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14 May 2008-New Kit Jonathan Smyth has secured a new red strip for St Marks for the 08-09 season. This is the second time in three seasons that Jonathan has done so. On behalf of all at St Marks we send him a big thank you.
11 May 2008-St Marks 0 Glenville 1 St Mark's title challenge finally faltered in a must win match against Glenville in Ringsend Park on saturday last. Despite enjoying the majority of possession, Mark's could not break down a stubborn Glenville defence. Glenville managed to grab a single goal following a defensive error. Congratulations to Glenville and thanks to everyone who was involved with St Mark's this season.
07 May 2008-Marino 1 St Mark's 1 As it was earlier in the season, another physical battle was played out against marino in St Anne's park yesterday. Marino played with a very direct robust style and Mark's had to be up for the fight.The result leaves both teams with an outside chance of the title. Marino went ahead with a soft header after Mark's had failed to clear the area. Mark's scored straight from the restart when Damien O'Neill slotted his sixth goal of the season. The away side had a chance to take all three points when they were awarded a penalty, but the Marino keeper saved well. Rod brady pulled off couple of excellent late saves. John D as usual punched well above his weight. There were many contenders, but Norman Noonan shaded the man of the match award.
30 April 2008-May Matches Games in May as follows: Wed May 7th Marino (a);Sat May10th Glenville (h);Sat May 17th Monksfield (a). Our last match against Links away is yet to be arranged. Maps to follow.
26 April 2008-State of Play The league has really tightened up with 4 teams in with a shout. Glenville, Marino, St Mark's and Links. Glenville must be favourites but Links are the dark horses with many games in hand.
20 April 2008-Dundrum 2 St Mark's 1 Mark's title challenge hit a bump in the road when they went down 2-1 away to Dundrum. Maybe it was the altitude or the cold easterly wind, but Mark's never got going. Still - it's not over 'til the fat lady sings which will be in four matches time. It's time for everyone to pull together and give it a go to the end of the season. Damien O'Neill netted for St. Marks.
13 April 2008-St Mark's 3 Dundrum 2 St Mark's defeated their perennial bogey team Dundrum Athletic 3-2 in Ringsend Park yesterday to go ten games unbeaten this season. Dundrum, playing their usual neat and tidy passing game, provided stiff opposition and for the first twenty mins it was nip and tuck. Ian Mc Manus then struck from the edge of the area with a well taken volley. Five mins later John Dooley rose like Apollo 11 to head in a Stephen Corcoran corner from six yards. Dundrum pulled one back after the break when Kieron Kelly slotted home a glancing header. Marks went 3-1 up when Rob Nicholson drove home an Ian McManus shot that the keeper failed to hold. Dundrum added one from a sloppy free kick on the whistle to make it 3-2. As usual there were many strong performances but the Man of the Match was Ian McManus.
30 March 2008-Glenville 1 St Mark's 1 St Mark's earned a creditable draw away to table toppers Glenville in a near gale yesterday. It was 0-0 until a minute to half time when Dave Brown was unfortunate to turn a cross into his own goal. After the break, St Mark's applied more pressure and got their reward through a Damien O'Neill headed goal. There were plenty of good performances, but man of match award goes to John Dooley.
08 March 2008-St Mark's 3 Greystones 1 The Mark's winning streak continued in Ringsend Park yesterday with a 3-1 victory over Greystones. It was, as seems usual this year, very blustery beside the Liffey which made good football almost impossible. Despite this the home team put in a good display with three excellent goals. John Henderson and Pearse Walpole opened their accounts with two well taken goals. Jonathan Scanlan became joint leading scorer with a well taken six yard header from a corner. A special mention for the Greystones 'keeper who pulled off a series of excellent saves. NEXT MATCH SAT 29TH MAR.
