniorTotal
Mallow AC 238 29 267
Leevale AC 111 85 196
Togher AC 143 45 188
Eagle AC 163 17 180
Midleton AC 154 15 169
Ballymore Cobh AC 153 15 168
St. Finbarrs AC 141 15 156
Doneraile AC 105 49 154
Bandon AC 112 34 146
Youghal AC 126 19 145
St. Nicholas AC 121 20 141
Watergrasshill AC 115 24 139
Grange/Fermoy AC 112 8 120
Ballintotis Fit4Life 111 9 120
St. Catherine's AC 94 16 110
Dromahane Road Runners AC 77 17 94
Mount Hilary AC 68 25 93
North Cork AC 70 18 88
Clonakilty Road Runners 71 15 86
Aghada Running Club ARC 79 6 85
Bridevale AC 65 16 81
Bweeng Trail Blazers 69 11 80
Rosscarbery Steam Runners AC 66 11 77
Ballincollig AC 68 4 72
Tracton AC 68 1 69
West Muskerry AC 56 12 68
Millstreet AC 59 9 68
Buttevant R.C. 47 16 63
Carraig-Na-Bhfear AC 51 10 61
Carrigaline Road Runners AC 50 6 56
Bantry AC 41 12 53
Churchtown Road Runners 27 16 43
Donoughmore AC 36 4 40
Carrigtwohill AC 29 8 37
East Cork AC 20 15 35
Beara AC 26 6 32
Belgooly AC 29 1 30
Riverstick/Kinsale AC 28 1 29
Galtee Runners AC 24 5 29
Liscarroll AC 22 6 28
Fota Island Running Club 21 6 27
Skibbereen AC 15 8 23
Shandrum AC 18 4 22
Durrus AC 20 1 21
Duhallow AC 13 8 21
Rising Sun AC 21 0 21
Cork Mental Health AC 11 8 19
Fanahan McSweeney AC 15 3 18
Courcey AC 14 1 15
Blarney/Inniscara AC 11 2 13
Old Abbey AC 6 6 12
Doheny AC 10 1 11
Cork Track Club 0 11 11
Garryvoe AC 3 7 10
Abbey Striders AC 3 5 8
Glanmire AC 4 1 5
       
Total 3430 723 4153

 

Senior Registrations as at December 31st 2018

leading senior clubs december 2018

Top 26 Senior Registrations by Club - December 31st 2018

Leevale AC surpass all others at the head of the Senior table, with 85 Seniors. New club Doneraile AC are in clear second place, with 49 Senior members, behind Leevale AC. Togher AC come next, with with 45, followed by  Bandon AC (34) and Mallow AC (29)

 

ClubSenior
Leevale AC 85
Doneraile AC 49
Togher AC 45
Bandon AC 34
Mallow AC 29
Mount Hilary AC 25
Watergrasshill AC 24
St. Nicholas AC 20
Youghal AC 19
North Cork AC 18
Eagle AC 17
Dromahane Road Runners AC 17
St. Catherine's AC 16
Churchtown Road Runners 16
Buttevant R.C. 16
Bridevale AC 16
St. Finbarrs AC 15
Midleton AC 15
East Cork AC 15
Clonakilty Road Runners 15
Ballymore Cobh AC 15
West Muskerry AC 12
Bantry AC 12
Rosscarbery Steam Runners AC 11
Cork Track Club 11
Bweeng Trail Blazers 11
Carraig-Na-Bhfear AC 10
Millstreet AC 9
Ballintotis Fit4Life 9
Skibbereen AC 8
Grange/Fermoy AC 8
Duhallow AC 8
Cork Mental Health AC 8
Carrigtwohill AC 8
Garryvoe AC 7
Old Abbey AC 6
Liscarroll AC 6
Fota Island Running Club 6
Carrigaline Road Runners AC 6
Beara AC 6
Aghada Running Club ARC 6
Galtee Runners AC 5
Abbey Striders AC 5
Shandrum AC 4
Donoughmore AC 4
Ballincollig AC 4
Fanahan McSweeney AC 3
Blarney/Inniscara AC 2
Tracton AC 1
Riverstick/Kinsale AC 1
Glanmire AC 1
Durrus AC 1
Doheny AC 1
Courcey AC 1
Belgooly AC 1
Rising Sun AC 0
   
Total 134

 

 

Masters Registrations as at December 31st 2018

 

leading masters clubs december 2018

Top 28 Masters Registrations by Club - December 31st 2018

Mallow AC are way ahead of the rest of the field, with 238 Masters registrations. Eagle AC and Midleton AC have 163 and 154 respectively. Ballymore-Cobh AC and Togher AC follow next, while a total of 14 clubs top the 100 mark.

