News – Mayo Youth Soccer

Kennedy Cup 2008

June 08, 2019

Kennedy Cup 2008: Conor O' Malley and Noe Baba are the two biggest success stories from the 2008 Kennedy Cup, with both going on to forge careers in the game. O' Malley is currently playing with Peterborough United, while Castlebar Celtic’s Baba, who played at three Kennedy Cup's for Mayo, has spent time at Fulham, Birmingham City, Waterford FC, Macclesfield Town and more. Westport United FC James O' Donnell is actively involved with Mayo football, serving as a physio with Pro Therapy for May..

Kennedy Cup 2006

June 07, 2019

Kennedy Cup 2006: With Paul Byrne and Liam Loftus at the helm, Mayo won the Kennedy Cup Shield in 2006. Captain Ryan Connolly and Paul Lawless both signed with Derby County, Cillian O' Connor became Mayo GAA's all time leading scorer in football, while Nigel Naughton will coach Mayo at this year's Kennedy Cup.

Kennedy Cup 2003

June 06, 2019

Kennedy Cup 2003: Coached by Paul Byrne, the Mayo Kennedy Cup squad in 2003 featured a wealth of talent who went on to represent their country, including Eoin Torphy and Tom King. Indeed, former Castlebar Celtic star King went on to sign for Plymouth Argyle, before spending time in the League of Ireland with Longford Town and Galway United. Ballina Town F.C.s Brendan Lavelle has been one of the Super League's top players for up on a decade.

Mayo v Wexford

June 02, 2019

Mayo V WexfordMayo started day two of U13 Gaynor cup 2019 with a game against a strong tall and physical Wexford side as with all this weekend Mayo have been up against it in the physical stakes but equal with anyone in football ability.The first few mins were dominated by Wexford with a shot from kickoff just going wide, the Mayo crossbar being hit and a gial ruled out for offside all inside the first 3 mins. Mayo started to get there passing game going and were especially effective down the le..

Mayo Kennedy Cup Squad chat with Alan Dillon

June 02, 2019

The had a visit today from two time All star, former Mayo Senior football captain and former Kennedy Cup Captain, Alan Dillon.Alan gave an inspiring talk about his experiences of operating in a high performance environment for fifteen years, his experiences playing at the highest level and in the Kennedy Cup. He also spoke at length about his pride in representing Mayo and the unique nature of the sporting public in the County. Rest, recovery and proper sleep were key words he used repeatedl..

Mayo V Waterford Plate semi Final

June 02, 2019

Mayo V Waterford Plate semi FinalMayo started out in a 1 4 3 3 formation and were urged by management to be solid defensively and keep attacking the same way they had been all weekend.The game started with a stiff and cool cross breeze slightly aiding Mayo in the first half and it was all Mayo for the first 10 minutes fashioning chances for Joanne Gallagher and Beth Roache whose shot just eveaded the top right corner. Mayo pressed on and gained the early advantage when Gallagher was played in by..

MGL North V Mayo

June 01, 2019

MGL North V Mayo.Mayo kicked off the U13 Gaynor campaign for 2019 in a 1. 4. 4. 1. 1. Formation in perfect playing conditions, from the start Mayo knew this would be a tough test against a physically strong MGL side who started brightly bringing a smart stop from Mayo keeper Charlie Benson after 3 minutes. Mayo started to get thier passing game going with Emma Duffy to the fore and afyer 7 mins she just failed to find Joanne Gallagher eith a through ball. After 9 minutes the excellent Amy Cummi..

MGL North V Mayo

June 01, 2019

MGL North V Mayo.Mayo kicked off the U13 Gaynor campaign for 2019 in a 1. 4. 4. 1. 1. Formation in perfect playing conditions, from the start Mayo knew this would be a tough test against a physically strong MGL side who started brightly bringing a smart stop from Mayo keeper Charlie Benson after 3 minutes. Mayo started to get thier passing game going with Emma Duffy to the fore and afyer 7 mins she just failed to find Joanne Gallagher eith a through ball. After 9 minutes the excellent Amy Cummi..

Game 2. Mayo V South Tipperary

June 01, 2019

Game 2. Mayo V South Tipperary.Mayo made a couple of changes from the first game bringing Amber Hardy in to play in goal with Emma Walsh and Wiki Kaminska bringing fresh legs to the attack.The game started slowly with the effects of this mornings effort very evident and it was South Tipp that had the better of the early exchanges with two chances in quick succession in thr 9th and 10th min but both were just wide. In the 14th minute Tipps dominance paid off when they bundled the ball home from a..

Mayos prep for Kennedy Cup

May 26, 2019

Mayo continued their preparation for this year's Kennedy Cup with a trip to UL today. They played Clare and Limerick Desmond in two competitive matches Excitement is building now with just over two weeks to go to the tournament