Armagh GAA
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| Armagh GAA | |||||||||||||||||
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| Irish: | Ard Mhacha | ||||||||||||||||
| Province: | Ulster | ||||||||||||||||
| Nickname(s): | The Orchard County | ||||||||||||||||
| County colours: | Orange and White | ||||||||||||||||
| Ground(s): | Athletic Grounds, Armagh | ||||||||||||||||
| Dominant sport: | Gaelic football | ||||||||||||||||
| NFL: | Division 2 | ||||||||||||||||
| NHL: | Division 2 | ||||||||||||||||
| Football Championship: | Sam Maguire Cup | ||||||||||||||||
| Hurling Championship: | Nicky Rackard Cup | ||||||||||||||||
| Ladies' Gaelic football: | Brendan Martin Cup | ||||||||||||||||
| Camogie: | O'Duffy Cup | ||||||||||||||||
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The Armagh County Board of the Gaelic Athletic Association (GAA) (Irish: Cumann Lúthchleas Gael Coiste Chontae Ard Mhacha) or Armagh GAA is one of the 32 county boards of the GAA in Ireland, and is responsible for Gaelic games in County Armagh. The county board is also responsible for the Armagh inter-county teams
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[edit] Gaelic football
[edit] History
Armagh has a long tradition of football stretching back to the 19th century when they became only the second team to win the Ulster SFC in 1890. Despite early success at provincial level, national success at junior and minor level and All-Ireland final appearances in 1953 and 1977, it took until 2002 for Armagh to win their first All-Ireland Senior Football Championship. The following year saw the Orchard County almost become the first team for more than a decade to retain the Sam Maguire cup but they were narrowly beaten in a tense final with their fellow northern rivals Tyrone. Since then the county has netted a further three Ulster championships and won their first ever National Football League title. Over the course of the past ten years Armagh, along with neighbours Tyrone and the ever-present Kerry, have established themselves as the 'big three' of Gaelic football.
[edit] Honours
All-Ireland Senior Football Championships: 1
| Year | Squad | Opponent |
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| 2002 | B Tierney, J McNulty, E McNulty, F Bellew, A O'Rourke, K McGeeney, A McCann, P McGrane, J Toal, P McKeever, J McEntee, O McConville, S McDonnell, R Clarke, D Marsden. Subs: B O'Hagan for McEntee, T McEntee for McKeever. |
All-Ireland Under-21 Football Championships: 1
| Year | Squad | Opponent |
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| 2004 | G Wilson, G Smyth, F Moriarty, A Mallon, A Kernan, C McKeever, B McDonald, M Mackin, G Swift, G Loughran, S Kernan, P Toal, M McNamee, R Austin, B Mallon. Subs - P Duffy, B Toner, J Murtagh, M Moore, S O'Neill. |
All-Ireland Minor Football Championships: 1
| Year | Squad | Opponent |
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| 1949 | L McCorry, E McCann, J Brattan, J McKnight, F Kernan, B O’Neill, T McConville, E Mee, S Collins, T Connolly, S Blaney, J Cunningham, S Smith, PJ McKeever, B McGrane. Sub - M McKnight for S Collins. |
All-Ireland Junior Football Championships: 1
| Year | Squad | Opponent |
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| 1926 | C Morgan, H Cumiskey, Gene Hanratty, J Vallely, Joe Harney, J Maguire, Owen Connolly, J Corrigan, F McAvinchey, F Toner, P Fearon, J Kernan, H Arthurs, J Donaghy, J McCusker. Sub - J McEntee for F McAvinchey. |
| Year | Squad | Opponent |
|---|---|---|
| 2005 | P Hearty; A Mallon, F Bellew, P McCormack 0-1; A Kernan 0-1, K McGeeney, C McKeever; J Toal, P McGrane; M O'Rourke, J McEntee 0-1, O McConville 0-2; S McDonnell 0-10, R Clarke 0-2, B Mallon 0-4. Subs - P McKeever 1-0, A McCann, J McNulty, P Loughran, A O'Rourke. |
- Ulster Under-21 Football Championships: 3
- 1998, 2004, 2007
- Ulster Minor Football Championships: 11
- 1930, 1949, 1951, 1953, 1954, 1957, 1961, 1968, 1992, 1994, 2005
[edit] All-Stars
Armagh have a total of 23 All-Stars
- 1972: P Moriarty
- 1977: J. Kernan, J SmythP Moriarty
- 1980: C McKinstry
- 1982: J. Kernan
- 1993: G. Houlahan,
- 1999: K McGeeney, D Marsden
- 2000: K McGeeney, O. McConville
- 2002: E McNulty, A O'Rourke, K. McGeeney, P McGrane, S.McDonnell, O. McConville.
