December 17, 2021

Civil Service Ladies Football League Division 4 1990

Final Table

Civil Service Ladies Football League Division 4 1990

Pos	Team	P	W	D	L	Pts
1	Blue Angels	10	9	1	0	19
2	Donaghmede Celtic	10	6	1	3	13
3	WSAF	10	6	0	4	12
4	BoI	10	5	1	4	11
5	Willowettes	10	1	1	8	3
6	RFC Phoenix	10	1	0	9	2
7	Microsoft	1	0	0	1	0
8	Jets	1	0	0	1	0

Note: Jets and Microsoft resigned from Division 4 after heavy defeats in opening games. Both teams records were expunged – their known record at time of leaving the league is shown here.

Known Results


Match Day Week 1
April 23, 1990 (Week 1) 3 - 1 Civil Service Ladies Football League Division 4 1990 N/A Bank of Ireland vs Willowettes
April 23, 1990 (Week 1) 8 - 0 Civil Service Ladies Football League Division 4 1990 N/A Blue Angels vs Jets
April 23, 1990 (Week 1) 12 - 0 Civil Service Ladies Football League Division 4 1990 N/A WSAF vs RFC Phoenix
Match Day Week 2
April 26, 1990 (Week 2) 0 - 4 Civil Service Ladies Football League Division 4 1990 N/A RFC Phoenix vs Blue Angels
April 26, 1990 (Week 2) 8 - 1 Civil Service Ladies Football League Division 4 1990 N/A Willowettes vs Microsoft

Recap

Blue Angels easily won the Civil Service Ladies Football League Division 4 in 1990 in the Republic of Ireland, winning nine and drawing one of their 10 games. Donaghmede Celtic finished in second, six points behind on 13 and WSAF (12 points) and Bank of Ireland (11 Points) finished mid-table. Bottom of the Division were Willowettes on 3 points and RFC Phoenix on 2 Points. The Division was reduced to six teams after the resignation of both Jets and Microsoft following heavy defeats early on. Both teams records were expunged.

REFERENCES

[1] Lindie Naughton (1990) “Pressure on Castle” Evening Herald. Thursday, August 23, 1990. pg. 50 [Past Editions of the Evening Herald are available to view online at: https://www.irishnewsarchive.com/ ]

[2] Lindie Naughton (1990) “Sue Defies the Dutch!” Evening Herald. Thursday, May 3, 1990. pg. 47 [Past Editions of the Evening Herald are available to view online at: https://www.irishnewsarchive.com/ ]

[3] Lindie Naughton (1990) “Blacklions Ladies Top” Evening Herald. Thursday, June 14, 1990. pg. 49 [Past Editions of the Evening Herald are available to view online at: https://www.irishnewsarchive.com/ ]

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December 17, 2021

Civil Service Ladies Football League Division 3 1990

Final Table

Civil Service Ladies Football League Division 3 1990

Pos	Team	P	W	D	L	Pts
1	Dodder	16	12	4	0	28
2	Leixlip	16	13	2	1	28
3	Postal	16	11	2	3	24
4	Anco	16	7	5	4	19
5	Hibernian Celtic	16	7	0	9	14
6	T.E. Rangers	16	5	3	8	13
7	Mex's Athletic	16	3	2	11	8
8	Falcon	16	3	2	11	8
9	Creevagh	16	0	2	14	2

Playoff


Match Day Division 3 Title Playoff
August 20, 1990 (Division 3 Title Playoff) 4 - 3 Civil Service Ladies Football League Division 3 Playoff 1990 N/A Dodder vs Leixlip

Known Results


Match Day Week 1
April 23, 1990 (Week 1) 3 - 0 Civil Service Ladies Football League Division 3 1990 N/A Anco vs Mex's Athletic
April 23, 1990 (Week 1) 3 - 0 Civil Service Ladies Football League Division 3 1990 N/A Dodder vs Falcon
April 23, 1990 (Week 1) 6 - 0 Civil Service Ladies Football League Division 3 1990 N/A Dodder vs Hibernian Celtic
April 23, 1990 (Week 1) 1 - 2 Civil Service Ladies Football League Division 3 1990 N/A T.E. Rangers vs Leixlip
Match Day Week 2
April 26, 1990 (Week 2) 0 - 9 Civil Service Ladies Football League Division 3 1990 N/A Falcon vs Postal
April 26, 1990 (Week 2) 5 - 1 Civil Service Ladies Football League Division 3 1990 N/A Hibernian Celtic vs Creevagh
April 26, 1990 (Week 2) 4 - 4 Civil Service Ladies Football League Division 3 1990 N/A Leixlip vs Dodder
April 26, 1990 (Week 2) 0 - 4 Civil Service Ladies Football League Division 3 1990 N/A Mex's Athletic vs T.E. Rangers

Recap

New team Leixlip, starting off in Division 3 of the Civil Service Ladies Football League in 1990, faltered towards the end of the season, allowing Dodder to draw level with them on 28 Points. Dodder, having won one and drawn the other encounter between the teams during the season, went into the necessary Playoff as the slight favourite and won 4-3. Postal finished four points back in third, and mid-table went to AnCO on 19 points, Hibernian Celtic on 14, and TE Rangers on 13. Mex Athletic (8 points), Falcon (8 Points) and Creevagh (2 Points) were left fighting relegation to Division 4.

