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'SHARPSHOOTERS' - ALL TIME TOP SCORERS
The most precious commodity in football is goals. Ballingarry AFC recognises the art that is goalscoring in their players and present players who score 50 competitive goals for the club with an award. Likewise when a player hits the “Ton”, the club also makes a presentation to commemorate the achievement.
Just four players have hit the 50 and the 100 goal milestones for Ballingarry AFC and only goals scored during competitive games are recorded.
.: Denis Kelly - 50 goals
Before signing for Ballingarry at the start of the 2002/03 season, Kelly had proved himself a prolific scorer with neighbours Granagh United. He scored on his first appearance for his new club against Glantine Rovers on August 17th 2002 in what was a Division 1 League Cup group game, a match Ballingarry won 2-1 away.
Always the man for the big occasion he wrote himself into the clubs' history books when he scored the second and insurance goal against Foynes when Ballingarry clinched the Division 1 title in 2002/03 in his first season. However his finest moment in a Ballingarry shirt was without doubt when he scored the only goal of the game against Rathkeale at Clounreask on May 23rd 2004 to clinch Ballingarrys' first ever Premier Division title. Also during that season he equalled the match haul with four in one game and considering that it was against Newcastlewest in a Premier Division fixture probably makes it a greater achievement than the two previous players who also hit four in a single game.
Has scored in every competition that he has played in for Ballingarry with the exception of the Munster Senior Cup while he scored Ballingarrys' only goal in their Premier Division Cup Final defeat against Rathkeale in 2004/05. His exploits in front of goal for Ballingarry saw him play inter league for the Limerick Desmond League in 2003/04 but unfortunately he wasn't on the scoresheet during their campaign.
His 50 goals have come during 114 games for the club, which averages just under a goal every two games, a strike rate that any centre forward would be proud of.
| Goals per season breakdown | ||||||||
Season |
Team |
Div |
Lge |
FAI |
MJC |
Des C. |
Lge C. |
Total |
2002/03 |
A |
1 |
18 |
- |
- |
- |
1 |
9 |
2003/04 |
A |
Prem |
12 |
1 |
2 |
1 |
- |
16 |
2004/05 |
A |
Prem |
11 |
1 |
1 |
- |
2 |
15 |
2005/06 |
A |
Prem |
2 |
- |
5 |
1 |
1 |
9 |
2006/07 |
A |
Prem |
1 |
- |
- |
- |
- |
1 |
TOTALS |
34 |
2 |
8 |
2 |
4 |
50 |
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