​Manager: Alan Burns
Assistant: Sam Browne
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Player of the Year: Jack Keegan
Majors Top Goalscorer: Jack Keegan (14)
Majors - Most Assists: Michael Akingbade, Jack Keegan, Brian Murphy (8 each)

Goal of the Season: MJ Tierney v St Kevins

Seaford rescued what seemed to be a hopeless situation at the halfway point in their league campaign, hitting a brilliant seam of form in the springtime to clamber to safety in Major 1.

The Penguins' campaign took a familiar shape, as they overcame a dismal run before CHristmas to hit form just at the right time, but this was the most extreme example yet. Having taken just 7 points from their first 11 matches, the second 11 produced a brilliant total of 23 in order to avoid the drop.

The late-season form of player of the year Jack Keegan was unquestionably a key factor, as was the prolific goalscoring of Ryan Scollard in a brief cameo between GAA commitments and a season-ending injury,, but an array of dramatic interventions at various throughout the campaign also proved decisive.

Among them were Oisin Geoghegan's penalty save to savea  point at Mochtas,  late Rockfield equalisers by Michael Akingbade against Blackrock, by Scollard versus Glenville and perhaps most crucially of all, Oussama Belghazi's header to level against Mochtas., not forgetting a brilliant saving tackle from Eoin Mahon to deny what seemed a certain equaliser in the madcap win at Kevins, and a fine display from emergency keeper Sam Browne in the vital draw with champions Finglas.

The cup competitions were, as usual, a mixed bag., with a couple of calamitous defeats to lower-league opponents offset by a strong run to the semi final of the Lanigcan cup, where the side pushed eventual winners Tallaght United all the way to the 95th minute.

But the main focus was in the league. The team's defensive performance was poor throughout but in the first half of he season, Burnsie's boys struggled to find the back of the net with regularity. Scollard's return to action in the new year was a huge boost in that regard.

His brilliant late header against Glenville marked a turning point, and his brace in the demolition of local rivals Blackrock College was key., but Keegan's outstanding form in the number 10 role saw him bag 11 goals in 10 games, as well as a number of key assists.

The team bounced back from the disappointment of the semi-final defeat with its best performance of the season just 48 hours later, hammering Liffey Wanderers 5-2 at Irishtown Stadium. There then followed a crazy run of five matches in nine days, which produce something of an emotional rollercoaster: a superb win at Kilnamanagh, a tense draw with Mochtas, an abject hammering at Templeogue, before a brave draw against Finglas and finally the Penguins prevailed in a game of great goals at St Kevins.

There was still a nervous wait of almost three weeks before the final league game, during which time other results managed to secure Seaford's safety and a fifth straight season in Saturday's second tier.

Congratulations to our two Players of the Year for 2024/25, as voted by their teammates: Jack Keegan for the Majors and Zitian Xiang for the Premiers.

Manager: Barry Kirwan
Assistants: Robbie Murray, Mate Salacan

Premiers Player of the Year: TBC
Premiers Goal of the Season: TBC

Premiers Top Goalscorer: Timi Silva, (5)
Premiers - Most Assists: Oussama Belghazi, Ciaran Staunton (3 each)

Goal of the Season: Mate Salacan v Old County

Seaford's Premiers' season never really got going as they comfortably survived another season in LSL Major 1C, but struggled to sustain consistent form to move up the table.

Following the departure of much-loved gaffer Paulie Morris the previous summer, there was brief interregnum at the start of the season before club legend Barry Kirwan was eventually confirmed as the successor. 

By that stage, the team had made a reasonable start to the campaign, beginning with an exciting comeback over neighbours TEK United in the August sunshine. The side came back down to earth with a deserved loss away at eventual champions SVS, but bounced back to win their first two home matches, against Ballyfermot United and Old County, with Ciaran Staunton bagging four goal in the first five matches after being converted to a striker..

Sadly, he failed to add to his tally for the rest of the campaign and the team would find it difficult to hit the back of the net regularly.  In the first game back after the Christmas break, they needed a last-minute equaliser from Jamie McCaul to nick a point at relegation-bound Ballyfermot, and followed that up with disappointing defeats at Old County and Dublin University and at home against Leicester Celtic.

But that unfortunate defeat seemed to instill some new steel in the side, and they followed up with a battling draw at St Paul's Artane courtesy of Des Eiffe's equaliser,, and then enjoyed back-to-back 1-0 wins at Rockfield against Newbridge Town and Dunboyne..

By the stage, the side was comfortably clear of the single relegation spot in the division, and were largely playing for pride. There was plenty of that on show when they punctured Leicester's title hopes with a deserved 1-1 draw at Damien Duff Park, even if they fell just short of doing the same against SVS three days later, putting up a brave fight before eventually succumbing to another 2-0 defeat.

There was the brief distraction of a cup quarter final against Mount Merrion, but it ended up in a comprehensive defeat, which gave an indication of the step-up in class which will be needed in order to remain competitive during the following season. 

The Majors came through a frantic run of fixtures, playing five matches in nine days, but have put themselves on the brink of safety, rescuing what had seemed a hopeless situation. 

Having collected just 7 points from the first 11 matches, the Penguins looked doomed. But Burnsie's boys came good at the business end of the second, collecting 20 points from the next 10 to move into the top half of the table.  

The most recent win exemplified the qualities shown by the team , as Seaford prevailed in a classic match away at St Kevin's, with Michael Akingbade grabbing a brace to add to Greg Hughes's opener, before MJ Tierney dinked home a sensational fourth. 

The side not faces a 19-day wait for its final match, at hoe against already-promoted Tallaght United, but will already have secured their survival by that point, barring a highly unusual series of results in other matches. 

Jack Keegan's second-half hat-trick helped the Majors win a relegation six-pointer away at Liffey Wanderers on Monday night.  Conor Fennell had given the Penguins a first-half lead, with Rob O'Shea doubling the advantage shortly after the break, before Keegan bceame the first player this season to take home the match ball.

It makes it six wins from eight in all competitions for Burnsie's boys, who still have plenty of work to do to avoid the drop..

Click here for the full match report or see below for the highlights.. 

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There was a double-header at Rockfield Park this weekend but neither Seaford side was able to turn around its faltering form. 

The Majors did at least battle back with ten men to rescue a point against Glenville courtesy of Ryan Scollard's injury-time leveller. See below for the highlights or click here for the full match report.

No such luck for the Premiers despite a battling performance against league-leaders Leicester Celtic. The Penguins had the better of the first half but succumbed to two second half strikes. Read all about it. 

The Seaford Legends last night convened for their annual match in Benildus College, this year un support of Arc Cancer Support Centres.

It was a great night of football (rather than a night of great football), with a record turnout of almost 40 club heroes., and we're delighted to report that we exceeded our target, with €1,600 and counting in the kitty so far. (Here is the link to make a contribution)