Seaford Rock United
2007/2008 Season
Second Team Manager: Tom Maher
First Team Player of the Year: Ciaran O'Sullivan
First Team Top Goalscorer: Dan Kiely (4)
First Team - Most Assists: Sean Cullen (3)
Second Team Player of the Year: Sean Day
Second Team Top Goalscorer: Cormac Butler (5)
Second Team - Most Assists: Cormac Butler (5):
(See below for full season stats and match details)
Story of the Season: First Team
Having narrowly missed out on promotion during the previous season, the 2007/08 campaign proved to be a disappointing one for Seaford, as they struggled for long periods of the season and only narrowly avoided the drop.
Whilst Alan Zambra was able to name a reasonably consistent line-up during the early weeks, results were poor, with only a single victory, at home to Dublin Bus, to show for the entire first half of the season. The bare facts told their own story: Seaford kept only one clean sheet all season, and no player managed to score more than once in a league match all season.
The turning point came on a bleak morning in December at Coldcut, as Seaford completed the double over Dublin Bus courtesy of a long-range strike from Muiris Healy. That spurred a sudden resurgence in form, as Sallynoggin Celtic from a division higher were comfortably dispatched in the cup, before further league wins at home to Rathfarnham Punters and fellow strugglers Brighton Celtic all but secured safety. But only just, as Seaford failed to win another league match all season, stumbling over the line with a late season draw at Ballyoulster.
First Team Matches 2007/08
|
Competition |
Opposition |
|
|
|
Goalscorers |
|
LSL Sun Prem 1 |
Brighton Celtic |
A |
1-1 |
D |
Grey |
|
LSL Sun Prem 1 |
Verona |
H |
0-3 |
L |
|
|
LSL Sun Prem 1 |
Dublin Bus |
H |
2-0 |
W |
Hanratty, D Cullen |
|
LSL Sun Prem 1 |
Blanchardstown |
H |
1-3 |
L |
Catic |
|
LSL Sun Prem 1 |
Rathfarnham Punters |
A |
0-1 |
L |
|
|
LSL Sun Prem 1 |
Ballyoulster United |
H |
2-2 |
D |
Catic, O’Sullivan |
|
LSL Sun Prem 1 |
Verona |
A |
1-3 |
L |
Kane |
|
LSL Sun Prem 1 |
Terenure |
H |
2-4 |
L |
E Duff, Hanratty |
|
LSL Sun Prem 1 |
Leicester Celtic |
H |
1-2 |
L |
Kiely |
|
LSL Sun Prem 1 |
Dublin Bus |
A |
2-1 |
W |
Catic, M Healy |
|
League Cup |
Sallynoggin Celtic |
H |
3-1 |
W |
Kane (2), Kiely |
|
LSL Sun Prem 1 |
Rathfarnham Punters |
H |
2-1 |
W |
Kiely, o.g. |
|
LSL Sun Prem 1 |
Brighton Celtic |
H |
4-1 |
W |
O’Sullivan, Kiely,
Hanratty, J Brennan |
|
League Cup |
Rathfarnham Punters |
A |
0-3 |
L |
|
|
LSL Sun Prem 1 |
Terenure |
A |
2-2 |
D |
S Cullen, O’Sullivan |
