Declan Maxwell

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Declan Maxwell
Personal information
Sport Gaelic football
Position Forward
Born Drumreilly, County Leitrim, Ireland
Club(s)
YearsClub
Drumreilly
Inter-county(ies)
YearsCounty
2003-2010
Leitrim
Inter-county titles
All-Irelands 0
NFL 0
All Stars 0

Declan Maxwell (1980or1981) [1] is a former Gaelic footballer from County Leitrim, Ireland. Playing at both midfield and forward positions, [2] [3] Maxwell was a panel member of the Leitrim county football team from 2002.[ citation needed ] He won the Leitrim "County Player of the Year" in 2009. [4]

He is a former member of the Drumreilly club, [5] with whom he won the Leitrim Intermediate Football Championship in 2007. [6] He moved to the Tara Gaels club in London in 2011, becoming unavailable for selection for Leitrim. [7]

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References

  1. "Maxwell out of contention for Leitrim". rte.ie. RTÉ. 9 May 2006. Retrieved 5 March 2022.
  2. "Maxwell blow for Leitrim". hoganstand.com. 5 February 2010. Retrieved 5 March 2022.
  3. "Declan Maxwell Ruled Out For 18 Weeks". leitrimgaa.ie. 5 February 2010. Retrieved 5 March 2022.
  4. "Maxwell passed fit for Leitrim". irishexaminer.com. Irish Examiner. 23 June 2006. Retrieved 5 March 2022.
  5. "Drumreilly back in the big time". hoganstand.com. 29 November 2007. Retrieved 5 March 2022.
  6. "Leitrim / Sligo stars transfer to London". 10 August 2011. Retrieved 5 March 2022.