1967/1968

 

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Sunday Press 16/9/67 (Sat)

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Middle 'A'              St. Brendans (1)  Weston 1 (1)

 

Sunday Press 23/9/67 (Sat)

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Middle 'A'              Pembroke W 2 (0)  Weston 1 (0)     

Junior 'A'              Weston 2 (0)            Air Corps 2 (1)

 

Evening Herald 30/9/67 (Sat)

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Middle 'A'              Railway Union 2 (2)     Weston 1 (1)

Junior 'A'              Weston 2 (0)            St. Itas 2 (1)

 

Evening Herald 7/10/67 (Sat)

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Middle 'A'              Weston 1 (0)            Lorraine (2)

Junior 'A'              Lorraine 3 (1)          Weston 2 (1)

 

In the Middle League 'A', Lorraine continue to do well.   They had a good 2-0 away win over Weston 1 at Leixlip.

 

Sunday Press 14/10/67 (Sat)

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Middle 'A'              Weston 1 (0)            Monkstown 2 (1)

Junior 'A'              Pembroke W 5 (0)  Weston 2 (2)

Junior 'C'              Avoca 4 (1)       Weston 3 (5)

 

Evening Herald 21/10/67 (Sat)

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Middle 'A'              Corinthians 2 (1) Weston 1 (3)

Junior 'A'              Monkstown 4 (1)   Weston 2 (1)

Junior 'C'              Weston 3 (4)            Lorraine 4 (0)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Evening Herald 28/10/67 (Sat)

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Railway Cup 1st Rd            Weston 1 (1)            Pembroke W 2 (1)

 

In the 1st Round of the Railway Cup, Weston 1 and Pembroke W 2 drew 1-1 at Leixlip.

 

Evening Herald 4/11/67 (Sat)

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Irish Junior Cup 1st Rd Railway Union 3   Weston 1

Junior 'A'              Weston 2 (1)            TRR 4 (0)

Junior 'C'              Air Corps 3       Weston 3

 

Evening Herald 11/11/67 (Sat)

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Irish Junior Cup 1st Rd Railway Union 3 (1)     Weston 1 (2)

Junior 'A'              Air Corps 2 (2)   Weston 2 (2)

Junior 'C'              Weston 3 (1)            Corinthians 5 (1)

 

Evening Herald 18/11/67 (Sat)

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Irish Junior Cup 2nd Rd Avoca 2 (2)       Weston 1 (3)

Junior 'A'              St. Itas 2        Weston 2

Junior 'C'              Weston 3          Glenanne 4

 

In the 2nd Round of the Irish Junior Cup, Weston 1 scored an away 3-2 win over Avoca 2 at Newtownpark Avenue.

Next Saturday sees the opening Round of the Minor Cup with all Minor Teams involved.   There is a 1st Round tie in the Railway Cup between Weston 1 and

Pembroke W 2 which could be an exciting affair.

 

Evening Herald 25/11/67 (Sat)

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Railway Cup 1st Rd            Pembroke W 2 (0)  Weston 1 (1)

Minor Cup 1st Rd        Corinthians 4 (2) Weston 2 (1)

Junior 'C'              RCSI 2 (0)        Weston 3 (4)

 

In the Railway Cup 1st Round, Weston 1 who are going great guns this season, accounted for Pembroke W 2 by 1-0 at Serpentine Avenue.

In the 2nd Round, Weston 1 meet Lorraine at Leixlip and should get through by a small margin.

In the Minor Cup 2nd Round, Air Corps 2 and Weston 3 are in opposition at Baldonnell.   The Airmen should get through this tie.

 

 

 

 

Evening Herald 2/12/67 (Sat)

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Railway Cup 2nd Rd      Weston 1 (1)            Lorraine (0)

Minor Cup 2nd Rd        Air Corps 2       Weston 3

Junior 'A'              Weston 2          Lorraine 3

 

Evening Herald 6/12/67 (Wed)

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In the Irish Junior Cup, Weston 1 take on Corinthians 2 at Leixlip and should go through to the next Round.

 

League Tables at 6/12/67

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Middle 'A'              P     W     D     L     F     A     PTS

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Monkstown 2             08    06    01    01    17    05    13

Railway Union 2         07    05    01    01    14    08    11

Pembroke W 2                  06    03    02    01    06    05    08

Lorraine                07    03    01    03    09    07    07

Corinthians 2                 07    02    01    04    08    14    05

Weston 1                06    01    02    03    05    07    04

St. Brendans                  07    01    02    04    07    09    04

Avoca 2                 08    02    00    06    06    17    04

 

Junior 'A'

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Aer Lingus 2                  08    07    01    00    21    05    15

