Newmarket and Killavullen meet in the first round of the Premier Intermediate football championship at Charleville on Sunday next, April 8th at 3:30pm.

Most significantly and memorable for Newmarket supporters was the clash between the sides in the County Junior Football final of 1998, played at the same venue on December 6th. Newmarket claimed a historic second county junior title that day after a titanic struggle by 0-9 to 0-8, having trailed at half time by 0-3 to 0-6. The Newmarket side on that red letter day was: James Morgan, Michael O’Keeffe, Dan Murphy, David Allen, John Fitzpatrick, Brian Daly, Maurice Hourigan, Michael Cottrell, Denys O’Brien (0-1), John Cronin (0-1), John Paul O’Neill (Captain, (0-2)), Tony O’Keefee (0-2), Danny Culloty (0-1), Mark O’Sullivan (0-2), Seanie Francis O’Connor. SUBS: John Dugdale, John Sheehan, Jerry McCarty.

From that side, James Morgan, Dan Murphy, Brian Daly, Denys O’Brien, John Cronin, Tony O’Keeffe, Seanie Francis O’Connor and Jerry McCarthy are still involved with the side, while Michael Cottrell is a selector this year.

The sides met again in the intermediate championship of 2003, when it took two games to separate the sides, at the quarter final stage. The sides drew 0-11 each at Ballyclough on July 13th. The scorers for Newmarket that day were Kevin O’Connor and Tony O’Keeffe (0-3 each), Seanie Francis O’Connor and Barry O’Leary (0-2 each), Denys O’Brien (0-1).

The replay took place at the same venue on August 3rd and Newmarket emerged victorious after a fine entertaining contest by 1-13 to 1-10, the score line having read 1-7 to 0-4 at half time. The Newmarket lineout that evening was James Morgan, Dan Murphy, Dermot Moynihan, Gerard Sheahan, Michael O’Keeffe, John McSweeney, Mark Reidy, Barry O’Leary (0-1), Denys O’Brien, Donal O’Sullivan (1-0), Seanie Francis O’Connor (0-3), Kevin O’Connor (0-4), Michael Cottrell (0-1), Maurice Hourigan (0-1), Tony O’Keeffe (0-2). SUB: Colin O’Sullivan (0-1).

That has proved to be Newmarket’s last success against Killavullen, as the North Cork side have had the upper hand in Tom Creedon Cup and league contests between the sides since that game.