History

Through the years there had been several attempts to form a club in the Ashbourne area. In the 1960's Jimmy Feeley formed a team in the AUL but they unfortunately broke up. In the 1970's a team was entered in the North Dublin League (senior league) but only lasted two years despite the best efforts of Andy Cromwell, Andy Carroll and Paddy Mooney. A team was also entered into the Amateur League by Mick and Tony O'Toole, but that too was short lived.

The idea of forming a club was actually mooted in 1978 but it was too late to enter a league that year. It came about that in late 1978, over a few pints in Kellys, the 'locals' challenged the 'newly moved in' residents to a match. The game was keenly contested with the 'locals' coming out on top, the real winner however was the club  as Ashbourne United A.F.C. was formed and it was decided to enter a League the following September.

The club's first season was the 1979/1980 season, which makes this season 2004/2005 our 25th season in existence.

We played our first competitive fixture on September 1st 1979 in Division 3 Saturday Private Grounds of the Leinster Junior League (now Leinster Football League). That first fixture was against Stoneybatter and we won the game 6 v 2. We competed in the Leinster Junior League for the next six seasons before moving to the Athletic Union League in season 1986/1987. The Leinster Junior years did not yield any silverware although the club did reach the latter stages of the Conway and Giffney Cups and almost won the league in our final year with the LJL, eventually finishing third.

We entered the AUL in Division 2 Sunday and although we had three barren years, we should have won the league in 1988/1989, when we finished third after topping the table for the whole season, this team also reached the 5th round of the FAI Junior Cup. The honours did come in season 1990/1991 when the club competed in Division 3A Sunday. The team went on to do the league and cup double winning Division 3A Sunday and the Frank Roe Cup, under player manager Greg McNamee and assistant Aidan Conway. We have performed well throughout the years in the AUL and have become recognised as a club who are tough to beat and are regularly in the hunt for honours.