Cork Athletics Year-End Registration Figures - November 2022

Cork Athletics Registration Figures for Year 2022

cork end of year registrations 2022

Cork Athletics Registrations 2010 - 2023

The year-end registrations for Cork Athletics saw a new record of 8,521, exceeding the previous record of 8,455, set in 2019

It should be noted that 2022 registrations closed unexpectedly, on or about November 22nd, whereas the scheduled date was December 14th. Given that the year-end was approaching, it's not possible to estimate how many more registrations might have been added before the nominal closing date, however, as further championships, along with other events, were still to be held, it s clear that there would have been more registrations

Note: The top image is from Athletics Ireland's Registration page, and shows six more registrations than are in the actual Cork registration data]

cork athletics year end registrations 2013 2022

Year	Registrations
2022	8521
2021	7193
2020	6919
2019	8227
2018	8455
2017	8264
2016	7822
2015	6936
2014	6602
2013	5852

Overall Registrations as at November 22nd 2022

Bandon AC and Leevale AC head the table, with 573 and 567 members respectively. North Cork AC are in third place, with a total of 494, while Midleton AC are just one shy of the 400 mark. Fifteen clubs exceed 200 members, while a further 15 clubs have 100 or more registered members

largest clubs 2022

next largest clubs

Club	Juv	You	Jun	Sen	Mas	Total
Bandon AC	450	14	11	30	68	573
Leevale AC	266	71	46	81	103	567
North Cork AC	407	16	5	9	57	494
Midleton AC	186	18	2	15	178	399
Togher AC	175	17	3	42	129	366
St. Catherine's AC	220	8	1	9	103	341
Youghal AC	145	11	6	27	152	341
Grange/Fermoy AC	120	4	4	14	157	299
Carraig-Na-Bhfear AC	140	34	18	32	71	295
Belgooly AC	249	7	1	0	28	285
Riverstick/Kinsale AC	200	15	3	2	15	235
Tracton AC	136	3	2	6	83	230
West Muskerry AC	179	3	1	4	35	222
Carrigaline AC	117	2	0	10	85	214
St. Finbarrs AC	0	0	2	31	171	204
Mallow AC	0	0	0	14	181	195
Bweeng Trail Blazers AC	111	2	0	4	75	192
Ballymore Cobh AC	82	2	1	14	91	190
Watergrasshill AC	68	0	0	17	102	187
Ballincollig AC	79	6	5	10	68	168
Eagle AC	0	0	0	18	149	167
Blarney/Inniscara AC	135	5	2	2	18	162
Millstreet AC	117	3	0	1	34	155
Fanahan Mc Sweeney AC	129	3	0	0	10	142
Courcey AC	106	1	0	0	31	138
St. Nicholas AC	60	1	2	6	64	133
Doheny AC	102	0	1	0	8	111
Mount Hillary AC	0	0	0	12	94	106
Ballintotis Fit4Life AC	0	0	0	10	91	101
Skibbereen AC	82	2	0	1	15	100
Durrus AC	58	5	2	2	31	98
Beara AC	37	0	1	10	43	91
Old Abbey AC	77	0	1	3	9	90
Aghada Running Club ARC	0	0	0	2	86	88
Bantry AC	61	2	0	1	22	86
Liscarroll AC	58	4	6	3	14	85
Clonakilty Juvenile A.C	63	0	0	0	11	74
Bridevale AC	0	0	0	11	58	69
Dromahane Road Runners AC	0	1	1	2	50	54
Donoughmore AC	0	0	0	3	50	53
Rosscarbery Steam Runners AC	0	0	0	4	39	43
Cork Track Club	0	0	0	27	12	39
Clonakilty Road Runners	0	0	0	4	34	38
Buttevant R.C.	0	0	0	8	29	37
East Cork AC	0	0	1	9	26	36
Doneraile AC	0	0	0	2	29	31
Fota Island Running Club	0	0	0	4	24	28
The Churchtown Roadrunners AC	0	0	0	6	20	26
Carrigtwohill AC	0	0	0	2	19	21
Galtee Runners AC	0	0	0	3	18	21
Duhallow AC	0	0	0	3	15	18
Cork City AC	6	1	0	1	8	16
Cork Mental Health AC	0	0	0	1	15	16
Rising Sun AC	0	0	0	0	16	16
Shandrum AC	0	0	0	1	15	16
Abbey Striders AC	6	1	2	2	3	14

