Sept 4 Town start season on a winning note
Two second half goals from Ciarán Byrne and Aidan O'Callaghan set Arklow Town on their way to a winning start in this season's opening Alliance U17 League fixture at fellow WDSL side Greystones United. After a goalless opening forty five minutes play the deadlock was broken just ten minutes into the second half, and in quite dramatic fashion, with Ciarán Byrne's in-swinging corner kick eluding a sea of bodies in the Greystones area and ending up nestling in the top corner. Town then began to dictate matters and with twenty minutes remaining they doubled their advantage. This time it was lively Aidan O'Callaghan swivelling inside the 'Stones' six yard box and he hammered home into an empty net. Greystones however were very well organised, a resolute team and they grabbed a lifeline with just five minutes remaining, a poor Arklow Town throw in carelessly given away and the home team's striker fired home from 25 yards past Cian Ryan.