Football
The men's football team dates back to the clubs foundation. They were junior league runners up in 1906, 1945. They won a minor league in 1963. They finished in 10th position in AFL 8 in 2008 and reached the second round of the Junior C Football Championship.
In 2009 they once again reached the second round of the Junior C Championship exiting after a one point defeat to St. Marks in a replay having defeated Round Towers, Clondalkin in round one. They finished 13th in AFL 8 in 2009 and 2010. The football team were defeated by Naomh Fionnbarra in the second round of the Junior Football C Championship having received a bye if the first round in 2010. The team finished in 10th position in AFL 8, winning 5, drawing 1, and losing 8 games in the 2010 season.
On October 20, 2010 the club announced that Donal Quinn would be taking over for the 2011 season. They reached the semi finals of the Murphy Cup losing to Ballinteer St. Johns in a replay.They gained promotion to Division 7 from Division 8 finshing second in the league. In the Junior D Football Championship Erin go Bragh reached the final defeating Round Towers of Lusk in the first round, Innisfalis in the second round, Castleknock in round three, St. Pats of Donabate in the quarter finals and Wild Geese in the semi final. The final held in O'Toole Park in Crumlin was against St. Annes who defeated them 3-12 to 0-7. The club brought two double decker buses of supporters to the final and the Littlepace/Castaheaney area was covered in the colours of green and white the week of the game.
In 2012 the first team reached the semi final of the Parsons Cup losing to Robert Emmets in a replay once again. The first game had ended in a draw after extra time. They reached the quarter-finals of the Junior D Football Championship, losing to Ballyboughal in Ballyboughal. They had beaten St. Margarets, St. Finians of Newcastle and Whitehall Colmcille before being knocked out. The club fielded a second football team for the 2012 season with Benjy Stephens and George Burke in charge. Their first game was against Clann Mhuire in Naul in Division 10 North County of the league, losing 2-5 to 2-15. They won their first ever game on the 31st of June beating Man O'War in Man O'War 2-12 to 1-10. The second team competed in a tournament hosted by St.Peregrines and co-organised by Tyrrellstown with Croi Ro Naofa also competing on the 18th of August. Croi Ro Naofa won the cup and St.Peregrines the shield defeating Erin Go Bragh in the final
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Famous quotes containing the word football:
“... in the minds of search committees there is the lingering question: Can she manage the football coach?”
—Donna E. Shalala (b. 1941)
“Idon’t enjoy getting knocked about on a football field for other people’s amusement. I enjoy it if I’m being paid a lot for it.”
—David Storey (b. 1933)
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—Frank Zappa (1940–1993)