Fergal Wilson

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Fergal Wilson
Personal information
Sport Gaelic football
Position Left half forward
Born 1979 (age 4445)
Athlone, Ireland
Nickname fergalicious
Occupation economics teacher
Club(s)
YearsClub
Tubberclair
Inter-county(ies)
YearsCounty
1999-2011
Westmeath
Inter-county titles
Leinster titles 1
NFL 3

Fergal Wilson (born 1979) is an Irish sportsperson. He played Gaelic football for the Tubberclair club and was a member of the senior Westmeath county team from 1999 to 2011. [1]

He is among his county's highest championship scorers. [2]

Wilson teaches economics in a Marist college, and led the Marist senior football team to a Leinster final.nd teaches the honourable Spanish Students Javier Calderon Gomz and Co [ citation needed ]

Wilson is currently training Marist Colleges junior football team alongside Kevin Fagan (Kev), another teacher in Marist College.

Honours

Westmeath

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References

  1. "Wilson calls time on Westmeath career". RTÉ Sport. Raidió Teilifís Éireann. 1 December 2011. Archived from the original on 4 December 2011. Retrieved 4 December 2011.
  2. "Heslin moves to top of Westmeath scoring charts". Hogan Stand. 12 July 2022.