Juvenile/Youth/Junior Registrations as at November 22nd 2022

Bandon AC head the table, with 475 Juvenile registrations, followed by North Cork AC on 428, with Leevale AC on 383. Twenty clubs now have over 100 juvenile members

Club	Juv	You	Jun	Total
Bandon AC	450	14	11	475
North Cork AC	407	16	5	428
Leevale AC	266	71	46	383
Belgooly AC	249	7	1	257
St. Catherine's AC	220	8	1	229
Riverstick/Kinsale AC	200	15	3	218
Midleton AC	186	18	2	206
Togher AC	175	17	3	195
Carraig-Na-Bhfear AC	140	34	18	192
West Muskerry AC	179	3	1	183
Youghal AC	145	11	6	162
Blarney/Inniscara AC	135	5	2	142
Tracton AC	136	3	2	141
Fanahan Mc Sweeney AC	129	3	0	132
Grange/Fermoy AC	120	4	4	128
Millstreet AC	117	3	0	120
Carrigaline AC	117	2	0	119
Bweeng Trail Blazers AC	111	2	0	113
Courcey AC	106	1	0	107
Doheny AC	102	0	1	103
Ballincollig AC	79	6	5	90
Ballymore Cobh AC	82	2	1	85
Skibbereen AC	82	2	0	84
Old Abbey AC	77	0	1	78
Liscarroll AC	58	4	6	68
Watergrasshill AC	68	0	0	68
Durrus AC	58	5	2	65
Bantry AC	61	2	0	63
Clonakilty Juvenile A.C	63	0	0	63
St. Nicholas AC	60	1	2	63
Beara AC	37	0	1	38
Abbey Striders AC	6	1	2	9
Cork City AC	6	1	0	7
Dromahane Road Runners AC	0	1	1	2
St. Finbarrs AC	0	0	2	2
East Cork AC	0	0	1	1

Adult (Senior/Masters) Registrations as at November 22nd 2022

largest adult clubs

St Finbarr's AC is the largest adult club, with 202 registrations, followed by Mallow AC, on 195, with Midleton AC closely behind, on 193. Fourteen clubs top the 100 mark

Club	Sen	Mas	Total
St. Finbarrs AC	31	171	202
Mallow AC	14	181	195
Midleton AC	15	178	193
Leevale AC	81	103	184
Youghal AC	27	152	179
Grange/Fermoy AC	14	157	171
Togher AC	42	129	171
Eagle AC	18	149	167
Watergrasshill AC	17	102	119
St. Catherine's AC	9	103	112
Mount Hillary AC	12	94	106
Ballymore Cobh AC	14	91	105
Carraig-Na-Bhfear AC	32	71	103
Ballintotis Fit4Life AC	10	91	101
Bandon AC	30	68	98
Carrigaline AC	10	85	95
Tracton AC	6	83	89
Aghada Running Club ARC	2	86	88
Bweeng Trail Blazers AC	4	75	79
Ballincollig AC	10	68	78
St. Nicholas AC	6	64	70
Bridevale AC	11	58	69
North Cork AC	9	57	66
Beara AC	10	43	53
Donoughmore AC	3	50	53
Dromahane Road Runners AC	2	50	52
Rosscarbery Steam Runners AC	4	39	43
Cork Track Club	27	12	39
West Muskerry AC	4	35	39
Clonakilty Road Runners	4	34	38
Buttevant R.C.	8	29	37
East Cork AC	9	26	35
Millstreet AC	1	34	35
Durrus AC	2	31	33
Courcey AC	0	31	31
Doneraile AC	2	29	31
Belgooly AC	0	28	28
Fota Island Running Club	4	24	28
The Churchtown Roadrunners AC	6	20	26
Bantry AC	1	22	23
Carrigtwohill AC	2	19	21
Galtee Runners AC	3	18	21
Blarney/Inniscara AC	2	18	20
Duhallow AC	3	15	18
Liscarroll AC	3	14	17
Riverstick/Kinsale AC	2	15	17
Cork Mental Health AC	1	15	16
Rising Sun AC	0	16	16
Shandrum AC	1	15	16
Skibbereen AC	1	15	16
Old Abbey AC	3	9	12
Clonakilty Juvenile A.C	0	11	11
Fanahan Mc Sweeney AC	0	10	10
Cork City AC	1	8	9
Doheny AC	0	8	8
Abbey Striders AC	2	3	5

