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GAA Football Team of the Century

Index GAA Football Team of the Century

The Football Team of the Century was chosen as part of the Gaelic Athletic Association's centenary year celebrations in 1984 to comprise, as a fifteen-member side divided as one goalkeeper, three half-backs, two midfielders, three half-forwards and three full-forwards, the best football players of the first one hundred years of the Gaelic Athletic Association. [1]

48 relations: All-Ireland Senior Football Championship, Austin Stacks GAA, Ballaghaderreen, Cavan GAA, Connacht Senior Football Championship, Cornafean GAA, Dan O'Keeffe, Dingle GAA, Down GAA, Dublin GAA, Enda Colleran, Gaelic Athletic Association, Gaelic football, Gaelic football, hurling and camogie positions, Galway GAA, Jack O'Shea, John Joe O'Reilly (Gaelic footballer), John Mitchel GFC, Kerins O'Rahilly's GAA, Kerry GAA, Kevin Heffernan (Gaelic footballer), Leinster Senior Football Championship, Leixlip GAA, Louth GAA, Mayo GAA, McQuillan GAC Ballycastle, Meath GAA, Mick O'Connell, Mikey Sheehy, Mountbellew, Munster Senior Football Championship, National Football League (Ireland), Paddy O'Brien (Gaelic footballer), Pat Spillane, Seán Flanagan, Seán Murphy (Gaelic footballer), Seán O'Neill, Seán Purcell, Skryne GFC, St Vincents GAA, St. Mary's GAA, Stephen White (Gaelic footballer), Sunday Independent (Ireland), Templenoe GAA, Tommy Langan, Tuam Stars GAA, Ulster Senior Football Championship, Valentia Young Islanders.

All-Ireland Senior Football Championship

The All-Ireland Senior Football Championship (SFC), the premier competition in Gaelic football, is an annual series of games played in Ireland and organised by the Gaelic Athletic Association (GAA).

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Austin Stacks GAA

Austin Stacks is a hurling and Gaelic football club based in Tralee in County Kerry, Ireland.

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Ballaghaderreen

Ballaghaderreen is a town in County Roscommon, Ireland, but traditionally part of County Mayo, located just off the N5 National primary road.

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Cavan GAA

The Cavan County Board of the Gaelic Athletic Association (GAA) or Cavan GAA is one of the 32 county boards of the GAA in Ireland, and is responsible for Gaelic games in Cavan.

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Connacht Senior Football Championship

The Bank of Ireland Connacht Senior Football Championship is an annual gaelic football competition for the senior county teams of Connacht GAA.

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Cornafean GAA

Cornafean is a Gaelic Athletic Association club based in the rural parishes of Killeshandra and Kilmore, in County Cavan, Ireland.

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Dan O'Keeffe

Daniel 'Danno' O'Keeffe (1907 – 2 June 1967) was an Irish sportsman.

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Dingle GAA

Dingle GAA is a Gaelic Athletic Association club in County Kerry, Ireland.

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Down GAA

The Down County Board of the Gaelic Athletic Association (GAA) (Cumann Lúthchleas Gael Coiste Chontae An Dún) or Down GAA is one of the 32 county boards of the GAA in Ireland, and is responsible for the administration of Gaelic games in County Down.

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Dublin GAA

The Dublin County Board of the Gaelic Athletic Association (GAA) (Cumann Luthchleas Gael Coiste Contae Átha Cliath) or Dublin GAA is one of the 32 county boards of the GAA in Ireland, and is responsible for Gaelic games in the Dublin Region and the Dublin inter-county teams.

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Enda Colleran

Enda Colleran (May 1942 – 8 April 2004) was an Irish Gaelic football manager and player.

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Gaelic Athletic Association

The Gaelic Athletic Association (GAA; Cumann Lúthchleas Gael, (CLG)) is an Irish international amateur sporting and cultural organisation, focused primarily on promoting indigenous Gaelic games and pastimes, which include the traditional Irish sports of hurling, camogie, Gaelic football, Gaelic handball and rounders.

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Gaelic football

Gaelic football (Irish: Peil Ghaelach; short name Peil or Caid), commonly referred to as football or Gaelic, is an Irish team sport.

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Gaelic football, hurling and camogie positions

The following are the positions in the Gaelic sports of Gaelic football, hurling and camogie.

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Galway GAA

The Galway County Boards of the Gaelic Athletic Association (GAA) (Cumann Lúthchleas Gael Coiste Chontae na Gaillimhe) or Galway GAA are one of the 32 GAA county boards in Ireland; they are responsible for Gaelic games in County Galway, and for the Galway inter-county teams.

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Jack O'Shea

Jack O'Shea (born 19 November 1957 in Cahersiveen, County Kerry) is a former Irish sportsperson.

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John Joe O'Reilly (Gaelic footballer)

John Joe O'Reilly (1919 – 1952) was a famous Gaelic footballer for the Cavan senior team.

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John Mitchel GFC

John Mitchel GFC is a Gaelic Athletic Association club, established in Newry, County Down, Northern Ireland, in 1956, and is called after the Irish Patriot John Mitchel.

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Kerins O'Rahilly's GAA

Kerins O'Rahilly's are a Gaelic Athletic Association club from Tralee County Kerry, Ireland.

