Waterford Crystal FC

06/09/2026

05/09/2026

Under 14 Schoolboy League
Waterford Crystal V Ballinroad

Another fantastic afternoon for our Under 14s as they made it back-to-back league victories with a hard-fought win over Ballinroad at Crystal Park! 👏

The lads came flying out of the blocks, racing into a 2–0 lead inside the opening four minutes. James Reddin and Jake Murphy got the goals, with Fawwaz playing a big part in both.

Fawwaz then got himself on the scoresheet, finishing from a corner to give us a 3–0 advantage.

Ballinroad battled hard and created a number of chances, but Ben was outstanding between the sticks, making some excellent saves to keep the visitors at bay.

We added 2 more before the break to give the lads a comfortable half-time lead.

Ballinroad came out strongly after the restart and scored twice to make it an interesting finish, but the lads showed great character and composure to see the game out with Tom and Jake hitting the net and secure another three valuable points. 💪

⚽️ GOALSCORERS:
🔵 James Reddin
🔵 Jake Murphy
🔵 Fawwaz Babatunde
🔵 Tom Hayes

🚀 MATCH HIGHLIGHT: Jake Murphy with an absolute rocket of a free-kick from 30 yards! 🔥

A brilliant squad performance, with every player playing their part. Two wins from two — a fantastic start to the league campaign! 👏👏

05/09/2026

Under 12 League
Johnville 2–3 Waterford Crystal ⚽️

A fantastic three points for our Under 12s this morning in what was a tough opening league game.

The lads showed great spirit, character and determination, coming from behind twice to eventually secure the win. 💪

Three well-taken goals proved enough to get the job done, with Sam grabbing two and Finn adding the other. ⚽️⚽️⚽️

A difficult opening test, but the lads kept battling right until the end and deservedly came away with the three points.

A brilliant way to start the league campaign! 👏

Well done to all the players, coaches and everyone involved.

Great start, lads! 💙🤍

29/08/2026

Under 13 League
Johnville V Waterford Crystal

A great start to the season for our lads this morning, battling through damp and wet conditions at St Martins Park to kick off the campaign in style.

It didn’t take long for us to open the scoring, with last season’s Player of the Season Jake Murphy finding the net inside 30 seconds. A lovely through ball from Finn Kehoe sent Jake clear, and he buried his effort from just outside the box to get us up and running.

We doubled our lead soon after when Finn , Jake’s strike partner, was played through and finished coolly to make it 2-0.

Our back four were excellent all game, standing firm and dealing with everything Johnville tried to throw at them, giving little away at the other end. It was also a good day for our new faces making impressive debuts for the club.

But once again it was Jake Murphy who stole the show , he continued his excellent form from last season, adding four more goals to his tally in a really impressive individual performance.

We were awarded a penalty in the closing minutes, and up stepped goalkeeper Ben Cunningham, who kept his cool to slot the ball into the corner and put the icing on the cake.

A superb collective performance and the perfect way to start the season. Great work from everyone involved.

29/08/2026

Under 11 League
Abbeyside V Waterford Crystal

A great show of spirit from our Under 11s in their first league game of the season, coming from behind away to Abbeyside to take all three points.

Abbeyside took an early lead, but the lads never let their heads drop. The lads battled hard throughout, and the reward came in the second half as we turned the game on its head with three unanswered goals.

Two superb strikes from Hugo turned the game in our favour, before a third goal that Toby can rightly claim sealed the win and the three points.

Full-Time: Abbeyside 1-3 Waterford Crystal

A brilliant response and a great way to start the season — well done to all the lads.

28/08/2026

The Schoolboy League returns tomorrow and we would like to wish all our teams , players , parents and coaches the very best of luck for the season ahead.