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Seaford Rock United
2009/2010 Season

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First Team Manager: Ronnie McLoughlin
Second Team Manager: Alan Burns

First Team Player of the Year: Mark Hanratty
First Team Top Goalscorer: Barry Lyons (12)
First Team - Most Assists: Barry Lyons, Mikey Foley, Francis Mulhall (6)

Second Team Player of the Year: Conor Wallace
Second Team Top Goalscorer: Steve Kane (8)
Second Team - Most Assists: Ger Byrne (11)

(See below for full season stats and match details)

Story of the Season: First Team
After a period of transition in 2008/09, Ronnie McLoughlin's first in charge at the club, Seaford looked forward to the new season  with renewed optimism. The Sunday Premier 1 campaign began in blazing sunshine at Shanganagh Park, as Rathmichael Shankill were dispatched 3-2 courtesy of strikes from Mikey Foley, Barry Lyons and skipper Mark Hanratty, three players who would go on to play key roles during the season.

Overall, the firsts made a strong start, winning four of their opening six matches. But they also came out second best in two ding-dong encounters away to Tymon Rovers and Hyde Park, who would go on to be Seaford's main promotion rivals.

Seaford stayed in contention for a top-two finish courtesy of a brilliant unbeaten run stretching from September until the end of march. But a disappointing home performance against Hyde, resulting in a 3-1 defeat, appeared to have put paid to the blues' hopes of going up. 

It left them with no margin for error heading into the final three matches of the season. Having comfortably beaten relegation-bound Pioneers, the scene was set for an epic showdown against direct rivals Dublin Bus at Coldcut. Seaford produced a display of extraordinary endeavour and guile, eventually emerging with a comfortable 2-0 win, courtesy of a rare strike from Stephen Robinson, and a clever free kick routine which was finished by Hanratty after Jamie Brennan's clever scooped pass.

But one further obstacle remained, as the season ended as it had begun with a match against local rivals RS, this time at Rockfield Park. In contrast to the dominant performance two days earlier, Seaford seemed nervy during the first half, and fell behind. But they had the character to fight back during a tense second period, with Neil Harrington scuffing in his first ever goal for the club to equaliser, before substitute Dan Kiely ran on to a defence-splitting pass from Paul McPhillips to slot home and secure a 2-1 and promotion to the Premier Division.​



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First Team Matches 2009/10

Date

Competition

Opposition

 

 

 

Goalscorers

23 Aug 09

LSL Sun Prem 1

Rathmichael Shankill

A

3-2

W

Hanratty, Lyons, Foley

25 Aug 09

LSL Sun Prem 1

Esker Celtic

A

5-3

W

Lyons (3), McPhillips, Mulhall

30 Aug 09

LSL Sun Prem 1

Tymon Rovers

H

0-2

L

 

1 Sep 09

LSL Sun Prem 1

Pegasus

H

3-0

W

Mulhall (2), Duff

6 Sep 09

LSL Sun Prem 1

Hyde Park

A

3-4

L

Hanratty, Grey, Lyons

13 Sep 09

LSL Sun Prem 1

Brighton Celtic

H

1-0

W

Lyons

20 Sep 09

LSL Sun Prem 1

Tymon Rovers

A

2-3

L

McPhillips, Grey

27 Sep 09

LSL Sun Prem 1

Dublin Bus

H

1-1

D

Mulhall

4 Oct 09

LSL Sun Prem 1

Sallynoggin Celtic

A

1-0

W

Robinson

18 Oct 09

LSL Sun Prem 1

Brighton Celtic

A

2-2

D

Mulhall, Lyons

31 Jan 09

LSL Sun Prem 1

Blackrock College

H

1-1

D

Lyons

7 Feb 10

LSL Sun Prem 1

Esker Celtic

H

3-2

W

Hanratty, Power, Duff

14 Feb 10

LSL Sun Prem 1

Pegasus

A

3-2

W

Brennan (2), Lyons

21 Feb 10

LSL Sun Prem 1

Pioneers

H

1-1

D

O’Sullivan

7 Mar 10

Cup

Rathmichael Shankill

H

1-2

L

Hanratty

14 Mar 10

Polikoff Cup

Balbriggan

A

2-3

L

Lyons, Foley

17 Mar 10

LSL Sun Prem 1

Sallynoggin Celtic

H

4-2

W

Mulhall, Foley, Hanratty, Lyons

28 Mar 10

LSL Sun Prem 1

Hyde Park

H

1-3

L

Foley

4 Apr 10

LSL Sun Prem 1

Dublin Bus

H

2-2

D

Hanratty (2)

