1967The Club’s Under 16 football team won the North Board championship defeating Mountbellew in the final by 1-5 to 0-6. Played during a thunderstorm and downpour Mountbellew led by four points at halftime. A brilliant goal by Pakie Flannery put Athenry back into the game early in the second half. From then until the end they took control and held on to record a historic first North Board victory in Juvenile football. St. Michael’s defeated Athenry in the County semi-final. Under 16 Football NORTH BOARD UNDER 16 FOOTBALL CHAMPIONS 1968 Front Row: (left to right.) P. J. Molloy, Tony Kelly, Francis Joyce, Tom Coffey, Stephen Cloonan (Captain), Sean Hynes, John Quinn, Kieran Barrett, Pakie Corley, Michael Gannon. Back Row: (left to right) Luke Glynn, Gerry Kelly, Pat Kilkelly, Stevie Duane, Johnny Gannon, Richard Mulkerrins, Tom Burke, Brian Hardiman, Johnny Curran, Gerry Corley and Pakie Flannery. All-Ireland Colleges Final 1964 Inspired by the great Galway duo of Jimmy Duggan and Colie McDonagh and turning in a truly magnificent performance of precision football, St. Jarlath’s College, Tuam defeated St. Mel’s of Longford by 1-10 to 0-4 in the 1964 All-Ireland Senior Colleges Football Final replay at Tullamore. But it was Athenry’s Paddy Madden, who lined out at full forward, who stole the show. He had a dream game and crashed home a wonderful goal in the opening half. It was the score that broke St. Mel’s hearts and when the Athenry man was pulled down, to save what would surely have been another goal, and Duggan pointed the resulting free Jarlath’s were on their way to victory. NORTH U16 FINAL LINEOUT 1967 1 Pat Kilkelly, 2 Johnny Gannon, 3 Stephen Cloonan (C), 4 Tom Coffey, 5 Gerry Corley, 6 Tom Burke, 7 Kieran Barrett, 8 Sean Hynes, 9 Pakie Flannery, 10 P. J. Molloy, 11 Gerry Kelly, 12 Luke Glynn, 13 Pakie Corley, 14 Johnny Curran, 15 Frank Joyce, 16 Michael Gannon, 17 Stevie Duane, 18 Richard Mulkerrins, 19 Brian Hardiman, 20 Tony Kelly, 21 John Quinn, MANAGEMENT: Anthony Donoghue, Michael Burke and Fr. Martin Gleeson. Paddy Madden Under 16 football team captain Stephen Cloonan (left) and Fr. Martin Gleeson (right) trainer of the North Board Champions 1967 Michael Burke (left) winner of Connacht Junior football medals in 1966 and 1969 also a club mentor. Martin Maloney (right) served as Club Secretary and team mentor during the 1960’s
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