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Lucan Under 15 Captain Brian Creed accepts the B
Championship cup on behalf of his team, dedicating it to the memory of Seamus
Morris RIP. who managed this team until his untimely illness in 2004. This
final was played on a perfect Sunday morning for football in the Naul in front
of huge support from Lucan and Castleknock.
U15 ‘B’
Championship Final Lucan 3-11 Castleknock 2-8
Lucan’s U15A footballers took the County Title after a fine display against
a talented and sporting Castleknock side. After narrow defeats in big
competitions in recent years they finally came good against a team consisting of
several Féile winners. ‘Knock started the brighter but when Lucan settled they
displayed a fine brand of football using every inch of a great pitch in The Naul,
North County Dublin. T Jackman was in fine form and went on to notch up 1-6. Man
of the Match D Geheran scored 2-0. O Ennis put in a huge effort at wing back and
one burst up the field, an intelligent lay off and a Lucan point was typical of
his play. The backs led by M McCaffrey and A Parsons dealt brilliantly with
Castleknock efforts at goal late in the match. Both C Hayes 0-1 and E O
Conghaile 0-1 were prominent throughout. B Creed, Captain and L Alia got huge
possession at midfield. L McClelland 0-2 was back to his best and E Casey
chipped in with a point as well as hitting a well directed free which dropped
short but led to an important goal. S McClelland brought off a number of great
saves. Delighted Captain B Creed dedicated this fabulous win to the memory of
Seamus Morris who managed this team from nursery until his untimely death.
Donie Geheran receiving his man of the match
award.
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28/1/2006
U14AF Lucan 1-9 St. Annes 2-6
The first game of the U14 season saw Lucan withstand a determined second- half
Annes comeback. Lucan started at speed and built up an early lead and with an
Eoin Grey goal went 1-5 to no score in front. The Bohernabreena side then began
to come more into the game but dogged defending by Lucan kept the concession of
scores to a minimum. An unfortunate breakdown in communications let Annes in for
a fortuitous goal. HT Score: Lucan 1-6 St. Annes 1-1. Playing against the
elements and a hard tackling opposition Lucan had to work very hard to stay in
contention after the break. The game was regularly interrupted by frees for
Lucan but an Annes goal with nine minutes left sparked them into a purple patch
scoring three points and going into a two point lead. We struck back with two
late frees and earned a deserved point. The full- back line of Seán McClelland
0-1, Brian Creed and especially Donie Geheran, who brought off some spectacular
blocks, were in great form. Laurence Alia impressed at mid-field. Seán Newcombe
was a constant threat and Eoin Casey’s 0-7 steady free taking punished the
visitors. Other scorer: Alan Parsons 0-1.
Report on 2004 Season
Deepest condolences to Aileen, Jordan, Jade and Dylan from everyone involved
with this team on the recent sad death of Seamus Morris. Ar dheis Dé go raibh a
hAnam.
Following poor form in the Round Towers Cup, we were relegated to Division 2.
Despite starting the new league with a comprehensive win over St. Brigid’s of
Blessington we found Division 2 was not going to offer us a quick route back to
the top flight.
New
Manager:
Seamus Morris and Herbie McClelland stepped down during the year after many
years with this team. Highlights of a successful run are winning the South
Dublin Division 2 title at U9 and bringing the team to Division 1 where we
competed for many years, winning the 2003 Summer League and getting to the final
of the John Humphreys Memorial tournament. The parents acknowledged Seamus’s and
Herbie’s great contribution to the team at a special presentation ceremony held
at the clubhouse. Seán McCaffrey has taken on the onerous role of managing the
Under-13As and we wish him and all the players the very best of luck at Under-13
level.
League
Division 2:
The second- half of the season consisted of games against St. Annes, St. Mary’s
and the St. Judes B team. The Under-13 leagues are organised on an all-County
basis and the main objective towards the end of 2004 was to gain a mid- table
slot and increase our chances of a playing in the higher Under-13 divisions. An
October defeat to St. Mary’s by 6-10 to 4-8 did not help our cause. We had a
good win over Judes at Tymon Park and defeat followed against St. Annes. Two
matches left to salvage the 2004 season and first up was St. Mary’s at Arthur
Griffith Park. We prevailed by 5-11 to 5-4. In one of our best performances
for some time Lucan captured two valuable league points. A Parsons 1-1 playing
at mid- field scored a spectacular top- corner goal, which set the tone for a
lively committed Lucan display. When T Jackman 2-3, who was prominent
throughout, added a second goal followed by a J Morris goal we were looking at a
much-needed win. A reshuffled line-out saw good performances by S Clancy 1-1, J
Morris, A Dunphy, T Jackman, S McClelland, L McClelland 0-2 and J Manley at
full- back. Other scorers: S Newcombe 0-2, E Casey 0-1, D Geheran 0-1.