- 2003: F. Bellew, S.McDonnell
- 2005: A.Mallon, P. McGrane, S.McDonnell
- 2006: R.Clarke
[edit] Armagh Gaelic Football Squad
| Number | Player | Position | Local Club | ||
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| 1 | Paul Hearty | Goalkeeper | Crossmaglen Rangers | ||
| 2 | Andy Mallon | Right Full Back | Pearse Óg | ||
| 3 | Francie Bellew | Full Back | Crossmaglen Rangers | ||
| 4 | Bredan Donaghy | Left Full Back | Clonmore | ||
| 5 | Aaron Kernan | Right Half Back | Crossmaglen Rangers | ||
| 6 | Aidan O'Rourke | Centre Back | Dromintee | ||
| 7 | Ciaran McKeever | Left Half Back | St Pats Cullyhanna | ||
| 8 | Kieran Toner | Midfield | Granemore | ||
| 9 | Paul McGrane Captain | Midfield | Ballyhegan | ||
| 10 | Martin O'Rourke | Right Half Forward | Dromintee | ||
| 11 | Stephen Kernan | Centre Forward | Crossmaglen Rangers | ||
| 12 | Paddy McKeever | Left Half Forward | Ballyhegan | ||
| 13 | Stephen McDonnell | Right Full Forward | Killeavey | ||
| 14 | Ronan Clarke | Full Forward | Pearse Óg | ||
| 15 | Oisín McConville | Left Full Forward | Crossmaglen Rangers | ||
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| 16 | Ciarán McKinney | Goalkeeper | Pearse Óg | ||
| 17 | John Paul Donnelly | Half Back | Armagh Harps | ||
| 18 | Paul Keenan | Full Forward | Carrickcruppin | ||
| 19 | James Lavery | Midfield | Maghery | ||
| 20 | Tony McClelland | Half Back | Granemore | ||
| 21 | Philip Loughran | Midfield | Clady | ||
| 22 | Malachy Mackin | Midfield | St.Patrick's | ||
| 23 | Finnian Moriarty | Corner Back | Wolfe Tone's | ||
| 24 | Conor Clarke | Full Forward | Pearse Óg | ||
| 25 | Paudie McCreesh | Half Back | St.Patrick's | ||
| 26 | Brian Mallon | Centre Half Forward | Tír Na nÓg | ||
| 27 | Michael O'Rourke | Half Forward | Dromintee | ||
| 28 | Peadar Toal | Half Forward | Armagh Harps | ||
| 29 | Kevin Dyas | Half Back | Dromintee | ||
| 30 | Charlie Vernon | Half Forward | Armagh Harps | ||
[edit] Hurling
Like most counties outside of the game's heartland of Munster and south Leinster hurling has, with the exception of border areas such as Keady, Derrynose and Middletown, tended to live in the shadow cast by Gaelic football in Armagh. However, in recent years the county hurlers have shown a marked improvement under the guidance of manager Mattie Lennon and his assistant Ger Rogan.
In 2006 Armagh won the NHL Division 3 championship, winning all their games in the group stages before beating Louth 3-10 to 1-11 in the final at Breffni Park in Cavan. The step up to Division 2 proved to be a difficult one for the men from the Orchard County. While the team failed to win any of their group games they were unfortunate to lose to Meath and also managed to come within a point of the 2006 Christy Ring Cup finalists Carlow. Heavier defeats were suffered at the hands of more established counties such as Derry and Laois.
In another sign of the progress being made with the small ball game in the county, Armagh returned to the Ulster Senior Hurling Championship in May 2007 for the first time in almost 60 years with a match against Derry. Despite putting in a strong performance the team lost out on the chance of a semi-final encounter with neighbours Down to an injury time score.
The advances made in the county over the past two years placed them as favourites in the Nicky Rackard Cup encounter on August 12 against Roscommon. They unfortunately lost this game by two points.
[edit] Honours
- National Hurling Leagues: 1
- Division 3 Champions 2006
[edit] External links
- Armagh GAA site
- Orchardcounty.com - Unofficial Armagh GAA site
- Armagh on Hoganstand.com
- Titles won by Armagh teams
- Club championship winners
| Armagh GAA | ||
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| Affiliated Clubs | ||
| Senior Football Championship | ||
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Armagh Harps - Ballymacnab - Carrickcruppin - Clan na Gael - Clann Éireann - Crossmaglen Rangers - Dromintee - Granemore - Keady - Killeavey - Maghery - Mullabawn - Pearse Óg - St.Michael's - Tír Na nÓg - Whitecross |
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| Intermediate Football Championship | ||
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Annaghmore - An Port Mór - Ballyhegan - Clonmore - Collegeland - Crossmaglen Rangers 2 - Cullaville - Lissummon - Madden - Sarsfield's - Silverbridge - St.Patrick's - St.Paul's - St.Peter's - Wolfe Tone's |
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| Junior Football Championship | ||
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Belleek - Clady - Corrinshigo - Derrynoose - Dorsey - Éire Óg - Forkhill - Grange - Middletown - Mullabrack - Phelim Brady's - Redmond O'Hanlon's - Shane O'Neill's - Tullysaran |
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| Senior Hurling Championship | ||
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Cúchulainn's - Derrynoose - Keady - Middletown |
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| Intermediate Hurling Championship | ||
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Camlough - Killeavey - Seán Treacy's - St.Malachy's |
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