ClubMasters
Mallow AC 238
Eagle AC 163
Midleton AC 154
Ballymore Cobh AC 153
Togher AC 143
St. Finbarrs AC 141
Youghal AC 126
St. Nicholas AC 121
Watergrasshill AC 115
Bandon AC 112
Grange/Fermoy AC 112
Leevale AC 111
Ballintotis Fit4Life 111
Doneraile AC 105
St. Catherine's AC 94
Aghada Running Club ARC 79
Dromahane Road Runners AC 77
Clonakilty Road Runners 71
North Cork AC 70
Bweeng Trail Blazers 69
Mount Hilary AC 68
Ballincollig AC 68
Tracton AC 68
Rosscarbery Steam Runners AC 66
Bridevale AC 65
Millstreet AC 59
West Muskerry AC 56
Carraig-Na-Bhfear AC 51
Carrigaline Road Runners AC 50
Buttevant R.C. 47
Bantry AC 41
Donoughmore AC 36
Carrigtwohill AC 29
Belgooly AC 29
Riverstick/Kinsale AC 28
Churchtown Road Runners 27
Beara AC 26
Galtee Runners AC 24
Liscarroll AC 22
Fota Island Running Club 21
Rising Sun AC 21
East Cork AC 20
Durrus AC 20
Shandrum AC 18
Skibbereen AC 15
Fanahan McSweeney AC 15
Courcey AC 14
Duhallow AC 13
Cork Mental Health AC 11
Blarney/Inniscara AC 11
Doheny AC 10
Old Abbey AC 6
Glanmire AC 4
Garryvoe AC 3
Abbey Striders AC 3
Cork Track Club 0
   
Total 3430

 

Age Distribution Data

Overall Age Distribution

overall age distribution december 2018

 The overall age distribution throws up some interesting observations:
There are two distinct distributions, based around Young Juveniles and Masters Athletes, with older Juveniles and Seniors literally nowhere to be seen. 

The drop off of Juveniles has been noted across many sports in Ireland, and is worrying from a number of perspectives, not just athletics membership. In particular the non-participation of juveniles, along with the related and alarming growth in obesity, among juveniles and younger adults, is almost certainly going to lead to a significant rise in general population health issues in the coming years.

From an athletics perspective, the low numbers between 18 and 35 is of particular concern, as this is the group from which our Championship, International and Olympic hopes will emerge.  Historically, Cork has 'punched above its weight' in producing European, World and Olympic Champions and medalists, along with many, many International athletes.  To continue this proud and valued heritage, we really need to be attracting, and retaining, more people in this age range.

 

Overall Male-Female Age Distribution

male female age distribution december 2018

 As with the overall age distribution, there are two separate distributions, and possibly three, when it comes to Male-Female registration ratios. In the Juvenile range, boys marginally outnumber Girls in all ages. However, moving into the adult ranges, that trend is significantly reversed, with a few exceptions, with Women outnumbering Men.  In another twist, once 55 is passed, Men outnumber Women. This is possibly a legacy from earlier times, say 25 to 30 years ago, when very few women took part at adult level.

 Juvenile Age Distribution

juvenile age distribution december 2018

Boys slightly outnumber Girls at virtually all ages, particularly at the younger end of the scale.  In a welcome movement, Girls reverse that somewhat, between 12 and 17, though numbers are small.

 

Senior Age Distribution

senior athletes age distribution december 2018
Throughout all the senior athlete ages, from 19 through to 34, participation numbers remain disappointingly low, with, for almost all ages, both Male and Female athlete figures struggle, and in most cases, fail, to pass even the low threshold of 20....for the entire county!

Masters Age Distribution 35 - 64

age distribution masters 35 to 64 december 2018

In a continuing reversal of the trends of 25 to 30 years ago, Women outnumber Men, by a wide margin, in almost every age group, until 55. Conjecture might suggest that, as appears to be the case, Irish women are more proactive about their health, more are active in athletics for, among other reasons, to maintain and look after their health...and more power to them!

 

Masters Age Distribution 65+

age distribution masters over 65 december 2018
As one might expect, age distribution becomes pretty sparse after age 65.

One noteworthy anomaly is a woman aged 119, who was born on April 1st 1900...actually she's currently compering in the F45 category!


 

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