Author: Jonathan Purvis

by Jonathan Purvis

Johnstown FC is proud to announce Taylors of Johnstown as Senior sponsors.

Johnstown FC is delighted to announce Taylors Johnstown as the sponsors for the senior team this year and into 2021. It is a great collaboration with local business, as the club continues to strive to be at the heart of the local community. A huge thanks to John O’Brein and the Taylors team for their support at this time as well as the continued support of all the club’s sponsors.

The club has been able to purchase a new home and away kits for the senior teams with the sponsorship provided. On the home kits first outing the lads had a good 5-3 win against Trim Town, a good omen for things to come hopefully.

We hope that you continue to support local business like Taylors through these times and we promise there will be a continued collaboration with Taylors in the near future. If you call in for a pint and bite to eat in the near future we hope you see our kit hanging with pride of place in the bar.

  • Christy Kavanagh, John OBrien and Justin Flynn as the presentation of new Taylor Senior kit
  • New Home Jersey
by Jonathan Purvis

Johnstown FC Seniors wrap up the group stage with a good win.

Our 1st team finished off their group campaign with a 5-3 win at home against Trim Town.

The visitors who had only 10 men led 2-1 at home time. The lads turned it around in the 2nd half and ran out 5-3 winners.

The Johnstown goals coming from Danny Reaney, Darren Finnegan and Blessed with a hattrick. The Taylors man of the match went to Adam Foy.

This leaves us in 3rd in the group, as about as well as have could be expected considering the strength of the teams that finished 1st and 2nd. We now await a draw for the quarter-final of the cup competition.

Johnstown Fc Team:Darren Killion, James Finnegan, Jimmy Caffrey, Richie Nevin, Benji Taylor, Adam Ivers, Adam Foy, Sean Challenger, Euan Burton, Danny Reaney, Blessed Omorojor. Subs: Darren McQuillan, Darren Finnegan, Matthew Fadeyi and Alex Moraru

by Jonathan Purvis

Johnstown FC just miss out in excellent local Derby

Johnstown FC just missed out on progressing to the next round of the NEFL 40 Year Commemorative Cup. It was an enthralling local derby Vs Parkvilla, the game finished 1-0 to the hosts up in Claremont on Friday evening.

Jimmy Caffery took home the man of the match award, kindly sponsored by Taylor’s of Johnstown.

There will be more good news on this front in the coming weeks!

by Jonathan Purvis

Johnstown FC Bottles

To help us all in these strange times, we have commissioned these beautiful bottles from Crafty Cuts in Meath.

Each bottle is personalised with the player’s names and initials and our Creston the front. Giving you a labelled bottled as per COVID best practice to bring to training and Matches. Bottles can be ordered on the link below for collection on Mondays between 6-7 in the MDL Grounds.

Visit the Store to order your bottle now

Personalised Waterbottles

by Jonathan Purvis

Johnstown FC – Safe Return to Football

It is absolutely great to be getting back to football and we here at Johnstown FC are very excited. We need to return to football in a safe way and abide by the rules laid out by medical experts and our governing body, please see guidelines below: 

1. All players MUST produce signed Health declaration before every training session. This is recorded by the club covid officers and NO player will be granted permission to train or play without producing this form.

2. As per FAI guidelines there will be training restrictions on the number of players/coaches per pitch. Up to U12s is 18 people, U13s to U18s is 22 people which included coaches.

3. Only travel to training and matches alone or with your family members. Please arrive 5 mins early for training and 5 mins early after.

4. No parents to remain at the training pitch. If you need to please inform team manager otherwise please return to your car. Parents can collect players from the pitch after training but again must keep social distancing. 

5. You must bring your own water bottle to training and on match day. NO sharing of water bottles.

6. Sanitiser will be available at each training session and on match day. Each player must sanitise their hands before and after each session. 

7. All players must come ready to train. Dressing rooms are out of bounds

8. After each session please leave the grounds as quickly as possible. 

9. If you have travelled abroad or someone in your family has please follow government guidelines and stay at home. If you have any symptoms of Covid 19 you MUST STAY AT HOME and contact your GP straight away. 

10. Each team has a selected Covid officer. If you have any questions or concerns please contact them or the manager of the team.

Keep safe and have fun upon your return to football!

Thanks 
Johnstown FC committee

by Jonathan Purvis

RIP Evan

It is with great sadness that we learnt of the sudden passing of Evan Fitzgerald. Evan was a valued member of our club and an integral part of our U16 team, he can be seen below with his team and his father Keith on the day of their cup final win this year.

Everyone here at Johnstown FC wishes to extend our condolences to Evan’s family, friends and team-mates at this very difficult time

Death notice:https://rip.ie/death-notice/evan-fitzgerald-navan-meath/406219

May Evan Rest in Peace