The Galway United Friends Co Op is pleased to announce that former Galway Rovers manager Tommy Callaghan will be a special guest at the Galway United versus Athlone Town game on Friday 29th September.
Tommy Callaghan managed the club for 34 games between July 1978 and April 1979. They won six games, drew five and lost 25. He played in 29 of those games, scoring four times.
He will be introduced to the crowd at half time where he will be presented with Galway Irish Crystal. Tommy was player/manager in 1978/79 but was fired in controversial circumstances.
He packed up and left with his young family and returned to his native Scotland. He has not been to Galway since that day. On Thursday 28th September, there will be a Q&A with Tommy and other players from that era, including Gerry Daly and Tommy Lally. Current manager John Caulfield will also attend. This will take place at the Galway Rovers clubhouse, Claddagh Hall on Thursday 28th September at 8pm. The compère for the night is Dave O’Connell. Admission is free but tickets are required.
Members of the Co Op will have first option to get tickets before members of the general public can get them. Tommy played for Celtic FC 172 times and still works for the club today and he will bring a Celtic FC shirt, signed by the current squad, which will be raffled on the night.
There will also be a lunch on Friday September 29 for former players, committee members and friends. Anyone who knew Tommy is welcome to attend.
Gerry Daly, who played for the club 209 times, is an ambassador for Galway United and he is organising the lunch. This is the first in a series of events which is being organised by the Galway United Friends Co Op.
For further information, please email [email protected] or phone Paul O’Brien 087 2254747.
