Opening Results in Warwickshire Football Leagues

Senior:

St Mary’s 1:12
St Finbarrs 0:6

Sean McDermotts 2:10
St Barnabas 0:4

Erin Go Bragh 2:9
John Mitchels 0:10

The Senior Football league kicked off with 3 interesting clashes, while County Champions Roger Casements enjoyed a free weekend while in Boston, celebrating their success of last year.
2004 League winners Erin Go Bragh were involved in a tight game with Birmingham rivals John Mitchels, that went down to the line.
A late goal had given Erin Go Bragh a small lead as the game entered injury time, but try as they might Mitchels could not break through for a share of the spoils. The game was settled with Erin Go Bragh’s second goal during added time.
In Coventry St Mary’s gained a measure of revenge for last seasons championship defeat, when they had 9 points to spare over St Finbarrs in what was described as an entertaining game. It was good to see St Finbarrs in action and it is hoped that they will build on this performance during the season. St Marys will be happy to start their season on a positive note.
In the other senior clash, Sean McDermotts had a comfortable victory over St Barnabas, eventually winning by 12 points. McDermotts have carried on where they left off last season and despite what was a pretty average year for them by their own high standards in 2004, there is no doubt that they will be strong challengers in all competitions this year.

Intermediate:

The Gaels 3:12
Sons Of Erin 1:4

O’Rahilly’s 4:8
St Brendans 2:4

John Mitchels 1:13
Erin Go Bragh 0:5

The initial matches in the 2005 Intermediate league saw some very good scoring returns, with 2 teams from the East of the County impressing.
The Gaels from Rugby have challenged for various honours in the Intermediate grade in recent years. In 2004 they won the Mulligan Cup and evidence of their first competitive game of 2005 suggests that they will be strong challengers in this grade. Their victims Sons Of Erin have just been regraded from senior, at their own request, due to retirement and departure of a number of players. It is a position they have been in before and are expected to rebuild under the stewardship of Sean Griffin and John Healy.
Equally impressive were O’Rahilly’s from Corby who notched 4 goals in their defeat of St Brendans, who were playing their first intermediate game for a number of years. This match was really a game of goals, with 6 in all scored. Both teams had their ‘shooting boots’ on but the Corby lads always had the edge in this fixture.
The other Intermediate fixture saw John Mitchels defeat reigning Champions Erin Go Bragh by 11 points. Mitchels were on top for most of this game and fully deserved their victory, despite the best efforts of their opponents.