|
Polikoff Cup |
Lorcan Celtic |
H |
0-1 |
L |
|
|
LSL Sun Prem 1 |
St Vincent’s Hospital |
A |
0-2 |
L |
|
|
LSL Sun Prem 1 |
Ballyoulster United |
A |
1-1 |
D |
Kiely |
|
LSL Sun Prem 1 |
Blanchardstown |
A |
1-2 |
L |
D Cullen |
First Team Stats - 2007/08
|
Player |
Apps |
Gls |
Asts |
|
Jamie Brennan |
18 |
1 |
1 |
|
Mark Hanratty |
18 |
3 |
2 |
|
Richie Grey |
16 |
1 |
0 |
|
Dave Cullen |
16 |
2 |
1 |
|
Barry Shortt |
16 |
0 |
2 |
|
Dan Kiely |
16 |
4 |
2 |
|
Niall Duff |
15 |
0 |
1 |
|
Sean Cullen |
15 |
1 |
3 |
|
Robbie Moran |
14 |
0 |
0 |
|
Ciaran O'Sullivan |
14 |
3 |
1 |
|
Colin Kane |
13 |
3 |
2 |
|
Damir Catic |
13 |
3 |
2 |
|
Kevin Healy |
12 |
0 |
0 |
|
Fergus Woods |
7 |
0 |
0 |
|
Amer Herenda |
7 |
0 |
0 |
|
Ger Byrne |
6 |
0 |
0 |
|
Eugene Duff |
5 |
1 |
0 |
|
Glenn Moran |
5 |
0 |
0 |
|
Sean Day |
4 |
0 |
0 |
|
Cormac Butler |
3 |
0 |
0 |
|
Barry Lyons |
3 |
1 |
1 |
|
Eric Brennan |
2 |
0 |
0 |
|
Pat Cox |
2 |
0 |
0 |
|
Muiris Healy |
2 |
1 |
0 |
|
Keith McGuinness |
1 |
0 |
0 |
|
Barry Butler |
1 |
0 |
0 |
|
Barry Kirwan |
1 |
0 |
0 |
|
Neil Harrington |
1 |
0 |
0 |
Seaford got off to a flying start in Division 3, with back-to-back wins at Rockfield Park without conceding goal, against Mourne Celtic and local rivals Blackrock College, Mark Hanratty on target in both matches.
Issues in defence would put paid to any ambitions of a title challenge however, as the team went through a number of keepers before eventually the reliable Conor Wallace came in for the latter part of the season. By that point, the team had found itself in a relegation battle, as they failed to build on their initial successes, going winless until deep into the winter.
Tom Maher's side at least showed their battling qualities with a series of draws, as the disappointment of throwing away a 2-0 lead at Phoenix was followed up by a comeback of their own, fighting back from two behind to secure a 4-4 draw at Phoenix courtesy of Barry Lyons's last-gasp penalty.
Winter wins over relegation rivals Blackrock and Dunboyne seemed to have steadied the ship, but Seaford couldn't find the single further win that would have afforded some degree of comfort until the penultimate game of the season, with goals from Ciaran O'Sullivan, Dan Kiely and Rory McPhillips secured all three points over Spartak Dynamo.
Second Team Matches - 2007/08
|
Competition |
Opposition |
|
|
|
Goalscorers |
|
LSL Sun Div 3 |
Mourne Celtic |
H |
2-0 |
W |
Byrne, Hanratty |
|
LSL Sun Div 3 |
Blackrock College |
A |
1-0 |
W |
Hanratty |
|
LSL Sun Div 3 |
Terenure College |
