Seaford Rock United
2010/2011 Season
Second Team Manager: Alan Burns
First Team Player of the Year: Stephen Robinson
First Team Top Goalscorer: Barry Lyons (11)
Second Team - Most Assists: Barry Lyons, Kevin Healy, Ciaran O'Sullivan (5)
Second Team Player of the Year: David Kilroe / Paul O'Regan (jointly)
Second Team Top Goalscorer: Collie Barrett (8)
Second Team - Most Assists: Paul O'Regan (6)
(See below for full season stats and match details)
Story of the Season: First Team
Having secured promotion the previous season courtesy of three straight wins, the firsts picked up where they left off with three more victories in the first five days of the new campaign without conceding a single goal.
Although they suffered a setback against fellow Rockfield Park tenants Blackrock College, going down 2-1, they bounced back with a brilliant win over Hyde Park courtesy of a Dan Kiely goal, and a win over Transport a week later put them very much in the mix for a second straight promotion.
And there was a very familiar look to the top of the Sunday Premier Division table, with Seaford once again battling against both Hyde and Tymon Rovers, who had occupied the top three spots the previous year. Tymon again held the Indian sign over Ronnie McLoughlin's side, earning a drawin Blackrock in September before comfortabling besting Seaford in the return fixture a month later.
Seaford didn't play another league game until February, due to cup ties and bad weather, and if there was a little rustiness upon their return, they had the character to overcome it, which they demonstrated in two extraodinart back-to-back wins. Away at Wayside Celtic, Mark Hanratty and Shane Whelan both notched stunning goals, but the match seemed to be heading for a frustrating draw before youngster Kevin Glynn's secured a 3-2 with the last kick of the game when his long-range effort was deflected into the net.
Next, away at unfancied Knockmitten, Seaford found themselves 3-0 down in the early minutes of the second half. But veteran fullback Kevin Healy's first ever Seaford goal sparked a brilliant recovery, as top scorer Barry Lyons added a brace to restore parity, before substitute Ian Nolan won a late penatly which Mark Hanratty nervelessly converted to steal the points.
In contrast to the previous season, Seaford rather stumbled over the line, conceding a late equaliser against Blackrock after Glynn had been sent off, before Cabinteely produced a dominant display to secure a 3-1 win at Rockfield Park. But a pair of winning goals from Ciaran O'Sullivan, at home against Wayside and away at Dublin Bus, kept the promotion campaign on the tracks.
After routing Knockmitten 6-1 in the final home game, aided by Barry Lyons's hat-trick, Seaford knew that a win in Balbriggan against Hyde Park would secure promotion. A dogged first half display was rewarded by Stephen Robinson's equaliser late in the half, only for Seaford to suffer a second half collapse and lose 4-1. Seaford's fate was out of their hands, but Tymon's failure to capitalise during the last week of the season ensured that Seaford clung on to second spot and another promotion was sealed.
First Team Matches 2010/11
|
Date |
Competition |
Opposition |
|
|
|
Goalscorers |
|
22 Aug 10 |
LSL Sun Prem |
St Vincent’s Hospital |
H |
1-0 |
W |
Hanratty |
|
24 Aug 10 |
LSL Sun Prem |
Rosemount |
H |
3-0 |
W |
Hanratty (2), Duff |
|
29 Aug 10 |
LSL Sun Prem |
Brendansville |
H |
2-0 |
W |
Mulhall (2) |
|
31 Aug 10 |
LSL Sun Prem |
Blackrock College |
A |
1-2 |
L |
Hanratty |
|
5 Sep 10 |
LSL Sun Prem |
Hyde Park |
H |
1-0 |
W |
Kiely |
|
12 Sep 10 |
LSL Sun Prem |
Transport |
A |
2-1 |
W |
Power, Butler |
|
19 Sep 10 |
LSL Sun Prem |
Tymon Rovers |
H |
2-2 |
D |
Power, Kiely |
|
26 Sep 10 |
LSL Sun Prem |
Rosemount |
A |
0-4 |
L |
|
|
3 Oct 10 |
LSL Sun Prem |
Dublin Bus |
H |
2-1 |
W |
Power, Kiely |
|
10 Oct 10 |
LSL Sun Prem |
St Vincent’s Hospital |
H |
1-1 |
D |
Kiely |
|
17 Oct 10 |
LSL Sun Prem |
Tymon Rovers |
A |
0-3 |
L |
|
|
21 Nov 10 |
Cup |