02 March 2008-St Marks Go 2nd St Marks continued the recent good run of form with a 4-0 win over Ely Killala at Sportslink yesterday.A corner count of about 15 to 3 is indicative of the territorial domination that Marks enjoyed. Even still,it took an own goal to get the scoring going. After that goals from Damien O'Neill, Harry Walpole and Jonathan Scanlan completed the scoring.Jonathan's goal must be a contender for goal of the season. Advancing from his own half on to a through ball, he struck a shot from 30 yards with the outside of his right foot that went in off the underside of the bar.
23 February 2008-St Marks 1 Garden County 0 St Marks made it four wins out of four in Feb 2008 with a 1-0 win over Garden County from Bray in Ringsend Park today. In the last month Marks have scored eight goals and only conceeded one. It is impossible to pick out one person as man of the match as there were good performances all over the pitch. Steve Corcoran scored a late winner bringing his season total to 7.
17 February 2008-Garden County 0 St Marks 1 St Mark's beat Garden County 0-1 in Bray thanks to a late strike by Jonathan Scanlan. The match was a hard fought affair and looked like ending 0-0. After good work down the left Pat Gallager pulled the ball back to Jonathan Scanlan who netted from 15 yards.This win leaves mark's on a three game winning streak and steadily climbing the table. There were good performances all around, but if one had to be chosen, Dave Brown was man of the match.
09 February 2008-St Mark's 2 Ely Killala 0 St Mark's beat Ely Killala 2-0 in Ringsend Park today courtesy of a Jonathan Smyth penalty and a Killala own goal. The match was scrappy with no real pattern. On balance, Marks's deserved their victory having missed many chances. Man of the match for St Mark's was keeper Rod Brady.
02 February 2008-St Marks 4 John Hayes Utd 1 St Mark's scored a handsome win against table toppers John Hayes United today. In a devastating 15 minute spell in the first half, Mark's scored four times. There were too many solid performances to pick out individual players. Goalscorers Gerry Walsh and Damien O'Neill with a brace each deserve a special mention.
12 December 2007-Christmas Drink St Mark's Christmas pint is on Sat 15th Dec at 830 pm in McDaid's pub off Grafton Street (near the Westbury Hotel). Everyone is more than welcome.
03 December 2007-Happy Christmas The AFL shuts down until the weekend of Jan 18/19 so no games for a couple of weeks. Have a Happy Christmas and a peaceful new year.
02 December 2007-St Mark's 3 Links 3 Pride restored - what a difference a week makes! After being comprehensively outplayed by Links in the Jim Byrne Cup a week ago, St Mark's were unlucky to come away with only a draw in a blustery Ringsend Park yesterday. Despite missing some gilt edged chances, Mark's went two up courtesy of Jonathan Scanlan. Links stormed back to lead 3-2 - all from set pieces. Stephen Corcoran converted a penalty to leave matters all square.
25 November 2007-Links 3 St Mark's 1 Mark's were dumped out of the Jim Byrne Cup by a superior Links Ath side at the AUL complex last saturday. Mark's were only a goal down after 80 minutes thanks to some sharp saves from goalie Rod Brady. Two more were conceded in the last ten mins after going three at the back. Stephen Corcoran pulled one back with a well taken goal. Ironically we play Links in Ringsend Park next saturday. Hopefully we can avenge the defeat.
11 November 2007-Greystones 2 St Mark's 1 Mark's lost 2-1 away to Greystones on Sat 10th Nov. Down 2-0 after 30 mins, Stephen Corcoran pulled one back and it was game on. Despite laying siege to the Greystones goal in the second half, a combination of good goalkeeping, bad luck and poor finishing meant that St Marks came away with nothing.
24 October 2007-New Arrival Congratulations to Rob Walpole from all at St Mark's. His wife recently gave birth to a baby boy.