A |
1-1 |
D |
Buchanan |
|
LSL Sun Div 3 |
Hyde Park |
H |
2-5 |
L |
McGrath, Butler |
|
LSL Sun Div 3 |
Phoenix |
A |
2-2 |
D |
Butler, McGuinness |
|
LSL Sun Div 3 |
Spartak Dynamo |
A |
4-4 |
D |
Lyons (2), Butler, Mulhall |
|
LSL Sun Div 3 |
Terenure College |
H |
2-2 |
D |
Kirwan, Cox |
|
LSL Sun Div 3 |
St Patrick’s CY |
A |
0-2 |
L |
|
|
LSL Sun Div 3 |
Dunboyne AFC |
H |
0-1 |
L |
|
|
LSL Sun Div 3 |
Blackrock College |
H |
3-1 |
W |
Byrne, Buchanan, McGrath |
|
LSL Sun Div 3 |
Dunboyne AFC |
A |
2-1 |
W |
M Healy, Cox |
|
Cup |
Phoenix |
A |
0-2* |
L |
|
|
LSL Sun Div 3 |
St Patrick’s CY |
H |
0-1 |
L |
|
|
LSL Sun Div 3 |
Hyde Park |
A |
0-3 |
L |
|
|
LSL Sun Div 3 |
Phoenix |
H |
3-3 |
D |
Kirwan, White, Butler |
|
LSL Sun Div 3 |
Mourne Celtic |
A |
0-5 |
L |
|
|
LSL Sun Div 3 |
Orwell |
A |
1-4 |
L |
McPhillips |
|
LSL Sun Div 3 |
Spartak Dynamo |
H |
3-1 |
W |
O’Sullivan, Kiely, McPhillips |
|
LSL Sun Div 3 |
Orwell |
H |
2-2 |
D |
White, Butler |
*after extra time
Second Team Stats - 2007/08
|
Player |
Apps |
Gls |
Ast |
|
Cormac Butler |
19 |
5 |
5 |
|
Sean Day |
16 |
0 |
0 |
|
Darren White |
14 |
2 |
2 |
|
Pat Cox |
12 |
2 |
3 |
|
Ger Byrne |
12 |
2 |
4 |
|
Alan Burns |
12 |
0 |
0 |
|
Muiris Healy |
12 |
1 |
0 |
|
Paul McGrath |
11 |
2 |
0 |
|
Barry Kirwan |
11 |
2 |
0 |
|
Tom Maher |
8 |
0 |
0 |
|
Glenn Moran |
8 |
0 |
0 |
|
Barry Lyons |
7 |
2 |
2 |
|
Fergus McInerney |
6 |
0 |
0 |
|
Willy Buchanan |
6 |
2 |
0 |
|
Rory McPhillips |
6 |
2 |
0 |
|
Eugene Duff |
5 |
0 |
3 |
|
Emmet Butler |
5 |
0 |
0 |
|
Neil Harrington |
5 |
0 |
2 |
|
Jamie Brennan |
4 |
0 |
0 |
|
Dave Cullen |
4 |
0 |
1 |
|
Ciaran O'Sullivan |
4 |
1 |
2 |
|
Keith McGuinness |
4 |
1 |
0 |
|
Conor Wallace |
4 |
0 |
0 |
|
Robbie Moran |
3 |
0 |
0 |
|
Richie Grey |
3 |
0 |
0 |
|
Eric Brennan |
3 |
0 |
0 |
|
Paddy Hughes |
3 |
0 |
0 |
|
John Toomey |
3 |
0 |
0 |
|
Brian Coleman |
3 |
0 |
0 |
|
Dan Kiely |
3 |
1 |
0 |
|
Sean McDermott |
3 |
0 |
0 |
|
Charlie Maltha |
3 |
0 |
0 |
|
Stephen Robinson |
3 |
0 |
0 |
|
Niall Duff |
2 |
0 |
1 |
|
Mark Hanratty |
2 |
2 |
0 |
|
Colin Kane |
2 |
0 |
0 |
|
Sean Cullen |
2 |
0 |
0 |
|
Francis Mulhall |
2 |
1 |
0 |
|
Amer Herenda |
2 |
0 |
0 |
|
Ger Murphy |
2 |
0 |
0 |
|
Kevin Healy |
1 |
0 |
0 |
|
Barry Shortt |
1 |
0 |
0 |
|
Mike Frawley |
1 |
0 |
0 |
|
Andy Earle |
1 |
0 |
0 |
|
Andy Gleeson |
1 |
0 |
0 |
|
Ciaran Wheeler |
1 |
0 |
0 |
|
Fergus Woods |
1 |
0 |
0 |
|
Shane Tully |
1 |
0 |
0 |
|
Tom Wheeler |
1 |
0 |
0 |
|
Damir Catic |
1 |
0 |
0 |
|
Brian Whalley |
1 |
0 |
0 |
|
Barry Butler |
1 |
0 |
0 |