Frank Kennedy Cup 1st Round
Coolaney advanced to the quarter-final of the Frank Kennedy Cup by beating Chaffpool Rovers 2-0 in Bunninadden on Friday evening. Cathal Leggett put the visitors ahead after 20 mins with a curling shot from the edge of the box. Chaffpool missed several good chances before Alan Taaffe was brought down as he burst into the penalty area. The ref flashed a red card and pointed to the spot and Paul Farren made no mistake. Despite being a man down in the second half, the home side had the better chances but failed to take any of them, and Coolaney now meet Grange or Real Tubber in the quarter final..

Promotion for Coolaney
Coolaney guaranteed themselves at least second place and promotion to the Premier Division with a hard earned 3-1 win over Cliffoney Celtic Reserves in their final league game. While they could still win the title, Merville United are odds on to take that honour with their games in hand.
Coolaney conceded early, but James Ellis got the home side back on level terms. Before half time, a Paul Farren penalty was saved but Cathal Leggett scored from the rebound. Trevor McGuinn put the result beyond doubt near the end with a powerful header from Leggett's corner.

Easy Win For Coolaney
Coolaney kept up their good run with a 4-0 win over Western Rovers today (March 28th). 2 goals each from Alan Duggan and Cathal Leggett left the home side needing just 4 points for promotion. The recent withdrawal of Chafpool United handed 6 points to MCR, leaving little room for error in the run-in. While Coolaney are still clear at the top, it is likely that Merville United will, barring a collapse, take the title

Walkover For Coolaney
Coolaney moved further ahead in the league as they claimed all 3 points when Chaffpool United were unable to field a team. The home side were expecting a difficult afternoon after last week's match, but instead bagged the points without kicking a ball to move a step closer to promotion. 

Another Draw
Once again Coolaney had to settle for a point when they finished 1-1 with Chaffpool United. Despite having the better of the game, they found it difficult to break down the visitors, but eventually Alan Farry was taken down in the box and Paul Farren made no mistake from the spot. However Peter O'Dwyer's sending off changed things in Chaffpool's favour, and a deflected shot sneaked just inside the post with 3 mins left. There were chances for both teams in the last few minutes, but both defences just about held out.

League - February 7th
Coolaney swere hoping to bounce back from last week's 6-0 defeat at the hands of Manulla in the Connacht Cup, but in the end had to be satisfied with a 1-1 draw at home to Grange. Indeed it looked as if all three points might be lost when they conceded with about 10 mins left of this close encounter, but Peter O'Dwyer scored deep in injury time to ensure one point.

League Resumes at last (Jan 24th)
Coolaney stretched their lead at the top of Division 1 to eight points today as football finally resumed after all the frost and snow. A Peter O'Dwyer hat-trick secured all three points as they ran out 3-0 winners, but they were made to fight all the way by Magherow.

Coolaney extend lead
Coolaney had to fight back from a 2-0 deficit to keep their good run going today (Dec 6th). Only a few matches beat the weather today, the first to be played for several weeks. Coolaney went 2 down in the gale at Cliffoney, but Patrick Gormley pulled one back just before half time, and another from Paul Farren, as well as an og gave the visitors all 3 points. With no-one else in the top half winning, the lead is now 5 points with just half the matches completed. However, Merville in particular and also Chaffpool United have several games in hand, but manager Gus Gilligan will be glad to have the points in the bag before the Christmas break.

Win puts Coolaney on top
A spectacular volley from Jonathan Gilligan after only 7 mins put Coolaney on track for an important win over leaders MCR to replace them at the top of the league. In a very close encounter, Mark Stenson saved a penalty just before half time to preserve the lead. The defence withstood a lot of pressure in the second half before Peter O'Dwyer made the points safe with a strike from outside the box in the last 10 mins. With Merville suffering their first defeat of the season, Coolaney are now in a great position to challenge for honours.

Coolaney Move Into Second Place
Coolaney's pitch was one of very few to survive the heavy rain this week-end (Nov 1st) and they took advantage by moving into second place in the league with a hard fought 2-1 win over Grange Utd. Grange did not look like a team near the bottom of the league and led 1-0 at half time. A penalty from Paul Farren brought the home team back into contention and Trevor McGuinn hit the winner with just nine minutes left.

Coolaney Utd 5 Aclare Celtic 0
The result of this match was never in doubt as Coolaney ran out easy winners against bottom team Aclare Celtic. Goals from Tomas Toolan, Cathal Legget and Paul Farren gave the home side a 3-0 half time advantage and Leggett completed his hat trick with two more in the second half.
Next week's fixture is a Connacht Cup match away to Galway team Cregmore.

Ten-Man Coolaney Record Excellent Win
Coolaney bounced back from last week's heavy defeat with an impressive 3-1 win away to league leaders MCR. Despite having centre-half Trevor McGuinn sent off in the first half Coolaney were the better team throughout, and goals from Cathal Leggett (2) and Peter O'Dwyer secured the win which puts them right back in the promotion chase.
Aclare Celtic are the visitors next week.

Heavy Defeat for Coolaney
Coolaney suffered a heavy 7-0 defeat at home to Merville United today (Sept 27th). After last week's excellent Connacht Cup win over Premier side Quayside hopes were high for an exciting match with the  promotion favourites, but a depleted home side were never really in it.

 Coolaney Utd Manager
 Gus Gilligan