St. Itas 2              07    05    01    01    09    03    11

Monkstown 4             08    04    02    02    12    09    10

Weston 2                09    02    04    03    09    09    08

Air Corps 2             08    02    03    03    06    10    07

Pembroke W 5                  09    02    02    05    09    13    06

TRR 4                   09    02    01    06    08    18    05

Lorraine 3              06    00    02    04    03    10    02

 

Junior 'C'

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Glenanne 4              05    04    01    00    16    04    09

Corinthians 5                 07    03    02    02    15    12    08

Weston 3                05    03    02    00    14    03    08

Avoca 4                 07    04    00    03    20    15    08

Air Corps 3             04    01    02    01    07    04    04

YMCA 4                  06    01    00    05    08    19    02

Lorraine 4              02    01    00    01    04    06    02

RCSI 2                        06    00    01    05    08    28    01

Trinity 5

Railway Union 5  

 

 

Evening Herald 14/12/67 (Thurs)

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At Leixlip, Weston 1 take on Corinthians 2 and should register a home win.

 

Evening Herald 16/12/67 (Sat)

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Irish Junior Cup        Weston 1 (1)            Corinthians 2 (0)

Junior 'C'              YMCA 4 (1)        Weston 3 (4)

 

In the Irish Junior Cup, Weston 1 who are having a most successful season, beat

Corinthians 2 by 1-0 at Leixlip.

 

Evening Herald 30/12/67 (Sat)

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Junior 'C'              Weston 3 (6)            Railway Union 5 (1)

 

In the Irish Junior Cup, Monkstown 2 entertain Weston 1 at Royal Terrace.   The 'Town' should get through by a narrow margin.

In the Junior League 'C', Weston 3 went on a scoring spree against Railway Union 5 hitting in six for a solitary reply.

 

Press Cutting 6/1/68 (Paper Unknown)

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Weston Hockey Club was founded in the late 1940's but it was not until 1954 that they entered competitive Hockey being content until then to play friendly games.   Among the Founder Members of the Club were L. Eiffe, M. Lynam, P. Lynam,          P. Molloy, T. Molloy, Mrs. Gerald Burke and Miss Anne Pender.

At the point when the Club entered competitive Hockey they had only 14 playing Members, but so successful has been the promotion of the Club's affairs that, to-day, the Club has three Mens and three Ladies teams.

The industry and enthusiasm  of the Members of the Club is also reflected in the wonderful improvements which drew the acclaim of the Leinster Branch Grounds Inspection Committee.

Weston won the Minor Cup after a replay in their first season beating the College of Surgeons 2-0, K. Duke being their goalscorer.   In the same season they lost 2-0 to Railway Union in the Junior League Final.

The Baldonnel Club showed that their win of the previous season was no fluke by beating TRR 4 1-0 aet and winning the Minor Cup again in 1955/1956.   However, as in the previous season, Weston went down to Willwood in the Junior League Final losing by 2-0.

Weston kept up the good work in the 1956/1957 season beating Newtimes in the Final of the Intermediate Cup and, also, into the bargain accounting for neighbours Air Corps in the Intermediate League Final.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

The 1957/1958 season saw the breakthrough at last in the Intermediate League when Weston beat Air Corps in the Final but only after a replay by 2-0 thus scoring their first win in this competition.   The same season saw the Baldonnel men take the Intermediate Cup (they beat Lorraine 1-0 in the Final) and they also took the Junior League beating Aer Lingus in the decider.

The Clubs great run of success came to an end until 1965 when the Intermediate League Trophy again came their way, for they beat Pembroke W 4 in the Final by   1-0.

In 1960, however, they were beaten in the Leinster Final of the Irish Junior Cup by Pembroke Wanderers 2 who went on to win the trophy.   Last season Weston reached the Galtrim Cup Final but found Railway Union too strong for them and went down by 3-0.

The Ladies of the Club have not been without their share of successes too, for they won Minor Badges in 1957 and the Minor League in 1956.   They also played in the Final of Badges in 1966.

Few Clubs can boast so much success in such a short space of time and obviously the lull in winning is only of a temporary phase.   We confidently expect to see Weston back at the top again before long.

 

Sunday Press 6/1/68 (Sat)

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Irish Junior Cup        Monkstown (2)     Weston 1 (0)  

 

Evening Herald 13/1/68 (Sat)

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Middle 'A'              Weston 1          St. Brendans

Junior 'A'              Pembroke W 5            Weston 2

Junior 'C'              Weston 3          Avoca 4

 

Evening Herald 17/1/68 (Wed)

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At Leixlip, Weston 1 take on Avoca 2 in the semi-final of the Railway Cup.   This should be a close affair though home advantage may give Weston the edge.

