Kilcock Celtic Under 8’s Season 08/09
Coaches: Paul Maguire, Dave Reilly and Adrian Byrne.
Main Sponsor: Cleary’s Hardware.
Team: Andrew Maguire ,Jordan Cleary ,Tighe Reilly ,Dylan Byrne ,Killian Fitzgerald Padraig Norris ,Eric Ardetti ,Calum Warfield ,Sean Leslie ,Euan Selkirk ,Sean Doyle Jack Donnelly ,Josh Sherlock ,Jordan Geryani ,Craig Bourke ,James Keenan ,Tighe Moran ,Gavin O Keefe ,Roisin Daly ,Conor Daly ,Conor Lawless and Eoin Mulhall.
The 08/09 season was the team’s debut season in the Kildare District Underage League. All the players previously attended the Kilcock Celtic Nursery and are a mixture of seven and eight year olds. The first game was against Kill Celtic in Scoil Dara and everyone enjoyed their first taste of soccer against a Kill side that had already a season under their belts. The youngsters from Kilcock Celtic played brilliantly, only to loose out by the odd goal to a side that where bigger and more experienced then themselves. Throughout the season Kill Celtic where the team to beat and after many matches ending in draws or a narrow defeat we finally managed to win in the last game of season, in a dramatic 5-3 victory away in Kill. Prosperous United and Rathangan F.C all came to Scoil Dara to find a Kilcock Celtic side that would again prove worthy opponents. Despite sometimes being younger and less experienced then their opponents. Every team in the league played each other four times. Kilcock Celtic managed to win some, loose some and draw some. The enjoyment and happy faces where plain to see, no matter what the result was, as long as there was goals scored and shots saved, all where happy. On Tuesday 29th of April we had a presentation night in Helen’s Café. All players received their medals and Certificates of Participation from the League. A great time was had by all. A special thanks to Ger Lynch and Mick Gill who marked the pitch each week. Many thanks to all the parents for providing transportation to matches and for supporting the club in the various fundraising efforts throughout the season. Cleary’s Hardware sponsored our new team jackets and we wish to express our appreciation for their continued support. Overall this debut season was a great success, mainly due to the support the team received from everybody involved, without this support the team would not exist. Looking forward to next season. Thanks
