Juniors
10 man Newport Town AFC knocked Premier side, Prospect Priory, out of the FAI Junior Cup in a pulsating 4th round game on a 2-1 scoreline after extra-time after the game ended 1-1 in normal time, thanks to goals from Jake Dillon & Brian O’Sullivan. Newport now advance to the last 64 of the national competition and will travel away to Carrig Celtic who ply their trade in the Premier division of the Limerick Desmond League. Click here for match report. In Div 1B, a depleted B team came back from a goal down to earn a 1-1 draw at home to Charleville B. Newport dominated the game but failed to take any chances that came their way and went a goal down in the 60th minute, against the run of play, when they failed to deal with a long kick out from the Charleville keeper. It looked like one of those games, in which despite playing well, they would end up with nothing. However, in the 75th minute, Nathan Hartigan curled a lovely free-kick which hit the underside of the crossbar and off the keeper to get the equaliser for Newport. This was a game that Newport could have won but in the end were happy to take a point. The C team made it 3 wins on the bounce with a 2-1 win at home to Athlunkard Villa C on Sunday morning. The visitors opened the scoring in the first minute but goals from Andrew Kennedy & David Kennedy were enough to ensure that Newport took all 3 points on offer. The U17s were in National Cup action in Derryleigh against Shelbourne and despite taking the lead through Daniel Egan, it was the visitors who scored twice to advance to the next round. Newport pushed Shelbourne all the way and suffered the heartbreak of a penalty miss late in the game and also saw the ball cleared off the line twice to deny them an equaliser.
Next Sunday’s fixtures. Junior A, Premier A v Cappamore, 2pm (Derryleigh Park). Junior B, Div 1B v Cals, 11am (Rathuard). Junior C, Div 3 v Shelbourne, 11am (Derryleigh Park).
Schoolboys
Our U12 (2008) side were the only schoolboys in action over the weekend and suffered a very disappointing penalty shootout defeat in the National Cup after the game ended 1-1 after normal time & extra time. They gave everything they had away to Granagh Utd of the Desmond Premier League, in Round 4 of the Skechers National Cup. Click here for match report.
Schoolgirls
The U16 girls played out a thrilling 4-4 draw at home to BT Harps on Saturday morning and it took a last minute goal from the visitors to deny Newport the win. Hard luck to Shauna Pearson who was on the Munster U15 schoolgirl squad that lost the inter-provincial final to a very strong Leinster side in Dublin on Sunday. It was a great honour for Shauna to be in the squad and by all accounts she played very well. Next weekend’s fixtures are provisional and subject to change. U11 Girls v Borrisokane, 11.30am (Borrisokane). U13 Girls v Ballymackey, 12pm (Ballinree). U15 Girls v Ballymackey, 10am (Derryleigh Park). U18 Girls v BT Harps, 1.30pm (Roscrea Road).
New Club App
We’re delighted to announce the launch of our new dedicated ClubZap phone App from Clubify which greatly improves how we can communicate with our players, managers & supporters. Our club app will provide followers with a means of staying up to date on club News/Fixtures/Results with updates delivered directly to our supporters’ phones via real time notifications. We understand that people nowadays expect club news to be delivered to them rather than having to go and find it, so this is why we have decided to introduce the NTAFC club app. The app will also be fully integrated with our social media channels and new look website (coming soon). ClubZap is very easy to install on your Apple (iOS) or Android device (phone/tablet) and the app can be downloaded from Clubifyapp.com/download
Bagpacking Thank You
A massive well done and thank you to our Social Committee who organised last Saturday’s Bag Packing fundraiser that raised over €1,050 for the club. A special thanks also to all the volunteers who generously gave up their time to support the club. Thanks also to the staff, management & customers of Dunnes Stores for their support. Well done everyone.
FAI National Draw
The closing date for the FAI National Draw is this week. This is a great opportunity to raise funds for our club with some excellent prizes on offer. Tickets are €10 each and can be purchased online securely via our club app at https://newporttownafc.clubifyapp.com/products/918/purchases/new and are also still available from Committee members, team managers, Nicky English Butchers or in O’Sullivan’s Bar. All money raised goes directly to our club. One ticket gets you entry into three separate raffles – a club only draw, a regional draw and a national draw with brilliant prizes. Prizes include; 4 x Ford Fiesta Cars, Trip to the Champions League Final, Premier League game, Away Ireland International, a Weekend in Copenhagen, 1 year’s electricity, Home Entertainment System, FAI Season tickets, Ireland jerseys, various vouchers and lots more.
O’Neills online Club Shop
Our new dedicated O'Neills Sportswear online club shop is up & running and you can now order official club merchandise from the comfort of your own home. O'Neills Soccer Sportswear is the club’s official and exclusive gear & sportswear partner. The range of top-quality and competitively priced merchandise includes tracksuits, half-zip tops, t-shirts, sweat-shirts, hoodies, polo-shirts, jackets, replica jerseys, windcheaters, shorts, socks, hats and bags for children, youths & adults. All gear displays the official club crest and comes in sizes from children 5/6 years to adults XXL and everything in between. Click here for our online shop.
Lotto
There was no winner of this week’s club’s lotto and the jackpot is now €850 with the next draw taking place on Saturday, November 23 in Lee’s. The numbers drawn were 6, 18, 19 & 23. Tickets can be purchased from any committee member, in the local pubs, Nicky English Butchers, the Derryleigh Dugout and at our lotto stand at Ryan’s Centra on Sunday mornings. Thanks, as always, to everyone who supports the club’s main fund raiser.
Clothes Collection
Our ‘Clothes Collection’ continues, so drop your bags of clothes, shoes, handbags, blankets & bed linen to the clubhouse anytime. Just leave them under the canopy and we will recycle them for you. This fundraiser is in partnership with the NCBI – Working for People with Sight Loss. If you need bags collected or have any questions, please contact Sarah on 087 2826155.
