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Cork Athletics Year-End Registration Figures - November 2023

Cork Athletics Registration Figures for Year 2023

 cork athletics year end registrations 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....????]

 

YearRegistrations
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

CategoryAge/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

 

ClubJuvenileYouthJuniorMastersSeniorTotal
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

ClubJuvenileYouthJuniorTotal
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

ClubMastersSeniorTotal
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

ClubSen
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

 


ClubMasters
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

CatFM
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

AgeMaleFemale
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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