Cork Athletics Year-End Registration Figures - November 2023
Cork Athletics Registration Figures for Year 2023
Cork Athletics Registrations 2013 - 2023
The year-end registrations for Cork Athletics saw a new record of 8,692, up from the previous, 2022, record of 8,521
It should be noted that 2023 registrations closed, as scheduled, on November 14th, compared to November 22nd in 2022
Note: The top image is from Athletics Ireland's Registration page, and shows 73 less registrations than are in the actual Cork registration data... 8619 Vs 8692....????]
Year | Registrations |
---|---|
2023 | 8692 |
2022 | 8521 |
2021 | 7193 |
2020 | 6919 |
2019 | 8227 |
2018 | 8455 |
2017 | 8264 |
2016 | 7822 |
2015 | 6936 |
2014 | 6602 |
2013 | 5852 |
Age Categories Explained
Category | Age/Year |
---|---|
Juvenile | Born 2008 or After |
Youth | Born 2006 or 2007 |
Junior | Born 2004 or 2005 |
Senior | Age Under 35 |
Masters | Aged 35 or Older |
Juvenile: Those born in 2008, or since then
Youth: Those born in 2006 or 2007
Junior: Those born in 2004 or 2005
Senior: For Registration purposes (only), a Senior is someone aged 18, or more, and also aged Under 35. Consequently, in these statistics, there is some overlap between Junior & Senior
Master: Those aged 35 or Older. A person becomes a Master on their 35th birthday
Overall Registrations as at November 14th 2023
Bandon AC and Leevale AC head the table, with 605 and 591 members respectively. Togher AC jump to third place, on 417, with North Cork AC dropping to fourth, on 412. Nine clubs exceed 300 members, while Fourteen clubs exceed 200 members. A further 18 clubs have 100 or more registered members
28 Largest Clubs 2023
Next 28 Largest Clubs 2023
Club | Juvenile | Youth | Junior | Masters | Senior | Total |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Bandon A.C. | 478 | 20 | 22 | 82 | 20 | 605 |
Leevale A.C. | 257 | 68 | 86 | 120 | 111 | 591 |
Togher A.C. | 212 | 22 | 23 | 133 | 45 | 417 |
North Cork A.C. | 346 | 10 | 14 | 38 | 13 | 412 |
Midleton A.C. | 200 | 21 | 15 | 154 | 11 | 389 |
Youghal A.C. | 192 | 10 | 13 | 156 | 22 | 386 |
Grange/Fermoy A.C. | 149 | 2 | 7 | 161 | 23 | 337 |
Carraig-Na-Bhfear A.C. | 166 | 21 | 20 | 78 | 55 | 331 |
St. Catherine's A.C. | 216 | 9 | 4 | 89 | 11 | 325 |
Carrigaline A.C. | 139 | 0 | 1 | 96 | 30 | 266 |
Belgooly A.C. | 226 | 5 | 2 | 28 | 2 | 261 |
St. Finbarrs A.C. | 0 | 0 | 2 | 195 | 46 | 241 |
Cork City A.C. | 206 | 0 | 2 | 25 | 7 | 240 |
Tracton A.C. | 110 | 4 | 4 | 94 | 9 | 217 |
Riverstick/Kinsale A.C. | 162 | 5 | 6 | 17 | 3 | 191 |
Mallow A.C. | 0 | 0 | 0 | 172 | 9 | 181 |
Watergrasshill A.C. | 83 | 1 | 1 | 83 | 13 | 180 |
