Downpatrick Football Club

This weeks club notes includes information on our latest fundraisers, fixtures for all our teams and training details for the week, click on the link to read more…

Club Notes – Week Beginning 02/10/17

• The results of Septembers 100 Club draw are as follows: 1^stPrize – £250.00 No. 26 Mark Wallace, 2^nd Prize – £150.00 No. 3 Johnny Holland 3^rdPrize – £100.00 No. 66 Elana Trueman, we would like to thank everyone who has continued to support our or 100 Club Draw, it’s hard to believe but September was end of the first year of this fundraiser. We will be contacting each person individually to see if they are interested in carrying on.
• Downpatrick are holding a Golf Day on Friday 6^thOctober at St Patrick’s Golf Club, the format is a shot gun start with everyone starting at 2.00pm anyone interested in sponsoring a tee box or playing in the event please contact Mark Murphy on 07738 637702.
• The first team are in Border Cup action this week, we are away to Mossley for a 2.00pm kick off on Saturday.
• Membership for ALL players is now overdue and needs to be paid ASAP, managers will have circulated the link by which this needs to be paid. For any advice on completing this please contact Tony McShane 07716853990.
• If anyone is interested in sponsoring a match for one of our senior teams please contact Tony McShane on 07716 853990 for further information.
• The seconds welcome Castlewellan Forest to Dunleath on Saturday afternoon, this match kicks off at 2.00pm.
• The under 18’s are in league action in the South Belfast League this Friday evening, the play St Mary’s and the match kicks off at 8.10pm. Pictured is Declan Burns receiving his ‘Man of the Match’ Golden Ticket sponsored by Subway Downpatrick after Saturday’s match.
• The under 16’s play TTBS on Saturday morning in the Shield. This match kicks off at 9.30am and is at Dromore. Downpatrick’s man of the match was Liam Toner who receives a ‘Golden Ticket’ from sponsors Downpatrick Subway.
• The under 13’s play Rossglass on Sunday 8^thOctober in Dunleath, kick off is at 11.40am.
• The 2006’s 9-a-side team are in the development league this Saturday morning with matches against Ballynahinch Olympic and Strangford in Dunleath. The first match kicks off at 9.30am and the second match at 10.30am.
• The small sided games development centre has recommenced up in the Red High on a Sunday Morning, this is for our under 8’s and under 10’s. The coaches will be in touch about who is playing and at what hour.
• Training for mini soccer moves up to the 3G Pitch at the Red High, the training times for the different age groups are as follows, 2010, 2009 & 2008 are training from 6.00pm – 7.00pm and those born in 2006 & 2007 are training from 7.00pm – 8.00pm, they need to wear shin guards and football boots, bring a bottle of water and dress according to the weather conditions. Parents are asked to complete the registration forms as soon as possible and return them to Paul Moore or Tony McShane.
• Training for children born in 2012 and 2011 will begin on Monday 9^thOctober in the Red High from 6.00pm – 7.00pm. The children born in 2011 will be outside this year and those born in 2012 will be indoors. Any questions please contact our Youth Development Officer Paul Moore on 07549 661772.