Home | About Our Club | Members List and Player Profiles | Match Reports and League Tables | Club Photo Album | Where are they now? | Glenwood Lookalikes | Historic Double Header Special | 1992/93 | 1993/94 | 1994/95 | 1995/96 | 1996/97 | 1997/98 | 1998/99 | 1999/00 | 2000/01 | 2001/02 | 2002/03 | Contact Us
2001/02
Glenwood Rovers

teamphoto.jpg

Investment in Youth pays dividends.

At the start of the new season Glenwood Rovers were a club on the brink of extinction; no manager, no money and no support.  Glenwood legend Niall Ward took the reins and found himself at a club 85 million euro in debt.  Don Kiernan went to pastures new, while Shane O'Briens club sponsored car was found by the River Dodder, just 2 miles from Stadium Loretto.  His body, to this day, has not been found.  Ward was forced to rely on youth, and a new breed of up and coming players.  The average age of the squad dropped from 32 to 24 (thanks not only to the influx of youth but also to the sudden departure of Shane O'Brien senior)  Brian O'Brien and Mick McBride were regulars in a squad which finally found its footing in Division 1 of the AUL League.  After a shaky start to the season, Glenwood went on a run of 10 games with just the one defeat.  Solid at the back, dogged in midfield and skillful up front, Glenwood put the previous seasons disaster behind them.  An extended cup run, which brought the club to the semi finals of the Elastoplast Cup was just reward for a highly rewarding season.  Roll on 2002/03. 

League (H)  Kinsealy  2-2  Roche, McBride
 
League (H)  St Nicholas  2-3  Dunne, Langford
 
Cup (A)  St Nicholas  0-4
 
League (A)  Naas  2-6  Dunne, Foley
 
League (H)  Ashbourne  1-0  Langford
 
League (A)  St Columbans  2-2  Roche, Dunne
 
E Cup (H)  Elm Mount  5-2  Dunne 3, Foley, O O'Brien
 
Friendly (A)  Shamrock Utd  2-2  Dunne, B O'Brien
 
League (H)  St Columbans  6-1  Dunne 3, Foley, Roche, B O'Brien
 
League (A)  Beech Park  4-3  Roche, Foley, Farrell, McBride
 
League (H)  Usher Celtic  1-2  K McSherry
 
League (H)  Greenfield Park  4-1  Foley 2, K McSherry, Langford
 
E Cup (A)  Judes FC  2-1  Roche, McBride
 
League (A)  Shamrock Utd  2-1  S O'Brien, Dunne
 
League (H)  Raheny Utd  3-4  Farrell, O O'Brien,  Waters
 
E Cup (A)  Shamrock Utd  3-0  Roche, Dunne, Bell
 
E Cup (N)  Marks Celtic  0-1
 
League (A)  Greenfield Park  2-5  B O'Brien, Dunne
 
League (H)  Beech Park  1-2  Roche
 
League (A)  Ashbourne  4-2  S O'Brien, Dunne, Roche 2
 
League (A)  Raheny Utd  2-2  Foley, Roche
 
League (A)  St Nicholas  0-3
 
League (A)  Marks Celtic  0-2
 
League (A)  Kinsealy  1-1  Dunne
 
League (H)  Naas Utd  2-3  Roche 2
 
League (H)  Marks Celtic  2-3  Foley, B O'Brien
 
 

Final League Position; 6th

playeroftheyear.jpg

Player of the Year 2001/02 - Brian Gilroy

playeroftheyear2.jpg

2nd Place Player of the Year - Johnny Roche

playeroftheyear3.jpg

3rd Place Player of the Year - Dave Farrell

League
P 16 W 8 D 2 L 6 F 37 A 32