Colours: Colours:    Red & Yellow               Pitch location:     Fairgreen Ennis

Club Officials:

Secretary:  John O'Malley, Shanaway, Ennis, Co. Clare  065-6824663 (087) 2660715

Child Welfare Officers: John O'Malley & Pat McDaid
                                             
Team Managers:

Under 11A - John Roche – 087 6697910 & Ray Casey – 086 8900598
Under 11B - Robert McCarthy – 087 9837960 & Gerry Costello – 087 9438752
Under 12 - Alfonso D’Auria – 086 0857227 & Dave Kerins – 087 1374193
Under 13A - Kevin Keenan – 086 3254593 & Tommy Molloy – 087 7940642
Under 13B - Kevin Keenan – 086 3254593 & Tommy Molloy – 087 7940642
Under 14 -  Seamus Roche – 086 0794931
Under 15 -  TBA  
Under 16 - Garry Seery – 087 6597272 & Pat McDaid – 087 6873254

AVENUE UNITED HISTORY 1983 to 1997
Avenue United was founded in April 1983 at a meeting in Mickey Kerin's Bar in Lifford Ennis. The founding members were David Connellan, Anthony McMahon, Sean Downes and Gerard O'Grady all of whom were from Marian Avenue & Steele's Terrace in Ennis. These and other lads from the area had been involved with various Junior Soccer teams in Ennis, particularly Lifford F. C, and had decided it was time to branch out and form their own club, based in Marian Avenue.

In Avenue United's first season in the Clare & District Soccer League (Div.2 1983-84) the Avenue panel comprised only of players from Marian Avenue & Steele's Terrace and had no less than seven sets of brothers - Casey's, Mounsey's, Purtill's, McMahon's, Connellan's, Guilfoyle's, and Lyon's.  They captured the Div.2 League & Shield titles without losing a single match and in the following '84-85 season added the 1st Div. League & Shield trophies in the process creating a record of going 42 matches without defeat.

With promotion to the Premier League in 1985-86 new 'outside' players were drafted into the panel. During this season Avenue reached the semi-final of the Munster Junior Cup, but were beaten by Ballincollig of Cork  2 - nil, at Turner's Cross. They won the Munster Clare Area Final against Newmarket and also won the Haughey Cup, for the first time, against the same opposition, after a replay. This was to be the first of an historic three-in-a-row Haughey Cup wins.

The Avenue had truly arrived at this stage but the best was yet to come. In 1987-88 the club won a previously unrecorded Grand Slam of Premier League & Shield, Haughey Cup, Munster & FAI Clare Area Finals. The Haughey Cup was won by a score line of 6-nil!

In 1989 team manager Anthony 'Boob' McMahon retired having had the distinction of being the most successful manager in Clare League history. The club progressed fielding successful Youths and B Teams, and later Schoolboys teams.

In 1990 the Avenue became the first Clare Club ever to reach the FAI Junior Cup Final after a great Cup campaign. In the final in Dalymount they were unfortunately beaten by a superb Cherry Orchard side, 2-nil.

During the 1990's the Avenue have maintained a high standard. No season has ever passed without some silverware being captured. In 1993 and 1995 they captured the Cheers Cup against Bridge Utd and Cloughleigh respectively. They were runners-up to St. Pats in the Cheers/Carling Cup final on two occasions and have been consistent in the Premier League, never finishing outside the top three. Up to 1997 the Avenue had won the all important Premier League 4 out of the previous 5 years.

In 1996 the club expanded by adding Schoolboys teams and have fielded teams in the U/8, U/10, U/12, U/13, U/15, U/16, Youths (U/18) and two Junior teams, A and B. Each panel has approximate­ly 18 players giving a grand total of over 160 players catered for by the Club.

The Club has a short but dramatic history. Long may it prosper!