Liam Moffatt (Gaelic footballer)

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Liam Moffatt (born 1970s) [1] [2] [3] is an Irish former Gaelic footballer who played for Crossmolina Deel Rovers and the Mayo county team. [4] He played senior inter-county football for Mayo, and won the 2001 All-Ireland Senior Club Football Championship title with Crossmolina. [2] [5] [6] [7] He played for UCG in the Sigerson Cup, and also featured in two finals of the All-Ireland Under-21 Football Championship with his county. [8]

Moffatt is a physiotherapist, [1] and is originally from Crossmolina. [9] After retiring he worked as the lead physio for Mayo GAA. [7] In 2019, he was elected as chairman of the Mayo County Board. [2] [5] Shortly after the 2021 All-Ireland Senior Football Championship final, which Mayo lost to Tyrone, Moffatt resigned as chairman for "business and personal reasons". [3] [10] [11]

References

  1. 1 2 Roche, Frank (5 October 2021). "Shock as Mayo GAA chairman Liam Moffat is stepping down from his position". Irish Independent. The 47-year-old's decision...
  2. 1 2 3 Finnerty, Mike (15 December 2019). "New chairman Moffatt sets out to rebuild trust in Mayo GAA". Irish Examiner. Moffatt (43), who won an All-Ireland club football medal with Crossmolina in 2001 and represented Mayo at all levels...
  3. 1 2 Finnerty, Mike (5 October 2021). "Liam Moffatt: Stepping down 'best for my family and Mayo GAA'". Irish Examiner. The 45-year old from Crossmolina...
  4. ↑ Kennedy, Ciarán (5 October 2021). "Mayo GAA chairman Liam Moffatt to step down from position: The former Mayo footballer said his decision is based on business and personal reasons". The42.ie.
  5. 1 2 Finnerty, Mike (17 December 2019). "Serious work starts for Moffatt". The Mayo News.
  6. ↑ Costello, Lee (5 October 2021). "Mayo GAA chairman Liam Moffat is stepping down from his position after just two years". JOE.ie.
  7. 1 2 Carey, Daniel (21 April 2015). "Liam Moffatt on the Mayo player welfare initiative". The Mayo News.
  8. ↑ Finnerty, Mike (27 February 2018). "'The Mayo Way' coaching plan to 'integrate not separate'". The Mayo News.
  9. ↑ Finnerty, Mike (7 July 2020). "Mayo to play by GAA rules on training". The Mayo News.
  10. ↑ "Mayo chairman stepping down after All-Ireland final defeat". Hogan Stand. 5 October 2021.
  11. ↑ "Liam Moffatt to step down as Mayo GAA chairman". Irish Examiner. 4 October 2021.
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