2022 Teams of the Year selected by Mayo Football League

THE Mayo Football League have announced their teams of the year and individual awards for 2022.

The awards will be presented to the winners at the Presentation Dinner on Saturday, January 21, in the CastleCourt Hotel, Westport, with the Player of the Year (POTY) in each of the leagues to be announced on the night.

Elverys Sports Super League: Gary Cunningham (Westport Utd); Brendan Walsh (Kiltimagh/Knock Utd), Cillian Redmond (Ballyheane), Ollie Feeney (Ballina Town), Dara Ludden (Ballyheane), Kienan Smyth (Straide & Foxford Utd), Sean Kilcoyne (Ballyheane), Jason Hunt (Castlebar Celtic), Jack O’Connor (Kiltimagh/Knock Utd), Benny Lavelle (Ballina Town), Nathan Reilly-Doyle (Ballyheane).

POTY nominations: Dara Ludden, Benny Lavelle, Jack O’Connor.

CastleCourt Hotel Premier Division: Micheal Gibbons (Westport Utd B); John Judge Snr (Moy Villa), Stewart Griffin (Crossmolina), Owen McNamara (Conn Rangers), Colm Rutledge (Conn Rangers), Ian Gordon (Crossmolina), Darragh Jordan (Conn Rangers) Diarmuid Coggins (Crossmolina), Kevin Campbell (Crossmolina), Luke Ruane (Moy Villa), Niall Coggins (Crossmolina).

POTY nominations: Stewart Griffin, Kevin Campbell, Owen McNamara.

Killeen Sports Ground League One: Sean Shaughnessy (Ballinrobe Town); Padraig McGinty (Kilmore), Jake Mulcahy (Ballinrobe Town), Paddy Canavan (Manulla B), Jonathon Lawrence (Ballinrobe Town), Cian Benson (Manulla B), Sean Brogan (Kilmore), Danny O’Toole, (Ballinrobe Town), Shane Ryan (Ballinrobe Town), Martin Delaney (Hollister), Justin Healy (Kilmore).

POTY nominations: Sean Shaughnessy, Danny O’Toole, Jake Mulcahy.

McDonnell Construction League Two: Luca Meldrum (Ballyheane B); Shane Thomas (Ballyheane B), Ciaran Gavin (Castlebar Celtic B), Eoin Keane (Castlebar Celtic B), Shea McAtamney (Ballyheane B), Liam Whyte (Castlebar Celtic B), Ciaran Hennelly (Partry Athletic), Danny Broderick (Claremorris B), Gavin Brady (Claremorris B), Conor Joyce (Castlebar Celtic B), Cillian O’Brien (Ballyvary Blue Bombers).

POTY nominations: Conor Joyce, Danny Broderick, Liam Whyte.

TF Royal Hotel and Theatre Under 21 Division One: Stefan Hester (Castlebar Celtic); Brian Durkan Conn Rangers), Cillian Redmond (Ballyheane), Mark Cunningham (Castlebar Celtic), Adam Gallagher (Conn Rangers), Oran Groarke (Castlebar Celtic), Dean Fadden (Ballyheane), Sean Holmes (Conn Rangers), Nathan Reilly-Doyle (Ballyheane), Luke Kelly (Castlebar Celtic), Kienan Smyth (Straide & Foxford Utd).

POTY nominations: Cillian Redmond, Sean Holmes, Stefan Hester.

TF Royal Hotel and Theatre Under 21 Division Two: Dylan O’Brien (Claremorris); Jason Murphy (Claremorris), James Walsh (Glenhest Rovers), Sean Horkan (Ballina Town), Lewis Lally (Claremorris), Ted Rowe (Ballina Town), Conor Gorman (Ballina Town), Tiernan Tighe (Ballina Town), Danny O’Toole (Ballinrobe Town), Nathan Ring (Claremorris), Ryan Moran (Ballina Town).

POTY nominations: Conor Gorman, Jason Murphy, Ryan Moran.

Westaro Masters League Division One: Kieran O’Malley (Ballina Town); Chris Moore (Ballina Town), Shaun Tagg (Westport United), Danny Scahill (Westport United), Danny Broderick (Claremorris), Steven Moyles (Ballina Town), Jesper Frisch (Westport United).

Westaro Masters League Division Two: Michael Kilgallon (Ballyvary Blue Bombers); Ashley Stevenson (Ballyheane), Conor Maloney (Ballinrobe Town), Brendan Nallen (Iorras Aontaithe), Joey Maloney (Ballinrobe Town), Simon Cloherty (Ballyvary Blue Bombers), JP O’Gorman (Ballinrobe Town).

Westaro Masters League Division Three: Pat Delaney (Ballyglass); PJ Gibbons (Ballyglass), Paul Kenny (Swinford B), James Killeen (Ballyglass), Patrick McDonnell (Swinford B), Alan Plunkett (Ballyglass), Rory Gallagher (Killala).

Kiltimagh Knock Utd secretary Mary Niland has been named the Clubperson of the Year while the duo of Michael Cronin (Partry Athletic) and Noel Tuffy (Ballyheane) are winners of the Henry Downes Service to Football Award.

The 2022 inductee to the Mayo Football League Hall of Fame is Vinny Coen from Hollister. Vinny has been involved with the club for over 30 years and is known by everyone involved in football in the county for the dedication he has given to the club by helping to provide football for players in Ballina through both good and bad times.

The Under 18 teams of the year have also been confirmed, with the Player of the Year for each of the leagues to be announced at the Under 18 awards night on Friday, February 17, in the TF Royal Hotel & Theatre, Castlebar.

Helen Johnson Under 18 Premier Division: Ryan Finn (Kiltimagh/Knock Utd); Nathan Griffin (Swinford), Tadgh Caulfield (Kiltimagh/Knock Utd), Noah Massey (Westport Utd), Ted Rowe (Ballina Town), Conor Gorman (Ballina Town, Fionn O’Hora (Westport Utd), Conall Breslin (Kiltimagh/Knock Utd), Ronan Clarke (Kiltimagh/Knock Utd), Conor Devaney (Swinford), David Smith (Kiltimagh/Knock Utd).

POTY nominations: Ronan Clarke, David Smith, Tadgh Caulfield.

Helen Johnson Under 18 Division One: Luca Meldrum (Ballyheane); Darragh Duffy (Ballyheane), James Dunne (Manulla), Donal Behan (Ballyheane), Jack Cunningham (Manulla), Jude Clarke (Manulla), Rian Gilligan (Ballyglass), Simon Boyle (Ballinrobe Town), Robert Callaghan (Ballyheane), Jack Keane (Ballyglass), Matthew Walsh (Ballinrobe Town).

POTY nominations: Jude Clarke, Darragh Duffy, Matthew Walsh.

Helen Johnson Under 18 Division Two: Adam Noone (Ballyhaunis Town); Peter Foy (Snugboro Utd), Seamus Howard (Iorras Aontaithe), Paul Jennings (Fahy Rovers), David Owusu (Ballyhaunis Town), Evan Durkan (Westport Utd B), Dylan Stevenson (Snugboro Utd), Sintayehu Killeen (Snugboro Utd), Liam Maloney (Iorras Aontaithe), James Lavelle (Iorras Aontaithe), Kyle Hefferon (Iorras Aontaithe).

POTY nominations: Seamus Howard, Sintayehu Killeen, James Lavelle.