THE DONEGAL LEAGUE’S Oscar Traynor manager Brian Dorrian has confirmed his 23-man panel for the forthcoming inter-league competition.
The Donegal League are in Group D alongside Inishowen, Sligo/Leitrim and Cavan/Monaghan.
Inishowen League are the defending champions. Diarmuid O’Brien’s team defeated Limerick and District League 2-1 at Maginn Park in May when Stephen McLaughlin and Kieran McDaid scored the golden goals.
Inishowen have been real standard bearers in the competition with a final defeat against AUL in 2013 and a semi-final loss to the same opposition in 2014.
Inishowen open up with a home game against Sligo/Leitrim with Donegal away to Cavan/Monaghan before the local derby sees the Donegal League hosting their Inishowen counterparts.
In the final round of games, Donegal are at home to Sligo/Leitrim with Inishowen traveling to Cavan/Monaghan.
The group stages of the junior inter-league competition will be played over a month between October 24 and November 29.
Dorrian’s Donegal panel has plenty of experience throughout and will be confident of challenging for a place in the knockout phase.
Donegal League panel: Chris Sweeney (Gweedore Celtic), Joe Coll (Glenea United), Mark Gallagher Rathmullan Celtic), Jamie Boyle (Gweedore Celtic), Ryan Farrell (St Catherine’s), Benny Bonner (Drumoghill FC), Ryan Shields (Kilmacrennan Celtic), Ryan Gildea (Rathmullan Celtic), Brian Lafferty (Cappry Rovers), Gary Crossan (Kildrum Tigers), Damian Crossan (Kildrum Tigers), Joey Cullen (Milford United), Eoin Sheridan (Rathmullan Celtic), Ryan Connolly (Rathmullan Celtic), Kyle Black (Milford United), Chris Malseed (Drumoghill FC), Philip Whyte (Drumoghill FC), Glenn Gallagher (Lagan Harps), Darren Doran (Lagan Harps), Darren McGeever (Glenea United), Paul Sweeney (Glenea United), Christy Connaghan (Kilmacrennan Celtic), Gary Merritt (Milford United).
Manager – Brian Dorrian; Assistants – Peter Doherty, Mark Curran, Tommy McFadden; Physio – Mickey McGlynn.
