http://www.westmeathindependent.ie/sport/soccer/ Latest from the online edition en-gb Fri, 30 Jul 2010 16:28:04 +0000 Copyright (C) 2010 Clyde and Forth Press Ltd http://www.clydeandforthmedia.co.uk/feeds/ 79 http://www.clydeandforthmedia.co.uk/furniture/wmi_logo_500x75.png http://www.westmeathindependent.ie/sport/soccer/ TWO beautifully crafted goals by half-time substitute David Fuster lit up Spanish side Villarreal's much anticipated visit to Lissywoollen in glorious sunshine last Saturday evening. http://www.westmeathindependent.ie/sport/roundup/articles/2010/07/28/3998931-superb-spanish-side-give-footballing-masterclass/ http://www.westmeathindependent.ie/sport/roundup/articles/2010/07/28/3998931-superb-spanish-side-give-footballing-masterclass/ Wed, 28 Jul 2010 17:30:32 +0100 Sport ATHLONE Town came frustratingly close to achieving a first league win in six attempts until a last-gasp equaliser by defender Anthony Wolfe gave Wexford Youths an unlikely share of the spoils at Lissywoollen. http://www.westmeathindependent.ie/sport/roundup/articles/2010/07/28/3998935-lastgasp-equaliser-denies-athlone-town-victory-/ http://www.westmeathindependent.ie/sport/roundup/articles/2010/07/28/3998935-lastgasp-equaliser-denies-athlone-town-victory-/ Wed, 28 Jul 2010 17:00:00 +0100 Sport FOLLOWING their heroics against Gordon Strachan's Middlesbrough on Monday evening (drawing 1-1), Athlone Town are hopeful of having new striker Declan O'Brien registered in time to face Wexford Youths. http://www.westmeathindependent.ie/sport/roundup/articles/2010/07/21/3998787-athlone-hope-new-signing-obrien-can-feature-against-wexford/ http://www.westmeathindependent.ie/sport/roundup/articles/2010/07/21/3998787-athlone-hope-new-signing-obrien-can-feature-against-wexford/ Wed, 21 Jul 2010 17:00:00 +0100 Sport Athlone Town continued their poor form when losing the Midlands derby to Longford Town at Flancare Park on Saturday. http://www.westmeathindependent.ie/sport/roundup/articles/2010/07/21/3998786-new-look-athlone-lose-out-to-longford-in-derby-clash/ http://www.westmeathindependent.ie/sport/roundup/articles/2010/07/21/3998786-new-look-athlone-lose-out-to-longford-in-derby-clash/ Wed, 21 Jul 2010 17:00:00 +0100 Sport LOCAL soccer followers are preparing for a festival of football at Athlone Town's Lissywoollen stadium next week. http://www.westmeathindependent.ie/sport/roundup/articles/2010/07/14/3998655-ticket-details-for-athlones-festival-of-football-revealed/ http://www.westmeathindependent.ie/sport/roundup/articles/2010/07/14/3998655-ticket-details-for-athlones-festival-of-football-revealed/ Wed, 14 Jul 2010 17:00:00 +0100 Sport ATHLONE Town's playing squad appears to have been reduced in quality over the past week. http://www.westmeathindependent.ie/sport/roundup/articles/2010/07/14/3998650-hectic-transfer-window-action-already-at-athlone-town-/ http://www.westmeathindependent.ie/sport/roundup/articles/2010/07/14/3998650-hectic-transfer-window-action-already-at-athlone-town-/ Wed, 14 Jul 2010 17:00:00 +0100 Sport IT was change aplenty at Athlone Town during the course of last week. http://www.westmeathindependent.ie/sport/roundup/articles/2010/07/14/3998648-changed-athlone-fail-to-overcome-sending-off-blow/ http://www.westmeathindependent.ie/sport/roundup/articles/2010/07/14/3998648-changed-athlone-fail-to-overcome-sending-off-blow/ Wed, 14 Jul 2010 17:00:00 +0100 Sport A second-half hat-trick from Shelbourne front-man Dinny Corcoran proved to be the difference as Athlone succumbed to defeat in an entertaining, goal-laden league encounter. http://www.westmeathindependent.ie/sport/roundup/articles/2010/07/08/3998493-corcoran-treble-sees-shels-outgun-town-in-goal-fest/ http://www.westmeathindependent.ie/sport/roundup/articles/2010/07/08/3998493-corcoran-treble-sees-shels-outgun-town-in-goal-fest/ Thu, 08 Jul 2010 17:00:00 +0100 Sport BEALNAMULLA star Jennifer Byrne was to the fore over the weekend as Ireland under-17s ladies' soccer team lost the final of the UEFA European Championships in cruel fashion in Switzerland. http://www.westmeathindependent.ie/sport/roundup/articles/2010/06/30/3998305-byrne-to-the-fore-as-ireland-u17s-reach-euro-final-/ http://www.westmeathindependent.ie/sport/roundup/articles/2010/06/30/3998305-byrne-to-the-fore-as-ireland-u17s-reach-euro-final-/ Wed, 30 Jun 2010 17:00:00 +0100 Sport FOLLOWING last weekend's topsy-turvy performance against Monaghan Utd, Athlone Town captain Chris Bennion was full of praise for the club's young local players. http://www.westmeathindependent.ie/sport/roundup/articles/2010/06/30/3998297-bennion-praises-young-guns-after-jekyll-and-hyde-display/ http://www.westmeathindependent.ie/sport/roundup/articles/2010/06/30/3998297-bennion-praises-young-guns-after-jekyll-and-hyde-display/ Wed, 30 Jun 2010 17:00:00 +0100 Sport IT was the very best and very worst of Athlone Town on Saturday. http://www.westmeathindependent.ie/sport/roundup/articles/2010/06/30/3998296-athlone-town-let-four-goal-lead-slip-in-dramatic-finale--/ http://www.westmeathindependent.ie/sport/roundup/articles/2010/06/30/3998296-athlone-town-let-four-goal-lead-slip-in-dramatic-finale--/ Wed, 30 Jun 2010 17:00:00 +0100 Sport LOCAL junior club St Peter's are on the lookout for a new manager, after Mickey Collins decided to take up an offer to coach Athlone Town's under-17 team. http://www.westmeathindependent.ie/sport/roundup/articles/2010/06/23/3998134-collins-leaves-st-peters-to-take-up-athlone-town-post/ http://www.westmeathindependent.ie/sport/roundup/articles/2010/06/23/3998134-collins-leaves-st-peters-to-take-up-athlone-town-post/ Wed, 23 Jun 2010 17:30:19 +0100 Sport Athlone & District Schoolboy League's Kennedy Cup campaign began in disheartening fashion on Monday evening, when they suffered a heavy defeat at the hands of the Limerick District Schoolboy League at the University of Limerick. http://www.westmeathindependent.ie/sport/roundup/articles/2010/06/23/3998137-athlone-have-no-answer-to-powerful-limerick-outfit-in-kennedy-cup-opener/ http://www.westmeathindependent.ie/sport/roundup/articles/2010/06/23/3998137-athlone-have-no-answer-to-powerful-limerick-outfit-in-kennedy-cup-opener/ Wed, 23 Jun 2010 17:30:13 +0100 Sport League leaders Derry City strolled to three points against a dreadful Athlone Town at Lissywoollen on Tuesday evening of last week, as the First Division prepared to go into a two week mid-season mini-break. http://www.westmeathindependent.ie/sport/roundup/articles/2010/06/17/3998089-insipid-athlone-town-fail-to-test-league-leaders-derry-/ http://www.westmeathindependent.ie/sport/roundup/articles/2010/06/17/3998089-insipid-athlone-town-fail-to-test-league-leaders-derry-/ Thu, 17 Jun 2010 13:43:07 +0100 Sport ATHLONE TOWN FC's hopes of bringing superstars Real Madrid to Lissywoollen for a friendly match in August appear to be fading fast. http://www.westmeathindependent.ie/sport/roundup/articles/2010/06/09/3997750-jose-looks-set-to-quash-friendly-with-athlone-town/ http://www.westmeathindependent.ie/sport/roundup/articles/2010/06/09/3997750-jose-looks-set-to-quash-friendly-with-athlone-town/ Wed, 09 Jun 2010 17:00:00 +0100 Sport THE prestigious Leinster Junior Cup is back in Athlone for the first time in 47 years, after Willow Park dramatically defeated St Paul's Artane at Tolka Park on Sunday afternoon. http://www.westmeathindependent.ie/sport/roundup/articles/2010/06/09/3997749-hyland-strike-sees-willow-park-seal-historic-triumph/ http://www.westmeathindependent.ie/sport/roundup/articles/2010/06/09/3997749-hyland-strike-sees-willow-park-seal-historic-triumph/ Wed, 09 Jun 2010 17:00:00 +0100 Sport League leaders