Conor Madden

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Conor Madden
Personal information
Irish name Conchúr Ó Madáin
Sport Gaelic Football
Position Full Forward
Born 1994 (age 2829)
Club(s)
YearsClub
Gowna
Club titles
Cavan titles 1
Inter-county(ies)
YearsCounty
2017–
Cavan
Inter-county titles
Ulster titles 1

Conor Madden (born 1994) is an Irish Gaelic footballer who plays for Gowna and the Cavan county team.

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Playing career

Club

Madden joined the Gowna club and later progressed to the club's senior team.

On 7 November 2021, Madden started his first county final as Gowna faced Ramor United. A low-scoring game ended in a draw. [1] Madden scored 2 points in the replay seven days later, but a poor start from Gowna was crucial as Ramor secured a four-point win. [2]

Gowna returned to the final the next year, where they faced Killygarry on 16 October. Madden was at full forward as Gowna claimed their first title since 2002. [3]

Inter-county

Minor and under-21

Madden joined the Cavan under-21 side in 2013, On 10 April, Cavan faced Donegal in the Ulster Final. Madden came on as a substitute in the 0–13 to 1-6 win. [4] On 20 April, Madden scored a point in the All-Ireland semi-final against Cork, where Cavan suffered a one-point defeat. [5]

In 2014, Cavan beat Donegal in the Ulster Final again, but Madden didn't feature in the final through injury. [6]

Madden's last underage game for Cavan came in 2015 in a first round loss to Donegal. [7]

Senior

Madden joined the Cavan senior panel in 2017. On 11 June, Madden made his championship debut in an Ulster quarter-final loss to Monaghan. [8]

On 25 March 2018, Madden kicked a 75th minute winner against Tipperary in the National League to send Cavan up to Division 1. [9] On 1 April, Madden was on the bench for the Division 2 Final against Roscommon. Madden came on as a second-half substitute in the 4–16 to 4–12 loss. [10]

On 23 June 2019, Madden was on the bench for the Ulster final against Donegal. Madden was brought on at half time, scoring 1-1 but it wasn't enough as Donegal ran out five-point winners. [11]

On 15 November 2020, Madden started the Ulster semi-final against Down on the bench. Madden was brought on at half time, and scored 3 points as he led Cavan's comeback to win by a point. [12] On 22 November, Madden was on the bench once again Ulster final against Donegal. Madden was brought on twice as a blood sub, before the substitution was made permanent. Madden was given a black card, and scored 1-2, including a stoppage time goal as Cavan claimed their first Ulster title in 23 years. [13] On 5 December, Madden started the All-Ireland semi-final, scoring one point in the loss to Dublin. [14]

Madden was on the bench for the National League Division 4 final against Tipperary on 2 April 2022. Madden came on as a second half substitute in the 2–10 to 0–15 victory. [15] On 9 July, Madden started the inaugural Tailteann Cup Final against Westmeath on the bench. Madden was brought on late in the game, and had a stoppage time goal chance blocked, before Westmeath came out on top. [16]

Honours

Cavan

Gowna

Individual

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References

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  2. "Strong start from Ramor propels them to Cavan title". RTÉ . 14 November 2021. Retrieved 14 November 2021.
  3. "Gowna start slow but finish with a flourish for first Cavan title in 20 years". Irish Examiner . 16 October 2022. Retrieved 16 October 2022.
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  5. "Cork deny Cavan at the death to book U21 final place". The42.ie . 20 April 2013. Retrieved 21 January 2021.
  6. "Cavan seal a fourth successive Ulster U21 football title as they see off Donegal". The42.ie . 9 April 2014. Retrieved 21 January 2021.
  7. "Donegal deliver as Cavan stunned by McHugh's late goal". Irish Examiner . 19 March 2015. Retrieved 21 January 2021.
  8. "McManus goal crucial as Monaghan advance to Ulster semi-final". RTÉ . 11 June 2017. Retrieved 11 August 2022.
  9. "Conor Madden breaks Tipperary hearts and sends Cavan up". The Irish Times . 25 March 2018. Retrieved 11 August 2022.
  10. "Roscommon lift Division 2 title with win over Cavan in eight-goal thriller". The42.ie . 1 April 2018. Retrieved 30 January 2022.
  11. "Clinical Donegal dispatch Cavan to go back-to-back in Ulster". The42.ie . 23 June 2019. Retrieved 21 January 2021.
  12. "Cavan overturn ten-point deficit to reach Ulster final". RTÉ . 15 November 2020. Retrieved 11 August 2022.
  13. "Cavan shock Donegal to claim Ulster title". RTÉ . 22 November 2020. Retrieved 21 January 2021.
  14. "Dublin beat Cavan at a canter to reach another final". RTÉ . 5 December 2020. Retrieved 21 January 2021.
  15. "Lynch brace crucial as Cavan pip Tipp to Croke Park glory". Irish Examiner . 2 April 2022. Retrieved 2 April 2022.
  16. "Westmeath crowned inaugural Tailteann Cup champions after late flurry against Cavan". The42.ie . 9 July 2022. Retrieved 11 July 2022.