20 October 2007-Garden County 1 St Mark's 1 (Mark's win 5-4 on Penalties) St Mark's advance to the third round of the Jim Byrne Cup with a win on penalties away to Garden County in Bray. Garden County went ahead with a speculative shot from outside the box. St Mark's equalized with a great goal from Jonathan Scanlan . Winning the ball just inside his own half he advanced half the length of the field to slot the ball home. Despite Marks having the ball in the net in the second half, that was the end of the scoring. In a nervous penalty shoot out Mark's prevailed by 5 to 4. Only three games to the final- you never know! More details here.
14 October 2007-Dundrum 2 St Mark's 0 St Mark's went down 2-0 away to Dundrum Ath in the 1st Round of the Clifford Cup. After spurning a hatful of changes in the first half, Dundrum scored a breakaway goal early in the second half. It remained 1-0 until ten minutes to go when Dundrum added a second.
23 September 2007-Sad News St Mark's player Rob Walpole lost his mother Maureen recently. We send our deepest sympathies to him and his family. St Mark's lost a great friend when Richie Daly died suddenly and tragically on saturday last. Richie played with us every week in UCD Belfield on thursday nights. Although in his early sixties, he taught us all a lesson with his skill and ability. He was a true gentleman, always a pleasure to be with and did not have a malicious bone in his body. He will be greatly missed by us all. We extend our deepest sympathy to his son Kevin and all his family and friends.
22 September 2007-St Mark's 2 Monksfield 3 St Mark's,sporting a new strip, suffered their first defeat of the season going down 2-3 to Monksfield. Finding themselves 0-3 down at half time, they mounted a spirited comback scoring two goals in the second half. Alas, it was not enough. Jonathan Scanlan and Derek Cahill netted for St Mark's
14 September 2007-John Hayes Utd 2 St Mark's 3 St Mark's scored the their first win of the season with a 2-3 result away to John Hayes Utd. Goals win games, and Stephen Corcoran scored a great hat-trick. All three goals cames from shots from the left side of the penalty area.
08 September 2007-St Mark's 1 Marino 1 The first league match of the new season which took place yesterday at Ringsend Park, was a full blooded encounter, with no quarter asked for or given. After a defensive error, Marino took the lead against the run of play with a drive from the edge of the box.The Mark's equalizer came from Rob Nicholson(Nico) after a fine 4 man move down the left. All in all a tough battle with a draw being a fair result. Marino won't be too far off the mark come the end of the season.
01 September 2007-St Colmcilles 3 St Mark's 3 Another friendly 3-3 draw against St Colmcilles in Tallaght on Sat 1st Sept. In a fairly disjointed performance, St Mark's came from behind three times to gain a draw. The goals came from Harry Walpole, Rob Walpole and Damien O'Neill.
26 August 2007-Blackrock 3 St Mark's 3 St Mark's opened the 2007-08 season with a friendly 3-3 draw against Blackrock College at Newtownparklands on Sat 24th Aug. Blackrock led 1-0 at half time but goals from Derek McCarthy, Stephen Corcoran and Rod Brady endured the teams were all square at full time.
06 July 2007-New Season Kick Off The new season kicks off on sat sept 1st 2007. We will be playing in Sat Senior Div 2 of the AFL. The league will have 10 teams which means we will have 18 league games. As usual we will be playing in two AFL cups, the Jim Byrne and the Clifford Cup. The Jim Byrne cup is for all Saturday Senior Teams. The Clifford is for all Saturday and Sunday Senior Teams.
01 July 2007-Blackrock Friendly On june 21st St Mark's Athletic played a friendly against Blackrock FC at Newtown Parklands. It was arranged to facilitate David McWilliams, Blackrock footballer,doom-monger economist and RTE documentary maker. As part of an upcoming project he wanted to get some video footage of seniors playing football. As a result the television cameras were at the match. Hopefully all of the footage shot will not end up on the cutting room floor and we will get to see it this winter. For the record, the result was Blackrock 5 St Mark's 2.
01 July 2007-Pre-season Friendlies The pre season will include two friendly matches in -August. On saturday August 18th we play Blackrock and on saturday August 25th we play St Colmcilles.

