by DSFC Media | May 27, 2012 | Uncategorized
If you sponsored the Shirt of any Swifts players last season you can call into the club tomorrow night between 8pm and 10pm to collect it.
Please let us know by emailing: media@dungannonswiftsfc.co.uk if you are planning on collecting your shirt so we can have it available for you.
Other wise if tomorrow night does not suit, please also email to let us arrange another time suitable.
Many thanks to everyone that sponsored a shirt this season. Hopefully we will get a big response again for the coming season.
Thank you.
by DSFC Media | May 27, 2012 | Uncategorized
Northern Ireland Manger Michael O’Neill and Swifts Manager Darren Murphy pictured last night at the Mid Ulster Football Associations 125th Anniversary dinner.
Darren was one of Jackie Fullertons guest speakers alongside Michael O’Neill and Alfie Wylie (Northern Ireland womens Manager).
by DSFC Media | May 27, 2012 | Uncategorized
Swifts Secretary Simon Graham pictured with Northern Ireland Manager Michael O’Neill at the presentation of our premiership Domestic Licence at The Culloden Estate on Friday.
by DSFC Media | May 25, 2012 | Uncategorized
We are delighted to announce that Centre forward Stephen O’Neill has signed for the Club and becomes the sixth new player to join the Swifts in the close season.
O’Neill has joined the club from Carrick Rangers, making the same move as another of our new signings, Grant Hutchinson. O’Neill is a hardworking centre forward who will hopefully score the goals that we craved for last season. He featured for Carrick Rangers just short of thirty times in the league last season scoring eight goals during those games. Hopefully the twenty-seven year old can produce the goods for the Swifts in 2012/13 season. Welcome to the Club Stephen.
In other contract news, long serving Swifts player Conor Forker has signed a new contract to remain at Stangmore Park.
Due to work commitments Michael Ward will not be having his contract renewed at Stangmore Park. Michael is unable to offer as much commitment to the game as he previously has in the past and a decision was reached by management and Michael to part company. Michael has been a terrific servant to Dungannon Swifts and Dungannon United Youth throughout his footballing career and we wish him all the best for the future.
Michael Funston will also not be having his contract renewed at the Swifts due to work commitments. We would like to take the opportunity to thank Michael, who faithfully travelled to Dungannon (sometimes further afield on a Saturday!) three times a week from Letterkenny to represent Dungannon Swifts. We wish him all the best in the future.
by DSFC Media | May 22, 2012 | Uncategorized
The management are pleased to announce that a selection of players have signed new contracts for the Swifts. As mentioned just before the end of the season goalkeeper Niall Morgan and teenage Striker Stefan Lavery both agreed new deals. In addition to these two players, Ryan O’Neill, Johnny Montgomery and Terry Fitzpatrick have all been signed up for at least another season each.
Craig McClean has left for Crusaders, Liam Donnely for Fulham and lately Shea McGerrigan has left to join Championship side Ards.
Darren and Rodney are planning to discuss contracts with the rest of the squad over the next week or so.
Swifts first team coach Rodney McAree has said, “A lot of players are running out of contract. We have to make sure that everybody is spoken to. Some players will sign up and unfortunately some will move on, we have a budget to stick to. The people we have signed so far have given us options, it’s good to have options and we didn’t last season. “
“I’m excited about the new season. Last season was a long, hard one and no-one wants to go through that again. I’m happy with what we have brought in. We have targeted six and we have got five of them and we are hopeful of getting the other one.”
by DSFC Media | May 17, 2012 | Uncategorized
As promised the management team of Murphy and McAree have been busy recruiting new players to bolster our current batch of players. In addition to the three new players already signed up for the season ahead, the Swifts Management team have wasted no time in snapping up a further two players, former Glentoran and Lisburn Distillery midfielder, Neal Gawley and former Dungannon United Youth Player, Jamie Douglas.
Midfielder Gawley, 26, is a versatile player who can play on either wing or up front, he has great pace and an eye for goal and will be a very welcome addition to the Swifts side. He has joined the Swifts from playoff winning side Lisburn Distillery, where he made over 30 appearances last season as a midfielder. As a player who has copious amounts of Irish league experience to his name, Neal also carries with him the experience of having represented Glentoran and Distillery in the Intertoto Cup, Europa League and the Setanta Cup, over the past five years.
Jamie, at 5’11” is predominantly left-footed but he’s got two terrific feet, he plays off shoulders, like Gawley, he also has a superb eye for goal and is quick. The Northern Ireland Youth International is a frontman who can also play on the left.
The nineteen year old signed for Preston North End from Dungannon United Youth when he turned sixteen years old. One year later in April 2010, after scoring plenty of goals and impressing in the youth setup/reserve team at PNE, Jamie was handed a professional contract with the club. He went on to score his first professional goal for PNE to equalise against Carlisle United in the 92nd minute on Boxing Day, 2011. Jamie was released from PNE in May 2012 and has decided to return to the club he played for in his youth.
Welcome to the Swifts Neal, and welcome back to Dungannon Jamie. We are delighted to have you both on board at Stangmore Park.
