Tomorrow night (Monday 27th August) The Swifts host Coagh United in the Second Round of the IRN-BRU League Cup at Stangmore Park.
Kick off 7.45pm.
Everyone Welcome.
Entrance to the match remains the same as the fee for a league game.
Seated: £10/£8
Terracing: £8/£6
DUNGANNON Swifts remain undefeated this season following victory over Glenavon at Mourneview Park on Friday Night.
The Swifts opened the scoring on 29 minutes after Sean Friars (pictured left) found himself unmarked from a Michael McKerr cross to head past keeper’ Andy Coleman.
Glenavon’s evening became worse a few minutes later with the dismissal of Kyle Neill after receiving two yellow cards in just seven minutes.
It was almost 2-0 to the Swifts not long after that but Stevie O’Neill’s header was ruled out offside.
Glenavon might have levelled ten minutes after the break after Brendan Shannon found Eddie McCallion only for the former Derry City man to blast a 30-yard drive off the bar. They later hit the cross bar after a Gary Hamilton free-kick fell for Ciaran Doherty to half-volley onto an upright.
The Swifts held out to pick up our first three points in the Danske Bank Premiership this season.
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All Match Photos can be viewed in our online gallery: https://dungannonswiftsfc.comgallery/2012-2013/
Glenavon: Coleman, Neill, McCashin, Haughey, McCallion, Hamilton, Doherty, Kilmartin, McGrory, Burrows, Bates
Subs: Shannon (replaced Burrows 35), White (replaced Haughey 90), Hynes (replaced McGrory 82) Subs not Used: Singleton (not used), Brown (not used)
Dungannon Swifts: Curran, Brennan, E. Friars, McMinn, Grieve, McKerr, Fitzpatrick, Hazley, Hutchinson, O’Neill, S. Friars
Subs: C. Lavery (replaced Hazley 75), R. O’Neill (replaced Brennan 57), Gawley (replaced S. Friars 69) Subs not Used: Topley, S. Lavery.
Full report will follow on Monday morning.
The Northern Ireland UEFA Regions Cup Squad v Republic of Ireland
Tonight (Tuesday 21st August.
Stangmore Park, Dungannon
Kick off 7.30pm.
The Northern Ireland Regions Cup squad will be heading off to Macedonia at the end of the month to participate in the Preliminary round group B. This is a warm up game for the tournament.
Stephen O’Neill gave Dungannon Swifts fans a glimpse of his potential with a sublime equaliser as Cliftonville were held at Stangmore Park.
The striker hit a late but much merited goal to mark his home debut in style as the Reds were forced to settle for a point.
And while it may only be the second match of a long campaign, it is doubtful whether Dungannon fans will see a better strike all season.
It arrived seven minutes from the end of a disappointing match, when O’Neill latched on to a poor clearance from the visitors’ defence.
He unleashed a dipping volley from 30-plus yards which sailed over the helpless goalkeeper and into the top corner, securing a credible draw against the North Belfast side.
Some 34 points separated these sides last term, but there was little between them on Saturday as both teams laboured in the August sunshine.
After a lacklustre first half bereft of goals, the deadlock was broken in the 58th minute when Adam McMinn turned Liam Boyce’s effort past his own goalkeeper.
But O’Neill’s spectacular equaliser was the culmination of a stirring finish from Dungannon.
It brought an end to a dismal losing sequence against the Reds, stretching back 10 matches, but more importantly offered hope for the months ahead.
Last season was a struggle for Swifts, with the lack of attacking potency a key problem. Indeed they were the lowest scorers in the whole division.
O’Neill was brought in to address that issue and, on this evidence, will be a key signing.
Dungannon made three changes from the side which drew at Ballinamallard with another summer signing, Francis Brennan, also handed a debut at right-back.
But the changes failed to spark Swifts in a lacklustre opening 45 minutes.
The main chance fell to Cliftonville just before the break. A free-kick from Martin Donnelly reached George McMullan but his close-range snapshot struck the crossbar.
It was a fortunate break, the type Dungannon have lacked in recent times.
Donnelly had gone close early on with a shot which flashed across goal, while McMullan saw a 25-yard lob land just wide of the home goal.
At the other end a Michael McKerr cross brushed the head of Matt Hazley before going wide while a Ryan Harpur strike crashed inches over the crossbar.