Leevale AC top the adult listings, followed by Mallow AC and Midleton AC, with ten clubs topping 100 adult members

Senior Registrations as at November 22nd 2022

Senior registrations rose from 471 to 535. Our Provincial and National Champions and contenders, along with International representatives are more than likely to come from these ranks. The numbers active in this range are disappointingly small, pointing to a significant problem in attracting and retaining athletes, both male and female, in the age range 18 to 34

largest senior clubs

While the numbers in this category are disappointingly small, Leevale AC outpunch the rest significantly, with 81 Senior members. Togher AC are next, with 42, with several clubs in the 27 to 32 range

Club	Senior
Leevale A.C.	81
Togher A.C.	42
Carraig-Na-Bhfear A.C.	32
St. Finbarrs A.C.	31
Bandon A.C.	30
Cork Track Club	27
Youghal A.C.	27
Eagle A.C.	18
Watergrasshill A.C.	17
Midleton A.C.	15
Ballymore Cobh A.C.	14
Grange/Fermoy A.C.	14
Mallow A.C.	14
Mount Hillary A.C.	12
Bridevale A.C.	11
Ballincollig A.C.	10
Ballintotis Fit4Life A.C.	10
Beara A.C.	10
Carrigaline A.C.	10
East Cork A.C.	9
North Cork A.C.	9
St. Catherine's A.C.	9
Buttevant R.C.	8
St. Nicholas A.C.	6
The Churchtown Roadrunners A.C.	6
Tracton A.C.	6
Bweeng Trail Blazers A.C.	4
Clonakilty Road Runners	4
Fota Island Running Club	4
Rosscarbery Steam Runners A.C.	4
West Muskerry A.C.	4
Donoughmore A.C.	3
Duhallow A.C.	3
Galtee Runners A.C.	3
Liscarroll A.C.	3
Old Abbey A.C.	3
Abbey Striders A.C.	2
Aghada Running Club ARC	2
Blarney/Inniscara A.C.	2
Carrigtwohill A.C.	2
Doneraile A.C.	2
Dromahane Road Runners A.C.	2
Durrus A.C.	2
Riverstick/Kinsale A.C.	2
Bantry A.C.	1
Cork City A.C.	1
Cork Mental Health A.C.	1
Millstreet A.C.	1
Shandrum A.C.	1
Skibbereen A.C.	1

Masters Registrations as at November 22nd 2022

Mallow AC their position at the top of the table, with 169 Masters registrations. Midleton AC and Eagle AC have 155 and 130 respectively, with St Finbarr's AC next

largest masters clubs

Mallow AC has the largest Masters membership, with Midleton AC close behing, on 178, and St. Finbarr's AC third on 171

