Castle Villa
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Castle Villa AFC are a soccer team based in Castledermot
, Co. Kildare, Ireland
.
Castle Villa was formed by Walter Brookes in 1969.
Commonly known as 'The Villa', there are two senior teams and many underage teams, ranging from U8 to U16.
Mullarney Park, located on the Baltinglass road out of Castledermot
, is the home pitch.
Castle Villa currently play in the Kildare & District Football League - Senior Division, and won the 2006 league title, by beating Carbury in the final game of the season 4-0. They won the Lumsden League Cup in 2009, when the League changed to a Summer Season, coming from behind three times to defeat Liffey Celtic in extra time.
Villa have taken the league and cup double twice, in 1999 and 2001. There are only two teams who have won the Charles R. Wynne Senior Division three times, Castle Villa are one of those teams.
The jerseys are either solid blue with white lining, or blue with white stripes.
Current manager is Liam Murphy. Current Captain is Anthony Lawler.
One of the best players in the club is Malcolm Kirwan who recently received man of the match in the Lumsden Cup Final. Malcolm Kirwan is one of the clubs most skillful and experienced players.
Ex players for Villa include 'Blocker' Hickey, Martin Farrell, John Flynn
and Bryan Byrne
Castledermot
Castledermot is an inland village in the south-east of Ireland in County Kildare, about from Dublin, and from the town of Carlow. The N9 road from Dublin to Waterford passes through the village but completion of a bypass is due during 2010.-Demographics:...
, Co. Kildare, Ireland
Ireland
Ireland is an island to the northwest of continental Europe. It is the third-largest island in Europe and the twentieth-largest island on Earth...
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Castle Villa was formed by Walter Brookes in 1969.
Commonly known as 'The Villa', there are two senior teams and many underage teams, ranging from U8 to U16.
Mullarney Park, located on the Baltinglass road out of Castledermot
Castledermot
Castledermot is an inland village in the south-east of Ireland in County Kildare, about from Dublin, and from the town of Carlow. The N9 road from Dublin to Waterford passes through the village but completion of a bypass is due during 2010.-Demographics:...
, is the home pitch.
Castle Villa currently play in the Kildare & District Football League - Senior Division, and won the 2006 league title, by beating Carbury in the final game of the season 4-0. They won the Lumsden League Cup in 2009, when the League changed to a Summer Season, coming from behind three times to defeat Liffey Celtic in extra time.
Villa have taken the league and cup double twice, in 1999 and 2001. There are only two teams who have won the Charles R. Wynne Senior Division three times, Castle Villa are one of those teams.
The jerseys are either solid blue with white lining, or blue with white stripes.
Current manager is Liam Murphy. Current Captain is Anthony Lawler.
One of the best players in the club is Malcolm Kirwan who recently received man of the match in the Lumsden Cup Final. Malcolm Kirwan is one of the clubs most skillful and experienced players.
Ex players for Villa include 'Blocker' Hickey, Martin Farrell, John Flynn
John Flynn (footballer)
John Flynn is a goalkeeper who played for Kildare County F.C.. He signed for Kildare County in 2004 after a successful trial for the Under-21 side. He had previously played for Kildare District Football League side Castle Villa. Flynn was a member of the Kildare County Under-21 side that reached...
and Bryan Byrne
Bryan Byrne
Bryan Byrne is an Irish soccer midfielder who currently plays for amateur team Doxa Italia in the United States.-Youth and College:...