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Veteran McDaid scores four as Swilly Rovers secure promotion

written by Chris McNulty February 23, 2020
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SWILLY Rovers secured promotion into Division 1 of the Donegal League after scoring seven times today.

Swilly Rovers 7 Dunkineely Celtic 0

Veteran attacker Marty McDaid scored four times as Swilly made light of Dunkineely in a game played at the Letterkenny Community Centre.

Last spring, Swilly withdrew from the Ulster Senior League, ending their association with Intermediate football, before returning to the Donegal League’s ranks.

The Lennonsiders now have the Division 2 crown firmly in sight, though today marks a landmark afternoon as promotion has been secured.

McDaid’s four goals and Swilly’s big win left them poised, but they still needed Whitestrand to slip up against Lagan.

While Paul Ferry had put Whitestrand in front, James Tourish’s equaliser earned Lagan a point and confirmed Swilly’s promotion.

Swilly were 4-0 up at the interval with goals from Ryan McDaid, Matthew Sweeney and a double from McDaid.

The second period saw the boys in red continue their dominance with Jordan Nugent scoring a fine goal and the evergreen McDaid getting two more.

Veteran McDaid scores four as Swilly Rovers secure promotion was last modified: February 23rd, 2020 by Chris McNulty
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Chris McNulty

Author of 'Boxing In Donegal: A History (2021)' - the definitive history of the sport in County Donegal - and 'Relentless: A Race Through Time', the 2019 memoir of former Irish Athletics Team Manager Patsy McGonagle. From St Johnston and now based in Letterkenny, Chris was a nominee for NUJ Sports Journalist of the Year in 2010. Honoured by the Donegal Boxing Board in 2016 for his coverage on the sport.

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