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A Brief History Of Clane United
Clane United was founded in 1973 by a group of young lads who met regularly to play football. Due to great potential among the group, a number of players decided to form a club and Clane United AFC was born.
The first pitch, in Richardstown, was provided by Charlie O'Neill and this was the home of Clane United for many years. At the same time they joined the FAI and gained entry to the division three counties league.
Over the years the club has grown considerably and in 1992 the club moved to its current ground at The Doctors Road and started to develop it. This expansion has taken place under the watchful eye of several different Chairpersons including Tom Connelly, who held office on three different occasions between 1973 and 1990, Jim Byrne, Joe Donnelly, Donal Curran (the current club president), Pat O'Connell, Peter Donoghue, Fran Mahoney and the current Chairman, Dave Patchell. Under Dave, in 2007, Clane United and Clane Boys merged to make Clane United a club which caters for players aged from 5 years to Seniors. Clane Boys history will be added at a later date.
Role of Honours
Clane United AFC won their first trophy back in 1977 when they picked up the Counties Cup under managers Biller Cash and Jim Byrne. They have continued to achieve great things since then. Around 1994, Clane United AFC moved all their teams to the newly formed Kildare Junior Football League.
Year
League/Cup - Position
Team/Level
Manager/s
1987
Division 2A - Winners.
1st Team
Brendan Mooney
1988
Division B LJL - Runner-up.
1st Team
Brendan Mooney
1989
Division 1A LJL - Runner-up.
1st Team
Brendan Mooney
1995
Youth Division - Winners
Youth Team
Mark Warner & Jason Drennan
1997/98
Division One - Winners
1st Team
Tony Magiff & Pat O'Connell
Division 3/4/4A Cup - Winners
2nd Team
Brendan Mooney
2000
Division 1 - Winners
1st Team
Division 3 - Winners
2nd Team
2002
Division 1 Cup
2nd Team
2003
Division 2 LSL - Winners
1st Team
Tony Magiff
2006
Division 3
2nd Team
Jimmy Percival
Division 3 Cup
2nd Team
Jimmy Percival
Committee
Clane United is a completely amateur committee run football club. The current committee are:
Chairman: Vice Chairman: Secretary: Treasurer: PRO/Webmaster: Committee Members:
Dave Patchell
Michael O'Malley
Geraldine Sutton
Andrew Stallard
Conor Byrne
Steven McCann
Diane McCann
Richie Phillips
Clane United play at the Doctor's Road which is located just off the Ballinagapa Road, Clane. We currently have two full sized pitches, one junior pitch, one flood-lit training pitch and a clubhouse with dressing rooms and showers. We have recently added a defibulater to the clubhouse.
The exact location of our pitches is mapped below:
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