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December 17, 2021

Civil Service Ladies Football League Division 2 1990

Final Table

Civil Service Ladies Football League Division 2 1990

Pos	Team	P	W	D	L	Pts
1	O'Connell Chicks	16	14	1	1	29
2	St. James	16	10	4	2	24
3	Dublin Bay	16	8	2	6	20
4	Central Bank	16	6	6	4	18
5	DSW	16	8	0	8	16
6	CCS	16	5	2	9	12
7	Spartak	16	4	4	8	12
8	Codex	16	4	2	10	10
9	St. Brendan's	16	2	1	13	5

Known Results


Match Day Week 1
April 23, 1990 (Week 1) 2 - 1 Civil Service Ladies Football League Division 2 1990 N/A Dublin Bay vs Codex
April 23, 1990 (Week 1) 3 - 1 Civil Service Ladies Football League Division 2 1990 N/A Central Bank vs CCS
April 23, 1990 (Week 1) 3 - 2 Civil Service Ladies Football League Division 2 1990 N/A O'Connell Chicks vs St. Brendan's
April 23, 1990 (Week 1) 3 - 0 Civil Service Ladies Football League Division 2 1990 N/A St. James vs Spartak
Match Day Week 2
April 26, 1990 (Week 2) 0 - 0 Civil Service Ladies Football League Division 2 1990 N/A Codex vs Central Bank
April 26, 1990 (Week 2) 1 - 3 Civil Service Ladies Football League Division 2 1990 N/A Spartak vs DSW
April 26, 1990 (Week 2) 0 - 3 Civil Service Ladies Football League Division 2 1990 N/A St. Brendan's vs Dublin Bay

Recap

O’Connell’s Chicks were convincing winners of the Civil Service Ladies Football League Division 2 in 1990 in the Republic of Ireland, winning 14 of 16 games, and losing only one, to finish on 29 points, five points ahead of nearest challengers St. James. Dublin Bay finished a further 6 points back in third. Mid-Table positions went to Central Bank (also on 18 Points), and DSW (Department of Social Welfare) on 16 points. Fighting out against relegation were CCS and Spartak (12 points each), Codex (10 points) and bottom of the table St. Brendan’s (5 Points).

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December 17, 2021

Civil Service Ladies Football League Division 1 1990

Table as at August 23 1990 (One Game to be Played)

Civil Service Ladies Football League Division 1 1990

Pos	Team	P	W	D	L	Pts
1	Blacklions	14	12	1	1	25
2	Castle Rovers	13	11	1	1	23
3	Donnybrook	13	6	1	6	13
4	Marley Rangers	14	6	0	8	12
5	Bank of Ireland	14	4	3	7	11
6	Hammond Celtic	14	4	1	9	9
7	Portobello	14	3	3	8	9
8	AIB	14	3	2	9	8

Results


Match Day Week 1
April 23, 1990 (Week 1) 1 - 0 Civil Service Ladies Football League Division 1 1990 N/A Donnybrook vs AIB
April 23, 1990 (Week 1) 3 - 1 Civil Service Ladies Football League Division 1 1990 N/A Castle Rovers vs Bank of Ireland
April 23, 1990 (Week 1) 3 - 4 Civil Service Ladies Football League Division 1 1990 N/A Portobello vs Marley Rangers
Match Day Week 2
April 26, 1990 (Week 2) 1 - 0 Civil Service Ladies Football League Division 1 1990 N/A AIB vs Marley Rangers
April 26, 1990 (Week 2) 2 - 1 Civil Service Ladies Football League Division 1 1990 N/A Blacklions vs Bank of Ireland
April 26, 1990 (Week 2) 2 - 0 Civil Service Ladies Football League Division 1 1990 N/A Castle Rovers vs Portobello
April 26, 1990 (Week 2) 3 - 1 Civil Service Ladies Football League Division 1 1990 N/A Hammond Celtic vs Donnybrook
April 26, 1990 (Week 2) 0 - 1 Civil Service Ladies Football League Division 1 1990 N/A CCS vs St. James

Recap

The Civil Service Ladies Football League Division 1 went right down to the wire in 1990 in the Republic of Ireland, with a postponed game to be rescheduled for September 20th which would decide the Championship. Blacklions based in Tymon Park, Tallaght were on top having won 12 and drawn one of their 14 matches, and Castle Rovers were second, two points behind with that postponed game in hand versus third-placed Donnybrook. If Castle Rovers were to win that match it would force a playoff with Blacklions, otherwise the title would go to the Tallaght team.

