• By Aaron McGlade

Reserves Squad Update

Both Manager Simon Brown and his Assistant Chris Loney have both been busy getting a squad together to challenge on all fronts for the season ahead.

After quite a few opening training sessions and 2 pre-season games so far a strong backbone is coming together with a good mixture of past Dollingstown players and new blood blending together which is starting to form an exciting squad.

We would like to welcome back in no particular order, Sammy Wright, Gavin O’Neill, Adam Harrison, Stuart Armstrong, Daniel Bennett, Mark Duffy and Chris Coleman, who have all won trophies with the dollybirds in the past and are very welcome back.

New additions so far are Andrew Denver, David Houston and Rowan Taylor, welcome aboard lads to a great club and best of luck.

Most of last years thin squad have also committed to Dollingstown for the coming season and this mix of experience and youth will bring everyone on and give the opportunity to move into full senior football and enhance the club as a whole.

Further news is expected with Simon and Chris looking at all options.

• By Aaron McGlade

Dollingstown Team Up With Diabetes UK As Charity Shirt Sponsor

Dollingstown Football Club are delighted to announce that we will be teaming up with 2 charities which will both be displayed on our new Adidas home kit for the coming season in the Bluefin Sport Premier Intermediate League.

Diabetes UK will be the main logo displayed on the front of the home kit and for a first time we will have a sleeve logo which will be CAP (Christians Against Poverty).

We as a club look forward to raising awareness with both Diabetes UK and CAP over the coming season and look forward to working with them on various projects.

Further details will come once the kits are printed just before the official start to our return to NIFL Senior Football.

• By Aaron McGlade

DRAW: The Marshall Cup

Dollingstown Reserves will take part in this season Marshall Cup after the promotion of the 1’s to the #bluefinsptpil, and what a difficult draw they have received.

Our 1’s team won this trophy last season with a win over holders Crewe United in the final.

Dollingstown Reserves will host Valley Rangers in Round 2 of the competition.

The Full Draw:

Round 1

Ballyvea v Lurgyvallen12

Banbridge Town Res v The Dons

Damolly v Donacloney

Glenavy Youth v Armagh Blues

Rathfriland Rangers Res v Hillsborough Boys

Tollymore Utd v Coagh Utd Res

West End Hibs v Ballymacash YM

Round 2

Ambassadors v St Marys

Annalong v Fivemiletown Utd

Armagh Celtic v Laurelvale

Ballymacash Rangers v Camlough Rovers

Ballyvea or Lurgyvallen12 v Scarva Rangers

Bourneview Mill v Armagh Rovers

Caledon Rovers v AFC Silverwood

Coalisland Athletic v Rathfriland Rangers Res or Hillsborough Boys

Craigavon City v Lurgan BBOB

Crewe Utd v Banbridge Town Res or The Dons

Damolly or Donacloney v Broomhedge/Maghaberry

Dollingstown Res v Valley Rangers

Gilford Crusaders v Banbridge Rangers

Goodyear v Richhill AFC

Hill Street v Red Star

Keady Celtic v Lurgan Utd

Knockmenagh Swifts v Lurgan Town

Lower Maze v Derryhirk Utd

Magherlin Village v White City

Moira Albion v Glenavy

Moneyslane v Dromore Amateurs

Newmills v Dungannon Tigers

Portadown BBOB v Markethill Swifts

Rectory Rangers v Banbridge YCOB

Sandy Hill v Tandragee Rovers

Seagoe v Oxford Sunnyside

Seapatrick v Hanover

Stranmillis v Ballyoran

Tollymore Utd or Coagh Utd Res v Tullyvallen

United LT v Dungannon Rovers

West End Hibs or Ballymacash YM v Annagh Utd Strollers

Windmill Stars v Glenavy Youth or Armagh Blues

• By Aaron McGlade

DRAW: Wilmor Johnston Memorial Cup

The draw took place yesterday evening (Wednesday 11th July 2018) at MUFL HQ for Round 1 and 2 of this season Wilmor Johnston Memorial Cup.

Dollingstown Reserves will travel to AFC Silverwood Reserves for a round 1 tie and the winners of that will host Dromore Amateurs Reserves or Oxford Sunnyside Reserves.

A competition that the dollybirds have a good relationship with after they won it in the 2014/15 season after beating Armagh City Reserves in the Final at Holm Park.

The full draw:

Round 1

AFC Silverwood Res v Dollingstown Res

Ballymacash Rangers Res v Seapatrick Res

Banbridge Rangers Res v Annagh Utd Strollers

Banbridge Town Res v Craigavon City Res

Broomhedge/Maghaberry Res v Bourneview Mill Res

Coagh Utd Res v Moneyslane Res

Crewe Utd Res v Markethill Swifts Res

Dromore Amateurs Res v Oxford Sunnyside Res

Lower Maze Res v Dungannon Tigers Res

Richhill AFC Res v Windmill Stars Res

St Marys Res v Laurelvale Res

Tandragee Rovers Res v Rathfriland Rangers Res

Tullyvallen Res v Seagoe Res

Valley Rangers Res v Rectory Rangers Res

Byes: Hanover Res; Lurgan Town Res

Round 2

AFC Silverwood Res or Dollingstown Res v Dromore Amateurs Res or Oxford Sunnyside Res

Ballymacash Rangers Res or Seapatrick Res v Banbridge Rangers Res or Annagh Utd Strollers

Banbridge Town Res or Craigavon City Res v Valley Rangers Res or Rectory Rangers Res

Coagh Utd Res or Moneyslane Res v Lurgan Town Res

Hanover Res v Broomhedge/Maghaberry Res or Bourneview Mill Res

Lower Maze Res or Dungannon Tigers Res v Crewe Utd Res or Markethill Swifts Res

St Marys Res or Laurelvale Res v Tandragee Rovers Res or Rathfriland Rangers Res

Tullyvallen Res or Seagoe Res v Richhill AFC Res or Windmill Stars Res

• By Aaron McGlade

Further Update On Planters Park Improvements

Another week or so on and the improvements around Planters Park are really starting to take shape.

Great work so far by Linton Solutions with all the main fencing now completed and just the installation of the emergency gates to be completed.

Our dugout areas have also been relayed and the dugouts themselves painted and recovered.