Seaford Rock United
2019/2020 Season
The most frequently selected team, based on minutes played.
Majors Manager: Alan Burns
Premiers Manager: Eoin Dunne
Majors Player of the Year: Chris Monk
Majors Top Goalscorer: Chris Monk (16)
Majors - Most Assists: Darragh Connolly (9)
Premiers Player of the Year: Oli Wright
Premiers Top Goalscorer: Collie Barrett (8)
Premiers - Most Assists : Niall Holleran, Owen Brayden (4)
(See below for full season stats and match details)
Story of the Season: Majors
Seaford maintained an unlikely promotion push until the very final week of the season, only to fall agonisingly short of a top-three finish.
After being unexpectedly moved up to Major 1A on the eve of the season, it had looked like the Penguins would do well just to hold their own at the higher level, but instead they made a bright start to the campaign, beating eventual champions Sacred Heart on the opening day, before following it up with another great win over Kilnamanagh and a trouncing of Killester Donnycarney.
There then followed a long series of cup games in the autumn, which produced impressive awaywins against St Patrick's CY and St Francis, as well as yet another penalty shoot-out defeat against Booth Road Celtic, but all of the cup runs came to an end before the near year, focusing attention on the league campaign.
The Penguins put themselves in a great position with a five-game unbeaten run in the wintertime, including a gutsy victory over St Kevins, a dramatic comeback win at Verona and a hammering of Leicester Celtic, but two defeats before the COVID shutdown dealt a heavy blow, particularly given that things didn't improve after the resumption four months later, when a loss at Sacred Heart was followed up by a heart-breaking draw against promotion rivals Portmarnock, courtesy of a dubious injury-time penalty..
Seaford stormed back into contention with an impressive late run, winning four of the last five, but ultimately a tired display at home to St Kevins cost them a shot at promotion, even if they manage to finish the season in style with a big win at Pegasus.
Chris Monk won the player of the year vote by a landslide, after netting a sixteen goals from midfield, with newcomers Neil Howarth and Al Kennedy both making a big impact to the team, as did Cian McGuinness in his first full season.
Premiers Manager: Eoin Dunne
Majors Player of the Year: Chris Monk
Majors Top Goalscorer: Chris Monk (16)
Majors - Most Assists: Darragh Connolly (9)
Premiers Player of the Year: Oli Wright
Premiers Top Goalscorer: Collie Barrett (8)
Premiers - Most Assists : Niall Holleran, Owen Brayden (4)
(See below for full season stats and match details)
Story of the Season: Majors
Seaford maintained an unlikely promotion push until the very final week of the season, only to fall agonisingly short of a top-three finish.
After being unexpectedly moved up to Major 1A on the eve of the season, it had looked like the Penguins would do well just to hold their own at the higher level, but instead they made a bright start to the campaign, beating eventual champions Sacred Heart on the opening day, before following it up with another great win over Kilnamanagh and a trouncing of Killester Donnycarney.
There then followed a long series of cup games in the autumn, which produced impressive awaywins against St Patrick's CY and St Francis, as well as yet another penalty shoot-out defeat against Booth Road Celtic, but all of the cup runs came to an end before the near year, focusing attention on the league campaign.
The Penguins put themselves in a great position with a five-game unbeaten run in the wintertime, including a gutsy victory over St Kevins, a dramatic comeback win at Verona and a hammering of Leicester Celtic, but two defeats before the COVID shutdown dealt a heavy blow, particularly given that things didn't improve after the resumption four months later, when a loss at Sacred Heart was followed up by a heart-breaking draw against promotion rivals Portmarnock, courtesy of a dubious injury-time penalty..
Seaford stormed back into contention with an impressive late run, winning four of the last five, but ultimately a tired display at home to St Kevins cost them a shot at promotion, even if they manage to finish the season in style with a big win at Pegasus.
Chris Monk won the player of the year vote by a landslide, after netting a sixteen goals from midfield, with newcomers Neil Howarth and Al Kennedy both making a big impact to the team, as did Cian McGuinness in his first full season.
Majors Matches 2019/20
Major Stats - 2019/20
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Story of the Season: Premiers
Seaford’s Premiers struggled for consistency in what proved to be a strong division but ultimately came with a strong finish to secure fourth place.
As usual, the Penguins' problem was stringing together sequences of positive results, and the story of their season was that they had too much for the teams that finished below them in the table, but struggled to collect points against the elite teams. The campaign started with an emphatic win over Stella East Wall, but there was an immediate setback two days later with a disappointing defeat at St Michael;'s.
After a chastening defeat to runaway champions Woodhazel, the team bounced back with a brilliant display against Garda FC at Copperface Jacks Park ,and a big win of their own against Dublin Airport, but a sequence of defeats during the wintertime put paid to any promotion hopes.
Dunner's men did at least enjoy a couple of satisfying wins over rivals Balbriggan and Larkview Boys before the suspension of the league, and after the resumption of play, performances continued on an upward curve even if the results didn't always reflect it, due to a series of frustrating draws.
But the season ended on a high note, with a Matteo La Placa's brace securing a comeback draw against Transport before consecutive home wins over Vianney Boys and Dublin Airport rounded out the campaign.
Seaford’s Premiers struggled for consistency in what proved to be a strong division but ultimately came with a strong finish to secure fourth place.
As usual, the Penguins' problem was stringing together sequences of positive results, and the story of their season was that they had too much for the teams that finished below them in the table, but struggled to collect points against the elite teams. The campaign started with an emphatic win over Stella East Wall, but there was an immediate setback two days later with a disappointing defeat at St Michael;'s.
After a chastening defeat to runaway champions Woodhazel, the team bounced back with a brilliant display against Garda FC at Copperface Jacks Park ,and a big win of their own against Dublin Airport, but a sequence of defeats during the wintertime put paid to any promotion hopes.
Dunner's men did at least enjoy a couple of satisfying wins over rivals Balbriggan and Larkview Boys before the suspension of the league, and after the resumption of play, performances continued on an upward curve even if the results didn't always reflect it, due to a series of frustrating draws.
But the season ended on a high note, with a Matteo La Placa's brace securing a comeback draw against Transport before consecutive home wins over Vianney Boys and Dublin Airport rounded out the campaign.