14 May 2008-New Kit

Jonathan Smyth has secured a new red strip for St Marks for the 08-09 season. This is the second time in three seasons that Jonathan has done so. On behalf of all at St Marks we send him a big thank you.

11 May 2008-St Marks 0 Glenville 1

St Mark's title challenge finally faltered in a must win match against Glenville in Ringsend Park on saturday last. Despite enjoying the majority of possession, Mark's could not break down a stubborn Glenville defence. Glenville managed to grab a single goal following a defensive error. Congratulations to Glenville and thanks to everyone who was involved with St Mark's this season.

07 May 2008-Marino 1 St Mark's 1

As it was earlier in the season, another physical battle was played out against marino in St Anne's park yesterday. Marino played with a very direct robust style and Mark's had to be up for the fight.The result leaves both teams with an outside chance of the title. Marino went ahead with a soft header after Mark's had failed to clear the area. Mark's scored straight from the restart when Damien O'Neill slotted his sixth goal of the season. The away side had a chance to take all three points when they were awarded a penalty, but the Marino keeper saved well. Rod brady pulled off couple of excellent late saves. John D as usual punched well above his weight. There were many contenders, but Norman Noonan shaded the man of the match award.

30 April 2008-May Matches

Games in May as follows: Wed May 7th Marino (a);Sat May10th Glenville (h);Sat May 17th Monksfield (a). Our last match against Links away is yet to be arranged. Maps to follow.

26 April 2008-State of Play

The league has really tightened up with 4 teams in with a shout. Glenville, Marino, St Mark's and Links. Glenville must be favourites but Links are the dark horses with many games in hand.

20 April 2008-Dundrum 2 St Mark's 1

Mark's title challenge hit a bump in the road when they went down 2-1 away to Dundrum. Maybe it was the altitude or the cold easterly wind, but Mark's never got going. Still - it's not over 'til the fat lady sings which will be in four matches time. It's time for everyone to pull together and give it a go to the end of the season. Damien O'Neill netted for St. Marks.

13 April 2008-St Mark's 3 Dundrum 2

St Mark's defeated their perennial bogey team Dundrum Athletic 3-2 in Ringsend Park yesterday to go ten games unbeaten this season. Dundrum, playing their usual neat and tidy passing game, provided stiff opposition and for the first twenty mins it was nip and tuck. Ian Mc Manus then struck from the edge of the area with a well taken volley. Five mins later John Dooley rose like Apollo 11 to head in a Stephen Corcoran corner from six yards. Dundrum pulled one back after the break when Kieron Kelly slotted home a glancing header. Marks went 3-1 up when Rob Nicholson drove home an Ian McManus shot that the keeper failed to hold. Dundrum added one from a sloppy free kick on the whistle to make it 3-2. As usual there were many strong performances but the Man of the Match was Ian McManus.

30 March 2008-Glenville 1 St Mark's 1

St Mark's earned a creditable draw away to table toppers Glenville in a near gale yesterday. It was 0-0 until a minute to half time when Dave Brown was unfortunate to turn a cross into his own goal. After the break, St Mark's applied more pressure and got their reward through a Damien O'Neill headed goal. There were plenty of good performances, but man of match award goes to John Dooley.

08 March 2008-St Mark's 3 Greystones 1

The Mark's winning streak continued in Ringsend Park yesterday with a 3-1 victory over Greystones. It was, as seems usual this year, very blustery beside the Liffey which made good football almost impossible. Despite this the home team put in a good display with three excellent goals. John Henderson and Pearse Walpole opened their accounts with two well taken goals. Jonathan Scanlan became joint leading scorer with a well taken six yard header from a corner. A special mention for the Greystones 'keeper who pulled off a series of excellent saves. NEXT MATCH SAT 29TH MAR.

