Douglas Hall A.F.C.
Cork, Ireland

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* * Congratulations to Conor Hourihane on his Ireland Under 15 selection * * Clubman of the Season - Andy Lehane * * Awards for Bertie O'Mahony, Larry O'Sullivan, Tim Desmond * *

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No joy in Waterford!
A disappointing exit from the FAI Cup was our reward in the 2nd round match v. Waterford Utd. The Eircom Premier league side proved too strong on the night, running out 5-0 winners. The 'Hall battled hard, but the concession of an early goal was a blow from which the side never recovered. Waterford's last two goals came in injury time at the end of the match, which put an unflattering gloos on the scoreline for the 'Hall.



* * 2005/06 Award Winners * *

Larry O'Sullivan, Bertie O'Mahony, C.J.Harrington (on behalf of Tim Desmond)


Andy Lehane, Clubman of the year....

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Seniors v. Waterford Utd.

Under 12 - Promoted 2005/06

Under 13 - Promoted 2005/06

2005/06 Preview
The slate has been wiped clean and all our achievements in the 2004/05 season are consigned to history. Following a most satisfactory '04/05, with three trophies on the shelf, we have a lot to live up to in 2005/06. So far, up to the middle of November, both Junior sides and the Under 15s have been showing best form. The two Junior teams, in particular, have shown themselves to be very competitive in their leagues. The Under 15s seem to have made light of the step up from Division 1 to Premier football. The Seniors' season has yet to really catch fire. The early season was dominated by the FAI Senior Cup and league matches have come in fits and starts - the weather hasn't helped. Our under age teams are all working very hard and battling away in their respective leagues - it is still too early to tell if we'll have contenders come next May


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

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


Douglas Hall v. Lissadel Utd, FAI Intermediate Cup, 2005

Supporters at the FAI Cup match, Dalymount Park, 28th August, 2005

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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