This article lists players who have captained the senior Armagh county football team in the Ulster Senior Football Championship and the All-Ireland Senior Football Championship. The captain, unlike some other counties, is not necessarily chosen from the club that has won the Armagh Senior Football Championship.
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Paul McGrane is an Irish Gaelic footballer who played at senior level for the Armagh county team in the 1990s and 2000s. He won an All-Ireland Senior Football Championship medal, seven Ulster Championships and a National League title with the county. He also won two All Star awards.
Christy Toye is an Irish Gaelic footballer who plays for St Michael's and also, formerly, for the Donegal county team.
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The Armagh county football team represents Armagh GAA, the county board of the Gaelic Athletic Association, in the Gaelic sport of football. The team competes in the three major annual inter-county competitions; the All-Ireland Senior Football Championship, the Ulster Senior Football Championship and the National Football League.
The Galway county football team represents Galway in men's Gaelic football and is governed by Galway GAA, the county board of the Gaelic Athletic Association. The team competes in the three major annual inter-county competitions; the All-Ireland Senior Football Championship, the Connacht Senior Football Championship and the National Football League.
The 2022 Ulster Senior Football Championship is the 134th installment of the annual Ulster Senior Football Championship organised by Ulster GAA. It is one of the four provincial competitions of the 2022 All-Ireland Senior Football Championship. The winners receive the Anglo-Celt Cup. The draw for the 2022 Ulster Championship was made on 28 November 2021.
The 2022 Connacht Senior Football Championship was the 2022 iteration of the Connacht Senior Football Championship organised by Connacht GAA.
The Armagh vs Galway football match that took place on 26 June 2022 at Croke Park in Dublin, Ireland, was the third quarter-final match of the 2022 All-Ireland Senior Football Championship. Galway reached the stage with an undefeated record in the competition, having won the 2022 Connacht Senior Football Championship. Armagh reached this stage through the qualifiers. The game was administered by Meath officials led by Blackhall Gaels referee David Coldrick.
Aidan Nugent is a Gaelic footballer who plays at senior level for the Armagh county team. He was the Armagh captain in 2022.
Seán Kelly is a Gaelic footballer who plays as a defender for Moycullen and the Galway county team. He captained Galway in the 2022 All-Ireland Senior Football Championship final and was also captain for the 2024 All-Ireland Senior Football Championship final, though he was unable to start that game.
Aidan Forker is an Irish Gaelic Footballer who plays for Armagh and Sean McDermott's GAC, Maghery.
Rian O'Neill is a Gaelic footballer who plays for the Crossmaglen club and at senior level for the Armagh county team. He plays as a forward. He has shared the Armagh captaincy role with Aidan Nugent.
However, a greater issue that caught Bergin's eye was the decision for referee David Coldrick to send off both Kelly and Nugent, feeling it was a far harsher punishment to Galway than Armagh considering the latter player shares the captaincy role with Rian O'Neill.