Brian Howard (Gaelic footballer)

Last updated April 08, 2025

Brian Howard
Personal information
Sport	Gaelic football
Position	Half Forward
Born	Dublin, Ireland
Height	5"11
Club(s)
Years	Club
	Raheny
Inter-county(ies)
Years	County
2017–	Dublin
Inter-county titles
Leinster titles	8
All-Irelands	5
NFL	1
All Stars	2

Brian Howard (born 1997) is a Gaelic footballer who plays for the Raheny club and for the Dublin county team.

Playing career

2018 was the breakthrough year for Brian Howard as a senior footballer with Dublin.^[1] The Raheny clubman won an All-Star at midfield with fellow Raheny player Brian Fenton for his performances with Dublin throughout the year.^[2] He won the Leinster Senior Football Championship with Dublin against Laois at Croke Park and scored one point in Dublin's comfortable victory.^[3]

References

↑ "How all-rounder Brian Howard became a complete footballer".
↑ "PWC 2018 Football All-Stars announced".
↑ Keane, Paul (24 June 2018). "Dublin canter to victory over Laois in Leinster final". RTÉ.ie .

Dublin football team – current senior panel

1 S. Cluxton

8 B. Fenton
20 J. McCarthy

Subs: 15 C. Basquel for Mannion; 21 R. McGarry for Scully; 9 T. Lahiff for McCaffrey; 13 P. Small for Costello; 25 L. O'Dell for Murchan

Subs not used: 16 D. O'Hanlon; 17 T. Clancy; 22 K. McGinniss; 23 D. Newcombe; 24 P. Ó Cofaigh-Byrne; 26 K. O'Gara

Manager: D. Farrell

Selectors: M. Galvin; G. Lyons; B. O'Regan

Coach: D. Daly

Above is the starting lineup vs Galway on 29 June 2024

Dublin panels

v t e Dublin – 2017 All-Ireland Under 21 Football Champions (5th title)
1 E. Comerford 2 D. Byrne 3 C. O'Shea (c) 4 E. Murchan 5 D. Monaghan 6 S. McMahon 7 C. Murphy 8 A. Foley 9 B. Howard 10 T. Fox 11 A. Byrne 12 G. O'Reilly 13 C. Basquel 14 C. O'Callaghan 15 D. O'Brien Subs used 24 D. Gavin for Byrne 19 D. Spillane for Boland 22 C. Sallier for O'Higgins 21 A. McGowan for Costello 17 P. Small for Mannion 18 S. Smith for Manager D. Farrell

Dublin – 2017 All-Ireland Senior Football Champions (27th title)

Subs used: 22 P. Flynn for J. McCaffrey; 19 D. Connolly for P. Andrews; 25 K. McManamon for E. O'Gara; 17 B. Brogan for P. Flynn; 12 N. Scully for C. O'Callaghan; 20 C. Costello for P. Mannion

Subs not used: 16 E. Comerford; 18 D. Byrne; 21 D. Daly; 23 E. Lowndes; 24 M. D. MacAuley

Manager: J. Gavin
Selectors: S. O'Hanlon; D. Darcy; M. Deegan; D. Byrne

Dublin – 2018 All-Ireland Senior Football Champions (28th title)

Subs used: 21 M. Fitzsimons for O'Sullivan; 19 C. Costello for Scully; 20 D. Daly for Murchan; 25 K. McManamon for Mannion; 23 E. Lowndes for Cooper; 24 M. D. MacAuley for Rock

Subs not used: 16 E. Comerford; 17 P. Andrews; 18 C. Basquel; 22 P. Flynn; 26 E. O'Gara

Manager: J. Gavin
Selectors: S. O'Hanlon; D. Darcy; J. Sherlock

Dublin – 2019 All-Ireland Senior Football Champions (29th title)

Subs used in replay: 19 D. Connolly for J. McCaffrey; 22 P. McMahon for E. Murchan; 20 C. Costello for N. Scully; 25 C. O'Sullivan for D. Byrne; 23 K. McManamon for P. Mannion; 9 M. D. MacAuley for B. Howard

Subs not used in replay: 16 E. Comerford; 17 P. Andrews; 18 B. Brogan; 21 E. Lowndes; 26 P. Small

Manager: J. Gavin
Selectors: S. O'Hanlon; D. Darcy; J. Sherlock

Dublin – 2020 All-Ireland Senior Football Champions (30th title)

Subs used: 20 B. Howard for S. Bugler; 24 P. Mannion for P. Small; 17 C. Basquel for J. Cooper; 19 C. Costello for N. Scully; 25 P. McMahon for E. Murchan

Subs not used: 16 E. Comerford; 18 A. Byrne; 21 T. Lahiff; 22 E. Lowndes; 23 M. D. MacAuley; 26 K. McManamon

Manager: D. Farrell
Selectors: D. Daly; M. Galvin; S. O'Hanlon; B. O'Regan

Dublin – 2023 All-Ireland Senior Football Champions (31st title)

Subs used: 21 J. McCaffrey for L. Gannon; 12 N. Scully for C. Costello; 20 S. McMahon for B. Howard; 23 C. Murphy for E. Murchan; 26 D. Rock for P. Small

Subs not used: 16 E. Comerford; 17 R. Basquel; 19 T. Lahiff; 22 R. McGarry; 24 D. Newcombe; 25 L. O'Dell

Manager: D. Farrell
Selectors: P. Gilroy; D. Daly; B. O'Regan
Logistics manager: S. O'Hanlon