Club	Masters
Mallow A.C.	181
Midleton A.C.	178
St. Finbarrs A.C.	171
Grange/Fermoy A.C.	157
Youghal A.C.	152
Eagle A.C.	149
Togher A.C.	129
Leevale A.C.	103
St. Catherine's A.C.	103
Watergrasshill A.C.	102
Mount Hillary A.C.	94
Ballintotis Fit4Life A.C.	91
Ballymore Cobh A.C.	91
Aghada Running Club ARC	86
Carrigaline A.C.	85
Tracton A.C.	83
Bweeng Trail Blazers A.C.	75
Carraig-Na-Bhfear A.C.	71
Ballincollig A.C.	68
Bandon A.C.	68
St. Nicholas A.C.	64
Bridevale A.C.	58
North Cork A.C.	57
Donoughmore A.C.	50
Dromahane Road Runners A.C.	50
Beara A.C.	43
Rosscarbery Steam Runners A.C.	39
West Muskerry A.C.	35
Clonakilty Road Runners	34
Millstreet A.C.	34
Courcey A.C.	31
Durrus A.C.	31
Buttevant R.C.	29
Doneraile A.C.	29
Belgooly A.C.	28
East Cork A.C.	26
Fota Island Running Club	24
Bantry A.C.	22
The Churchtown Roadrunners A.C.	20
Carrigtwohill A.C.	19
Blarney/Inniscara A.C.	18
Galtee Runners A.C.	18
Rising Sun A.C.	16
Cork Mental Health A.C.	15
Duhallow A.C.	15
Riverstick/Kinsale A.C.	15
Shandrum A.C.	15
Skibbereen A.C.	15
Liscarroll A.C.	14
Cork Track Club	12
Clonakilty Juvenile A.C	11
Fanahan Mc Sweeney A.C.	10
Old Abbey A.C.	9
Cork City A.C.	8
Doheny A.C.	8
Abbey Striders A.C.	3

Senior & Masters Age Categories

senior age categories

Cat	M	F
Over-35	198	223
Over-40	371	477
Over-45	360	440
Over-50	281	270
Over-55	146	129
Over-60	84	51
Over-65	50	22
Over-70	24	7
Over-75	19	3
Over-80	8	1
Over-85	1	1

Age Distribution Data

Overall Age Distribution

As per the last few years, 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

Age	Male	Female
4	2	4
5	44	27
6	88	83
7	197	161
8	309	305
9	368	325
10	305	325
11	296	344
12	213	240
13	161	223
14	89	137
15	68	114
16	58	84
17	52	68
18	38	39
19	27	28
20	26	10
21	19	12
22	12	15
23	9	7
24	18	10
25	20	11
26	12	12
27	17	15
28	16	14
29	12	24
30	17	15
31	18	28
32	16	24
33	27	36
34	19	42
35	34	26
36	37	45
37	32	51
38	50	39
39	45	62
40	66	67
41	68	88
42	83	96
43	76	106
44	78	120
45	74	110
46	79	80
47	73	86
48	61	83
49	73	81
50	69	63
51	59	60
52	59	50
53	49	59
54	45	38
55	35	27
56	28	34
57	29	24
58	28	22
59	26	22
60	21	14
61	18	9
62	12	12
63	18	10
64	15	6
65	12	7
66	12	6
67	8	1
68	8	3
69	10	5
70	5	3
71	1	0
72	7	1
73	4	3
74	7	0
75	4	0
76	6	0
77	5	2
78	0	1
79	4	0
80	3	0
81	2	0
82	1	0
84	2	1
85	0	0
86	0	0
87	0	1
88	0	0
89	0	0
90	0	0
91	0	0
92	0	0
93	1	0

Juvenile Age Distribution

juvenile age distribution

Overall, Girls outnumber boys by 190 registrations - 2,440 to 2,250 and comprise 52.03% of all Juvenile Registrations. Some notable features of the stats is that, up to age 9, the boys are in the majority. However, from age 9 through to 19, girls outnumber boys

A woorying feature is that, in spite of increasing registrations, the "Cliff" - the age at which registrations start to drop off - continues to drop. Numbers now fall off from age 9

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

Senior Age Distribution

senior age distribution

The total number of Senior registrations remains alarmingly low, with just 665 registrations; 323 men and 342 women between 18 and 34. The women's figure is somewhat skewed, as, between 29 and 34, there are significantly more women than men; 169 to 104

From an athletics perspective, the low numbers between 18 and 34 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

Masters Age Distribution

masters age distribution

In recent years there has been a huge, and welcome, growth in women's registrations, with women of all ages taking up the sport. The stats illustrate this vividly; women outnumber men at every age, with one or two exceptions, from 35 through to 56. No doubt, given time, the figures above age 56 will also rise

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