Bweeng Trail Blazers A.C. | 113 | 3 | 1 | 57 | 3 | 176 |
Ballymore Cobh A.C. | 60 | 3 | 3 | 91 | 20 | 174 |
Eagle A.C. | 0 | 0 | 0 | 146 | 17 | 163 |
Beara A.C. | 74 | 1 | 2 | 66 | 14 | 155 |
West Muskerry A.C. | 110 | 5 | 5 | 29 | 6 | 150 |
Blarney/Inniscara A.C. | 122 | 3 | 1 | 22 | 2 | 149 |
Ballincollig A.C. | 75 | 7 | 4 | 45 | 10 | 137 |
Bantry A.C. | 70 | 4 | 5 | 54 | 7 | 137 |
Courcey A.C. | 100 | 1 | 1 | 36 | 0 | 137 |
Mount Hillary A.C. | 0 | 0 | 0 | 114 | 16 | 130 |
St. Nicholas A.C. | 41 | 1 | 2 | 71 | 12 | 126 |
Fanahan Mc Sweeney A.C. | 111 | 2 | 2 | 9 | 0 | 123 |
Durrus A.C. | 80 | 4 | 7 | 30 | 1 | 119 |
Millstreet A.C. | 85 | 1 | 0 | 24 | 1 | 111 |
Liscarroll A.C. | 81 | 2 | 5 | 15 | 7 | 107 |
Ballintotis Fit4Life A.C. | 0 | 0 | 0 | 85 | 11 | 96 |
Bridevale A.C. | 0 | 0 | 0 | 71 | 13 | 84 |
Skibbereen A.C. | 56 | 4 | 5 | 20 | 1 | 82 |
Aghada Running Club A.C. | 0 | 0 | 0 | 73 | 6 | 79 |
Clonakilty Juvenile A.C | 71 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 76 |
Donoughmore A.C. | 0 | 0 | 0 | 67 | 4 | 71 |
Dromahane Road Runners A.C. | 0 | 0 | 1 | 61 | 7 | 69 |
Doheny A.C. | 55 | 2 | 3 | 7 | 1 | 65 |
Cork Track Club A.C. | 0 | 0 | 1 | 17 | 28 | 45 |
East Cork A.C. | 0 | 0 | 0 | 35 | 8 | 43 |
Buttevant A.C. | 0 | 0 | 0 | 32 | 6 | 38 |
Clonakilty Road Runners A.C. | 0 | 0 | 0 | 30 | 2 | 32 |
The Churchtown Roadrunners A.C. | 0 | 0 | 0 | 23 | 7 | 30 |
Fota Island Running A.C. | 0 | 0 | 0 | 24 | 1 | 25 |
Shandrum A.C. | 0 | 0 | 0 | 20 | 4 | 24 |
Wibblies A.C. | 0 | 0 | 0 | 24 | 0 | 24 |
Doneraile A.C. | 0 | 0 | 0 | 20 | 3 | 23 |
Duhallow A.C. | 0 | 0 | 0 | 18 | 3 | 21 |
Rosscarbery Steam Runners A.C. | 0 | 0 | 0 | 19 | 1 | 20 |
Galtee Runners A.C. | 0 | 0 | 0 | 16 | 3 | 19 |
Rebels A.C. | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 8 | 17 |
Carrigtwohill A.C. | 0 | 0 | 0 | 16 | 1 | 17 |
Abbey Striders A.C. | 5 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 14 |
Old Abbey A.C. | 7 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 14 |
Juvenile/Youth/Junior Registrations as at November 14th 2023
Bandon AC head the table, with 520 Juvenile registrations, followed by Leevale AC on 411, with North Cork AC on 370. Nineteen clubs have over 100 juvenile members
Club | Juvenile | Youth | Junior | Total |
---|---|---|---|---|
Bandon A.C. | 478 | 20 | 22 | 520 |
Leevale A.C. | 257 | 68 | 86 | 411 |
North Cork A.C. | 346 | 10 | 14 | 370 |
Togher A.C. | 212 | 22 | 23 | 257 |
Midleton A.C. | 200 | 21 | 15 | 236 |
Belgooly A.C. | 226 | 5 | 2 | 233 |
St. Catherine's A.C. | 216 | 9 | 4 | 229 |
Youghal A.C. | 192 | 10 | 13 | 215 |
Cork City A.C. | 206 | 0 | 2 | 208 |
