Aidan King injured but Lannleire still manage a victory
June 1983
LANNLEIRE improved their prospects of reaching the semifinals of the Junior One F.L. when beating lowly Westerns 1-15 to 1-4 at Dunleer on Sunday. The.host side, 1-7 to 1-3 ahead at the interval, were never really extended and this despite losing the services early on of Aidan King with a leg injury.
Good displays for Dunleer from Sean and Frank Clare, P. J. Callan, John Kennedy, Sean Brennan, ‘Junior’ O’Brien and Richard Callan. Scores: S. Brennan 1-4, R. Callan 0-4, Thomas O’Hare 0-3, P. J. Callan, J. Kennedy, Matty Connolly and A. King 0-1 each.
Hard goers for the Reaghstown outfit were John Smith, Eugene Duffy, P. McCormack,
K. Kerr, M. Duffy, John Murray and H. O’Neill. Scorers: John Murray 1-0, E. Duffy 0-2, H. O’Neill and J. Smith 0-1 each. Referee, J. Moynagh.
Hunterstown R 1-11 O’Connells 1- 8
Holders, Hunterstown Rovers, did themselves a good turn when fending off a strong challenge from O’Connells in a well contested match at Castlebellingham. The locals turned over 0-8 to 0-4 ahead. The Callaghan clan shone for the victors in terms of scoring returns. Padraigh had 0-7, his brother Martin 1-3 and Willie Callaghan (no relation) 0-1. For O’Connells: P. Clarke 1-0, Gerry McKeever 0-4, Frank Kelledy 0-3 and Dom Kearney 0-1. Peter Tuite, Tony Prunty, Bernard Culligan and P. Clarke fared well for the O’Connells, while goalkeeper B. Crosby, F. Levins, Dermot and Tom Taaffe, Marrin and P. Callaghan showed up well for Rovers.
Referee. F. Smith.
John Mitchels 2-14 Stabannon P 1- 6
Mitchels, despite having Tony Sheridan sidelined in the second half under the personal fouls rule, never looked like losing this match at Ballybailie.
Scorers: Gerry Matthews 1-3, J. Halpcnny 1-2, P. Sheridan 0-5, D. Curtis 0-3, Jimmy Coyle 0-1. They had fine players in Tony Kane, A. Devine, S. Melia, P. Sheridan, J. Matthews and J. Halpenny.
Stabannon’s best: Gerard and Brian Reynolds, D. Murray and S. Fanning. Scores: S. Fanning and N. Maloncy 0-2 each, P. Fanning and G. Reynolds 1-1. Referee, R. McMahon.