Moneymore GAC
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| Henry Joy McCracken's GFC Moneymore | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Muine Mór | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Founded: | 1933 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| County: | Derry | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Club colours: | Black and Amber | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Grounds: | McCracken Park | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Henry Joy McCracken GFC Moneymore (Irish: Muine Mór) is a Gaelic Athletic Association club based in Moneymore, County Londonderry, Northern Ireland. The club is a member of the Derry GAA and currently cater for Gaelic football. The club is named after Irish patriot and martyr Henry Joy McCracken.
Underage teams play in the South Derry league and championships. Moneymore have won the Derry Intermediate Football Championship once and the Derry Junior Football Championship once.
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[edit] Gaelic football
Moneymore fields Gaelic football teams at Reserve and Senior levels. Underage teams (U8, U10, U12, U14, U16 and Minor) are amalgamated with Ógra Colmcille and form the Ógra Mór team. Sides up to U-12's play in South Derry league and championships, from U-14 upwards teams compete in All-Derry competitions.
[edit] Well known players
- Eugene Young - Former Derry player.
- Eddie Terry - Former Moneymore player.
[edit] Ladies' Gaelic football
Moneymore ladies' player play along with An Lúb players in the Ardtrea team. The team also draws players from Ballinderry, Lissan and other South Derry clubs along the border with County Tyrone.
[edit] History
There was a presence of Gaelic games in Moneymore in the early 1900s. O'Cahan Moneymore played in the Cookstown and District Football League in 1911.[1] Moneymore won the South Derry Handball League in 1991 and 1912. The next records of O'Cahan's were in 1934 when they played in the South Derry League, but lasted only one season, before competing again in 1938 and 1939. The club played as Henry Joy McCracken's in 1945, before becoming defunct decades later.
McCracken's reformed in 1976 and choose to wear black and amber colours. The first President was Charlie Teague, an old O'Cahan's clubman. Managed by Brendan O'Neill and Patsy Breen, the club's first major success came in 1984 when they won the Derry Intermediate Football Championship. McCracken's won the 1995 Derry Junior Football Championship.
[edit] Honours
[edit] Senior
- Derry Football League Division 3:1
- 1999
- Derry Senior Football League Division 1B: 1
- 2001
[edit] Reserve
- Graham Cup 1
- 1978
[edit] U-16
- Derry U-16 Football Championship: 1
- 1963
- South Derry U-16 Football Championship: 1
- 1963
[edit] Handball
- South Derry Handball League: 2
- 1911, 1912
Note: The above lists may be incomplete. Please add any other honours you know of.
[edit] See also
[edit] External links
[edit] References
- ^ Club History. Retrieved on 2007-09-21.
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