VEC P-o-t-Y Awards

Congrats to Jefferson and Seán who received their Player-of-the-Year awards for Season 2022-2023 last night.
Jeff appeared in 28 of VEC’s 30 first team games last season, bagging 6 goals from right back in a marauding season of top performances for the club.
In his debut season for the club, Seán immediately became an integral part of the 2nd team’s midfield as they mounted a strong league challenge.

All Square with Neighbours!

After conceding a goal in this friendly match to Templeogue Utd. just 15 seconds from the start, VEC equalised 4 minutes later through Tom Wrynne, before conceding a similar goal in the 40th minute.

However, a ‘screamer’ from captain Joey Byrne on 62 minutes levelled matters once again as the game ended at 2 apiece.

VEC Embark on 50th Season!

The V.E.C. football club was founded in April 1974 by members of the administrative staff working in the City of Dublin Vocational Education Committee. In June 1974 the Club applied to the United Churches Football League of Ireland and was immediately accepted for the top division. We have remained in the top division of the league every single year since. A remarkable and unique achievement! Here are the divisions for the 2023-20224 season:

New Players Welcome

V.E.C. Football Club is embarking on our 50th season playing in the top (Premier) Division in the UCFL. We would particularly welcome new players, so if you believe that you have the ability and are ready for a fresh challenge with a long established and successful club, DM us on FB or just join us in pre-season training in the ETB (VEC) Sportsgrounds in Terenure every Tuesday at 6.45pm.

Kev Ties the Knot!

Congratulations to former VEC player and manager Kevin O’Hanlon who married former Dublin football star Dr. Noelle Healy in a lavish summer wedding in the capital over the June bank holiday weekend. As reported on Independent.ie, “the footballer’s new husband looked suave, swapping a basic tux for a grey jacket and navy trousers”. See full article. More about Kev here.

Enthralling Performance in Final Game!

A man-of-the- match performance from midfielder Mick Kinsella inspired VEC to a 2-2 draw against League Champions Malahide Utd. in our final league match of the season in Terenure on Monday. In truth, this was a game we had the winnings of, only for the visitors to equalize in the 90+5th minute from a corner kick. Up to then, we had dominated – going 2-1 up with 2 excellent Joey Byrne goals after Malahide had opened the scoring in the 5th minute. The performance from all the players and the chances created merited a better outcome – but it was not to be!

Wrynne Hat-Trick Leads Rout!

Discounting huge wins in Cup competitions over the years, this win by a massive 8 goals over Rialto FC in the League, matched the 8-0 win over Whitechurch FC in September 2016 which was a VEC’s highest win margin in the Premier Division in over 20 years. This was Tom Wrynne’s first goal in the 38th minute, who then went on to complete his hat-trick with further goals in the 40th and 68th minutes. Incidentally, Joey Byrne, who was also on the scoresheet yesterday, had scored 4 goals in that match in Whitechurch over 5 years ago.

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‘Pat-Trick’

A comfortable 3-2 win for VEC 2nds against Lourdes Celtic in Terenure with the club’s leading goalscorer Paddy Cook netting all 3 VEC goals, to cap off a very solid Division 2 league campaign.

Meanwhile, alongside in the Premier Division Shield game, Oisín Kinsella scored two superb goals in VEC’s 3-3 draw against Rialto FC. More here.

Aidan Scores 200th Goal for VEC

In his first start in nearly 3 months, Aidan Hyland returned to action for VEC in the Premier Division match against AGP FC in Terenure on Wednesday evening and then just 2 minutes into the 2nd half, scored VEC’s first goal of the game and significantly, Aidan’s 200th goal for the Club. Oisín Kinsella added to VEC’s tally 3 minutes later with his first goal of the season, as VEC went on to record a comfortable 2-0 win. Report and photos.

Doherty on the Marc!

We send congratulations to former player Marc Doherty, pictured here with his lovely bride Rachel on their wedding day in February.

Marc, who is a nephew of Séamus Doherty, played over 100 games for VEC between 2007 and 2014, scoring 41 goals along the way.