Newry City AFC Captain Chris McMahon and star striker Sean McMullan recently paid a visit to the Canal Street home of life-long Newry Town/City supporter Gerry Mulholland. The lads also brought along the Premier Cup with them – much to Gerry’s delight.
Gerry spoke fondly of his memories supporting Newry over the years and even showed the lads some of his memorabilia, which included a perfectly preserved Newry Town Season Ticket from the 1949/1950 season!
Check out Manager Darren Mullens interview on QRadio with Kevin McAllister prior to Newrys trip to Valley Rangers.
Name: Sean McMullan
Age: 34
Occupation: I’m partner in a small specialised cleaning company called Grease Busters.
Position: Striker
Previous Clubs: Warrenpoint Town
Honours: Mid Ulster A x3, Mid Ulster B x1, Premier Cup x3, Marshall Cup x3, Championship 2 and Championship 1 play off winner
Footballing Hero: Eric Cantona & Roy Keane
What is the best ground you have played in? I love Solitude as I scored a penalty there for the ‘Point when we beat them on penalties in the Irish Cup. I made my Premiership debut there as well.
Who is the joker of the team? Ian Curran is the top man for one liners and Tucker (Thomas McCann) after a bottle of Buck lol
Apart from yourself who is the best player on the team? There are that many good players now, it’s hard to call but I love playing up top with Johnstie (Keith Johnston). We have an understanding – he does the running and I take the hits!
Who is the laziest player in the team? Mark Lowry – Only man to play more games than training sessions!
Who has the worst dress sense? Niall Crilly without a doubt but I see past that because I love the man and I wouldn’t be playing for Newry only for him.
Your toughest opponent? Toughest would be Colin Coates or Darren King when roles were reversed.
Who is the best player you have ever played with? John Boyle on his day was unbeatable. Also Simon O’Hare had more ability than anyone I ever seen but wasn’t too bothered.
If you had a super power what would it be? If I had a super power it would to be to able to run lol.
What are your interests outside of football? Spending time with my gorgeous nieces and crazy nephews, eating Chopsticks Chinese and wedding planning (not) haha! Oh and going to watch the ‘Point even though Mr Ruddy gives me a hard time for it. ( You can take the man out of the ‘Point but ya can’t take the ‘Point out of the man lol!!)
What is your goal at Newry? My goal at Newry is to help get this great club back to where it belongs in the Irish League. Oh and I’d love a treble this year. Have to say the support we get is second to none – it makes all the difference especially when games are tight.
Photos courtesy of Brendan Monaghan Photography
The club is holding a fundraising quiz this Friday night in the social club, following the match against Hanover. Come along and join in on the fun, all welcome!
(Apologies this article is only being published now – it somehow slipped under the radar!)
Paul Mulholland fulfilled a boyhood dream of playing for his home town club Newry City, when he pulled on the famous blue and white stripes in a pre-season friendly match against Maynooth Town at The Showgrounds back in August 2015.
This all came about when Paul was the highest bidder in a fundraising auction held during Newry City AFC’s 2014/2015 awards night, in which the person with the highest bid would have the opportunity to take part in a pre-season friendly for the club.
Speaking to Newrycityafc.co.uk after the match, an elated Paul described his once in a life time experience:
“I fulfilled my boyhood dream when I ran onto the Showgrounds pitch wearing the Newry City jersey. The Newry Management and players made me feel so welcome. They made me feel really at home and treated me like one of their own, and for that I can’t thank them enough. When the final whistle went I wished it hadn’t of ended. I’ll never forget it and it’s something I’ll tell the grand-kids about in years to come.”
