Unknowns Triumph

The final round of the thursday leagues were played last thursday evening. The awards for the competitions were also presented.


Thursday Division 1

The Unknown Quantities deservedly won this league. They were unbeaten all season and performed very well in the top of the table clashes against The Thirtysomethings. In the past The Thirtysomethings were invincible in the important clashes. The silky skills and speed of Chen and the uncanny eye for goal of Gordon Lynch were The Unknowns main weapons. Ken Hourahan arrived late in the season to reinforce their ranks.

Pity The Fool, who were promoted at the start of the season, acquitted them selves very well, having struggled at this level in the past. The Bandits and surprisingly, The All Blacks both struggled.

Mark Murphy of The Thirtysomethings won the league MVP trophy. The other nominees, who were selected by the referees, were Tim O Connor of The Ex Pats, Fiachra O Driscoll of United and Chen. Gordon Lynch of The Unknowns won the Top Scorer Award with an amazing 30 goals.

Thursday Division 2

The Net Busters dominated this division from the very start. Playing in the second division is what these lads needed after they struggled in the first division in the previous campaign. They will be a force to be reckoned with when they return to top flight football. In Jake Smith and Alex Daly they have two top class forwards. Skipper, Damien Byrne and Graham O’ Keefe were always a steadying influence at the back. The most impressive trait of this team is their determination to enjoy their football, regardless of results. It was easier to maintain this this season.

The Bank of NY were a threat well into the second half of the season, however new comers TA Sheehan scuppered their chances of glory when defeating and tying with them with late goals.

Apple Exiles had a great first season and will compete strongly next season while BNY and The Whitfords will be pleased with how they performed.

Colin Deevey of BNY won The MVP award for the division while the other referee nominations were Cameron Espee of The Whitfords and Mark Ryan of Apple. Jake Smith of The Net Busters won The Top Scorer award.

Thursday Division 3

The division wasn’t decided until the final evening when CPL FC confronted The 49ers and needed to defeat them by at least two goals to claim the title. They came very close. They won the encounter, but by only one goal.  Both CPL and Panicyaikos are new teams and will be very satisfied with their performances in this league. Both will be contenders next season. Seamus O Brien of Panicyaikos picked up The MVP award.

All competitions are starting again on the 25^th of May. Teams can enter online at www.footy.ie or call 087 2332158.