The Club’s U17’s finished their season tonight at the MDL Grounds when the went down 0-2 to Albion Rovers from Co. Louth in the final of the NECSL Challenge Cup.

The game was played in magnificent conditions & there was plenty of end to end footbal from start to finish but Celtic paid for a rather subdued first half. That said it took until the 44th minute for Albion to take the lead.

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The Club’s U13B team brought their season to a close in style this evening in Kells, when they won the NECSL Major Shield at the expense of league runners up MV Bhoys. Colin Keane & Glenn Flood (pen) were the marksmen in a 2-0 win. In addition to the scorers other to catch the eye wereThomas Crinnion, Danny Connell & Dean Courtney.

Congratulations again to Brian Flood & Bobby Connell & all the squad. What a season!

The U17’s played a Div 1 league match this evening against Agher Park & it turned out to be an excellent warm up for the Challenge Cup final as they won 3-2 in a most entertaining game. Shephen Moriarty hit a hat-trick to secure the points.

On Thursday last the Club’s U16’s travelled to play Grove Rangers in the semi final of the NECSL Challenge Cup but they were unable to produce the form of the previous week which saw them come away from the same venue with a 1-0 win in the Shield. Thomas Noone was on target in normal time but the game finished 1-1 after extra time & Celtic lost out 3-4 on penalties. Robert Bradley hopes that his team can salvage their season by winning the NECSL Premier Shield. They are scheduled to play Albion Rovers in the semi final on Tuesday night in Tully Park.

The U11B’s finished their season with a 0-1 defeat at home to Newtown in Division 2.

The U17’s reached the final of the NECSL Challenge Cup this morning thanks to a 4-3 penalty shoot-out victory over Oldcastle. Adam Whelan was on target in normal time & Michael Loughlin’s boys will now face either Albion Rovers or Carrick Rovers in the final next Tuesday week 6th May.

In a titanic struggle in Tully Park the Club U14’s emerged victorious over visitors Athboy Celtic in the semi final of the NECSL Challenge Cup following a 1-1 stalemate after extra. All five of the Club’s penalty takers found the net in a 5-4 shoot-out. They were Donal Callan, Sam Millen, Mark Little, Gavin Mullen & Robert Sweeney. Keeper Sean Spratt saved one of the opposition penalties. Donal Callan also converted from the spot in regular time to equalise for Trim after Athboy had taken the lead. This was the third cup match between the two clubs since since the weekend. The Club 12’s & 143A’s both lost out to Athboy last Saturday in their respective cup matches.

The Club U17’s received a walkover yesterday in their  scheduled Division 1 match against Ballyjamesduff who were unable to field.

Today’s U17 & Senior games at Tully Park have both been postponed because of the waterlogged condition of the pitches.

The scheduled U16 & U12 games at Tully Park this  morning were called off because of the waterlogged pitch.

A decision will be taken tomorrow morning as regards the U17 & Senior Team fixtures.

The Club U13A’s (pictured) were first into the winner’s enclosure this season when a scoreless draw at home to Athboy Celtic last Saturday in Tully Park was enough to win them the NECSL Division 1 title with onw game to spare. With a record of eleven wins & two draws this was a great day for Ron Metcalfe’s boys who installed themselves as favourites immediately the season started last August & have remeined unbeaten since in all competitions except the SFAI Troy Cup. Congratulations to all concerned.

The Club’s other Schoolboy teams have also turned in some fine results ast Saturday & since.

The U14’s defeated Albion Rovers 4-1 in Division 1 to retain alive their slight hopes of retaining the league title. On target were Sam Millen, Mark Little, Fionn Nally & Donal Callan.

The U13B’s hit six without reply against Oldcastle in a double header. The result sees them collect three more Division 2 points & it also counts as a victory in the shield. Anthony Peppard, Colin Keane, Alan O’Halloran, Lee McGorrian & Dean Courtney all scored. Brian Flood’s boys need one point against MV Bhoys in their last game to win the title.

The U12’s also tasted victory in the shield when they overcame the challenge of Carrick Rovers in Carrickmacross by a score of 2-1. Ryan Moore & Conor Burke hit the goals. The game featured fine displays by Adrian Maguire, Shane Moore & Conor Burke. This evening at Tully Park the U12’s defeated visitors Kells/Blackwater in their penultimate league outing. The scorers were Jack Byrne (2), Stephen Moroney (pen) & Conor Burke in a comprehensive 4-0 win. Other players to impress were Ryan Moore, Neil sweeney & Sean Coloe. John Sweeney’s lads need a win in their last league game at home to Parkvilla to become U12 Division 1 champions.

Gerry Harte’s U11A’s travelled to Carrickmacross to take on the local Carrick Rovers in their shield & came home happy after an impressive 3-1 win in very windy conditions. Daniel Lewis, James Cullen & Pierre Fox hit the target. The team were on the field again last night when they entertained Enfield Celtic in Division 1 & once again they emerged victorious this time by a score of 6-0. James Cullen struck twice as did Mark Kane and Daniel Lewis & Peter Gavin got the others. With three games to go, they are three points ahead of MV Bhoys.

Unfortunately the U11B’s lost 0-4 away to Torro Utd. in the shield at the weekend.

The improved form of the U15’s was again to be seen as they beat visitors Manor Farm 3-0 at Tully Park in their shield match. The scorers were Conor Smith with two & Dara Scannell. They lead 2-0 at the break.

Sad to report the U17’s lost at home to Enfield Celtic in the shield on Sunday morning. Scorer not known.

Today’s  U17 game against Enfield Celtic & the Senior game against Rock Celtic have both been postponed, the former because of an unplayable pitch in Enfield & the latter because the opposition requested a free weekend from the MDL some weeks ago.

This means that the U13A’s were they only team to take to the field this weekend.