The St Eunan’s College All-Ireland soccer champions 1986
ST. EUNAN’S COLLEGE 1986 All-Ireland soccer champs are having a 30-year reunion this weekend.
St. Eunan’s College won Senior School’s All-Ireland Soccer titles back-to-back in 1985 and 1986 after first winning the coveted trophy in 1979.
The 1986 squad are holding a Reunion tomorrow Saturday, May 28th and they’d be delighted to see any of their old school friends on the day.
They are playing a select team + guests from the College’s first All-Ireland Senior Soccer squad to win the All-Ireland in 1979, a team that included Eunan MacIntyre (Donegal All-Ireland U21 Medal winner & owner of Mac’s Mace), Colm McGonigle (Fanad Utd. & Finn Harps), Charlie Mulgrew (Donegal U21 & Senior All-Ireland winner) and Paul Carr (Donegal U21 & Senior All-Ireland winner).
The game will take place at 3pm with a meal to follow in the Brewery Bar afterwards at 6pm followed by the Champions League Final at 7:45pm.
They defeated Ard Scoil Rís from Limerick on May 11th in the 1986 final played at Belfield, UCD on penalties after the game finished 0-0 after extra time. The penalties were taken by Paul McGovern, Sean Reilly, Mickey McCarron and Joe O’Boyle. CJ McGinley was lined up for the fifth penalty that didn’t have to be taken after Ard Scoil Rís missed two of their four attempts.
The team was captained by Packie Dunnion and included Andrew McGovern, Charlie McGinley and Sean Reilly who were all starters on the 1985 team as well.
The rest of the starting 11 was: Danny Cunningham, Mickey McCarron, Enda O’Donnell, Joe Cannon, Paul McGovern, Joe O’Boyle and Gerard McBride. Other members of the panel were Ciaran “Duck” O’Donnell, Brian McGeehin, Declan O’Donnell, Benny Carr (RIP), Dessie Carroll, Kieran Blaney, Danny Quinn and Seamus Patton.
The team was managed by Fanad native John Friel assisted by Eddie Harvey. Members of the 1985 squad are also welcome to come along and play. Players can contact Packie Dunnion on 087-770 2046 to confirm if they can make it.
Below – Paul McGovern buries his penalty – while Packie Dunnion receives the winning trophy.
