Andy Mallon

Andy Mallon
Personal information
Irish name Aindriu Ó Maoileoin
Sport Gaelic football
Position Right corner back
Born Armagh,
Northern Ireland
Height 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)
Occupation Electrician[1]
Club(s)
Years Club
?-Present Pearse Óg
Club Titles
Armagh titles 1
Inter-county(ies)
Years County
2003?-Present Armagh
Inter-county titles
Ulster titles 4
NFL 2 (1 div 2)

Andy Mallon (Irish Aindriu Ó Maoileoin ) is an Irish Gaelic footballer who plays for Armagh. He plays club football for Pearse Óg.

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Playing career

Inter-county

Mallon made his Armagh Senior debut in a 2003 National League game against Donegal.[1] In 2004 he won the Ulster Senior Football Championship with the county.[1]

In 2005 Mallon helped Armagh win the National League - with Mallon playing an excellent game in the final against Wexford.[2] That year Armagh also defended the Ulster Championship. Mallon was awarded an All Star for his performances that season.

2006 saw Mallon earn a third Ulster Championship medal with Armagh. He won the Ulster Championship for a fourth time in 2008.

Club

Mallon has reached the Armagh Senior Football Championship final on a number of occasions with Pearse Óg, but they have been beaten by Crossmaglen each time. That is until this year, 2009, when Pearse Og beat Harps in the final 0.4 v 0.8. They now go on to play St Gall's of Belfast in the Ulster Championship.

References

  1. ^ a b c "Profile of Andy Mallon". Stand. 2005 March. http://www.hoganstand.com/Armagh/ArticleForm.aspx?ID=48025. Retrieved 5 April 2009. 
  2. ^ "Wait is over for Armagh". Newry Democrat. 4 May 2005. http://archives.tcm.ie/newrydemocrat/2005/05/04/story4364.asp. Retrieved 6 April 2009. 

External links

Armagh - All-Ireland Senior Football Championship Runners-up 2003

1 P. Hearty | 2 F. Bellew | 3 E. McNulty | 4 A. Mallon | 5 A. O'Rourke | 6 K. McGeeney | 7 A. McCann | 8 P. Loughran | 9 P. McGrane | 10 R. Clarke | 11 J. McEntee | 12 O. McConville | 13 S. McDonnell | 14 D. Marsden | 15 T. McEntee |
Subs used: P. McKeever for D. Marsden | K. Hughes for A. Mallon | D. Marsden for A. Mallon | B. O'Hagan for J. McEntee |
Manager: J. Kernan
Armagh - All-Ireland Under 21 Football Champions 2004 (1st title)

1 G Wilson | 2 G Smyth | 3 F Moriarty | 4 A Mallon | 5 A Kernan | 6 Ciaran McKeever  | 7 B McDonald | 8 M Mackin | 9 G Swift | 10 G Loughran | 11 S Kernan | 12 P Toal | 13 M McNamee | 14 R Austin | 15 B Mallon |
Armagh - National Football League Champions 2005 (1st title)

1 P. Hearty | 2 A. Mallon | 3 F. Bellew | 4 P McCormack | 5 A Kernan | 6 K. McGeeney | 7 C. McKeever | 8 J Toal | 9 P. McGrane | 10M O'Rourke | 11 J. McEntee | 12 O. McConville | 13 S. McDonnell | 14 R. Clarke | 15 B Mallon |
Subs used: P. McKeever | A McCann | J McNulty | P Loughran | A O'Rourke |
Manager: J. Kernan
2005 All Star Gaelic Football Team

1 D. Murphy | 2 R. McMenamin | 3 M. McCarthy | 4 A. Mallon | 5 T. Ó Sé | 6 C. Gormley | 7 P. Jordan | 8 S. Cavanagh | 9 P. McGrane |
10 B. Dooher | 11 P. Canavan | 12 E. Mulligan | 13 C. Cooper | 14 S. O'NeillFOTY | 15 S. McDonnell
2005 Irish News Ulster GAA All-Stars
1 P. Hearty •
2 R. McMenamin • 3 K. McCloy • 4 A. Mallon •
5 A. Kernan • 6 K. McGeeney • 7 P. Jordan •
8 S. Cavanagh • 9 P. McGrane •
10 B. Dooher • 11 T. Freeman • 12 S. O'Neill •
13 S. McDonnell • 14 R. Clarke • 15 P. Bradley