Mayo Football League selects teams of the year
THE Mayo Football League have announced the teams of the year for the 2021 season as well as the 2019/2020 Masters seasons.
Super League champions Ballyheane have the most representatives on the Super League Team of the Year with five. Runners-up Ballina Town have four, while Claremorris and Westport United have one each.
One thing Ballyheane will be guaranteed is that a member of their unbeaten side will be Player of the Year, with Ben Edeh, Sean Kilcoyne and Liam Irwin all nominated.
Super League Team of the Year: Emmet Peyton (Ballina Town); Mikey O’Brien (Westport United), Jack Tuffy (Ballyheane), Chris Moore (Ballina Town), Dara Ludden (Ballyheane); Finian Brady (Claremorris), Sean Kilcoyne (Ballyheane), Jamie Cawley (Ballina Town); Liam Irwin (Ballyheane), Ben Edeh (Ballyheane), Benny Lavelle (Ballina Town).
Super League Player of the Year nominations: Ben Edeh (Ballyheane), Sean Kilcoyne (Ballyheane), Liam Irwin (Ballyheane).
Premier Division Team of the Year: Enda Joyce (Kiltimagh Knock United): Brendan Walsh (Kiltimagh/Knock United), Cillian Finn (Kiltimagh/Knock United), Chris Downey (Straide & Foxford United), Adam Diamond-Keane (Westport United B), Tony McDermott (Straide & Foxford United), Colin McDonnell (Westport United B), Kienan Smyth (Straide & Foxford United); Gary Concannon (Fahy Rovers), Dylan Webb (Kiltimagh/Knock United), Johnnie Cocozza (Straide & Foxford United).
Premier Division Player of the Year nominations: Tony McDermott (Straide & Foxford United), Brendan Walsh (Kiltimagh/Knock United), Johnnie Cocozza (Straide & Foxford United).
League One Team of The Year: Patrick Keane (Moy Villa); Connall Rice (Kiltimagh/Knock United), Shane McManamon (Newport/Mulranny Wanderers), Stewart Griffin (Crossmolina), Andrew Ruane (Moy Villa); Ciaran Gaughan (Moy Villa), Kevin Campbell (Crossmolina), Ian Gordon (Crossmolina); Gavin Groarke (Kiltimagh/Knock United B) Niall Coggins (Crossmolina), Luke Ruane (Moy Villa).
League One Player of the Year nominations: Ciaran Gaughan (Moy Villa), Kevin Campbell (Crossmolina), Luke Ruane (Moy Villa).
League Two Team of The Year: Niall O’Malley (Westport United C); Adam Walsh (Ballinrobe Town); Gillen Jennings (Ballinrobe Town), Sean Prenty (Westport United C); Alan Quinn (Castlebar Celtic B), Harrison Quinn (Westport United C), Cillian Whyte (Westport United C); Conor Ryan (Ballinrobe Town); Dylan O’Malley (Westport United C), JP O’Gorman (Ballinrobe Town), Danny Langdon (Hollister).
League Two Player of the Year nominations: Cillian Whyte (Westport United C), Dylan O’Malley (Westport United C), JP O’Gorman (Ballinrobe Town).
League Three Team of The Year: Calvin Higgins (Claremorris C); PJ Gibbons (Ballyglass B), Niall Barrett (Manulla C); Ian Costello (Claremorris C), Keith Bourke (Manulla C); Cian Reddington (Swinford B); Brian Durkin (Fahy Rovers B), Keith Kavanagh (Swinford B), Kevin Mannion (Manulla C); Roger Clarke (Manulla C), Gavin Brady (Claremorris C).
League Three Player of the Year nominations: Niall Barrett (Manulla C), Roger Clarke (Manulla C), Gavin Brady (Claremorris C).
Under 21 Division One Team of The Year: John Vahey (Ballyheane); Josh Webb (Manulla); Cillian Redmond (Ballyheane), Dara Ludden (Ballyheane); Liam Durkin (Conn Rangers), Padraig Beirne (Manulla), Lorcan Towey (Conn Rangers), Liam Whyte (Castlebar Celtic); Aiden Dunleavy (Manulla), Ben Edeh (Ballyheane), Evan Reape (Conn Rangers).
Under 21 Division One Player of the Year nominations: Aiden Dunleavy (Manulla), Ben Edeh (Ballyheane), Evan Reape (Conn Rangers).
Under 21 Division Two Team of The Year: Sean McAndrew (Killala); Kieran Molloy (Straide & Foxford United), Daniel Harrington (Swinford), James Marrey (Ballinrobe Town), Eoghan Rainey (Straide & Foxford United); Martin Murphy (Swinford), Cormac Turnbull (Straide & Foxford United), Matthew Langdon Long (Killala); Kienan Smyth (Straide & Foxford United); Conor Ryan (Ballinrobe Town), Conor Devaney (Swinford).
Under 21 Division Two Player of the Year nominations: Kienan Smyth (Straide & Foxford United); Cormac Turnbull (Straide & Foxford United), Conor Devaney (Swinford).
2019/2020 Masters Division One Team of The Year: Danny Fadden (Westport United); John Kelly (Manulla) Tom O’Connor (Ballina Town), Malachy McCarron (Ballina Town), Brian Kennedy (Westport United), Padraic Ring (Claremorris), Mark McNally (Westport United).
2019/2020 Masters Division Two Team of The Year: Colm Cafferkey (Achill Rovers), Eamon Creen (Castlebar Celtic), Manus O’Donnell (Achill Rovers), Mark Davitt (Achill Rovers), Ashley Stevenson (Castlebar Celtic), Stephen Jennings (Castlebar Celtic), Andy Leadbetter (Kiltimagh/Knock United).
AWARDS NIGHT
The awards for each division will be announced at the Mayo Football League presentation dinner on Wednesday, March 16, in the Castlecourt Hotel, Westport. Guest of honour on the night will be Mayo native, FAI UEFA delegate Pat Duffy.
The recipients for the Henry Downes Service to Football award, Hall of Fame, Club Person of the Year, and shortlist for Club of the Year will be announced this week.