Marley Rangers finished fourth on 12 points, then Bank of Ireland on 11, Hammond Celtic and Portobello on 9 and AIB on 8 made up the rest of the highly competitive 8-team Division 1.

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December 16, 2021

Astro Leagues Tuam Astro Sevens Winter League 2014-15

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Table after 7 of 9 Rounds

Astroleagues Tuam Astro Sevens Winter 2014-15

Pos	Team	P	W	D	L	F	A	GD	Pts
1	Mean Machine	7	4	3	0	34	22	12	15
2	Polonia Tuam	7	4	2	1	48	34	12	14
3	The Rattlers	7	4	1	2	41	29	12	13
4	Spanish Armada	6	4	1	1	28	17	11	13
5	Tuam Shamblers	7	3	2	2	31	21	10	11
6	The Warriors	7	3	1	3	45	37	8	10
7	Ballinrobe	7	3	1	3	38	32	6	10
8	Cellar Bar	6	2	1	3	28	34	-6	7
9	Baines on Toast	7	1	0	6	25	52	-27	3
10	Hi-B Utd	7	0	0	7	27	65	-38	0

[References: 1]

Results and Fixtures Rounds 5-8


Match Day Week 4
January 5, 2015 (Week 4) 5 - 0 Tuam Astro Sevens Winter 2014-15 Tuam All-Weather Pitches, Co. Galway N/A The Warriors vs Baines on Toast
Match Day Week 5
January 12, 2015 (Week 5) 4 - 2 Tuam Astro Sevens Winter 2014-15 Tuam All-Weather Pitches, Co. Galway N/A Mean Machine vs Spanish Armada
January 12, 2015 (Week 5) 3 - 3 Tuam Astro Sevens Winter 2014-15 Tuam All-Weather Pitches, Co. Galway N/A Tuam Shamblers vs The Warriors
January 12, 2015 (Week 5) 7 - 3 Tuam Astro Sevens Winter 2014-15 Tuam All-Weather Pitches, Co. Galway N/A Baines on Toast vs Hi-B Utd
Match Day Week 6
January 19, 2015 (Week 6) 2 - 2 Tuam Astro Sevens Winter 2014-15 Tuam All-Weather Pitches, Co. Galway N/A Mean Machine vs Tuam Shamblers
January 19, 2015 (Week 6) 2 - 5 Tuam Astro Sevens Winter 2014-15 Tuam All-Weather Pitches, Co. Galway N/A Ballinrobe vs Spanish Armada
January 19, 2015 (Week 6) 3 - 10 Tuam Astro Sevens Winter 2014-15 Tuam All-Weather Pitches, Co. Galway N/A Cellar Bar vs The Warriors
January 19, 2015 (Week 6) 11 - 5 Tuam Astro Sevens Winter 2014-15 Tuam All-Weather Pitches, Co. Galway N/A Polonia Tuam vs Baines on Toast
January 19, 2015 (Week 6) 7 - 5 Tuam Astro Sevens Winter 2014-15 Tuam All-Weather Pitches, Co. Galway N/A The Rattlers vs Hi-B Utd
Match Day Week 7
January 26, 2015 (Week 7) 3 - 6 Tuam Astro Sevens Winter 2014-15 Tuam All-Weather Pitches, Co. Galway N/A The Warriors vs Ballinrobe
January 26, 2015 (Week 7) 3 - 0 Tuam Astro Sevens Winter 2014-15 Tuam All-Weather Pitches, Co. Galway N/A Spanish Armada vs Tuam Shamblers
January 26, 2015 (Week 7) 2 - 1 Tuam Astro Sevens Winter 2014-15 Tuam All-Weather Pitches, Co. Galway N/A Cellar Bar vs The Rattlers
January 26, 2015 (Week 7) 7 - 8 Tuam Astro Sevens Winter 2014-15 Tuam All-Weather Pitches, Co. Galway N/A Hi-B Utd vs Polonia Tuam
January 26, 2015 (Week 7) 2 - 6 Tuam Astro Sevens Winter 2014-15 Tuam All-Weather Pitches, Co. Galway N/A Baines on Toast vs Mean Machine
Match Day Week 8
February 2, 2015 (Week 8) 6:30 pm Tuam Astro Sevens Winter 2014-15 Tuam All-Weather Pitches, Co. Galway N/A Hi-B Utd vs Mean Machine
February 2, 2015 (Week 8) 7:15 pm Tuam Astro Sevens Winter 2014-15 Tuam All-Weather Pitches, Co. Galway N/A Ballinrobe vs Polonia Tuam
February 2, 2015 (Week 8) 8:00 pm Tuam Astro Sevens Winter 2014-15 Tuam All-Weather Pitches, Co. Galway N/A The Rattlers vs Tuam Shamblers
February 2, 2015 (Week 8) 8:45 pm Tuam Astro Sevens Winter 2014-15 Tuam All-Weather Pitches, Co. Galway N/A The Warriors vs Spanish Armada
February 2, 2015 (Week 8) 9:30 pm Tuam Astro Sevens Winter 2014-15 Tuam All-Weather Pitches, Co. Galway N/A Cellar Bar vs Baines on Toast
Match Day Week 5
December 16, 2021 (Week 5) 6 - 4 Tuam Astro Sevens Winter 2014-15 Tuam All-Weather Pitches, Co. Galway N/A Polonia Tuam vs Cellar Bar

