About Us
Founded in June 2006, Clonee United Football Club was formed through
the amalgamation of two Dublin 15 based clubs, Casta Celtic & Little
Pacers FC.
While the club is still only in the early stages of it's development
by comparison to many of our more illustrious neighbours in the
Dublin 15 area, it's important to remember where the club has come
from.
The Clonee United committee on the club's opening night
Casta Celtic
Casta Celtic were formed in 2002 with the inaugural committee consisting
of Ian Johnson, Norman Gearon, John Bassi, Aidan Kelly, Gary Davis and
Denis O'Mahony. In the first year the club entered Division 1A
(Saturday) in the Amateur Football League under the guidance of manager
Norman Gearon. It was a great learning experience for the team -
although it only won five games all season, the foundations forthe
future of the club had been created.
The second season by comparison was an unbelievable success, with the
team going undefeated for the season - winning 16 games & drawing in
two. Although this run should have been enough for any team to win a
league, another club in the league, Darndale Celtic, finished with the
exact same results as Casta. Darndale prevailed in the playoff final,
winning 5-2. While the season ended on a disappointing note, it had also
seen the introduction of a second senior side due to growing numbers of
players. The team played in Division 2 (Saturday) and were managed by
Aidan Kelly. They achieved mid-table success for the last 3 years and
only through some unlucky defeats they could have brought more
silverware to the club. They also reached the Semi finals of the Loftus
Cup in their 3rd year under the management of Alan O'Connor.
Casta Celtic - Maher Cup Final 2006
The summer of 2004 saw the introduction of a new (and the current
United manager) Sean O'Brien. The 1st team had gained promotion to
Division 1 Saturday. Under the stewardship of O'Brien, the club went
on to claim it's first piece of silverware, edging out Kilmore Boys
to win the league by 4 points, with a record of 16 wins, 3 draws and
only 3 defeats. This led to promotion to the Premier Saturday
Division where the team finished third in 2005/06, also reaching the
quarter finals of the Amateur and Harding Cup. The team also reached
the final of the Maher Cup but unfortunately lost out to Celtic Park
1-0 in a closely fought encounter.
Little Pacers F.C.
Littlepacers were formed in 2000 with a group of kids just kicking ball,
getting some exercise & having fun in Dunboyne Community Centre every
Saturday morning. Set up & organised by Davy Byrne and Gerry O' Hara,
they trained there for two years.
In 2002 they entered the Brenfer North Dublin School Boys/Girls League
with only one under 9s team at the time. Training took place in Dunboyne
Community Centre for the younger players. Each year the club grew with
more teams entering the league. In 2005 our Under 9s run by Derek O'
Brien and Ray Barden won the Brenfer Shielda and this year they won also
their league.
In 2006 Littlepacers had eight teams from Under 7s to Under 17s and are
hoping to continue this growth as Clonee Utd for the next season.
Littlepacers have come a long way since 2000, starting with about 15
kids - accumulating 90 boys & girls playing football in 2006 and a
kindergarten in Dunboyne of 15 children age 4-6.
