Walterstown GFC

Walterstown GFC, Navan
Baile an Bhailtearaigh
Founded: 1902
County: Meath
Colours: Black
Grounds: Oldtown, Navan
Senior Club Championships
All Ireland Leinster
champions
Meath
champions
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Walterstown GFC is a Gaelic Athletic Association football club based in & around the town of Navan, in County Meath, Ireland. The club plays Gaelic Football competing in Meath GAA & Leinster competitions. The club has a proud tradition having won the Meath Senior Football Club Championship five times & the Leinster Senior Club championship twice.

History

Walterstown GFC was founded in 1902 and one of the first mentions of the club was when they entered a Dunshaughlin tournament in aid of the parochial house.[1] The club won the first two Senior Football Championships in 1887 and 1888 under the name Dowdstown GAA. In the late 1970s and 1980s the club won more titles and are currently the only club from Meath to have won a Leinster Senior Club Football Championship twice.

As of now the club provides Girls/Ladies football at U6, U8, U10, U11, U12, U13, U14, U15, U16, U19 & Senior levels and Boys/Mens football at U6, U8, U10, U12, U13, U14, U15, U16, U18, U21 & Senior.

Honours

Notable players

References

  1. "Club History – Walterstown Gaelic Football Club". walterstown.com. Retrieved 1 December 2016.
Preceded by
Walterstown
Meath Senior Football Champions
1984
Succeeded by
Navan O'Mahonys
Preceded by
Portlaoise
Leinster Senior Club Football Champions
1984
Succeeded by
St Vincents


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