St Vincent’s Hospital |
A |
5-3 |
W |
Power (2), Lyons (2), Hanratty |
|
30 Jan 11 |
Cup |
Booth Road Celtic |
H |
2-2* |
D |
Lyons, Hanratty |
|
4 Feb 11 |
Polikoff Cup |
Peamount United |
A |
2-3 |
L |
Whelan, Lyons |
|
13 Feb 11 |
LSL Sun Prem |
Wayside Celtic |
A |
3-2 |
W |
Whelan, Hanratty,
Glynn |
|
27 Feb 11 |
LSL Sun Prem |
Knockmitten United |
A |
4-3 |
W |
Healy, Hanratty,
Lyons (2) |
|
6 Mar 11 |
LSL Sun Prem |
Cabinteely |
A |
0-0 |
D |
|
|
13 Mar 11 |
Cup |
Transport |
A |
3-4 |
L |
Robinson, Henry, Lyons |
|
17 Mar 11 |
LSL Sun Prem |
Brendansville |
A |
0-0 |
D |
|
|
20 Mar 11 |
LSL Sun Prem |
Wayside Celtic |
H |
1-0 |
W |
O’Sullivan |
|
30 Mar 11 |
LSL Sun Prem |
Blackrock College |
H |
1-1 |
D |
Lyons |
|
3 Apr 11 |
LSL Sun Prem |
Transport |
H |
1-2 |
L |
Whelan |
|
12 Apr 11 |
LSL Sun Prem |
Dublin Bus |
A |
2-1 |
W |
O:Sullivan, Harrington |
|
19 Apr 11 |
LSL Sun Prem |
Cabinteely |
H |
1-3 |
L |
Harrington |
|
27 Apr 11 |
LSL Sun Prem |
Knockmitten United |
H |
6-1 |
W |
Lyons (3), Murray, Healy, Hanratty |
|
8 May 11 |
LSL Sun Prem |
Hyde Park |
A |
1-4 |
L |
Robinson |
*aet, Seaford win on penalties
First Team Stats - 2010/11
|
Player |
App |
Goals |
Assists |
Red Cards |
|
Barry
Lyons |
24 |
11 |
5 |
0 |
|
Steve
Robinson |
23 |
2 |
1 |
0 |
|
Mark
Hanratty |
23 |
10 |
1 |
0 |
|
Jamie
Brennan |
21 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
|
Barry
Shortt |
20 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
|
Mick
Murray |
20 |
1 |
0 |
1 |
|
Kevin
Healy |
20 |
2 |
5 |
0 |
|
Frank
Mulhall |
19 |
2 |
3 |
0 |
|
Neil
Harrington |
18 |
2 |
3 |
0 |
|
Mike
Frawley |
17 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
|
Niall
Duff |
16 |
1 |
3 |
0 |
|
Ian
Nolan |
16 |
0 |
2 |
0 |
|
Ciaran
O'Sullivan |
16 |
2 |
5 |
0 |
|
Cormac
Butler |
15 |
1 |
3 |
0 |
|
Dan
Kiely |
14 |
4 |
1 |
0 |
|
Richie
Grey |
12 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
|
John
Power |
11 |
4 |
2 |
0 |
|
Kev Glynn |
10 |
1 |
0 |
1 |
|
Shane
Whelan |
10 |
3 |
3 |
0 |
|
Ian
MacHugh |
9 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
|
Alan
Henry |
7 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
|
Collie
Barrett |
5 |
0 |
2 |
0 |
|
Collie
Dolan |
3 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
|
Conor Wallace |
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
|
Steve
Kane |
1 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
|
Paul
McPhillips |
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
Having been promoted to Division 2 despite finishing only fourth the previous campaign, the seconds initially found life tough going at the higher level. Goalkeeper Ian MacHugh would go on to be one of the club's modern greats, but his Seaford debut could not have gone any worse, as the seconds were thumped 5-1 by Hillcrest in the opening match of the season.
In fact, Seaford mustered just four points from their opening eight matches, courtesy of Ciaran O'Sullivan's brace away at Mourne Celtic, and it seemed as if a return to Division 3 was on the cards.
But consecutive away wins against Orwell and then St Colmcille's gave the side some hope. The latter win was especaially satisfying, as strike pairing Eugene Duff and Alan Henry tore the home side to shreds, before Collie Dolan curled in a stunning strike to seal a 4-3 win, which was secured by an astonishing reaction save by Mike Frawley.
In truth, it was a difficult campaign for the seconds, but they enjoyed a brilliant April during which they picked up 10 points out of 12 to lift themselves away from the danger zone. Henry's first half hat-trick at Esker Celtic was a stand-out moment, before survival was ensured courtesy of a 5-0 rout against fellow strugglers Mourne.
That meant the season's final game against Liffey Valley Rangers was a dead rubber, but it will always be remembered as the match when club legend Amer Herenda finally opened his Seaford account, at the end of his seventh season, before Collie Barrett headed in an equaliser in the final moments of the campaign.