11 Apr 10

LSL Sun Prem 1

Pioneers

A

4-2

W

Foley, Kiely, Hanratty, Power

18 Apr 10

LSL Sun Prem 1

Dublin Bus

A

2-0

W

Hanratty, Robinson

20 Apr 10

LSL Sun Prem 1

Rathmichael Shankill

H

2-1

W

Harrington, Kiely

 

First Team Stats - 2009/10

Player

App

Goals

Assists

Red Cards

Mark Lawless

22

0

2

0

Jamie Brennan

21

2

2

0

Mark Hanratty

21

9

1

0

Neil Harrington

20

1

4

0

Barry Lyons

20

12

6

1

Dan Kiely

20

2

2

0

Fran Mulhall

19

5

6

0

Paul McPhillips

18

2

1

0

Richie Grey

18

2

2

0

Mikey Foley

18

5

6

0

Mike Frawley

16

0

1

0

Stevie Robinson

14

2

3

0

Niall Duff

12

2

1

0

Kevin Healy

12

0

1

0

John Power

12

2

2

0

Barry Shortt

10

0

0

0

John Bannon

9

0

0

0

Ciaran O'Sullivan

7

1

1

0

Dave Kilroe

5

0

0

0

Conor Wallace

4

0

0

0

Kev Glynn

4

0

0

0

Stephen Nolan

2

0

0

0

Paddy Hughes

1

0

0

0

Colin Kane

1

0

0

0

Colm Dolan

1

0

0

0

 

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Story of the Season: Second Team
Alan Burns's management career couldn't have had a more dramatic start. Just two minuts into his debut game against newly promoted Swords Celtic, Seaford opened the scoring when keeper Conor Wallace's huge downfield punt was misjudged by the opposign keeper, bouncing into the net. Fullback Brian Finnegan added a stylish second after the break, and the home side clung on grimly for a battling 2-1 win. 

But it was a different story in the following home match, as the whites managed to concede twice in second half stoppage time to snatch a heartbreaking 5-4 defeat from the jaws of victory.

That started a three-game losing streak, as Burns sought to integrate an influx of talented young players, several of whom had joined from Mount Merrion's schoolboy ranks, into the line-up. Two who made a big impact during their season, Steve Kane and Collie Barrett, notched during a brilliant 4-3 win over well fancied Newbrook Celtic, which marked the beginning of an astonishing nine-game winning streak at Rockfield Park, that spurred an unlikely promotion campaign.

Highlights included a dogged comeback win against local rivals Blackrock College, and a 2-1 win over eventual champions Iveagh Celtic, secured in the 95th minute when Ciaran O'Sullivan managed to dispossess the opposing keeper by the corner flag and dribble the ball alng the by-line and into the net.

The team achieved the magnificent feat of scoring in every single match they played during the season (even if it should be pointed out that they only mustered two clean sheets), and it was enough to sneak into fourth place and secure a promotion to Division 2.

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Second Team Matches - 2009/10

Date

Competition

Opposition

 

 

 

