Joe McTeague

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Joe McTeague
Personal information
Irish name Seosamh Mac Taidhg
Sport Gaelic football
Position Left corner-back
Born 1946 (1946)
Kilmeage,
County Kildare, Ireland
Height 5 ft 11 in (1.80 m)
Occupation Carpenter
Club(s)
YearsClub
Ballyteague
Club titles
Kildare titles 0
Inter-county(ies)
YearsCounty
1965–1976
Kildare
Inter-county titles
Leinster titles 0
All-Irelands 0
NFL 0
All Stars 0

Joseph McTeague (born 1946) is an Irish former Gaelic footballer. At club level, he played with Ballyteague and he was also a member of the Kildare senior football team.

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Career

McTeague had his first success at club level in 1964 when he won a Kildare MFC title with St Mary's. [1] He later progressed to adult level with Ballyteague and won a Kildare JAFC medal in 1972 followed by a Kildare IFC medal in 1973. [2] McTeague also lined out when Ballyteague were beaten by Carbury in the Kildare SFC final in 1974.

At inter-county level, McTeague was part of the Kildare team that won consecutive Leinster U21FC titles as well as the All-Ireland U21FC title in 1965. [3] He later spent a decade with the senior team but lost four leinster SFC finals between 1966 and 1976. [4]

Honours

St Mary's

Ballyteague
Kildare

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References

  1. "Close-up on the players". Nationalist and Leinster Times. 1 October 1965. Retrieved 19 December 2024.
  2. "Wrapped in green and gold; Mr Ballyteague John Ivers chats all things Larks". Kildare Live. 31 October 2024. Retrieved 19 December 2024.
  3. "Leinster Under-21 All-Ireland Football Winning Teams" (PDF). Leinster GAA website. Retrieved 19 December 2024.
  4. "Leinster Senior Football Finalists" (PDF). Leinster GAA website. Retrieved 19 December 2024.