John McEntee (Gaelic footballer)
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Sport | Gaelic football | ||
| Position | Centre half forward | ||
| Born |
30 June 1977 Crossmaglen, County Armagh, Northern Ireland | ||
| Height | 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) | ||
| Club(s) | |||
| Years | Club | ||
| 1995-2011 | Crossmaglen | ||
| Club titles | |||
| Armagh titles | 14 | ||
| Ulster titles | 8 | ||
| All-Ireland Titles | 5 | ||
| Inter-county(ies) | |||
| Years | County | ||
| xxxx-2007 | Armagh | ||
| Inter-county titles | |||
| Ulster titles | 6 | ||
| All-Irelands | 1 | ||
| NFL | 1 | ||
John McEntee is a retired Gaelic footballer who played for Armagh between 19xx and 2007. He was part of the Armagh first ever All-Ireland Senior Football Championship winning side in 2002. McEntee also won six Ulster Senior Football Championships and a National Football League title with the county.
McEntee played club football for Crossmaglen Rangers and enjoyed a hughly successful career with the club. He helped Cross win the All-Ireland Senior Club Football Championship four times, the Ulster Senior Club Football Championship seven times and the Armagh Senior Football Championship on 13 occasions.
He usually played as a centre half forward. McEntee is known as one of the Armagh's best ever footballers.[1]
Personal life
McEntee is from Crossmaglen, County Armagh. His twin brother Tony played alongside him for all of his Crossmaglen and Armagh career.
Playing career
Club
McEntee was part of the Crossmaglen team that has won 13 Armagh Senior Football Championships in a row between 1996 and 2008.[2] This equals the national record for consecutive county football championships set by Ballina Stephenites of Mayo between 1904 and 1916. He has also won the Ulster Senior Club Football Championship seven times (1996, 1998, 1999, 2004, 2006, 2007, 2008) and 2010 and the All-Ireland Senior Club Football Championship five times (1997, 1999, 2000, 2007 and 2011) with the club. McEntee, along with twin brother Tony, Oisín McConville, Paul Hearty, Francie Bellew and Cathal Short is one of six Cross players to have shared in all these successes since 1996.[2] John came on as a sub in the 2011 All-Ireland Club final that was his last game for Cross.
References
- ↑ "Ulster's 125 - Down shortlist". The Irish News. February 2009. Retrieved 11 September 2009.
- 1 2 Archer, Kenny (21 October 2008). "Thirteen on the trot for six of the best". The Irish News. p. 42. Retrieved 22 October 2008.