 

Evening Herald 20/1/68 (Sat)

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Railway Cup S/F         Weston 1 (3)            Avoca 2 (1)

Junior 'A'              TRR 4             Weston 2

Junior 'C'              Weston 3 (1)            Glenanne 4 (1)

 

In the Railway Cup semi-final, Weston 1 had a clear-cut 3-1 win over Avoca 2 at Leixlip.

 

 

 

 

 

Evening Herald 27/1/68 (Sat)

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Middle 'A'              Weston 1 (1)            Pembroke W 2 (1)

Junior 'A'              Weston 2          Lorraine 3

Junior 'C'              Trinity 5 (0)           Weston 3 (6)

 

Evening Herald 3/2/68 (Sat)

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Middle 'A'              Weston 1 (1)            Avoca 2 (0)

Junior 'A'              Weston 2 (0)            Lorraine 3 (0)

Minor Cup 2nd Rd        Air Corps 2 (3)   Weston 3 (2)

 

Evening Herald 10/2/68 (Sat)

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Middle 'A'              Weston 1          St. Brendans

Junior 'A'              Weston 2          Monkstown 4

Junior 'C'              Lorraine 4        Weston 3

 

Irish Independent 14/2/68

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In the Junior Badge Final, Weston for the second year in succession were on the losing side beaten by a really good Ling 3.

Their success was due in large measure to Ling's enthusiastic Captain Miss Ann Martin.   Star player was Centre-Half Miss E. Coyne and Mildred Kelly on the right-wing was the most impressive forward.

Weston did really well to reach the Final, and with only one defeat in the League, they have shown real consistency.

They have a fine goalkeeper in Miss Cunningham and left-back Miss E. Stassen is of particular high standard for this grade.  They have a good centre-half in Ms. N. Birnie.                       Although Miss S. Ryan failed to score against Ling, she is the one who has been getting the goals all season, and it would be no surprise if Weston won the League to compensate for last Saturdays disappointment.

 

Evening Herald 17/2/68 (Sat)

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Middle 'A'              Avoca 2 (1)       Weston 1 (2)

Junior 'C'              Weston 3 (4)            Railway Union 5 (2)

 

Evening Herald 22/2/68 (Thurs)

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In the Middle 'A' Section, Monkstown 2 must win their remaining games to win out in the Section.   They have to meet Lorraine and Weston 1, two teams who could cause an upset.

 

 

 

 

 

Evening Herald 24/2/68 (Sat)

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Middle 'A'              Monkstown 2 (0)   Weston 1 (0)

Junior 'C'              Weston 3          Trinity 5

 

In the Middle League 'A', Monkstown 2 dropped a point in a scoreless draw with Weston 1 at Royal Terrace.   The fight for honours in Section 'A' Middle League is now getting very keen.

 

Evening Herald 2/3/68 (Sat)

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Middle 'A'              Weston 1 (3)            St. Brendans (1)

Junior 'A'              Weston 2 (1)            Monkstown 4 (2)

Junior 'C'              Air Corps 3       Weston 3

 

In the Middle League, Weston 1 had a good 3-1 win over St. Brendans.

 

Evening Herald 9/3/68 (Sat)

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Middle 'A'              Weston 1 (0)            Railway Union 2 (1)

Junior 'A'              Pembroke W 5 (1)  Weston 2 (1)

Junior 'C'              Railway Union 5   Weston 3

 

In the Middle League 'A', Railway Union 2 had a good 1-0 win over Weston 1 at Leixlip.

 

Evening Herald 13/3/68 (Wed)

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The Leinster Board Cup Finals are down for decision at Claremont Road on Monday March 18th.   In the Railway Cup, TRR 2 oppose Weston 1 at 2.30pm and should win.

 

Evening Herald 16/3/68 (Sat)

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Junior 'C'              Glenanne 4 (2)          Weston 3 (0)

 

Evening Herald 18/3/68 (Mon)

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Railway Cup Final       Weston 1 (0)            TRR 2 (3)

 

On Monday the Finals of the Branch Cup Competitions were decided.   Weston 1 put up a gallant display against TRR 2 in the Railway Cup Final at Claremont Road but had to give best to a better equipped side.   The final score was 3-0.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Evening Herald 6/4/68 (Sat)

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Middle League Final           Weston 1          Lorraine

 

 

End of Season Honours :-

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Middle League 'A'             Finalist

Railway Cup                   Finalist

Irish Junior Cup              3rd Round

 

Junior 'A'                    Mid Table

Minor Cup                     1st Round

 

Junior 'C'                    Mid Table

Minor Cup                     2nd Round

 

The Ladies Team Secretary was Mrs. J. Dolan and three teams were fielded :-

 

1st   Junior

2nd   Minor

3rd   Minor

 

The 1st Team got to the semi-final of the Junior Cup while both the 2nd and 3rd Teams got to the second round of the Minor Cup.