CHARLESTOWN ATHLETIC FOOTBALL CLUB

The Charlestown Athletic FC Logo pictured on the home dressingroom, painted by the Transition Year Students from St. Josephs Secondary School, Charlestown 2006.

Charlestown Athletic FC would like to thank the Transition Year Art Teacher - Ms Roche and the following talented Students for their excellent work: Mary Gavaghan, Stephen Mc Intyre, Caroline Kennedy and Margaret Mary Connolly as well as School Principal Sr. Breege and Philip O'Gorman, for what is a masterpiece on entering the pitch grounds.

MARTIN OWENS, A MEMBER OF THE CHARLESTOWN ATHLETIC FC UNDER 16 TEAM, MADE CLUB HISTORY WHEN HE EARNED HIS FIRST IRISH INTERNATIONAL CAP IN FEBRUARY 2009. THE IRISH INTERNATIONAL UNDER 16 TEAM PLAYED TWO FRIENDLIES IN BELGUIM. CONGRATULATIONS TO MARTIN ON HIS WELL DESERVED ELEVATION TO INTERNATIONAL STATUS AND BEST OF LUCK FOR THE FUTURE FROM EVERYONE IN CHARLESTOWN ATHLETIC FC.

SUNDAY AUGUST 31ST: THE CHARLESTOWN ATHLETIC FC UNDER 10 TEAM WINNERS OF THE KILTIMAGH/KNOCK UTD UNDER 10 BLITZ PLATE COMPETITION. THE TEAM WAS: THOMAS KELLY,CIAN CRAIG,KEELAN HORKAN,AIDEN MORRISROE,MARTIN MULHERN,MATTHEW LENEHAN,ELLIOT DARCY-MOORE,JOHN DRUDY, LUKE DUNLEAVY AND THOMAS MC CAFFREY.

 PICTURED ARE THE BOYS AND GIRLS WHO PARTICIPATED IN THE SEAN DAVIS FUN SOCCER ACADEMY HELD AT BELLAGHY PARK FROM AUGUST 19TH TO AUGUST 22ND 2008.

CHARLESTOWN ATHLETIC UNDER 10 TEAM - SHIELD RUNNERS UP AT THE CASTLEBAR CELTIC UNDER 10 BLITZ HELD ON SUNDAY AUGUST 10TH 2008. THEY WERE DEFEATED 3-2 IN THE FINAL BY MANULLA. PANEL:AIDAN MORRISROE,MATTHEW LENEGHAN,PATRICK CORRIGAN,KEELAN HORKAN,CIAN CRAIG,MARTIN MULHERN,LUKE DUNLEAVY,ELLIOT DARCY-MOORE,DECLAN FORKAN,JOHN DRUDY.

CHARLESTOWN ATHLETIC WERE DEFEATED BY INVER UTD 1-0 IN THE 2008 TONRA CUP FINAL PLAYED IN MILEBUSH PARK,CASTLEBAR ON SATURDAY JULY 12TH.THE 2008 JUNIOR SQUAD WAS: DENIS STEVENS,STEPHEN QUINN,SHAUN GAVAGHAN,NOEL GAVAGHAN,JAMES KILROY,MARTIN MC DONNELL,GARY MURPHY,MICHAEL TAYLOR,BRENDAN TOWEY,THOMAS TOWEY,JASON DEMPSEY,DECLAN MORAN,GERARD DUFFY,DAVID CASSIDY,PATRICK MC DERMOTT,MARTIN TAYLOR,RONAN DENNING,BRYAN GAVAGHAN,JON BORZENSKY,DAVID SLOYAN. 

PICTURES FROM THE MAYO LEAGUE UNDER 15 TEAM WHICH PARTICIPATED AND WON IN BOTH THE GATEWAY CROSS BORDER AND INISHOWEN CUP COMPETITIONS HELD ON SATURDAY AND SUNDAY JUNE 28TH & 29TH.PICTURED ABOVE ARE THE SQUAD PRIOR TO THE FIRST GAME AGAINST DERRY; THE SQUAD WITH BOTH TROPHIES; AND MARTIN OWENS RECIEVING THE INISHOWEN CUP. THE MAYO SQUAD WAS: CIARAN MC DERMOTT,RYAN QUIRKE, ANDREW SHALLY,CONOR BRENNAN (CLAREMORRIS),DARRAGH CAREY,CATHAL CAREY (BANGOR HIBS),JOHN MOUNTENEY (KILTIMAGH/KNOCK UTD), CLIVE JUDGE,MARK NAYLOR,EVAN REGAN,ANDREW STRUTT (BALLINA TOWN),MARTIN OWENS,MICHAEL CORRIGAN,CORMAC RUSHE (CHARLESTOWN ATHLETIC),STEPHEN MC HUGH (KILMURRY),NIALL COEN (BALLINROBE),JAMIE FALLON (CASTLEBAR CELTIC). MORE PHOTOS IN PHOTO GALLERY.

                                                                                                                  PICTURED SATURDAY JUNE 21ST 2008 AT MILEBUSH PARK,CASTLEBAR FOR THE MAYO  LEAGUE           U18 CUP (HELEN JOHNSON CUP) FINAL V CASTLEBAR CELTIC.ENDA MC LOUGHLIN,PATRICK WALSH,JAMES MORAN,DARRAGH REDMOND,DAMIAN WARD,THOMAS MEEHAN,ALAN JOYCE,DECLAN REGAN,SHANE FINN,BRYAN GAVAGHAN (CAPT),FERGAL QUINN,MICHAEL CALLAGHAN.ABSENT FROM PHOTO-JAMES PEYTON,LIAM REGAN,JOHN MARREN AND DANNY DOHERTY. CHARLESTOWN WERE DEFEATED BY CASTLEBAR CELTIC.

Members of the Charlestown Athletic FC Under 14 team - Martin Owens, Gareth O'Donnell and Michael Corrigan pictured in August 2006 at Old Trafford, as part of the Mayo League Academy which played against various teams such

CHARLESTOWN ATHLETIC FC UNDER 12 TEAM PICTURED IN TERRYLAND PARK

ON SUNDAY APRIL 2ND 2006 FOR THE CONNACHT SHIELD FINAL  AGAINST GALWAY

 SIDE BARNA WHICH THEY LOST 3-0.

ST. JOSEPHS SECONDARY SCHOOL, CHARLESTOWN, PICTURED FOLLOWING THEIR 2-1 VICTORY OVER ABBEY COLLEGE, BOYLE IN SLIGO IN NOVEMBER 2006 IN THE CONNACHT COLLEGES SENIOR 'B' SOCCER FINAL.