02 March 2008-St Marks Go 2nd

St Marks continued the recent good run of form with a 4-0 win over Ely Killala at Sportslink yesterday.A corner count of about 15 to 3 is indicative of the territorial domination that Marks enjoyed. Even still,it took an own goal to get the scoring going. After that goals from Damien O'Neill, Harry Walpole and Jonathan Scanlan completed the scoring.Jonathan's goal must be a contender for goal of the season. Advancing from his own half on to a through ball, he struck a shot from 30 yards with the outside of his right foot that went in off the underside of the bar.

23 February 2008-St Marks 1 Garden County 0

St Marks made it four wins out of four in Feb 2008 with a 1-0 win over Garden County from Bray in Ringsend Park today. In the last month Marks have scored eight goals and only conceeded one. It is impossible to pick out one person as man of the match as there were good performances all over the pitch. Steve Corcoran scored a late winner bringing his season total to 7.

17 February 2008-Garden County 0 St Marks 1

St Mark's beat Garden County 0-1 in Bray thanks to a late strike by Jonathan Scanlan. The match was a hard fought affair and looked like ending 0-0. After good work down the left Pat Gallager pulled the ball back to Jonathan Scanlan who netted from 15 yards.This win leaves mark's on a three game winning streak and steadily climbing the table. There were good performances all around, but if one had to be chosen, Dave Brown was man of the match.

09 February 2008-St Mark's 2 Ely Killala 0

St Mark's beat Ely Killala 2-0 in Ringsend Park today courtesy of a Jonathan Smyth penalty and a Killala own goal. The match was scrappy with no real pattern. On balance, Marks's deserved their victory having missed many chances. Man of the match for St Mark's was keeper Rod Brady.

02 February 2008-St Marks 4 John Hayes Utd 1

St Mark's scored a handsome win against table toppers John Hayes United today. In a devastating 15 minute spell in the first half, Mark's scored four times. There were too many solid performances to pick out individual players. Goalscorers Gerry Walsh and Damien O'Neill with a brace each deserve a special mention.

12 December 2007-Christmas Drink

St Mark's Christmas pint is on Sat 15th Dec at 830 pm in McDaid's pub off Grafton Street (near the Westbury Hotel). Everyone is more than welcome.

03 December 2007-Happy Christmas

The AFL shuts down until the weekend of Jan 18/19 so no games for a couple of weeks. Have a Happy Christmas and a peaceful new year.

02 December 2007-St Mark's 3 Links 3

Pride restored - what a difference a week makes! After being comprehensively outplayed by Links in the Jim Byrne Cup a week ago, St Mark's were unlucky to come away with only a draw in a blustery Ringsend Park yesterday. Despite missing some gilt edged chances, Mark's went two up courtesy of Jonathan Scanlan. Links stormed back to lead 3-2 - all from set pieces. Stephen Corcoran converted a penalty to leave matters all square.

25 November 2007-Links 3 St Mark's 1

Mark's were dumped out of the Jim Byrne Cup by a superior Links Ath side at the AUL complex last saturday. Mark's were only a goal down after 80 minutes thanks to some sharp saves from goalie Rod Brady. Two more were conceded in the last ten mins after going three at the back. Stephen Corcoran pulled one back with a well taken goal. Ironically we play Links in Ringsend Park next saturday. Hopefully we can avenge the defeat.

11 November 2007-Greystones 2 St Mark's 1

Mark's lost 2-1 away to Greystones on Sat 10th Nov. Down 2-0 after 30 mins, Stephen Corcoran pulled one back and it was game on. Despite laying siege to the Greystones goal in the second half, a combination of good goalkeeping, bad luck and poor finishing meant that St Marks came away with nothing.

24 October 2007-New Arrival

Congratulations to Rob Walpole from all at St Mark's. His wife recently gave birth to a baby boy.

