Mark McKeever (Gaelic footballer)

Mark McKeever

Personal information
Irish name	Marcas Mac Íomhar
Sport	Gaelic football
Position	Half back/half forward
Born	(1984-02-11) 11 February 1984 (age 39)
Height	5 ft 11 in (1.80 m)
Occupation	Postman
Club(s)
Years	Club
	Gowna
Club titles
Cavan titles	4
Inter-county(ies)
Years	County
2003–2015	Cavan

Mark McKeever (born 11 February 1984) in an Irish Gaelic footballer who plays for Gowna and was a member of the Cavan county team from 2003 to 2015.

Playing career

McKeever was selected for the Irish under-17 International Rules Series squad in 2001, ^[1] and was named Ireland's player of the series. ^[2]

Club

McKeever won his first senior championship as a 15 year-old in 1999 as a member of the panel, and played in the winning finals of 2000 and 2002. ^[3] In this time Gowna also lost finals in 2001 and 2007. ^{[4] [5]}

It would be fourteen years before Gowna reached another county final, facing Ramor United in the 2021 final. Ramor came out on top after a replay. ^[6] McKeever and Gowna returned to the final in 2022, and at the age of 38 McKeever won his fourth senior championship with defeat of Killygarry. ^{[7] [8]}

Inter-county

McKeever made his Cavan senior debut as a 19 year-old in 2003, ^[9] scoring a point against Antrim in the Ulster championship. ^[10] McKeever played in the Ulster Under-21 finals of 2002 and 2005, losing to Tyrone and Down respectively. ^[11] McKeever played with Cavan for 13 years, but never won a medal with the team. ^[12]

McKeever retired from inter-county football at the end of the 2015 season. ^[13]

Honours

Gowna

• Cavan Senior Football Championship (4): 1999, 2000, 2002, 2022

References

1. "Irish squad announced for U17 Australian Rules series". RTÉ . 28 March 2001. Retrieved 16 October 2022.
2. "#Last20Years: The pick of Cavan from the last two decades". The Irish News . 14 December 2019. Retrieved 16 October 2022.
3. "Cavan SFC Final". Irish Independent . 30 September 2002. Retrieved 20 August 2022.
4. "Powerful Gaels blow Gowna away". Irish Independent . 1 October 2001. Retrieved 20 August 2022.
5. "Cavan senior football championship final". The Anglo-Celt . 10 October 2007. Retrieved 25 October 2021.
6. "Strong start from Ramor propels them to Cavan title". RTÉ . 14 November 2021. Retrieved 14 November 2021.
7. "Gowna start slow but finish with a flourish for first Cavan title in 20 years". Irish Examiner . 16 October 2022. Retrieved 16 October 2022.
8. "23 years after first one as 15-year-old, McKeever wins fourth Cavan SFC title". Hogan Stand . 17 October 2022. Retrieved 17 October 2022.
9. "Cavan accelerate their youth policy". The Irish Times . 23 May 2003. Retrieved 16 October 2022.
10. "Antrim surprise Cavan". BBC Northern Ireland . 25 May 2003. Retrieved 16 October 2022.
11. "Down claim Ulster U21 crown". Hogan Stand . 16 April 2005. Retrieved 16 October 2022.
12. "McKeever retaining hopes of breaking Cavan silverware duck". BBC Northern Ireland . 25 January 2014. Retrieved 16 October 2022.
13. "McKeever retires from Breffni duty". Hogan Stand . 10 November 2015. Retrieved 16 October 2022.

Sporting positions
Preceded by Anthony Forde	Cavan Senior Football Captain 2007–2008	Succeeded by Ronan Flanagan