Moortown St. Malachy's GAC
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| County: | Tyrone | ||||||||
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| Nickname: | The Malachy's. Were formerly called The Geraldines | ||||||||
| Colours: | White & Red Hoops | ||||||||
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Tobin Park Páirc Thóibín | ||||||||
| Coordinates: | 54°37′55.38″N 6°30′44.64″W / 54.6320500°N 6.5124000°WCoordinates: 54°37′55.38″N 6°30′44.64″W / 54.6320500°N 6.5124000°W | ||||||||
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Moortown St. Malachy's is a Gaelic Athletic Association club based in the village of Moortown in County Tyrone, Northern Ireland.
History
Moortown are one of the most successful clubs in Tyrone having won four Tyrone Senior Football Championships in 1941, 1942, 1950 and 1992.
Their last county championship victory came in 1992 and the side was captained by James Devlin. However, the Malachys have a less than inspiring record in finals and on innumerable occasions have reached junior, intermediate and senior finals and then fallen at the final hurdle. Often perform best as underdogs.
The club used to field a Hurling team in the 1970s, competing in the Derry league.
Recent events
In 2007 Moortown were hot favourites to be promoted back to the Senior League in Tyrone and reached the Tyrone Intermediate Football Championship final against a non-fancied Killyman side who produced a storybook performance to defeat Moortown in Healy Park, Omagh.
Their pitch for many years, Tobin park,has now reached the end of its use and the club has moved to their new pitch on the aneter road. There are 3 pitches, a warm up area and in the next few years a club house will be put in place.
The U-13 team won the County Title in 2010.Whilst the following year the same side won the U-14 Grade 1 League. The senior and reserve team won the intermediate leagues in 2013, although they got promoted they are now back down in division 2
In recent years the club also began to field a Camogie team and the u-14s won the grade 1 championship 2009 and the U-16 championship in 2010 and the tyrone feile in 2012. A coveted minor double double has followed winnin both the grade 1 league and championship in 2014 and 2015. Notably, an U14 girls team was entered for the first time and in their first season they picked up an U14 division 4 league and championship double.
The Current Moortown G.A.C. Chairman is Patrick Kelly
Notable players
- Jimsey Devlin
- Jimmy Conway
- Peter Crozier
- Joe Crozier
- Hughie Conlon
- Francis Quinn
- Chris Lawn - winner of two All-Ireland medals with the Tyrone Inter-county Team.
- Stephen Lawn - Former member of Tyrone team and member of 1995 defeated All-Ireland finalists.
- Paul Devlin - Former member of Tyrone team and member of 1995 defeated All-Ireland finalists.
- James Devlin - Former member of Tyrone team and Inspirational Captain of 1992 Tyrone County Champions.
- PJ Quinn - Current Member Of Tyrone Panel and All Ireland winner 2008.
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