Carraig-Na-Bhfear A.C. | 166 | 21 | 20 | 207 |
Riverstick/Kinsale A.C. | 162 | 5 | 6 | 173 |
Grange/Fermoy A.C. | 149 | 2 | 7 | 158 |
Carrigaline A.C. | 139 | 0 | 1 | 140 |
Blarney/Inniscara A.C. | 122 | 3 | 1 | 126 |
West Muskerry A.C. | 110 | 5 | 5 | 120 |
Tracton A.C. | 110 | 4 | 4 | 118 |
Bweeng Trail Blazers A.C. | 113 | 3 | 1 | 117 |
Fanahan Mc Sweeney A.C. | 111 | 2 | 2 | 115 |
Courcey A.C. | 100 | 1 | 1 | 102 |
Durrus A.C. | 80 | 4 | 7 | 91 |
Liscarroll A.C. | 81 | 2 | 5 | 88 |
Ballincollig A.C. | 75 | 7 | 4 | 86 |
Millstreet A.C. | 85 | 1 | 0 | 86 |
Watergrasshill A.C. | 83 | 1 | 1 | 85 |
Bantry A.C. | 70 | 4 | 5 | 79 |
Beara A.C. | 74 | 1 | 2 | 77 |
Clonakilty Juvenile A.C | 71 | 0 | 0 | 71 |
Ballymore Cobh A.C. | 60 | 3 | 3 | 66 |
Skibbereen A.C. | 56 | 4 | 5 | 65 |
Doheny A.C. | 55 | 2 | 3 | 60 |
St. Nicholas A.C. | 41 | 1 | 2 | 44 |
Abbey Striders A.C. | 5 | 3 | 2 | 10 |
Old Abbey A.C. | 7 | 0 | 0 | 7 |
St. Finbarrs A.C. | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
Dromahane Road Runners A.C. | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
Cork Track Club A.C. | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
Adult (Senior/Masters) Registrations as at November 14th 2023
Largest Adult Clubs
St Finbarr's AC is the largest adult club, with 241 registrations, followed by Leevale AC on 231. Grange Fermoy AC are next, on 184, with Mallow AC, on 181. Fifteen clubs top the 100 mark
Next Largest Adult Clubs
Club | Masters | Senior | Total |
---|---|---|---|
St. Finbarrs A.C. | 195 | 46 | 241 |
Leevale A.C. | 120 | 111 | 231 |
Grange/Fermoy A.C. | 161 | 23 | 184 |
Mallow A.C. | 172 | 9 | 181 |
Togher A.C. | 133 | 45 | 178 |
Youghal A.C. | 156 | 22 | 178 |
Midleton A.C. | 154 | 11 | 165 |
Eagle A.C. | 146 | 17 | 163 |
Carraig-Na-Bhfear A.C. | 78 | 55 | 133 |
Mount Hillary A.C. | 114 | 16 | 130 |
Carrigaline A.C. | 96 | 30 | 126 |
Ballymore Cobh A.C. | 91 | 20 | 111 |
Tracton A.C. | 94 | 9 | 103 |
Bandon A.C. | 82 | 20 | 102 |
St. Catherine's A.C. | 89 | 11 | 100 |
Watergrasshill A.C. | 83 | 13 | 96 |
Ballintotis Fit4Life A.C. | 85 | 11 | 96 |
Bridevale A.C. | 71 | 13 | 84 |
St. Nicholas A.C. | 71 | 12 | 83 |
Beara A.C. | 66 | 14 | 80 |
Aghada Running Club A.C. | 73 | 6 | 79 |
Donoughmore A.C. | 67 | 4 | 71 |
Dromahane Road Runners A.C. | 61 | 7 | 68 |
Bantry A.C. | 54 | 7 | 61 |
Bweeng Trail Blazers A.C. | 57 | 3 | 60 |
Ballincollig A.C. | 45 | 10 | 55 |
North Cork A.C. | 38 | 13 | 51 |
Cork Track Club A.C. | 17 | 28 | 45 |
East Cork A.C. | 35 | 8 | 43 |
Buttevant A.C. | 32 | 6 | 38 |
Courcey A.C. | 36 | 0 | 36 |
West Muskerry A.C. | 29 | 6 | 35 |
Cork City A.C. | 25 | 7 | 32 |
Clonakilty Road Runners A.C. | 30 | 2 | 32 |