Recap

After 7 of 9 Rounds in the inaugural Astro Leagues Tuam Astro Sevens Winter 2014-15 League Mean Machine were on top undefeated with 15 points from 7 games. Polonia Tuam were second on 14 points, and The Rattlers third on 13 Points. Spanish Armada were also on 13 points in fourth but had a game in hand on the top three having only played 6 games. Tuam Shamblers (11 Pts), The Warriors (10 Pts) and Ballinrobe (10 Pts) were in mid-table, placed 5th to 7th. Cellar Bar were in 8th on 7 points, but also had a game in hand, and then there was a big gap back to Baines on Toast (3 Pts) and Hi-B Utd who were pointless.

About Tuam Astro Sevens and Astro Leagues

The inaugural Tuam Astro Sevens League was held every Monday evening at Tuam All-Weather Pitches in Co. Galway, over Winter 2014-15 from December to February. There were to be 9 weeks of play, with each team playing each other once and the following season would be split into 2 Divisions. Long-term three Leagues would be run a year – Spring League, Summer League and Winter League. Astro Leagues provided Seven-a-side Soccer leagues in Co. Galway (Tuam), Galway City (Astrobay) and Connemara (Oranmore).

References

[1] Tuam Astro Sevens Astro Leagues Wayback Machine (2015) Tuam Astro Sevens [Internet] Available from: http://web.archive.org/web/20150202154413/http://www.astroleagues.ie/tuam-astro-sevens/ [Accessed 19 April 2017]

Logo References

[2] Tuam Astro Sevens Astro Leagues Wayback Machine (2015) astro-leagues-logo-wide [Internet] Available from: http://web.archive.org/web/20150202154413im_/http://www.astroleagues.ie/wp-content/uploads/2014/07/astro-leagues-logo-wide.png [Accessed 19 April 2017][Merged with new background Photo by pixmike on Pexels.com ]

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December 4, 2021

6th World Youth Championship for the FIFA/Coca-Cola Cup 1991

1st Round Group Tables

6th World Youth Championship 1st Round Group A 1991

Pos	Team	P	W	D	L	F	A	GD	Pts
1	Portugal	3	3	0	0	6	0	6	6
2	South Korea	3	1	1	1	2	2	0	3
3	Republic of Ireland	3	0	2	1	3	5	-2	2
4	Argentina	3	0	1	2	2	6	-4	1

6th World Youth Championship 1st Round Group B 1991

Pos	Team	P	W	D	L	F	A	GD	Pts
1	Brazil	3	2	1	0	6	3	3	5
2	Mexico	3	1	2	0	6	3	3	4
3	Sweden	3	1	0	2	4	6	-2	2
4	Ivory Coast	3	0	1	2	3	7	-4	1

6th World Youth Championship 1st Round Group C 1991

Pos	Team	P	W	L	F	A	GD	Pts
1	Australia	3	3	0	4	0	4	6
2	USSR	3	2	1	5	1	4	4
3	Egypt	3	1	2	6	2	4	2
4	Trinidad & Tobago	3	0	3	0	12	-12	0

6th World Youth Championship 1st Round Group D 1991

Pos	Team	P	W	D	L	F	A	GD	Pts
1	Spain	3	2	1	0	7	0	7	5
2	Syria	3	1	2	0	4	3	1	4
3	England	3	0	2	1	3	4	-1	2
4	Uruguay	3	0	1	2	0	7	-7	1

Knockout Rounds Results


Match Day Quarter-Finals
June 23, 1991 (Quarter-Finals) 2 - 1 6th World Youth Championship for the FIFA/Coca-Cola Cup 1991 N/A Portugal vs Mexico
June 23, 1991 (Quarter-Finals) 5 - 1 6th World Youth Championship for the FIFA/Coca-Cola Cup 1991 N/A Brazil vs South Korea
June 23, 1991 (Quarter-Finals) 1 (P) - 1 6th World Youth Championship for the FIFA/Coca-Cola Cup 1991 N/A Australia vs Syria
June 23, 1991 (Quarter-Finals) 1 - 3 6th World Youth Championship for the FIFA/Coca-Cola Cup 1991 N/A Spain vs USSR
Match Day Semi-Finals
June 26, 1991 (Semi-Finals) 3 - 0 6th World Youth Championship for the FIFA/Coca-Cola Cup 1991 N/A Brazil vs USSR
June 26, 1991 (Semi-Finals) 1 - 0 6th World Youth Championship for the FIFA/Coca-Cola Cup 1991 N/A Portugal vs Australia
Match Day Final
June 29, 1991 (Final) 0 (4p) - 0 (2p) 6th World Youth Championship for the FIFA/Coca-Cola Cup 1991 N/A Portugal vs Brazil
Match Day 3rd Place Playoff
June 29, 1991 (3rd Place Playoff) 1 (4p) - 1 (5p) 6th World Youth Championship for the FIFA/Coca-Cola Cup 1991 N/A Australia vs USSR

