Finbar McConnell
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| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Sport | Gaelic football | ||
| Place of birth | Tyrone, Ireland | ||
| Height | 6'4" | ||
| Nickname(s) | 'Big' Finbar | ||
| Club information | |||
| Club | Newtonstewart | ||
| Position | Midfield | ||
| Club(s)* | |||
| Club | Years | Apps (scores) | |
| Newtonstewart | ?-? | ||
| Inter County | |||
| County | Tyrone | ||
| Position | Goalkeeper | ||
| Inter County(ies)** | |||
| County | Years | Apps (scores) | |
| Tyrone | ?-? | ||
| Inter County Titles | |||
| Ulster Titles | 4 | ||
| All-Ireland | 0 | ||
| All-Stars | 1 | ||
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* club appearances and scores |
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Finbar McConnell is a former Tyrone Gaelic footballer. He was Tyrone's first-choice goalkeeper throughout most of the nineties, and played in the 1995 All-Ireland Final.
In 1996, he won an All Star, most likely due to his match-winning saves in the Ulster Final. He also represented Ireland in the first of the annual International rules football series matches against Australia, although he gained notoriety in that game for joining in a brawl that was taking place in the middle of the pitch, even though he was the goalkeeper.
His height, huge kick-outs (described by Hogan Stand Magazine as "arguably the longest ground kicker in the country" in 1992) ([1]), and low reflex saves make him a memorable footballer.
His younger brother is the current Tyrone goalkeeper, Pascal McConnell.
| Tyrone Panel: All-Ireland Final 1995 | ||
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1 Finbar McConnell | 2 Paul Devlin | 3 Chris Lawn | 4 Fay Devlin | 5 Ronan McGarrity | 6 Seamus McCallen | 7 Seán McLaughlin | 8 Fergal Logan | 9 Jody Gormley | 10 Cairan Corr (Cap.) | 11 Pascal Canavan | 12 Cairan Loughran | 13 Cairan McBride | 14 Peter Canavan | 15 Stephen Lawn | |
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