NEWTOWN F.C.
Chairman: Andy O Mahony (086) 2214103
Treasurer: Bernard Kilmartin (087) 2373497
Secretary: John Kelly (086) 8590996 John.Kelly@ie.flextronics.com
Registrar: Lawrence Murray (086) 3725523
League Delegate: Damien Lindsay (086) 1760159
Web: www.newtownfc.com
Groundsman: Gerard McGettigan 0863774742
Asst Groundsman: Damien McGettigan
Team Managers:
Under 13’s John Kelly 086 8590996 Gerard McGettigan
Under 14’s John Kelly 086 8590996 Gerard McGettigan0863774742
Under 16’s Damien Halpin 086 2037184 Daniel Frost 086 3369747
Under 17’s Brendan Wall 086 2587993 Bernard Kilmartin 087 2373497 Dean Richter 086 4043319
Under 18's Dean Richter 086 4043319 Brendan Wall 086 2587993 Bernard Kilmartin 087 2373497
Womens Team Brendan Wall 0862587993
Tom Clancy0868227145
Child Protection Officers: Tommy Kelly 085 1493483 & Trevor Donnellan 086 1000986
Junior Managers
Newtown A: Damien Lindsay 086 1760159 & Andy O Mahony 086 2214103
Newtown B: Tommy Kelly 085 1493483
CLUB HISTORY:
Newtown Football Club was founded in 1977 and entered the Clare Junior
League. Its founder members Red Austin, Jim Rocks, Tom Mc Dade (Senior)
(RIP) and Donal Magee (Senior), all originally hailed from Belfast.
Jimmy is still involved in the club but all the founder members have
sons and grandsons all heavily involved at present. We currently have
two junior teams, a youth team and five schoolboy’s teams and a
women's team. All work at the club is voluntary and our existence
depends on community support and on a small number of "behind the
scenes" people who work tirelessly to ensure that Newtown soccer
continues to thrive at all levels. Newtown is known throughout all
soccer circles in the country and province for its allegiance to the
highest ideals and standards - these being linked to its characteristics
of fair play hard training, honest commitment, team spirit and above
all playing attractive, attacking football.
Since the club’s foundation in 1977 the club played on Shannon
Development’s property in Ballycasey with the bare essentials and
without facilities to supply water and electricity. Having decided to
take the momentous decision to purchase their own land the club
committed to develop this area to the highest standard and now boast the
best pitches in Clare if not the province. Our main objective was to
develop good playing surfaces to facilitate the young in Shannon and to
encourage good quality soccer throughout the season regardless of
weather. Surfaces in Shannon must be developed from scratch and the
club was aware that a six-figure sum would be required in order to
develop the proper playing surfaces for pitches. We were the first club
in Clare to obtain the use of three playing pitches and proper dressing
room facilities.
Newtown started playing on these pitches in September 1998. Not one
penny was borrowed. The weekly club lotto paid out big jackpot prizes
in the local area as well as contributing handsomely to the grounds
development. The same familiar faces buy and sell tickets week in, week
out. Without this local grass root support our enterprise would have
been a non-starter. Local businesses also came on board to give a
helping hand. Shannon Town Commissioners, Clare County Council and the
National Lottery also helped with well-timed cash grants. Newtown had
now come a long way considering in 1982 club records show its profits
for that year were a handsome £32.
Phase 2 is now commencing and the club is again starting from scratch.
The next phase is to provide proper training facilities. Any new
fundraising ideas would be very welcome. Contact any committee member.
Any overseas readers who are interested in a BskyB type investment,
please do not hesitate to contact us!!!!!.
ACHIEVEMENTS
Although a relatively new club the "A" team won its first premier
league title in 1987 and that same season they defeated League of
Ireland opponents Limerick City (1-0) Two years later they won the
league and cup double and reached the quarter finals of the Munster
Junior Cup where they were narrowly defeated after a replay. In 1992
Newtown made its mark at national level by reaching the last 16 in the
Junior Football’s blue ribbon national cup, the F.A.I. Junior Cup
(over 1000 teams originally entered). A year later incredibly Newtown
went one step further and reached the last eight in the country - only
to be defeated after a replay.
Newtown can proudly boast having supplied both of Clare's
Junior/Amateur internationals in Paul Carr and David Wall, with the
latter in the current squad(2007).
Mail info@newtownfc.com with any questions or comments.