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Over the weekend just gone, the annual end-of-season Waterford FC Blues Supporters Club Awards Ceremony took place in SETU Arena, with all award winners receiving their honours from their efforts over the past year. Each year, the Waterford Blues Supporters Club run this event to celebrate our academy’s achievements over the last 12-months!

This years winners are as follows:

Under-14 Boys Player of the Year (Sponsored by Martin Colbert) – Cormac Lowry

Pictured L to R: Mike Geoghegan (Academy Manager), Cormac Lowry, Ray Malone (BSC Committee Member), Xander Coolbear (Coach) & Owen Power (BSC Chairman)

Under-15 Boys Eoin Burke Memorial Player of the Year (Sponsored by the Burke family) – Callum Slattery

Pictured L to R: Owen Power (BSC Chairman), Seb Fialkiewicz (Coach), Callum Slattery, Deirdre Burke & Mike Geoghegan (Academy Manager)

Under-17 Boys Player of the Year (Sponsored by Paul & Darren O’Neill) – Matt Barrett

Pictured L to R: Mike Geoghegan (Academy Manager), Matt Barrett, Derek Hearne (Coach), Richard Dobbyn (BSC Treasurer) & Owen Power (BSC Chairman)

Under-17 Girls Player of the Year (Sponsored by Heather Kiely & Kate Toman) – Issy Walsh

Pictured L to R: Mike Geoghegan (Academy Manager), Kate Toman & Páidí Gallagher, Issy Walsh, Heather Kiely, Trevor Casey (Coach) & Owen Power (BSC Chairman)

Under-20 Men’s Player of the Year (Sponsored by Paul Grant) – Shayne McDonald

Pictured L to R: Mike Geoghegan (Academy Manager), Owen Power (BSC Chairman), Shayne McDonald & Sean Geoghegan (Coach & Academy Head Coach)

Under-19 Women’s Player of the Year (Sponsored by Mary & Jean Doyle) – Catheranne Fitzgerald

Pictured L to R: Mike Geoghegan (Academy Manager), Jean Doyle, Catheranne Fitzgerald, Mary Doyle, Jess Lawlor (Coach) & Owen Power (BSC Chairman)

Waterford FC Academy Coach of the Year (Sponsored by Odran Fitzgerald) – Trevor Casey

Pictured L to R: Mike Geoghegan (Academy Manager), Trevor Casey & Owen Power (BSC Chairman)

Shamie Coad Memorial Special Award for Overall Academy Player of the Year (Sponsored by the BSC) – Zak O’Sullivan

Pictured L to R: Mike Geoghegan (Academy Manager), Owen Power (BSC Chairman), Zak O’Sullivan & Sean Geoghegan (Academy Head Coach)

BSC Waterford FC Academy Special Recognition Award (Sponsored by Maurice McGuire) – Craig Shead

Pictured L to R: Mike Geoghegan (Academy Manager), Nigel Coad, Craig Shead, Maurice McGuire & Owen Power (BSC Chairman)

All image credit – Noel Browne.

Waterford FC would like to thank the Blues Supporters Club for their continued support of our academy by running this event each year. To find out more about the Blues Supporters Club (including how to join), you can visit their website at waterfordbsc.ie.