Arklow Town Football Club-Team Trips

Team Trips

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An excellent time at the Foyle Cup for three Arklow Town sides.

July 27 2009 Foyle Cup joy for Town
A wonderful week for Arklow Town Football Club with three teams invited to participate in the prestigious tournament. For Town's U12's it was a debut in tournament football beyond the structure of WDSL football and invaluable experience for these players taking their first steps in the club's player pathway programme. The 12's ended up winning the Rosebowl after a 2-1 victory over northern academy side BSA. The U14's triumphed in the Rosebowl also after a dramatic sudden death penalty victory over Shelbourne. The U18's defeated Donegal's Letterkenny Rovers 2-1 in the Shield Final, thanks to a last minute headed goal from defender Domhnall Minogue. Selected here, a number of images from a memorable week.

Oct 26 2008 Arklow's French Connection with Chateaudun
Set up in 1983, the Arklow Châteaudun Twinning Association has been forging a closer relationship with our good friends in the town of Châteaudun in France for almost 25 years now. As part of the celebrations celebrating the twenty fifth anniversary, Arklow Town Football Club were invited to participate in a tournament, in Châteaudun. The team travelled over to France on October 17 and returned to home shores on the 20th after a highly enjoyable and successful trip. Below are a number of images of the trip, commencing with an impromptu meeting with Everton manager David Moyes at Dublin airport on the outward journey!

Arklow Town U13s: Manchester Umbro Cup Runners Up.

Aug 4 2008 Manchester Umbro Cup

A credit to themselves and the club, our U13s travelled over to Manchester to participate in the prestigious Manchester Umbro Cup. Having qualified from a very tough group (containing the eventual winners, Bury Centre of Excellence), the team went on a run that looked like taking them all the way, a wonderful rollercoaster. They made it to the final, only to lose to a solitary strike from their new friends at the Bury Centre of Excellence. However, nothing can take away from an overwhelming success of a great team trip. Well done boys! Below, a gallery of images from the memorable journey, including a trip to Old Trafford, where it was rumoured manager Joe Byrne had his sights set on a certain managerial seat within the Main Stand!

Sheffield United coach Kevin Fogg talking to local media at the tournament.

July 30 2008 Derry - Town's U16s at the Foyle Cup

A small selection of images taken at the recent Foyle Cup tournament, held annually in Derry. Town went into this season's tournament minus a few key players with injuries and further injuries during the tournament hindered their chances of success, eventually settling for 3rd place in the Plate competition with a win over Inishowen. However, Town's U13 player Diarmuid Larkin became the first Town player ever to receive a winner's medal when he guested on the successful Sheffield United U14 squad. He also became the first Town player ever to play for an English professional club in tournament football - a proud moment indeed for the player. With Town's lengthening injury list, Town added Eoin Kinsella and Michael Quinlevan to the squad at short notice - and our gratitude to them both for their efforts. Mr. Michael Hutton, founder and organiser of the Foyle Cup, a good friend of Arklow Town Football Club, was presented with an award from the Club also.

May 8 / 15 2008 The Meeting of Town and AGB managers

As a fundraiser for juniors of both codes, Arklow Town's Junior managers combined with their Arklow Geraldines / Ballymoney GAA counterparts to provide two highly entertaining encounters - one played in each code. With Arklow Town's trophy cabinet already overflowing, the most generous of deeds was performed when allowing AGB to finally get to lift a trophy they could call their own - well, for twelve months anyway....

Spring 2007 Town U15s travel to Blackburn Rovers
Arklow Town U15s, on a trip to Blackburn Rovers, visiting their Academy and also meeting Irish internationals Kevin Doyle and Stephen Hunt, two members of the Reading side facing Blackburn Rovers at Ewood Park later that day!

2006 Town's U11s travel to play in the Cork Cup
A small collection of images taken from Arklow Town's U11 side, who travelled down south to Cork city, to patricipate in the annual Cork Cup - a thoroughly enjoyable weekend for all concerned.

Spring 2005 Town's U13s travel to Cardiff
Arklow Town U13s enjoyed a trip to Wales, where they faced Cardiff City in a friendly fixture.

2005 Town travel to Spanish giants Villarreal
Arklow Town pictured before their game away in Villarreal.

2005 Town enjoy Mittnorden Cup success in Sweden
Following previous overseas successes in Bonneville, France (2000) and then in Holland (2002), Town travelled to Sweden and under the management of Joe Ledwith and John Power, an enthusiastic Town team charmed their way through the Mittnorden Cup in Sweden.

2003 Town earn Czech mates with Cup success
Arklow Town juniors celebrated an enormously successful trip to the Czech Republic, making many new friends along the way as they emerged successful in the tournament.