The early minutes of the second half saw Dungannon come into the game, but they were dealt a blow when Cliftonville broke the deadlock.
A poor free-kick from Hazley – straight into the wall – allowed the visitors to counter.
Boyce surged down the right flank, cutting inside before unleashing a left foot strike which took a crucial deflection off McMinn, sending it into the net.
It triggered activity on both benches. Cliftonville made a triple change while Sean Friars and Chris Lavery joined earlier substitute Grant Hutchinson in the Dungannon line-up.
And Lavery’s energy was a factor in a stirring response from the home side.
O’Neill headed wide after a cross from Cameron Grieve while Lavery set up Friars, but his close-range effort was straight at the Reds’ goalkeeper.
Between times Jonny Curran – again deputising for the suspended Niall Morgan – showed his potential with a superb block to keep out a powerful Boyce volley.
And it proved crucial, with O’Neill rescuing a deserved point with that stunning equaliser.
DGN SWIFTS: Curran, E Friars, Brennan, McMinn, Grieve, Hazley, Harpur (Hutchinson, 56), S Lavery (S Friars, 66), Topley (C Lavery, 66), McKerr, S O’Neill
Subs not used: Murphy, Fitzpatrick
CLIFTONVILLE: Devlin, McGovern, Cosgrove (Garrett, 59), B Holland, McMullan, Donnelly (Caldwell, 59), O’Carroll (Gormley, 59), Seydak, Smyth, Catney, Boyce
Subs not used: Lynch, Stuart
Referee: Raymond Hetherington (Dungannon)
Match photos can be found in our Gallery section of the website.
After having a first half lead by two goals The Swifts allowed Ballinamallard United to claw their way back to claim a point from their inaugural outing in the Danske Bank Premiership.
The Swifts took the lead after only the eight minute of the new league campaign. Former Swift ‘keeper Alvin Rouse attempted to catch a ball crossing into the box but unfortunately for him, the ball bounced around the home penalty area, eventually coming off the knee of defender Mark Stafford allowing Ryan Harpur in to direct it past Rouse.
It was 2-0 on 28 minutes after Johnny Topley connected with a Neal Gawley corner to turn home a well placed glancing header.
Ballinamallard almost reduced the gap two minutes after that only for Andy Crawford’s goalbound header to be cleared safely by the Swifts. They came closer still on the stroke of half-time when Jason McCartney went on a run only to see his resultant shot cannon back off the crossbar.
The Premiership new boys did score on 63 minutes when Andy Crawford pounced on a poor backpass to round ‘keeper Jonny Curran and guide the ball into the empty net.
Then, right at the end, Chris Curran secured a point for Whitey Anderson’s side when he managed to find the net straight from a corner, helped in with the leg of a Swifts defender.
Ballinamallard United: Rouse, McConkey, Keohane, Harper, Stafford, Kee, Curran, O’Grady, Campbell, Crawford, McCartney subs McGrath, Carters, Hutchinson, McKenna, Martin
Dungannon Swifts: Curran, Hutchinson, E. Friars, Grieve, McMinn, Harpur, Topley, Hazley, S. O’Neill, S. Friars, Gawley subs S. Lavery, C. Lavery, Fitzpatrick, Cahoon, McKerr
Match photos can be found in our Gallery section of the website.
Dungannon Swifts are delighted to announce the signing of the talented Tyrone Milk Cup Star Jamie Glackin.
Jamie is a very talented player, we are delighted that he has agreed to sign for us and we see a great future ahead of him. He has great ability and we are looking forward to him developing further with us.
Jamie who joins the Swifts from Institute, scored a wonder goal v Manchester United in this years Milk Cup opener at Darragh Park to help his team to a glorious victory over the Manchester outfit. Playing in his fourth NI Milk Cup for Co.Tyrone, Jamie was rewarded with the captains armband for the 2012 campaign.
Jamie played alongside former Swifts player Liam Donnelly, and Current Swifts player Eoin Teague in the Northern Ireland U17 Victory Shield team. We could see Jamie appear for the first team in the very near future if he keeps his head down and continues to develop as well as he currently is.
Welcome to Stangmore Park Jamie and all the best.
Pictured: Darren Murphy (DSFC Joint Head Coach), Jamie Glackin, Joe McAree (DSFC Chairman)