All Stars

v t e 2018 All Star Gaelic Football Team
1 R. Beggan 2 J. Cooper 3 C. Cavanagh 4 P. Hampsey 5 K. O'Connell 6 J. McCarthy 7 J. McCaffrey 8 B. Fenton ^FOTY 9 B. Howard 10 P. Mannion 11 C. Kilkenny 12 R. McHugh 13 D. Clifford 14 C. McManus 15 I. Burke

v t e 2019 All Star Gaelic Football Team
1 S. Cluxton ^FOTY 2 M. Fitzsimons 3 R. McNamee 4 T. O'Sullivan 5 P. Durcan 6 B. Howard 7 J. McCaffrey 8 B. Fenton 9 D. Moran 10 P. Mannion 11 S. O'Shea 12 M. Murphy 13 D. Clifford 14 C. McShane 15 C. O'Callaghan

Dublin All Stars

Dublin has 146 All Stars, as of 2023. 67 different players have won, as of 2023. Stephen Cluxton has won seven All Stars, Brian Fenton and Ciarán Kilkenny have each won six. denotes that a player also won Footballer of the Year for the year in question.

1974: Paddy Cullen, Seán Doherty, Robbie Kelleher, Paddy Reilly, David Hickey, Jimmy Keaveney
1975: Gay O'Driscoll, Robbie Kelleher^2nd, Anton O'Toole
1976: Paddy Cullen^2nd, Kevin Moran, Brian Mullins, Anton O'Toole^2nd, Tony Hanahoe, David Hickey^2nd, Bobby Doyle
1977: Paddy Cullen^3rd, Gay O'Driscoll^2nd, Robbie Kelleher^3rd, Tommy Drumm, Pat O'Neill, Brian Mullins^2nd, Anton O'Toole^3rd, Bobby Doyle^2nd, Jimmy Keaveney^2nd
1978: Robbie Kelleher^4th, Tommy Drumm^2nd, Jimmy Keaveney^3rd
1979: Paddy Cullen^4th, Tommy Drumm^3rd, Bernard Brogan Snr
1983: Pat Canavan, Tommy Drumm^4th, Barney Rock, Joe McNally
1984: John O'Leary, P. J. Buckley, Barney Rock^2nd
1985: John O'Leary^2nd, Gerry Hargan, Barney Rock^3rd, Tommy Conroy
1987: Kieran Duff
1988: Mick Kennedy, Noel McCaffrey, Kieran Duff^2nd
1989: Gerry Hargan^2nd
1991: Mick Deegan, Tommy Carr, Keith Barr
1992: Paul Curran, Eamon Heery, Vinnie Murphy
1993: John O'Leary^3rd, Dermot Deasy, Charlie Redmond
1994: John O'Leary^4th, Jack Sheedy, Charlie Redmond^2nd
1995: John O'Leary^5th, Paul Curran^2nd, Keith Barr^2nd, Brian Stynes, Dessie Farrell, Paul Clarke, Charlie Redmond^3rd
1996: Paul Curran^3rd
1999: Ciarán Whelan
2001: Coman Goggins
2002: Stephen Cluxton, Ray Cosgrove, Paddy Christie
2006: Stephen Cluxton^2nd, Alan Brogan
2007: Stephen Cluxton^3rd, Barry Cahill, Ciarán Whelan^2nd, Alan Brogan^2nd
2008: Shane Ryan
2010: Bernard Brogan Jnr
2011: Stephen Cluxton^4th, Kevin Nolan, Michael Darragh MacAuley, Paul Flynn, Alan Brogan ^3rd, Bernard Brogan Jnr^2nd
2012: Paul Flynn^2nd
2013: Stephen Cluxton^5th, Rory O'Carroll, Cian O'Sullivan, Michael Darragh MacAuley ^2nd, Paul Flynn^3rd, Bernard Brogan Jnr^3rd
2014: James McCarthy, Diarmuid Connolly, Paul Flynn^4th
2015: Rory O'Carroll^2nd, Philly McMahon, Cian O'Sullivan^2nd, Jack McCaffrey , Brian Fenton, Ciarán Kilkenny, Bernard Brogan Jnr^4th
2016: Jonny Cooper, Philly McMahon^2nd, Brian Fenton^2nd, Diarmuid Connolly^2nd, Ciarán Kilkenny^2nd, Dean Rock
2017: Michael Fitzsimons, Cian O'Sullivan^3rd, Jack McCaffrey^2nd, James McCarthy^2nd, Dean Rock^2nd, Con O'Callaghan, Paul Mannion
2018: Jonny Cooper^2nd, James McCarthy^3rd, Jack McCaffrey^3rd, Brian Fenton ^3rd, Brian Howard, Paul Mannion^2nd, Ciarán Kilkenny^3rd
2019: Stephen Cluxton ^6th, Michael Fitzsimons^2nd, Brian Howard^2nd, Jack McCaffrey^4th, Brian Fenton^4th, Paul Mannion^3rd, Con O'Callaghan^2nd
2020: Michael Fitzsimons^3rd, James McCarthy^4th, John Small, Eoin Murchan, Brian Fenton ^5th, Niall Scully, Ciarán Kilkenny^4th, Con O'Callaghan^3rd, Dean Rock^3rd
2021: Ciarán Kilkenny^5th
2022: Ciarán Kilkenny^6th
2023: Stephen Cluxton^7th, Michael Fitzsimons^4th, James McCarthy^5th, Brian Fenton^6th, Colm Basquel

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