Goalscorers

23 Aug 08

LSL Sun Div 3

Swords Celtic

H

2-1

W

Wallace, Finnegan

30 Aug 08

LSL Sun Div 3

Blackforge

A

1-1

D

Byrne

6 Sep 09

LSL Sun Div 3

Leicester Celtic

H

4-5

L

Power (2), McGrath, O’Regan

20 Sep 09

LSL Sun Div 3

Hillcrest

H

1-2

L

Barrett

27 Sep 09

LSL Sun Div 3

St Colmcille’s

A

1-2

L

McGuinness

4 Oct 09

LSL Sun Div 3

Newbrook

H

4-3

W

Kane, Byrne, Barrett, Nolan

11 Oct 09

LSL Sun Div 3

Cherryfield Utd

A

1-1

D

Kane

18 Oct 09

LSL Sun Div 3

Lakelands

H

2-0

W

Kane

25 Oct 09

LSL Sun Div 3

Loughshinny Utd

A

2-2

D

Barrett, Kirwan

9 Nov 09

Cup

St Ita’s

A

1-2

L

Barrett

6 Dec 09

LSL Sun Div 3

Dundrum

A

1-4

L

Barrett

13 Dec 09

LSL Sun Div 3

St Ita’s

H

4-1

W

Dolan, M Healy, Barrett, Heffernan

31 Jan 10

LSL Sun Div 3

Iveagh Celtic

A

1-2

L

Byrne

7 Feb 10

LSL Sun Div 3

Dundrum

H

2-1

W

O’Sullivan, Bannon

14 Feb 10

LSL Sun Div 3

Blackforge

H

2-0

W

Kilroe, Kane

21 Feb 10

LSL Sun Div 3

Newbrook

A

2-2

D

Kane, Byrne

7 Mar 10

LSL Sun Div 3

Blackrock College

A

4-3

W

Robinson, O’Regan, Bannon, Kirwan

13 Mar 10

LSL Sun Div 3

Iveagh Celtic

H

2-1

W

Kane, O’Sullivan

21 Mar 10

LSL Sun Div 3

Hillcrest

A

1-2

L

N Duff

28 Mar 10

LSL Sun Div 3

Loughshinny Utd

H

3-3

D

Heffernan, Doyle, Kilroe

11 Apr 10

LSL Sun Div 3

St Ita’s

A

3-1

W

Butler, Kane, Smith

13 Apr 10

LSL Sun Div 3

Blackrock College

H

3-1

W

Day, Smith, Duff

18 Apr 10

LSL Sun Div 3

Swords Celtic

A

1-2

L

O’Regan

22 Apr 10

LSL Sun Div 3

Lakelands

A

2-2

D

N Duff, O’Sullivan

4 May 10

LSL Sun Div 3

Cherryfield Utd

H

3-2

W

Smith, Kane, O’Sullivan

12 May 10

LSL Sun Div 3

St. Colmcille;;

H

1-2

L

Heffernan

 

Second Team Stats - 2009/10

Player

App

Goals

Assists

Red Cards

Barry Kirwan

22

2

0

0

Sean Day

22

1

1

0

Ian Nolan

21

1

2

0

Paul O'Regan

20

3

3

0

Steve Kane

20

8

4

0

Dave Kilroe

19

2

1

0

Conor Wallace

18

1

0

0

Ger Byrne

18

4

11

0

Cormac Butler

18

1

3

0

Colm Dolan

18

1

5

0

Muiris Healy

15

1

1

0

Barry Shortt

11

0

0

0

Ciaran O'Sullivan

11

4

0

0

Brian Finnegan

10

1

0

0

Colin Barrett

10

6

3

1

Deco Heffernan

10

3

2

0

Rory McPhillips

9

0

0

0

Dan O'Callaghan

8

0

2

0

Amer Heranda

8

0

0

0

Marc Smith

8

3

0

0

John Bannon

7

2

2

0

Niall Duff

7

3

1

0

Kev Glynn

6

0

1

0

Paddy Hughes

5

0

2

0

Keith McGuinness

5

1

0

0

Pat Cox

4

0

0

0

Sean Cullen

3

0

0

0

Andy Gleeson

3

0

0

0

Paul McGrath

3

1

0

0

Stephen Nolan

3

0

0

0

John Power

2

2

0

0

Mike Frawley

2

0

0

0

Stevie Robinson

2

1

3

0

Carl Doyle

2

1

0

0

Jamie Barnes

2

0

1

0

Sasha

1

0

0

0

Martin Swannell

1

0

0

0

James Corboy

1

0

0

0

Kevin Healy

1

0

0

0

Dave Cullen

1

0

0

0

 

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