Category: NCAFC Soccer Academy

2024 Awards Night Winners

Many thanks to all that supported and attended our 2023/2024 Season Awards Night in the Canal Court Hotel and Congratulations to all of our winners:

UNDER-11s Newry City Colts

Top Goal Scorer: Charlie Henning

Players Player of the year: Charlie Henning

Coaches Player of the Year Award: Charlie O’Gorman

Outstanding Progress Award: Sean O’Hagan

 

UNDER-11s Newry City Wanderers

Top Goal Scorers: Leo Kehoe and Luke Dinsmore

Players Player of the year: Riley Dos Reis 

Coaches Player of the Year Award: Harry Berry 

Outstanding Progress Award: Conn McGivern

 

 

UNDER-14s

Top Goal Scorer: Jamie Toure Daniels

Players Player of the year: Frankie Bradley

Coaches Player of the Year Award: Tόmas Devlin

 

 

 

UNDER-15s

Top Goal Scorer: Alfie Brown

Players Player of the year: Alfie Brown 

Coaches Player of the Year Award: Conor Pearce 

 

UNDER-16s

Top Goal Scorer: Jonjo Woods

Players Player of the year: Ryan Lennon

Coaches Player of the Year Award: Finn Keenan Travers

 

UNDER-18s

Top Goal Scorer: Daniel O’Sullivan

Players Player of the year: Oisin Clarke 

Coaches Player of the Year Award: Calum O’Reilly

 

 

Under 20s

Top Goal Scorer: Daniel O’Sullivan

Players Player of the Year: Calum O’Reilly 

Managers Player of the Year Award: Pierce Patterson

 

Sam McCullough Memorial Young Player of the Year: Daniel O’Sullivan

 

First Team

 

Travel Club Player of the Year: Barney McKeown

Top Goal scorer: Adam Salley 

Players Player of the Year: Barney McKeown 

Tommy O’Hanlon Memorial Club Player of the Year: Barney McKeown

Managers Award: Barney McKeown

 

Supporter of the Year award: Daniel Murphy 

 

Photographs courtesy of Brendan Monaghan Photography

 

Chairman Martin McLoughlin and Vice Chairman Gary Wilson with Damien Hillen new NCAFC Academy Manager. Brendan Monaghan Photography

Newry City AFC appoint new Academy Director

Newry City AFC are delighted to announce Damien Hillen as our new Newry City AFC Academy Director.

NCAFC Chairman Martin McLoughlin commented “The future of any club is its youth and in particular it’s Academy.  With a major project planned to install a new 3G facility behind our main pitch in the coming months we have decided to try a local angle for the academy and with that in mind we have recruited from within the first team coaching staff and are delighted to announce that Damien Hillen has agreed to take over the role of Academy Director. Damien comes with a wealth of experience and a great knowledge of the local soccer scene.
“We are excited for the future of our academy and look forward to building more locally sourced teams. In time we hope Newry City will be a hub for soccer and Damien we feel is the ideal candidate to help accomplish that goal.
“Our outgoing Academy Manager Francis Brennan has been instrumental in the building of our academy from its inception to what it is now and we thank him wholeheartedly for his efforts to date.  We wish Fra well in his coaching and soccer careers and look forward to welcoming him to The Showgrounds in the future.”

 

Damien Hillen NCAFC Academy Director. Brendan Monaghan Photography
Damien Hillen NCAFC Academy Director. Brendan Monaghan Photography

Damien Hillen commented “I am delighted to be appointed Academy Director at Newry City AFC. This is a significant role of real importance, and I look forward to building on the excellent foundations already in place.

“My focus is on making our Academy the number one choice for local players and their parents. We are building a culture of learning and development, where highly qualified coaches will provide a pathway for young players to progress into senior football at Newry or beyond.

“With the development of the new 3G pitch, it’s an exciting time to join the academy and together, we will create an environment where young talented players can flourish and achieve their full potential.”

 

 

Cover Photo: Chairman Martin McLoughlin and Vice Chairman Gary Wilson with Damien Hillen new NCAFC Academy Director.

Brendan Monaghan PhotographyPhotographs Courtesy of Brendan Monaghan Photography.

Academy Manager Wanted

Newry City AFC (the Club) is seeking an Academy Manager to oversee the operations and management of the Club’s teams playing in the Northern Ireland Football League Academy.

The Academy Manager will be responsible for the delivery of the Academy Coaching Programme including the recruitment, progression and development of all players and coaches.

  • Job Title: Academy Manager
  • Department: Academy
  • Location: Newry
  • Reporting to: Chairman
  • Direct Academy Reports: Academy Coaches & Managers
  • Hours of work: Evenings and Weekends
  • Salary: Negotiable depending on Experience

 

If interested please email academy@newrycityafc.co.uk for a full job description.

 

Closing date Wednesday 18th August 12noon.

Academy Coaches with Chairman Martin McLoughlin

Academy Coaching Teams In Place

We are delighted to announce our Academy & U21 Management teams for the season ahead.

U21 Team: Ray Byrne, Jervis McCaul, Joe Hardy & Mark McDonald

U18 Team: Oran Meehan & Charlie Donaghy

U16 Team: Christopher Craven & Declan Carville

Chairman Martin McLoughlin commented “At any club it’s important that Academy roles are filled with the right people and I feel that the guys we have now bring the right level of commitment and enthusiasm to our under age management team. It’s all about attracting talented players to The Showgrounds, the club as a whole doing its best to ensure those players develop both on and off the pitch and also importantly, that the lads enjoy their experience. I’m sure this management structure will deliver those goals.”

NEWRY CITY AFC U16 TRIAL

Newry City AFC would like to invite players born on or after 1st January 2006 to take part in an open trial for our U16 team who currently play in the Northern Ireland Football Academy league.
To register please email the following info to academy@newrycityafc.co.uk :
Name, DOB, contact no, position, & current club (if applicable).