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Kerry GAA

The Kerry County Board of the Gaelic Athletic Association (GAA) (or Kerry GAA) is one of the 32 county boards of the GAA in Ireland, and is responsible for Gaelic games in County Kerry.

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Kevin Heffernan (Gaelic footballer)

Kevin Heffernan (20 August 1929 – 25 January 2013) was an Irish Gaelic footballer and manager who played as a left corner-forward for the Dublin senior team.

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Leinster Senior Football Championship

The Leinster Senior Football Championship (sponsored by Toyota, Ulster Bank, Vodafone) is the premier "knockout" competition in the game of Gaelic football played in the province of Leinster in Ireland.

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Leixlip GAA

Leixlip GAA is a Gaelic Athletic Association (GAA) club in Leixlip, County Kildare, Ireland.

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Louth GAA

The Louth County Board of the Gaelic Athletic Association (GAA) (Cumann Lúthchleas Gael, Coiste Chontae an Lú) or Louth GAA is one of the 32 county boards of the GAA in Ireland, and is responsible for Gaelic games in County Louth.

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Mayo GAA

The Mayo County Board of the Gaelic Athletic Association (GAA) (Cumann Luthchleas Gael Coiste Maigh Eo) or Mayo GAA is one of the 32 county boards of the GAA in Ireland, and is responsible for Gaelic games in County Mayo and the Mayo inter-county teams.

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McQuillan GAC Ballycastle

McQuillan GAC Ballycastle (Irish: MacUílín CLG Baile an Chaisleáin) is a Gaelic Athletic Association club located in the town of Ballycastle in County Antrim, Northern Ireland.

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Meath GAA

The Meath County Board of the Gaelic Athletic Association (GAA) (Cumann Lúthchleas Gael Coiste na Mí) or Meath GAA is one of the 32 county boards of the GAA in Ireland, and is responsible for Gaelic games in County Meath, as well as for Meath inter-county teams.

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Mick O'Connell

Michael "Mick" O'Connell (born 4 January 1937) is an Irish retired Gaelic footballer.

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Mikey Sheehy

Michael "Mikey" Sheehy (born 28 July 1954) is an Irish Gaelic football selector and former player.

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Mountbellew

Mountbellew or Mountbellew Bridge (historically Creggaun, from) is a town in County Galway, Ireland.

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Munster Senior Football Championship

The Munster Senior Football Championship is the premier inter-county knockout competition in Gaelic football in the province of Munster in Ireland.

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National Football League (Ireland)

The National Football League (NFL; Sraith Náisiúnta Peile) is an annual Gaelic football competition between the senior county teams of Ireland plus London.

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Paddy O'Brien (Gaelic footballer)

Paddy "Hands" O'Brien (1925 – 26 March 2016) was an Irish Gaelic footballer who played as a full-back for the Meath senior team.

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Pat Spillane

Patrick Gerard Spillane (born 1 December 1955), better known as Pat Spillane, is an Irish retired Gaelic footballer and current sports broadcaster.

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Seán Flanagan

Seán Flanagan (26 January 1922 – 5 February 1993) was an Irish Fianna Fáil politician and Gaelic footballer who served as Minister for Health from 1966 to 1969, Minister for Lands from 1969 to 1973 and Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister for Industry and Commerce from 1965 to 1966.

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Seán Murphy (Gaelic footballer)

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Seán O'Neill

Seán O'Neill (born 1938, Newry) is a former Irish sportsperson.

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Seán Purcell

Seán Purcell (17 December 1928– 27 August 2005), was a Gaelic footballer for County Galway.

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Skryne GFC

Skryne GFC is a Gaelic Athletic Association club based in the Village of Skryne, in County Meath, Ireland.

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St Vincents GAA

St Vincents is a Gaelic Athletic Association club based in Marino, on the northside of Dublin, Ireland.

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St. Mary's GAA

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Stephen White (Gaelic footballer)

Stephen White (1 September 1928 – 6 September 2008) was an Irish Gaelic footballer who played as a left wing-back for the Louth senior team.

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Sunday Independent (Ireland)

The Sunday Independent is an Irish populist Sunday newspaper broadsheet published by Independent News & Media plc, under the control of Denis O'Brien. It is the Sunday edition of the Irish Independent, and maintains an editorial position midway between magazine and tabloid. The Sunday Independent is available on the Irish Newspaper Archives website up to 2004 you will only find "Black-And-White" microfilm pages but since 2005 the pages of the Sunday Independent online in colour.

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Templenoe GAA

Templenoe GAA is a Gaelic Athletic Association club from Templenoe in County Kerry, Ireland.

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Tommy Langan

Thomas "Tommy" Langan (23 September 1921 – 22 September 1974) was an Irish Gaelic footballer who played as a centre-forward and as a full-forward for the Mayo senior team.

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Tuam Stars GAA

Tuam Stars (Réalta Thuama) is a Gaelic Athletic Association club based in the Tuam area in County Galway, Ireland.

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Ulster Senior Football Championship

The Ulster Senior Football Championship is a GAA inter-county competition for gaelic football teams in the Irish province of Ulster.

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Valentia Young Islanders

Valentia Young Islanders are a Gaelic Athletic Association club from Valentia Island, South County Kerry, Ireland.

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References

[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/GAA_Football_Team_of_the_Century

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