Crosshaven AFC’s state of the art 4g All weather pitch is now available for hire at various times via bookapitch.com/venues/571 - @MunsterSenLgue @CorkYouthLeague @corksl @news_cork @BigRedBench

Chelsea legend Bobby Tambling 'celebrated in Cork as fiercely as anywhere' echolive.ie/corksport/arid-4…

Match organisers and FA pay tribute to Bobby Tambling, Chelsea legend who played three times for England. Fans applauded his memory. Tambling passed away last week, aged 84. RIP.

It is with the heaviest of hearts that Crosshaven AFC announce the passing of our dear friend and former manager, Bobby Tambling — a true Chelsea legend and an even more wonderful human being. Bobby came to Cork in the 1970s after his time at Crystal Palace, and he fell deeply in love with the place. But it was Crosshaven that truly captured his heart. In the 1980s he settled here and made it his home. He became Cork City’s very first manager before taking the reins of our senior team in 1985, guiding us with pride and passion to our one and only appearance in the FAI Senior Cup the following year. His sons Gary and Glenn featured locally for a while as did his partner Val’s son Jamie now of course Senior Team assistant coach. For the next thirty years, on and off, Bobby was never far from our club with Val by his side. Even when his health was failing, he still wanted to be on the sidelines — coaching, encouraging, and sharing his endless love for the game. His passion for football was absolutely infectious. Whether he was talking tactics, working on set pieces, or telling stories from his playing days (sometimes for the tenth time), you couldn’t help but hang on every word. You didn’t mind hearing the same tale again, because it was Bobby telling it. His final game managing Crosshaven was a fitting one as some of the greatest local players he ever coached took on a Republic of Ireland Masters team in 2015 that included Packie Bonner, Ronnie Whelan & Ray Houghton in Camden. Crosshaven players adored him. They respected him, responded to him, and would have run through brick walls for him. From time to time, old friends from his Chelsea days would visit — Barry Bridges, Chopper Harris, Paddy Mulligan and others — reminding us all of the giant he was in the game. In London, Bobby was a superstar. 202 goals for his beloved Chelsea — a record that stood for decades until Frank Lampard came along. He loved returning to the Bridge, where he was worshipped. Seeing his “Tambling 202” banner proudly displayed and having a suite named in his honour always filled him with quiet pride. He cherished hearing the fans sing his name one more time and feeling the electric buzz of match day, which brought back so many beautiful memories of victories, friendships, and goals. But no matter how much he loved Chelsea, Crosshaven was always home with his beloved Val. Walking the dogs, enjoying dinners with family and friends, having a flutter at the bookies, and being part of the local football community — these were the simple things that made him happiest. Bobby leaves an enormous hole in all our lives. We are all better, kinder, and richer for having known him. His warmth, his wisdom, his humour and his love will stay with us forever. To his loving family, his close friends, and his adoring Chelsea family — we send our deepest, most heartfelt condolences. We have all lost a true legend, and a very special man. To Valerie, despite his battle with Alzheimer’s, I clearly remember Bobby in a moment of clarity saying “she’s the best, I’d be lost without her” you cried but he was right. The dedication you showed to him was absolutely incredible. Rest in peace, Bobby. You will never be forgotten.

Decent sunset at @crosshavenafc tonight for the @FermoyFC U13 match. 2-2 FT.

Best wishes to Richie Watkin who started his UEFA C licence in Midleton today

Goal 83mins 2-0 Rhys Kelly-Noonan Getting his reward for his hard work.

Grassroots football runs on volunteers. But here's the uncomfortable truth, we take that for granted. A paper by Koutrou & Kohe (2021) spoke to coaches, referees and admins across Kent FA. What they found should make every football organisation sit up 👇🧵

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Loads of local news and sport in this week's @Carrigdhounnews @KinsaleGaa @CarrigalineGAA @crosshavenafc @BallinhassigGAA @BallinhassigAFC #kinsale #carrigaline

Crosshaven return to the FAI Intermediate Cup for the first time in a number of year and face Avondale Utd who have an impressive pedigree in the competition. The game is at 2pm Saturday 28th February in Avondale Park, Carrigaline. All support welcome. @AvondaleUtdFC @FAICork

🏆 | FAI Schools Junior 'B' Boys National Cup Semi Final 🎓 | Under 17, Small Schools 🎙️ | M A T C H D A Y ⚽️ | @colmuirechaven 🆚 Grange CC, Donaghmede 📆 | Monday, February 23, 2026 ⏰ | 1pm 🏟️ | @EvergreenFC (4G) 👊 | #JuniorBBoysCup

FAI Intermediate Cup Draw Round 1 1 Avondale Utd Vs Crosshaven 2 Youghal Utd Vs Midleton 3 Macroom Vs Ballinhassig 4 College Cors Vs Temple Utd 5 Leeside Utd Vs Blarney Utd 6 Kanturk Vs Leeds All others have Byes to Rd 2 Details munsterseniorleague.ie fai.ie

Best of luck Rhys

Result Saturday 17 January 2026 BLACKWATER MOTORS U12 DIVISION 3 @crosshavenafc 4 @Lakewood_1 A 2

Rhys Kelly-Noonan is set to sign for Cobh Ramblers. The academy forward scored 8 goals in 11 games for our U20s side, who finished 2nd in the Tier 1 league last season. The switch across Cork comes with the aim of securing first team football ahead of the 2026 season. #CCFC84

Our opening game of preseason ends in defeat. Congrats to Rhys Kelly-Noonan marking his Cobh debut with our goal. Thank you to @waterfordfcie for making the journey, safe home and best of luck for your @leagueofireland Premier Division campaign. #CRFC

Plenty of local news and sport in the current edition of the @Carrigdhounnews @PassageGAA @CarrigalineGAA @BallinhassigGAA @GAACrosshaven @crosshavenafc @kinsalesfc @ballymartlegaa

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