THE HOME FARM TEAM WHICH EARNED A PLACE IN THE GUINNESS BOOK OF RECORDS WITH A REMARKABLE WORLD RECORD RUN OF 203 GAMES WITHOUT DEFEAT, WAS HONOURED IN THE CLUB'S PREMISES  ON SATURDAY DECEMBER 6TH.

THE OCCASION BROUGHT 24 OF THE 29 PLAYERS WHO CONTRIBUTED TO THE REMARKABLE SUCCESS TOGETHER FOR THE FIRST TIME AND IT PROVED TO BE A WONDERFUL NIGHT FOR ALL CONCERNED.

CARLISLE  UNITED'S GRAHAM KAVANAGH WAS LAST TO ARRIVE, BUT WAS GIVEN A MASSIVE WELCOME AFTER BEING ON DUTY WITH HIS CLUB AGAINST SWINDON TOWNBEFORE MAKING A DASH TO BRISTOL TO CATCH A FLIGHT BACK TO DUBLIN TO JOIN IN THE FESTIVITIES.

MANAGER PADDY HILLIARD, COACH LIAM TUOHY  AND ASSISTANT FRANK O'NEILL ALONG WITH ALL THE PLAYERS RECEIVED MOMENTOS FROM THE CLUB WHILST A SPECIALLY COMMISSIONED WALL GRAPHIC WAS UNVEILED BY CURRENT CHAIRMAN JOHN LYONS AND DDSL CHAIRMAN TOMMY HEFFERNAN.

IN ATTENDANCE WERE REPRESENTIVES FROM NDSL, DDSL AND SFAI.

MALACHY MENTON HONORARY SEC. OF THE CLUB PAID TRIBUTE TO THE SQUAD FOR A STUNNING ACHIEVEMENT THAT IS UNLIKELY TO BE SURPASSED AND ALSO TRIBUTE TO MANAGER PADDY HILLIARD.

FORMER TEAM ASSISTANT STEPHEN MURPHY AND THE LATE DES CRAWFORD WERE FONDLY REMEMBERED FOR THEIR INVALUABLE CONTRIBUTIONS

FOR THE RECORD THE TEAM PLAYED 203 GAMES, WINNING 197, DRAWING 6, LOSING NONE, SCORING 1111GOALS AND CONCEDING JUST 106