20 October 2007-Garden County 1 St Mark's 1 (Mark's win 5-4 on Penalties)

St Mark's advance to the third round of the Jim Byrne Cup with a win on penalties away to Garden County in Bray. Garden County went ahead with a speculative shot from outside the box. St Mark's equalized with a great goal from Jonathan Scanlan . Winning the ball just inside his own half he advanced half the length of the field to slot the ball home. Despite Marks having the ball in the net in the second half, that was the end of the scoring. In a nervous penalty shoot out Mark's prevailed by 5 to 4. Only three games to the final- you never know! More details here.

14 October 2007-Dundrum 2 St Mark's 0

St Mark's went down 2-0 away to Dundrum Ath in the 1st Round of the Clifford Cup. After spurning a hatful of changes in the first half, Dundrum scored a breakaway goal early in the second half. It remained 1-0 until ten minutes to go when Dundrum added a second.

23 September 2007-Sad News

St Mark's player Rob Walpole lost his mother Maureen recently. We send our deepest sympathies to him and his family. St Mark's lost a great friend when Richie Daly died suddenly and tragically on saturday last. Richie played with us every week in UCD Belfield on thursday nights. Although in his early sixties, he taught us all a lesson with his skill and ability. He was a true gentleman, always a pleasure to be with and did not have a malicious bone in his body. He will be greatly missed by us all. We extend our deepest sympathy to his son Kevin and all his family and friends.

22 September 2007-St Mark's 2 Monksfield 3

St Mark's,sporting a new strip, suffered their first defeat of the season going down 2-3 to Monksfield. Finding themselves 0-3 down at half time, they mounted a spirited comback scoring two goals in the second half. Alas, it was not enough. Jonathan Scanlan and Derek Cahill netted for St Mark's

14 September 2007-John Hayes Utd 2 St Mark's 3

St Mark's scored the their first win of the season with a 2-3 result away to John Hayes Utd. Goals win games, and Stephen Corcoran scored a great hat-trick. All three goals cames from shots from the left side of the penalty area.

08 September 2007-St Mark's 1 Marino 1

The first league match of the new season which took place yesterday at Ringsend Park, was a full blooded encounter, with no quarter asked for or given. After a defensive error, Marino took the lead against the run of play with a drive from the edge of the box.The Mark's equalizer came from Rob Nicholson(Nico) after a fine 4 man move down the left. All in all a tough battle with a draw being a fair result. Marino won't be too far off the mark come the end of the season.

01 September 2007-St Colmcilles 3 St Mark's 3

Another friendly 3-3 draw against St Colmcilles in Tallaght on Sat 1st Sept. In a fairly disjointed performance, St Mark's came from behind three times to gain a draw. The goals came from Harry Walpole, Rob Walpole and Damien O'Neill.

26 August 2007-Blackrock 3 St Mark's 3

St Mark's opened the 2007-08 season with a friendly 3-3 draw against Blackrock College at Newtownparklands on Sat 24th Aug. Blackrock led 1-0 at half time but goals from Derek McCarthy, Stephen Corcoran and Rod Brady endured the teams were all square at full time.

06 July 2007-New Season Kick Off

The new season kicks off on sat sept 1st 2007. We will be playing in Sat Senior Div 2 of the AFL. The league will have 10 teams which means we will have 18 league games. As usual we will be playing in two AFL cups, the Jim Byrne and the Clifford Cup. The Jim Byrne cup is for all Saturday Senior Teams. The Clifford is for all Saturday and Sunday Senior Teams.

01 July 2007-Blackrock Friendly

On june 21st St Mark's Athletic played a friendly against Blackrock FC at Newtown Parklands. It was arranged to facilitate David McWilliams, Blackrock footballer,doom-monger economist and RTE documentary maker. As part of an upcoming project he wanted to get some video footage of seniors playing football. As a result the television cameras were at the match. Hopefully all of the footage shot will not end up on the cutting room floor and we will get to see it this winter. For the record, the result was Blackrock 5 St Mark's 2.

01 July 2007-Pre-season Friendlies

The pre season will include two friendly matches in -August. On saturday August 18th we play Blackrock and on saturday August 25th we play St Colmcilles.

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