The Shamrocks Soccer Club has lost a great man.

David ‘Scotty’ Shevlin, who passed away Thursday after a short illness, was president of the club for two decades and his longevity in the role brought the club to great success and heights.

This popular Scotland-born gentleman is one of the main reasons why the club is where it is today. He had a welcoming smile and friendly handshake for any new members.

Being a Scotsman, he shared his great sense of humor with everyone. A true legend and a true Shamrock. Scotty, you will be missed by all.

His wake will take place on Friday, July 24 from 4pm-8pm at Edwards-Dowdle Funeral Home (located at 64 Ashford Ave, Dobbs Ferry, NY 10522). The funeral is set for the following day, Saturday, July 25, 11am at Our Lady of Pompeii Church (located at 95 Palisade St, Dobbs Ferry, NY 10522).

In this picture, Scotty is gathered with old Shamrocks friends on the evening he was Guest of Honor at the 2017 End-of-Season Awards Banquet. Scotty was also named an Honorary Lifetime Member of the club that night.

RIP Scotty.

New Shamrocks White coach John Keane enjoyed a perfect start to his new role at the club when his team recorded a 3-0 victory over Beyond FC at St Michaels on Sunday.

After a hard fought and scoreless first half, Christine Perrella opened the scoring in the second half and Cassie Esposito also opened her account for the season with a pair of goals which sealed victory.

“Great team effort in what was a very evenly matched game,” said Keane.

“We began to outwork our opponents in all areas in the second half and the breakthrough came for a deserved win.”

NYMWSL Division A champions Shamrocks Green started their title defense with a 1-1 tie at Rovers.

”This was the epitome of the first game of the season,” said new coach Kelci Hegg.

“We were a little rushed, a little disorganized but overall, we managed to get a result. I have confidence as we go forward, we will be fitter and smarter in the games to come.

“It was good to see Teresa Ferraro not miss a beat is she came back and scored our lone goal and have a newcomer Dayna Darcy create the assist.”

Meanwhile, in the men’s league, the first team were unlucky not to bring a result back from Travers Island where NYAC emerged 3-2 winners.

A goal just before half-time from Francesco Zanetti set up by John McAleenan and an 85th minute consolation from Jack Watson with Darren Coleman assisting were not enough to salvage a first point of the season.

“We were unlucky not to get a point from the game,” said Paddy Geraghty.

“We had a few decent chances and hit the crossbar. We gave away two goals that were avoidable and overall we didn’t play our game. We’ll try fix it this week and go again next Sunday.”

In the curtain raiser, the Rocks Reserves battled back from 3-1 down to eke out a 3-3 draw against perennial rivals NYAC. James Whyte (1) and James Hudson (2) were on the mark for Kevin McPhillips’ men.

”Another slow start this week but the lads showed good character again to score three unanswered goals and come away with the point,” said Coach KMc.

“The group is still getting to know each other and we’ve got some things to figure out, but the team spirit and effort is fantastic.”

Shamrocks 1960 are also seeking a first point after they too were on the wrong end of a 3-2 reversal, Ciaran Brennan and Hughie McGowan scoring the goals for Rob O’Neill’s team.

“This was a tough loss once again,” said O’Neill.

”We missed a few great chances and conceded a couple soft goals. Disappointing but we’ll regroup at training Tuesday and move forward.”

In the first game of a busy Sunday, the Legends were 5-2 winners over Eintracht, sending John Riordan’s men to a 2-0 record at the top of the Over 40s Division.

Marcus Nascimento opened the scoring early with a fine finish off a Ger Shivnan assist. The Brazilian then turned provider for Shivnan who also added a third team goal just before half-time.

Eintracht narrowed the game to 3-1 but then Shivnan added another assist to his tally when he played in Paul Bradshaw for his first goal of the season, giving the Legends some breathing space. Paddy Geraghty rounded off the scoring with an immaculate left foot finish.

“Delighted with the win,” said Riordan. “It was great to have Cair Ferguson back in action and also good to see Paul Bradshaw find the back of the net. Good team performance but a big test next Sunday against Barnstonworth will really tell us where we are.”

It was a historic weekend for the NY Shamrocks Soccer Club with the third annual Robbie Walsh Memorial Exhibition Game bringing together the Manchester United Legends and the Shamrocks Legends at Gaelic Park on Saturday afternoon.

(You can view all the photos of the day taken by photographer Kim Kirnan at our Facebook page here and here. The banquet photos can be enjoyed here)

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Almost 1,000 watched an enjoyable game of soccer which was won by the united Legends including former Ireland international Frank Stapleton who also captained the visiting team. Three goals from Belfast’s Keith Gillespie guided United to a 9-1 win with John Riordan scoring the sole Shamrocks goal.

Founding members of the Shamrocks, Paul Cullagh, Tony Halpin and Paddy Rooney were introduced to the crowd and there were many more old friends of the club coming together to enjoy a day that will support the beginning of a Shamrocks Juniors Soccer program.

The game was followed by the club’s end of season awards banquet at which the United players were guests of honor, presenting the trophies to the winning players. The biggest cheer of the night went to the Robbie Walsh Club Person of the Year, the “Mayor of Sunnyside” Robbie O’Neill.

“The weekend was all we could have asked for,” said Paddy Geraghty who led the event committee.

“Our committee were incredible with their time and efforts while the Shamrocks players were tremendous ambassadors for our club. The Manchester United squad were brilliant. They were so accommodating with their time and really bought into what we were trying to do. Both squads bonded so quickly on Friday night that Saturday’s game felt like it was between old friends. It was a once in a lifetime experience that none of us will ever forget.”

Tommy Smyth was also on hand to provide pitch side analysis and banter and the club is extremely grateful to him for providing his time! We are also appreciative to our videographer for the day, Stephen O’Regan of The Beautiful Game NYC who shot this amazing video of the day, capturing unforgettable moments that will live long in the memory!