1963: THE FIRST LOUTH DERBY
While this evening’s meeting represents the 173rd time that Dundalk and Drogheda United have locked horns, the first-ever meeting between the clubs took place almost 60 years ago. The date was Sunday, August 16th, 1963, the venue, Oriel Park, as reigning league champions Dundalk, who were bound for the European Cup, played host to [...]
STARS OF ’63 COME OUT FOR HASTY DOCUMENTARY
Three of the surviving members of Dundalk's 1963 league-winning team were our special guests at a private screening of ‘One-Armed Wonder: The Extraordinary Story of Jimmy Hasty’, which took place at the Omniplex Cinema in Dundalk Retail Park last Thursday night. John Murphy, who captained the ’63 team to the club’s second league win [...]
RETRO: 1988 LEAGUE CHAMPIONS
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nJKm6dE19Ik Thirty-five years ago today, April 21st 1988, we won our seventh League of Ireland title when Dessie Gorman’s first-half header secured Dundalk a 1-1 draw with St Patrick’s Athletic at Oriel Park. We take a look back at an evening of incredible tension that ended in scenes of joy. One of the most [...]
HASTY: IT’S AN EXTRAORDINARY STORY
A new documentary, titled ‘One-Armed Wonder: The Extraordinary Story of Jimmy Hasty’ is now available to stream on UEFA TV. The film, which was produced and directed by Richard Milway from Noah Media, tells the story of the legendary Dundalk centre-forward who overcame the amputation of his left arm as a 14-year-old to go [...]
RETRO: UNSEEN FOOTAGE | CELTIC 1975
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8t-GwXBWfHk&t=8s Previously unseen footage of our pre-season friendly against Celtic at Oriel Park in the summer of 1975 has surfaced! The footage was sent to the club by Donal MacManus, the son of former Dundalk captain Jackie MacManus, who skippered Jim McLaughlin’s side in the game. “My mum was clearing out the attic at [...]
STREAM IT NOW: JIMMY HASTY DOCUMENTARY
A new documentary, titled ‘One-Armed Wonder: The Extraordinary Story of Jimmy Hasty’ is now available to stream on UEFA TV. The 27-minute film, which was produced and directed by Richard Milway from Noah Media, tells the story of the legendary Dundalk centre-forward who overcame the amputation of his left arm as a 14-year-old to [...]
