Douglas Hall A.F.C.
Cork, Ireland

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The FAI Intermediate Cup meets the Captains!!
David Moore and Pat Keane with the Intermediate Cup.

Latest News.....

May 6
MSL Juniors clinch league with 6-1 win over Crosshaven

May 1
Under 12 girls defeat Wilton Utd 4-1 in Cup Final

April 27
AUL Juniors lose thriller v. Ballincollig, 5-4

April 20
FAI Senior Cup, Douglas Hall 1 Belgrove 0

April 6
FAI Intermediate Cup Semi Final, Douglas Hall 2 Bangor Celtic 0

April 5
MSL Juniors continue their top of the league form


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Douglas Hall Hip Hip Horray

We're back from that battle victorious
Tired but still full of glee
There's no team in Cork like old Douglas
From the Banks of our own lovely Lee
Here's to old Douglas, our colours yellow and blue
Stars on the field and many a cup tie
Win or lose home or away
Three cheers for Douglas Hip Hip Horray

Chorus
For we're a grand old team to follow
We're a grand old team to know
When you hear the echo
It's enough to make your heart feel sad
For we don't care whether we win lose or draw
For all the hell we care
And for all we know that there's going to be a match
And the good old Douglas will be there

Douglas boys are we and football is our glory
Douglas boys forever whatever the cost may be
Now our forwards they're all beauties
And our back are proper stuff
And back to Douglas we will bring
The Intermediate Cup

Chorus


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Douglas Hall - in brief
Douglas Hall AFC was founded in 1971 and since then has grown from very humble beginnings to be one of the biggest clubs in Cork. Within the greater Douglas area, encompassing a population of over 7,000 in Grange, Donnybrook and Rochestown, we continue to provide football from Under 7 up to adult level.

Our Senior team is playing in the Munster Senior League, Premier Division and has been built on players progressing from our Schoolboy section. In our 2004/05 Senior panel, 16 players have played schoolboy football with the club out of a total panel of 19. The Seniors have steadily progressed and made a breakthrough in 2004/05 by qualifying for the FAI Intermediate cup Semi-Final.

Our previous best performance in the Intermediate cup was in 1994/95, when we qualified for the "last 10" in this competition and, as a result, also progressed to the open draw of the FAI Senior Cup, where we hosted and drew with Monaghan Utd., but lost the replay. In 2004/05, we had our first victory in the Senior Cup, defeating Moyle Park 2-0 in the first round, moving onto the Open Draw phase of the competition.

We also have two Junior sides - one affiliated to the Munster Senior League and the second with the Cork AUL. The Munster Senior League Juniors are a Premier Division team, mainly composed, again, of players who moved through the Douglas Hall ranks. Almost all of this team have played schoolboy football with the 'Hall. The AUL Junior side are playing in Division 1 of the AUL Junior leagues and have maintained this league status for a number of seasons.

Youths has been a very successful grade for the club, with a succession of trophies won in the early 2000's. This has, again, developed from our schoolboy section with players "graduating" to Under 17 and Youth ranks. We play our Youths football in the Cork AUL.

In recent years, we have seen a number of club players making breakthroughs at international level.

  • Kevin Mulcahy, Ireland Under 14 and 15
  • Colin Doyle, Ireland Under 17, 19 and 21
  • Mary Barrett, Ireland Under 17 and 19
  • Patrick Carroll, Ireland Olympic Training squad
  • Declan O'Connell, Ireland Amateur
  • Kevin O'Brien, Ireland Under 16
  • Gearoid Morrissey, Ireland Under 15
  • Conor Hourihane, Ireland Under 15 & 16

Age GroupTimeCoaches
Under 6 (born in 1999) Sunday from 11 to 12
All Weather, from Sunday 6 Nov.
Brian Foley, Dave Manning, Jim Murphy, Tony Hanley
Under 7 (born in 1998) Thursday from 5 to 6 Don McSweeney, Kieran Walsh
Under 8 (born in 1997) Tuesday from 6 to 7 Gary Butler, Aidan O'Regan
Under 9 (born in 1996) Thursday from 6 to 7 Dessie O'Regan, Ian Fitzgerald
Under 10 (born in 1995) Tuesday from 5 to 6 Albert Woods, Alan McFarlane

2004/05 Honours
Senior Beamish Cup
AUL Junior Corinthians Cup
Under 14 Division 1 League
2003/04 Honours
Youths League Cup
2002/03 Honours
MSL Junior League Division 1
Murphy Youths Cup
Under 17 Teddy Healy Cup
Under 16 Premier League
2001/02 Honours
Youths Premier League
Under 17 Teddy Healy Cup
2000/01 Honours
Senior Division 1 League
Youths Premier League
Murphy Youths Cup
Youths League Cup
Under 12 Division 1 League
1999/2000 Honours
Pop Keller Cup
Youths Cup
Under 15 Division 1
Under 13 Premier League
1998/99 Under 12 Cup, Youths League Cup
1997/98 Under 11, Under 16 Cup Winners



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