Durrus A.C. | 30 | 1 | 31 |
Belgooly A.C. | 28 | 2 | 30 |
The Churchtown Roadrunners A.C. | 23 | 7 | 30 |
Millstreet A.C. | 24 | 1 | 25 |
Fota Island Running A.C. | 24 | 1 | 25 |
Blarney/Inniscara A.C. | 22 | 2 | 24 |
Shandrum A.C. | 20 | 4 | 24 |
Wibblies A.C. | 24 | 0 | 24 |
Doneraile A.C. | 20 | 3 | 23 |
Liscarroll A.C. | 15 | 7 | 22 |
Skibbereen A.C. | 20 | 1 | 21 |
Duhallow A.C. | 18 | 3 | 21 |
Riverstick/Kinsale A.C. | 17 | 3 | 20 |
Rosscarbery Steam Runners A.C. | 19 | 1 | 20 |
Galtee Runners A.C. | 16 | 3 | 19 |
Rebels A.C. | 9 | 8 | 17 |
Carrigtwohill A.C. | 16 | 1 | 17 |
Fanahan Mc Sweeney A.C. | 9 | 0 | 9 |
Doheny A.C. | 7 | 1 | 8 |
Old Abbey A.C. | 4 | 3 | 7 |
Abbey Striders A.C. | 3 | 3 | 6 |
Clonakilty Juvenile A.C | 5 | 0 | 5 |
Senior Registrations as at November 14th 2023
Senior registrations rose to 670, 535 in 2022 and 471 in 2021. 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 have increased, but are are still disappointingly small, pointing to a significant problem in attracting and retaining athletes, both male and female, in the age range 18 to 34
While the overall numbers in this category are disappointingly small, Leevale AC outpunch the rest, by a significant margin, with 111 Senior members. Carraig na bhFear AC rise to 55,followed by St Finbarrs AC, 46, and Togher AC on 45, with six further clubs with 20 or more Senior Members
Club | Sen |
---|---|
Leevale A.C. | 111 |
Carraig-Na-Bhfear A.C. | 55 |
St. Finbarrs A.C. | 46 |
Togher A.C. | 45 |
Carrigaline A.C. | 30 |
Cork Track Club A.C. | 28 |
Grange/Fermoy A.C. | 23 |
Youghal A.C. | 22 |
Ballymore Cobh A.C. | 20 |
Bandon A.C. | 20 |
Eagle A.C. | 17 |
Mount Hillary A.C. | 16 |
Beara A.C. | 14 |
Watergrasshill A.C. | 13 |
Bridevale A.C. | 13 |
North Cork A.C. | 13 |
St. Nicholas A.C. | 12 |
Midleton A.C. | 11 |
St. Catherine's A.C. | 11 |
Ballintotis Fit4Life A.C. | 11 |
Ballincollig A.C. | 10 |
Mallow A.C. | 9 |
Tracton A.C. | 9 |
East Cork A.C. | 8 |
Rebels A.C. | 8 |
Dromahane Road Runners A.C. | 7 |
Bantry A.C. | 7 |
Cork City A.C. | 7 |
The Churchtown Roadrunners A.C. | 7 |
Liscarroll A.C. | 7 |
Aghada Running Club A.C. | 6 |
Buttevant A.C. | 6 |
West Muskerry A.C. | 6 |
Donoughmore A.C. | 4 |
Shandrum A.C. | 4 |
Bweeng Trail Blazers A.C. | 3 |
Doneraile A.C. | 3 |
Duhallow A.C. | 3 |
Riverstick/Kinsale A.C. | 3 |
Galtee Runners A.C. | 3 |
Old Abbey A.C. | 3 |
Abbey Striders A.C. | 3 |
Clonakilty Road Runners A.C. | 2 |
Belgooly A.C. | 2 |
Blarney/Inniscara A.C. | 2 |
Durrus A.C. | 1 |
Millstreet A.C. | 1 |
Fota Island Running A.C. | 1 |
Skibbereen A.C. | 1 |
Rosscarbery Steam Runners A.C. | 1 |