Derry City strolled to three points against a dreadful Athlone Town at Lissywollen on Tuesday evening, as the First Division prepares to go into a two-week mini-break. http://www.westmeathindependent.ie/sport/roundup/articles/2010/06/09/3997744-league-leaders-easily-dispose-of-weak-athlone-/ http://www.westmeathindependent.ie/sport/roundup/articles/2010/06/09/3997744-league-leaders-easily-dispose-of-weak-athlone-/ Wed, 09 Jun 2010 17:00:00 +0100 Sport St. Peter's romped to the Counties Cup with a 5-1 victory over Mountmellick United at Leah Victoria Park, Tullamore, on Sunday last. http://www.westmeathindependent.ie/sport/roundup/articles/2010/06/02/3997586-st-peters-claim-counties-cup-with-easy-final-win/ http://www.westmeathindependent.ie/sport/roundup/articles/2010/06/02/3997586-st-peters-claim-counties-cup-with-easy-final-win/ Wed, 02 Jun 2010 17:30:29 +0100 Sport WILLOW PARK are bracing themselves for the biggest game in the club's history, as they prepare to take on Dublin side St Paul's Artane, in the Leinster Junior Cup final on Sunday at Tolka Park (3pm). http://www.westmeathindependent.ie/sport/roundup/articles/2010/06/02/3997588-willow-park-face-biggest-game-in-their-history/ http://www.westmeathindependent.ie/sport/roundup/articles/2010/06/02/3997588-willow-park-face-biggest-game-in-their-history/ Wed, 02 Jun 2010 17:30:02 +0100 Sport AND so it ultimately came down to a single kick of a ball. http://www.westmeathindependent.ie/sport/roundup/articles/2010/06/02/3997585-willow-retain-title-as-peters-pay-the-penalty/ http://www.westmeathindependent.ie/sport/roundup/articles/2010/06/02/3997585-willow-retain-title-as-peters-pay-the-penalty/ Wed, 02 Jun 2010 17:00:00 +0100 Sport ATHLONE Town chalked up only their second away win of the season when they shocked Cork City. http://www.westmeathindependent.ie/sport/roundup/articles/2010/06/02/3997584-skelly-nets-winner-as-town-stun-cork-with-leeside-win/ http://www.westmeathindependent.ie/sport/roundup/articles/2010/06/02/3997584-skelly-nets-winner-as-town-stun-cork-with-leeside-win/ Wed, 02 Jun 2010 17:00:00 +0100 Sport WILLOW PARK could become the first team from Athlone to win the coveted Leinster Junior Cup for 48 years, after clinching a place in the final. http://www.westmeathindependent.ie/sport/roundup/articles/2010/05/26/3997425-willow-reach-leinster-junior-final-while-peters-eye-double-/ http://www.westmeathindependent.ie/sport/roundup/articles/2010/05/26/3997425-willow-reach-leinster-junior-final-while-peters-eye-double-/ Wed, 26 May 2010 17:00:00 +0100 Sport ATHLONE native Alan Sheehan faces a dramatic race against time to be fit to play at Wembley Stadium on Saturday in the League One play-off final. http://www.westmeathindependent.ie/sport/roundup/articles/2010/05/26/3997420-sheehan-in-race-against-time-for-swindon-playoff/ http://www.westmeathindependent.ie/sport/roundup/articles/2010/05/26/3997420-sheehan-in-race-against-time-for-swindon-playoff/ Wed, 26 May 2010 17:00:00 +0100 Sport ATHLONE TOWN forward Austin Skelly has played down suggestions that manager Brendan Place's position could come under closer scrutiny following the team's recent slump in form. http://www.westmeathindependent.ie/sport/roundup/articles/2010/05/26/3997419-skelly-urges-fans-to-stick-with-athlone-/ http://www.westmeathindependent.ie/sport/roundup/articles/2010/05/26/3997419-skelly-urges-fans-to-stick-with-athlone-/ Wed, 26 May 2010 17:00:00 +0100 Sport ATHLONE Town's recent worrying slide down the First Division table continued at Terryland Park on Saturday. http://www.westmeathindependent.ie/sport/roundup/articles/2010/05/26/3997417-athlone-fall-to-surprise-defeat-away-/ http://www.westmeathindependent.ie/sport/roundup/articles/2010/05/26/3997417-athlone-fall-to-surprise-defeat-away-/ Wed, 26 May 2010 17:00:00 +0100 Sport