In the
final game of the Under-12 season, we hosted St. Annes at the 12th
Lock and eased past the Bohernabreena side 5-7 to 1-0 and finished comfortably
in the middle of the Division 2 table. Playing at the 12th Lock,
instead of our usual AGP, the bigger pitch suited our players. Enjoying the
freedom of the wider spaces, Lucan played some good combination football
throughout and enjoyed a dominance rarely seen this season. G Markey 2-1, who
had a very good game, was brought down on his way to goal and Seán Newcombe
slotted home the resultant penalty. Good outfield play saw a great ball through
to J Morris 1-0 who scored an excellent goal. Lucan’s first- half dominance
continued in the second- half and we ran out easy winners. Impressive games
from M McCaffrey, A Dunphy, E Grey, L McClelland 1-0, S Clancy 0-1, A Parsons. S
McClelland was outstanding covering acres of ground. Other scorers: D Geheran
0-1, E Casey 0-1, T Jackman 0-1. We hope this carries on into the Under-13
season!
Christmas
Party:
Players and parents enjoyed a post-match party and quiz hosted by Paul
Stapleton.
Training:
Training continues at the 12th Lock on Tuesday evenings at 6.45 p.m.
Player
of the Year:
Matthew McCaffrey was player of the year for 2004 and Aidan Dunphy was the most
improved player. Support: Many thanks to everyone who helped with the
team, refereeing, umpiring, training, pitch preparation and transportation and
to all the parents for washing the gear and supporting the team.
Archive
2000-2001 season
16th
September V St Judes. [Lucan 3-2 Judes 3-0]
A close encounter in their
first outing saw Lucan come behind for a well deserved win. Lucan
started well with with goals from J Manley and T Jackman and were unlucky
not to add more St Judes found their feet scoring three goals
before half time. D Geheran moved up to the forwards and scored a
great point fiollowed by an even better goal. Thomas Jackman pointed
a late free to secure a win. S Stapelton, L McLelland, A Dunphy, (in defence)
G Markey O Ennis, andC O'Neill all deserve special mention.
23rd
Sept V St James Gaels [Lucan 8-7 St James Gaels 4-3]
Lucan were too strong and
ran out easy winners. S O'Brien in his debut as full forward scored1-2
and was well supported by S Clancy scoring 2-1 in a new corner forward
role. All the subs got a run and showed the makings of a strong panel.
P dowling and N Brehon were strong in defence. Other scorers, T Jackman
(3-2), O Ennis (1-0), J Manley 1-0, A Parsons (0-1), J Maher (0-1).
C O'Neill, J Morris & G Markey worked very hard.
7th
October V Cuala B [ Lucan 4-8 Cuala 1-0]
After a slow start,
Lucan eventually found their stride for a resounding win. L McClelland
was solid in goal, M McCaffrey, A Parsons, B O’Toole played well in defence.
P Dowling & O Ennis worked hard upfront. Scorers T Jackman (1-3), S
McClelland (1-1), S Clancy (1-1), J Morris (1-0), S O’Brien (0-3).
January 2001
Lucan 2-09 Thos Davis
0-0. With the elements in our favour, we built up a big early lead.
S O’Brien got great points, feeding off excellent passes from mid-field
& half forwards where B O’Toole & P Dowling were very effective.
S Clancy nipped in for 2 goals & O Gray scored a great point,
for a half-time lead of 2-7 to 0-0.Thos Davis battled hard in the
2nd half but failed to penetrate our tight defence. N Brehon kept a clean
sheet in goal & M McCaffrey & A Dunphy were also prominent. 6 subs
were introduced in the 2nd half & all performed well, with N Mulholland
& S McClelland working particularly hard. We tacked on two more points
in the second half, from mid-fielders T Jackman and G Markey, who showed
lots of spirit. Scorers: S O’Brien 0-6, S Clancy 2-0, O Gray, G Markey
, T Jackman 0-1 each.
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