Group A Results


Match Day Round 1
June 14, 1991 (Round 1) 2 - 0 6th World Youth Championship 1st Round Group A 1991 N/A Portugal vs Republic of Ireland
June 15, 1991 (Round 1) 0 - 1 6th World Youth Championship 1st Round Group A 1991 N/A Argentina vs South Korea
Match Day Round 2
June 18, 1991 (Round 2) 1 - 1 6th World Youth Championship 1st Round Group A 1991 N/A Republic of Ireland vs South Korea
June 17, 1991 (Round 2) 3 - 0 6th World Youth Championship 1st Round Group A 1991 N/A Portugal vs Argentina
Match Day Round 3
June 20, 1991 (Round 3) 2 - 2 6th World Youth Championship 1st Round Group A 1991 N/A Republic of Ireland vs Argentina
June 20, 1991 (Round 3) 1 - 0 6th World Youth Championship 1st Round Group A 1991 N/A Portugal vs South Korea

Group B Results


Match Day Round 1
June 15, 1991 (Round 1) 3 - 0 6th World Youth Championship 1st Round Group B 1991 N/A Mexico vs Sweden
June 15, 1991 (Round 1) 2 - 1 6th World Youth Championship 1st Round Group B 1991 N/A Brazil vs Ivory Coast
Match Day Round 2
June 18, 1991 (Round 2) 2 - 2 6th World Youth Championship 1st Round Group B 1991 N/A Brazil vs Mexico
June 18, 1991 (Round 2) 1 - 4 6th World Youth Championship 1st Round Group B 1991 N/A Ivory Coast vs Sweden
Match Day Round 3
June 21, 1991 (Round 3) 1 - 1 6th World Youth Championship 1st Round Group B 1991 N/A Ivory Coast vs Mexico
June 21, 1991 (Round 3) 2 - 0 6th World Youth Championship 1st Round Group B 1991 N/A Brazil vs Sweden

Group C Results


Match Day Round 1
June 15, 1991 (Round 1) 0 - 2 6th World Youth Championship 1st Round Group C 1991 N/A Trinidad & Tobago vs Australia
June 15, 1991 (Round 1) 0 - 1 6th World Youth Championship 1st Round Group C 1991 N/A Egypt vs USSR
Match Day Round 2
June 18, 1991 (Round 2) 0 - 6 6th World Youth Championship 1st Round Group C 1991 N/A Trinidad & Tobago vs Egypt
June 18, 1991 (Round 2) 1 - 0 6th World Youth Championship 1st Round Group C 1991 N/A Australia vs USSR
Match Day Round 3
July 31, 1991 (Round 3) 1 - 0 6th World Youth Championship 1st Round Group C 1991 N/A Australia vs Egypt
July 31, 1991 (Round 3) 0 - 4 6th World Youth Championship 1st Round Group C 1991 N/A Trinidad & Tobago vs USSR

Group D Results


Match Day Round 1
June 15, 1991 (Round 1) 0 - 1 6th World Youth Championship 1st Round Group D 1991 N/A England vs Spain
June 15, 1991 (Round 1) 1 - 0 6th World Youth Championship 1st Round Group D 1991 N/A Syria vs Uruguay
Match Day Round 2
June 18, 1991 (Round 2) 6 - 0 6th World Youth Championship 1st Round Group D 1991 N/A Spain vs Uruguay
June 18, 1991 (Round 2) 3 - 3 6th World Youth Championship 1st Round Group D 1991 N/A England vs Syria
Match Day Round 3
June 20, 1991 (Round 3) 0 - 0 6th World Youth Championship 1st Round Group D 1991 N/A England vs Uruguay
June 20, 1999 (Round 3) 0 - 0 6th World Youth Championship 1st Round Group D 1991 N/A Spain vs Syria

Please Click on the Republic of Ireland matches in the lists above to see full match reports and Republic of Ireland Line-ups.

Recap

Republic of Ireland went into their first Major World Soccer Tournament in the 6th World Youth Cup for the FIFA / Coca-Cola Cup in Portugal 1991 with seemingly little chance of reaching the Quarter-Finals having been drawn in the “Group of Death” with hosts Portugal, Argentina and South Korea, the best team in Asia, or from outside Europe and Latin America for that matter.

It looked even bleaker for the Irish after a lacklustre opening match against hosts Portugal with Ireland losing 2-0. However, Coach Maurice Setters voiced some hope after an ill-tempered match between Argentina and South Korea was won by a last minute Korean goal.

Ireland played Korea next and despite controlling the match, and keeping the Koreans pinned in their own half for most of the match they were only able to score the one goal from Paul McCarthy. Korea then produced another escape with a late equaliser by Choi-Choi with the last kick of the game.

With Portugal defeating Argentina 3-0 in another ill-tempered match which left the possibility of Argentina facing a World ban, Ireland now needed to beat Argentina in their last match and hope Portugal did them favours against Korea.

Ireland battled hard against Argentina going 1-0 up through Barry O’Connor in the first half. Argentina survived several goal mouth scares towards the end of the first half and came out with more intent in the second, netting through Delgado in the 55th minute and then going ahead from the penalty spot in the 59th minute.

Coach Setters had already criticised the Refereeing in the tournament and was seething at what was a harsh decision. It changed the nature of the game and although Ireland equalised three minutes later through Brian Byrne’s individual effort, a goal which was candidate for goal of the tournament, Ireland were chasing the game from the penalty decision. Despite firing in shot after shot in the dying minutes they could not find a breakthrough and with Portugal defeating Korea 1-0 those two teams qualified for the Quarter-Finals. Ireland received a standing ovation from the Portuguese home crowd after the Final whistle.

Portugal went on to win the Tournament, their golden generation which would form the backbone of the Senior Team for a decade to come with names like Luis Figo, Silva, Rui Costa, Torres and Pinto gracing the World Stage. Brazil were the team they beat on penalties to claim their first major Trophy.

It was also a first Major World Soccer Tournament for Trinidad & Tobago, and a last for the USSR before the breakup of that country. Australia and Syria were surprise packets, Australia winning all three group games including a defeat of USSR and eventually finished fourth. Syria too created a surprise in reaching the quarter-Finals ahead of England, the two teams 3-3 draw being one of the most exciting goal-wise in the entire tournament.

References

[1] (1991) “6th World Youth Championship for the FIFA/Coca-Cola World Cup 1991” World Soccer. August 1991. pg. 19.

[2] Paul Hyland (1991) “Irish hopes high after sparks fly in Lisbon” Irish Independent. Monday June 17th, 1991. pg. 23 [Past Copies of the Irish Independent are Available to view online at: https://www.irishnewsarchive.com/ ][Accessed 4 December 2021]

[3] Paul Hyland (1991) “Argentina face World ban” Irish Independent. Wednesday June 19th, 1991. pg. 12 [Past Copies of the Irish Independent are Available to view online at: https://www.irishnewsarchive.com/ ][Accessed 4 December 2021]

[4] Paul Hyland (1991) “Heartbreak for Ireland” Irish Independent. Tuesday June 18th, 1991. pg. 14 [Past Copies of the Irish Independent are Available to view online at: https://www.irishnewsarchive.com/ ][Accessed 4 December 2021]

[5] Paul Hyland (1991) “Lights go out for Irish” Irish Independent. Friday June 21st, 1991. pg. 13 [Past Copies of the Irish Independent are Available to view online at: https://www.irishnewsarchive.com/ ][Accessed 4 December 2021]

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November 29, 2021

CSF South American Masters Tournament 1992

CSF Logo 1989-2016 [References: 1]

Schedule


Match Day Semi-Finals
May 27, 1992 (Semi-Finals) 1 - 0 CSF South American Masters Tournament 1992 Velez Sarsfield Stadium, Buenos Aires N/A Boca Juniors (Arg) vs Olimpia (Par)
May 29, 1992 (Semi-Finals) 1 (3p) - 1 (1p) CSF South American Masters Tournament 1992 Velez Sarsfield Stadium, Buenos Aires N/A Racing Club (Arg) vs Cruzeiro (Bra)
Match Day Final
May 31, 1992 (Final) 2 - 1 CSF South American Masters Tournament 1992 Velez Sarsfield Stadium, Buenos Aires N/A Boca Juniors (Arg) vs Cruzeiro (Bra)
Match Day 3rd / 4th Place Playoff
May 31, 1992 (3rd / 4th Place Playoff) 2 - 1 CSF South American Masters Tournament 1992 Velez Sarsfield Stadium, Buenos Aires N/A Olimpia (Par) vs Racing Club (Arg)

Recap

The South American Masters Tournament was added to the already congested South American Soccer Schedule in 1992. Played between the four winners of the South American Super Cup, itself a 16-team tournament for winners of the Copa Libertadores it was played just this once in Velez Sarsfield Stadium, Buenos Aires, Argentina.

Boca Juniors, made famous as the team which brought Diego Maradona to the World, won the Tournament, triumphing 2-1 in the Final versus Brazil’s Cruzeiro from Belo Horizonte having already defeated Paraguay’s Olimpia 1-0 in the Semi-Finals. Olimpia from Asuncion, Paraguay defeated Racing Club, the second Buenos Aires team in the tournament in the 3rd Place Playoff.

Velez Sarsfield are named after Dalmacio Velez Sarsfield, whose Grandfather George Sarsfield left Ireland in the early 1700s. Dalmacio is a hugely important figure in Argentina, having written the country’s civil code in 1856. The Code remained in use until 2015. Velez Sarsfield are a multi-sport club based in the Capital Buenos Aires, and are most famous for their successful Soccer team.

Velez Sarsfield

Photo References

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Logo References

[1] 1000 Logos (2021) CONMEBOL-logo-history [Internet] Available from: https://1000logos.net/wp-content/uploads/2019/01/CONMEBOL-logo-history.jpg [Accessed 5 January 2021][Adjusted]

Schedule References

[2] Anon. (1992) “World Service” World Soccer. August/September 1992. pg.

Photo References

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November 23, 2021

UEFA European Super Cup 1991

UEFA Logo 1967-1992 [References: 3]

Results


Match Day UEFA European Super Cup 1991
November 19, 1991 (UEFA European Super Cup 1991) 1 - 0 UEFA European Super Cup 1991 Old Trafford, Manchester N/A Manchester United (Eng) vs Red Star Belgrade (Yug)

Recap

Manchester United defeated reigning European Cup Holders Red Star Belgrade of Yugoslavia 1-0 thanks to a Brian McClair goal after 67 minutes to win the UEFA European Super Cup at Old Trafford on November 19, 1991 between 1990-91’s Winners of the UEFA European Cup-Winners Cup and UEFA European Cup.

Brian McClair was perfectly placed to side-step the ball home after Neil Webb’s shot rebounded off the post kindly to him. The goal saved the embarrassment of Steve Bruce who missed a penalty in the 31st minute after his own shot was handled in the box by Miodrag Belodedic. Zvonko Milojevic in goal for Red Star easily saved Bruce’s penalty.

The miss knocked United’s confidence and if Red Star Belgrade had scored just one of the many chances they subsequently had playing with the dazzling skills which made them one of the most feared teams in Europe in 1990-91 they could have been home Super Cup Champions.

However their chances were squandered, in particular, 1990-91’s European Golden Boot winner on 34 goals Darko Pancev, who was not on his normally prolific form. McClair’s goal galvanized United who were revived and could have put more goals in an energetic last 20 minutes. Republic of Ireland’s Denis Irwin starred in Defence for Manchester United and Northern Ireland’s Mal Donaghy was an unused substitute, also for United.

For watching United legends Sir Matt Busby and Sir Bobby Charlton it was a night of mixed emotions, as it was returning from Belgrade after playing Red Star in a European Cup tie that the Munich Air Disaster happened that ended the lives of so many of Sir Matt Busby’s Busby Babes, the young team which had delighted fans in England and around the World.

Box-Score

Manchester United (0) 1 (Brian McClair 67)

Peter Schmeichel – Martin (Ryan Giggs, 71), Denis Irwin (Irl), Steve Bruce, Neil Webb, Gary Pallister, Andrei Kanchelskis, Paul Ince, Brian McClair, Mark Hughes, Blackmore. Unused Subs: Mal Donaghy (NIR), Walsh, Beardsmore, Robins

Red Star Belgrade (0) 0

Milosevic – Radinovic, Vasilijevic, Tanyga, Belodedic, Najdonski, Stosic, Jugovic, Pancev, Savicevic (Ivic 82), Mihajlovic. Unused Subs: Lekovic, Medeljkovic, Jovanovic

Match Report and Statistics References

[1] Kier Radnedge (1991) “European Super Cup” World Soccer. December 1991. pg. 6

[2] Anon. (1991) “United Steal Super Cup” Irish Independent. Wednesday, November 20, 1991. pg. 19.

Logo References

[3] Fandom Logos (2020) UEFA Logo 1967-1992 [Internet] Available from: https://vignette.wikia.nocookie.net/logopedia/images/d/d3/UEFA_Logo_1960s.png/revision/latest/scale-to-width-down/200?cb=20160411130211 [Accessed 5 April 2020]

ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS

Thanks to Rose McCabe, Ciaran Simms, Gabriel McCloyne, Peter Lemass, Cathal Gallagher, Paul Foley, Gerry Tully and Paul Leech.

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November 19, 2021

Cheshire County League 1951-52

Final Table

Cheshire County League 1951-52

Pos	Team	P	W	D	L	F	A	GD	Pts
1	Wellington Town	42	26	9	7	85	44	41	61
2	Rhyl	42	25	8	9	101	58	43	58
3	Port Vale	42	21	11	10	77	41	36	53
4	Witton Albion	42	22	7	13	77	46	31	51
5	Tranmere Rovers	42	20	9	13	79	57	22	49
6	Northwich Victoria	42	21	6	15	78	70	8	48
7	Mossley	42	22	4	16	90	89	1	48
8	Altrincham	42	19	9	14	78	72	6	47
9	Crewe Alexandra	42	19	8	15	114	83	31	46
10	Stockport County	42	16	12	14	66	61	5	44
11	Bangor City	42	17	9	16	79	68	11	43
12	Wrexham	42	16	10	16	88	83	5	42
13	Runcorn	42	16	10	16	75	76	-1	42
14	Macclesfield	42	15	12	15	62	69	-7	42
15	Winsford United	42	17	6	19	72	84	-12	40
16	Congleton Town	42	17	5	20	66	93	-27	39
17	Chester	42	15	7	20	65	79	-14	37
18	Stalybridge Celtic	42	13	7	22	56	83	-27	33
19	Buxton	42	10	11	21	73	84	-11	31
20	Ellesmere Port Town	42	11	4	27	70	104	-34	26
21	South Liverpool	42	7	10	25	45	98	-53	24
22	Hyde United	42	7	6	29	66	120	-54	20

Note: 2 Pts Win, 1 Pt Draw, 0 Pts Loss

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Recap

Stalybridge Celtic, named for the Ancient people of Britain and Ireland, finished 18th of 22 teams in the Cheshire County League in the English Minor Leagues in 1951-52, with a record of 33 points from 42 matches. The Cheshire County League was one of 12 designated as Minor Leagues (including the Welsh League and Irish League – Northern Ireland), Step 5 on the English system. It included some “B” or “Reserve” teams of Football League teams (Steps 1-4 in the English Pyramid).

Stalybridge. United Kingdom on a map

Stalybridge on a Map of United Kingdom, just South of Oldham and Ashton-under-Lyme in Cheshire, now part of Greater Manchester.

By SevenMaps

References

[1] Roy Peskett, Ed. (1952) “How they finished in the Minor Leagues: Cheshire County League” Dail Mail Football Guide 1952-53. pg. Dail Mail Publications, Associated Newspapers, London, England, UK.

ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS

Thanks to Derek Walsh

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November 18, 2021

Lithuania LFF A Lyga 2007

Final Table

Lithuania A Lyga 2007

Pos	Team	P	W	D	L	F	A	GD	Pts
1	FBK Kaunas	36	25	8	3	91	26	65	83
2	Suduva Marijampole	36	20	8	8	66	34	32	68
3	Ekranas Panevezys	36	19	9	8	83	36	47	66
4	Zalgiris Vilnius	36	18	10	8	64	34	30	64
5	Vetra Vilnius	36	18	7	11	55	30	25	61
6	Atlantas Klaipeda	36	13	6	17	54	45	9	45
7	KFK Siauliai	36	13	6	17	47	50	-3	45
8	FK Vilnius	36	13	6	17	54	63	-9	45
9	FK Silute	36	6	4	26	28	86	-58	22
10	Interas Visaginas	36	2	2	32	16	154	-138	8

Qualify for Champions League: FBK Kaunas Qualify for UEFA Cup: Suduva Marijampole and Ekranas Panevezys.

Relegated to LFF I Lyga: Interas Visaginas Promoted from LFF I Lyga: None.

Recap

Atlantas Klaipeda finshed sixth of ten teams on 45 points from 36 matches in the Lithuanian Soccer A Lyga in 2007. The team finished well below the eventual Champions FBK Kaunas (who finished on 83 points) and well above the only relegated team Interas Visaginas who finished on 8 points. Atlantas are named after the Atlantic Ocean, of which the Baltic Sea next to Lithuania is part of. Klaipeda is a Harbour Town on the Baltic Sea. Atlantean Civilization is sometimes used to describe a Civilization that includes both the Gaelic and British Celts and the Atlantic Fringe of the Basque Country, Etruscans and North Africans such as the Tamashek and Tuareg [See References 2-4]

Klaipeda Harbour and Stadium

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KLAIPEDA,LITHUANIA- AUG 02 :view of the view of petrol industrial zone and harbor on August 02,2011 in Klaipeda, Lithuania.

By Vytautas Kielaitis

REFERENCES

[1] Guy Oliver (2008) “LIT – LIthuania” Almanac of World Football 2009. pg. 500. Headline Publishing Group. Chatham, Kent, UK

WEBSITES

[2] Roaring water Press (2020) Bronze Age Copper Mining [Internet] Svailable from: https://roaringwaterjournal.com/tag/bronze-age-copper-mining/ [Accessed 30 October 2020]

BIBLIOGRAPHY

[3] Barry Cunliffe (2020) The Atlantean Irish: Ireland’s Oriental and Maritime Heritage [Internet] Availavle from: https://www.lilliputpress.ie/product/the-atlantean-irish-irelands-oriental-and-maritime-heritage [Accessed 30 October 2020]

[4] [References: see Encyclopedia Brittanica sections on Indo-European, Celtic, and Afro-Asiatic languages: Encyclopedia Britannica | Britannica ]

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