Longford Town full-back Ben Lynch promoted to first-team after impressing with the club's under-19s

First Division Longford Town have confirmed that Ben Lynch has been promoted to the club’s first-team squad after impressing with the under-19s at Bishopsgate.

Lynch is a former Athlone Town under-17 player and has been a part of the Red and Black’s underage set-up since the beginning of the 2019 season.

The former Athlone Town defender links up with the Longford Town first-team who have lost their previous two league games in the First Division.

The left-back featured for the Longford Town’s under-19s last season in their Leinster Senior Cup defeat to Wexford’s North End United.

He now departs James Dermody’s under-19s who suffered defeat in their last league outing against Finn Harps.

The Longford Town under-19s were due to face Sligo Rovers this weekend in the under-19 Northern Elite Division, but the game was postponed due to a waterlogged pitch.

Daire Doyle has confirmed that U19 player Ben Lynch has signed for the first team.

Left back Ben has trained with the team since returning to training, featuring in a number of friendlies & has impressed Daire and John enough to warrant a call up to first team squad.#Town2020pic.twitter.com/57naOvhFLa

— Longford Town FC (@LongfordTownFC) August 29, 2020