Yeah sounds right. The booklet lists the 79/80 one as a central defender, while John M is down as a forward.
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Yeah sounds right. The booklet lists the 79/80 one as a central defender, while John M is down as a forward.
https://globalsportsarchive.com/peop...-cleary/39871/
Just to confirm - the Longford John Cleary is the guy who played at Galway and Dundalk. Extratime doesn't have his spells at Kilkenny, Monaghan & Longford listed.
To add to the confusion though both John Clearys moved from Shels to St Pat's for the 81/82 season.
Never heard of that website before Julian where are they based do you know? Nice website!Quote:
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One for the UCD fans.
When did the first team start playing at The Bowl instead of Belfield Park?
I've just come across a 2-2 draw Galway United played at "Belfield" in 2007 and unsure which ground it was in as there are no photos.
2008 was the first season in the Bowl.
More random questions on stadium names this time...
Does Longford's current ground have an actual name (bar the sponsor name) or is it just 'Strokestown Road'?
Was/Is Rathbane in Limerick always known as Hogan Park?
Also Belfield Bowl or UCD Bowl?
UCD Bowl. It was the Belfield Bowl up until 2008, but changed name then. (Might be off with that exact year)
I think it was always officially Strokestown Road before it became Flancare Park in 2000 or the Flan Siro if you will. Although it was often referred to locally as Mullologher as that's the name of the townland, I don't think that was an official name. No doubt Marty will know though.Quote:
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In the early days when we moved to Mullogher which was nearly 30 years ago now in 1993 when Dermot Keely was in charge ground was known as that. So Longfordian is correct at Mullogher. It was only Strokestown Rd when Stephen Kenny took over.Quote:
Originally Posted by Longfordian
I looked at old covers of old Longford Town programs just now Julian and on cover of Longford Town Millwall program it was Mullogher. In late 1990s on old covers of town programs it was Mullogher Strokestown Rd Longford. An excellent question and easily overlooked!
Julian Rathbane and Hogan Park are all the one. I did a wikipedia search on Limerick FC and got this answer. I would have being in Rathbane once in 99-00 season.Quote:
Originally Posted by JC_GUFC
Oh yeah - I know they're the same place but has it always been known as Hogan Park? Looking at the first reports of when they played there it was always just referred to as "Rathbane". I guess a lot of games played at Milltown didn't refer to the ground as Glenmalure Park.Quote:
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I was there a couple of times - not somewhere I'd be rushing back to! ;)
As a matter of interest Marty did Longford ever play any games at Longford Greyhound Stadium?
I have some games played at Abbeycartron - is that now the Longford rugby ground or is the another stadium too?
We were there for a game and our bus driver insisted on parking inside the ground because a load of tyres had been slashed during the previous Limerick home game. When we got in we discovered the container used as a club shop had been burned out during the week. All the small wheelie bins had been stolen despite the high wall around the ground. There was a car on fire behind one goal (outside the ground in fairness) for the entire second half.Quote:
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Great days.
Great memories 😃. I think it was late 1990s, Peter Hogan an American friend of Limerick chairman purchased Rathbane from a bank and gave a long term lease to Limerick FC thus soon after the ground became known as Hogan Park. Or something similar
Yeah Julian in our LSL games up to 1972 when we were kicked out of the LSL we played at the Greyhound Stadium. Abbeycartron is now the HQ for the longford schoolboy league. Longford Rugby ground was used in the early days in loi football if Abbeycartron didnt pass a pitch inspection and more recently up to 20 years ago we played preseason friendlies there when our ground was being redeveloped!Quote:
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I didn't know we got kicked out of the LSL in 1972, what happened there? Where did we play then until 1984, LOI B Division?
Cant remember the exact reason Longfordian think it had somethin to do with us being kicked out of the Greyhound Stadium. We were out of football for a season and restarted in the Junior Leagues think it was the AUL or something like that. Then in 1982 we got into LOI B Division and were in it for two seasons and took part in league cup. After that it skyballed from there.Quote:
Originally Posted by Longfordian
Interesting. A font of historical knowledge as usual Marty. Fair play.
Coming back to you for your expertise on all things Longford Marty.
You beat us 2-0 at home on 23th August 1992 in the League Cup. I have that game down as being played at Strokestown Road but later in the season the two away league games we played were at Abbercartron. Are those the correct venues for those games?
Yeah thats correct Julian I have two teamsheets from those league games as we didnt do match programmes back then and it clearly says Abbeycartron! Very confusing back then as it was around that time that we started getting away from Abbeycarton and the pitch could take so many game back then after the ground at Mullogher lying there idle for years from my youngster days!Quote:
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Right more random questions about opposition players.
We have had 10 goals scored against us by "Barry O'Connor".
These dates tally with what's on Transfermarkt and Global Sports Archive but can anyone confirm that the Barry O'Connor who played for Rovers in the late 80s early 90s was the same guy who was at Bray in the early 00s and ended up at Kildare County.