Second Team Matches - 2010/11
|
Date |
Competition |
Opposition |
|
|
|
Goalscorers |
|
29 Aug 10 |
LSL Sun Div 2 |
Hillcrest Boys |
A |
1-5 |
L |
Catic |
|
31 Aug 10 |
LSL Sun Div 2 |
Orwell |
H |
0-2 |
L |
|
|
5 Sep 10 |
LSL Sun Div 2 |
Pegasus |
A |
2-2 |
D |
E Duff, FitzGerald |
|
12 Sep 10 |
LSL Sun Div 2 |
Spartak Dynamo |
A |
4-6 |
L |
Smith, Healy, R McPhillips,
o.g. |
|
19 Sep 10 |
LSL Sun Div 2 |
Mourne Celtic |
A |
2-0 |
W |
O’Sullivan (2) |
|
26 Sep 10 |
LSL Sun Div 2 |
Iveagh Celtic |
A |
3-5 |
L |
Barrett (2), Foley |
|
3 Oct 10 |
LSL Sun Div 2 |
Liffey Valley Rangers |
A |
2-4 |
L |
Smith, Foley |
|
10 Oct 10 |
LSL Sun Div 2 |
Pioneers |
A |
0-3 |
L |
|
|
17 Oct 10 |
LSL Sun Div 2 |
Orwell |
A |
3-1 |
W |
Foley, O’Regan,
Mulhall |
|
24 Oct 10 |
LSL Sun Div 2 |
Pegasus |
H |
2-4 |
L |
O’Regan, Barrett |
|
21 Nov 10 |
LSL Sun Div 2 |
St Colmcille’s |
A |
4-3 |
W |
Duff, Henry, Dolan, o.g. |
|
30 Jan 11 |
LSL Sun Div 2 |
St Colmcille’s |
H |
0-6 |
L |
|
|
27 Feb 11 |
Cup |
Pegasus |
A |
2-4 |
L |
Day, Finnegan |
|
5 Mar 11 |
LSL Sun Div 2 |
Spartak Dynamo |
A |
0-3 |
L |
|
|
20 Mar 11 |
LSL Sun Div 2 |
Hillcrest Boys |
H |
1-3 |
L |
Mulhall |
|
10 Apr 111 |
LSL Sun Div 2 |
Esker Celtic |
A |
4-3 |
W |
Henry (3), Barrett |
|
12 Apr 11 |
LSL Sun Div 2 |
Iveagh Celtic |
H |
2-2 |
D |
Nolan, Foley |
|
17 Apr 11 |
LSL Sun Div 2 |
St Pat’s CY |
H |
3-2 |
W |
Doyle, Barrett, o.g. |
|
26 Apr 11 |
LSL Sun Div 2 |
Mourne Celtic |
H |
5-0 |
W |
Doyle, Barrett, Kilroe,
O’Regan, E Duff |
|
1 May 11 |
LSL Sun Div 2 |
Esker Celtic |
H |
2-5 |
L |
Barrett, R McPhillips |
|
8 May 11 |
LSL Sun Div 2 |
Liffey Valley Rangers |
H |
2-2 |
D |
Herenda, Barrett |
Second Team Stats - 2010/11
|
Player |
App |
Goals |
Assists |
Red Cards |
|
Sean
Day |
20 |
1 |
2 |
0 |
|
Muiris Healy |
19 |
1 |
2 |
0 |
|
Paul
O'Regan |
16 |
3 |
6 |
0 |
|
Collie
Barrett |
16 |
8 |
5 |
0 |
|
Brian
Finnegan |
15 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
|
Carl
Doyle |
13 |
3 |
0 |
0 |
|
Conor Wallace |
11 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
|
Mikey Foley |
11 |
4 |
4 |
0 |
|
Marc
Smith |
10 |
2 |
0 |
0 |
|
Rory
McPhillips |
10 |
2 |
0 |
0 |
|
Barry
Kirwan |
10 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
|
Amer Heranda |
10 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
|
Ian
MacHugh |
8 |
0 |
2 |
0 |
|
Collie
Dolan |
8 |
1 |
1 |
0 |
|
John
Bannon |
8 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
|
Dan
O'Callaghan |
7 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
|
Shane
Whelan |
6 |
0 |
3 |
0 |
|
Dave
Kilroe |
6 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
|
Kev Glynn |
6 |
0 |
2 |
0 |
|
Frank
Mulhall |
6 |
2 |
0 |
1 |
|
Paul
McPhillips |
6 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
|
Cormac
Butler |
5 |
0 |
4 |
0 |
|
Wouter de Smit |
4 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
|
Neil
Harrington |
3 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
|
Mick
Murray |
3 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
|
Darren
White |
3 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
|
Richie
Grey |
3 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
|
Eugene
Duff |
3 |
3 |
1 |
0 |
|
Al
Heuston |
3 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
|
Damir Catic |
2 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
|
Ollie
FitzGerald |
2 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
|
Alan
Henry |
2 |
4 |
2 |
0 |
|
Steve
Kane |
2 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
|
Dan
Kiely |
2 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
|
Peter
Dillon |
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
|
Dave
Cullen |
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
|
Ruairi O'Brien |
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
|
Fin
Jackson |
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
|
Ciaran
O'Sullivan |
1 |
2 |
0 |
0 |
|
Robbie
Moran |
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
|
Mark
Hanratty |
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
|
Mike
Frawley |
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
|
Kevin
Healy |
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
|
Ger Byrne |
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
|
Barry
Shortt |
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
|
Romauld Bouadji |
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |