Juniors
The A team recorded a massive win to take all three points on offer, when beating league leaders Athlunkard Villa 1-0 away on Sunday morning. It took a late goal from Peter O’Sullivan to break the deadlock. The win means that Newport are now just 1 point behind Athlunkard in Premier A. It’s all very tight at the top as Charleville are joint second with Newport and Murroe are just 1 point further behind. This looks like a division that could go right down to the wire with only two sides guaranteed promotion to the Premier League. After a long run of games since late August, the A team finally have a break next weekend, with no game scheduled.

The B team just can’t seem to get a break at the moment. On Sunday morning, they took a 2-0 goal lead in the second half away to Caherdavin A but were unable to hold on to the advantage and in the end, it was the city side that won on a 3-2 scoreline. Newport definitely deserved something out of the game, especially after goals from Pá Murtagh & Odhran Brett had put them in front. However, this is a very young side and will need to learn quickly that in junior football, you need to be able to close out a game. This was their fifth away game in seven fixtures, so hopefully having home advantage, when they welcome Parkville to Derryleigh Park next Sunday morning, will make the difference.

The C team were away to Cals in Div 3A on Sunday afternoon and played out a 7 goal thriller. Unfortunately, it was Newport who came out on the wrong end of a 4-3 scoreline. Jordan Ryan (2) & John Ryan were the Newport scorers.

Next Sunday’s scheduled junior fixtures (subject to change).

Junior B, Div 1B, Newport Town AFC v Parkville, 10.30am (Derryleigh Park) Joe Rooney
U18, Div 2, Newport Town AFC v Aisling Annacotty B, 2pm (Derryleigh Park) C Walsh

Munster Cup Draws
The Munster Junior Cup & Munster Youth Cup draws have been made. In the Munster Junior Cup, Newport have been drawn at home to the winners of Pallas Utd / Moyross. The winners of this game will be away to the winners of Athlunkard B / Nenagh.

In the Munster Youth Cup, Newport have been drawn at home to the winners of Corbally Utd / Aisling Annacotty B. Times and dates TBC.

Schoolboys
Our U15 side had a very impressive 4-1 win away to Caherconlish. This was an excellent performance from the lads and were fully deserving of the victory. The Newport scorers were Conor Molamphy (2), James Moloney & Evan Keogh.

The U13A side maintained their 100% record in Div 1 with an excellent 7-2 win away to Coonagh. Cormac Shanahan (2), Scott Nugent (2), Ollie Roche, Leon O Donoghue & Conor Ryan were on the score-sheet for Newport. This makes it 4 wins from 4 and a great start to the season.

Unfortunately the U13B team lost 7-1 at home to Regional Utd. Jack Kiely scored the consolation goal for Newport.

In non-competitive fixtures, the U9 Greens welcomed Regional Utd to Derryleigh Park and played some very entertaining football on a beautiful sunny morning. Finally, the U11 Reds played Fairview in another very entertaining game. It’s great to see the enthusiasm and enjoyment at these small sided games and the visible improvement of our players, every time they play. Well done to all their coaches for their time & effort.

Next Saturday’s scheduled fixtures (subject to change).

U10 Green Group, Newport Town AFC v Mungret Regional, 11am (Derryleigh Park) Robbie Broe.
U12 Premier, Mungret Regional A v Newport Town AFC A, 2pm (Mungret) Fachtna O’Donovan.
U12 Div 3, Newport Town AFC B v Corbally Utd B, 12.30pm (Derryleigh Park) Robbie Broe.
U14 Div 2, Pike Rvs C v Newport Town AFC, 2pm (Pike Grounds) Thomas Joyce.
U16 Premier, Newport Town AFC v Pike Rvs, 2pm (Derryleigh Park) Robbie Broe.

U7 Newport Nippers
Training continues every Friday from 6-7pm on the astro-turf in Derryleigh Park for the U7 Nippers. All boys & girls, born in 2014 & 2015 (that are in primary school) are welcome to come along with a parent/guardian. All children must bring their own water bottle (clearly labelled).

Schoolgirls
None of our schoolgirl sides were in action at the weekend and at the time of writing, there were no schoolgirl games scheduled for Newport sides.

Important Message from our Club Covid-Officer With the increasing numbers of positive Covid tests, it's more important now than ever that the Covid questionnaire on the Club App is filled out by all parents/players before every training session or match. This is necessary to enable a contact tracing system if and when the need ever arises. Simple message is - No Covid Questionnaire completed means player cannot attend training or the match. All parents & junior players must download the Club App. Please take care and be safe.

Online Membership Registration
Players membership can now be registered and paid online via the club website or the Club App. All players must be registered and membership paid as soon as possible.

Lotto
There was no winner of this week’s club’s lotto and the jackpot is now €1,850 with the next draw taking place on Saturday, October 10 in the clubhouse. The numbers drawn were 11, 12, 16 & 22. The lucky dip winner were, Esther O’Brien, Oakhampton (Online), Jerry Foley, Ahane Cross & Tom Earle Snr. Tullow. Tickets can be purchased from any committee member at our lotto stand at Ryan’s Centra on Friday evenings & Sunday mornings. They can also be bought online via the club website. Thanks, as always, to everyone who supports the club’s main fund raiser.

€20 for 2020 Euro Millions Syndicate Fundraiser
Due to Covid-19, the start date for the first Euro Millions draw of our €20 for 2020 fundraiser has been pushed back to allow people more time to purchase a ticket and become part of our syndicate. You can now securely enter our €20 for 2020 Club Fundraiser online via our website. It’s great value, as just one €20 ticket gains you multiple entries into 3 different draws including; Entry to the Club Lotto for 2 months (8 weekly draws). Membership of the NTAFC Euro Millions Lotto Syndicate for 12 months (104 draws). FAI National Draw ticket (draw takes place Dec 2020). Tickets are also available in Kennedy’s Discount Store, Ryan’s Centra from Committee members, team managers and the usual sellers. The success of this fundraiser is essential for the club as our fundraising efforts have been severely hampered since the impact of Covid 19 in March.

Advertising Opportunities in Derryleigh Park
We are now offering businesses & services the opportunity to advertise on customised signage prominently displayed on the astro-turf fencing in Derryleigh Park. With almost 30 teams in the club and close on 500 players, there is a high number of visitors to Derryleigh Park every week and this is a great opportunity to promote your business and at the same time, support our club. If you require details of the packages available, please contact any committee member, e-mail secretary@newporttownafc.com or call 087 6504779