Carrigtwohill A.C. | 1 |
Doheny A.C. | 1 |
Masters Registrations as at November 14th 2023
St Finbarrs AC has the largest Masters membership with 195 masters, followed by Mallow AC (172) and Grange-Fermoy AC third on 161
Club | Masters |
---|---|
St. Finbarrs A.C. | 195 |
Mallow A.C. | 172 |
Grange/Fermoy A.C. | 161 |
Youghal A.C. | 156 |
Midleton A.C. | 154 |
Eagle A.C. | 146 |
Togher A.C. | 133 |
Leevale A.C. | 120 |
Mount Hillary A.C. | 114 |
Carrigaline A.C. | 96 |
Tracton A.C. | 94 |
Ballymore Cobh A.C. | 91 |
St. Catherine's A.C. | 89 |
Ballintotis Fit4Life A.C. | 85 |
Watergrasshill A.C. | 83 |
Bandon A.C. | 82 |
Carraig-Na-Bhfear A.C. | 78 |
Aghada Running Club A.C. | 73 |
Bridevale A.C. | 71 |
St. Nicholas A.C. | 71 |
Donoughmore A.C. | 67 |
Beara A.C. | 66 |
Dromahane Road Runners A.C. | 61 |
Bweeng Trail Blazers A.C. | 57 |
Bantry A.C. | 54 |
Ballincollig A.C. | 45 |
North Cork A.C. | 38 |
Courcey A.C. | 36 |
East Cork A.C. | 35 |
Buttevant A.C. | 32 |
Clonakilty Road Runners A.C. | 30 |
Durrus A.C. | 30 |
West Muskerry A.C. | 29 |
Belgooly A.C. | 28 |
Cork City A.C. | 25 |
Millstreet A.C. | 24 |
Fota Island Running A.C. | 24 |
Wibblies A.C. | 24 |
The Churchtown Roadrunners A.C. | 23 |
Blarney/Inniscara A.C. | 22 |
Shandrum A.C. | 20 |
Doneraile A.C. | 20 |
Skibbereen A.C. | 20 |
Rosscarbery Steam Runners A.C. | 19 |
Duhallow A.C. | 18 |
Cork Track Club A.C. | 17 |
Riverstick/Kinsale A.C. | 17 |
Galtee Runners A.C. | 16 |
Carrigtwohill A.C. | 16 |
Liscarroll A.C. | 15 |
Rebels A.C. | 9 |
Fanahan Mc Sweeney A.C. | 9 |
Doheny A.C. | 7 |
Clonakilty Juvenile A.C | 5 |
Old Abbey A.C. | 4 |
Abbey Striders A.C. | 3 |
Senior & Masters Age Categories
Cat | F | M |
---|---|---|
18-34 | 370 | 378 |
Over-35 | 249 | 220 |
Over-40 | 414 | 372 |
Over-45 | 439 | 358 |
Over-50 | 304 | 298 |
Over-55 | 123 | 164 |
Over-60 | 57 | 88 |
Over-65 | 25 | 55 |
Over-70 | 13 | 26 |
Over-75 | 2 | 21 |
Over-80 | 0 | 9 |
Over-85 | 2 | 2 |
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
Overall, Girls outnumber boys by 101 registrations (190 in 2022) - 2,472 to 2,371 (2,440 to 2,250 in 2022) and comprise 51.04% of all Juvenile Registrations. Some notable features of the stats is that, up to age 10 (age 9 in 2022), the boys are in the majority. However, from age 10 through to 19, girls outnumber boys
A worrying feature is that, as was the case in 2022, 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
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
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, and, overall, comprise marginally over 50% of the total (50.23%)
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