Personal information | |||
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Irish name | Muiris Ó Sirideáin | ||
Sport | Gaelic football | ||
Position | Left Half Forward | ||
Born | 1974 Balla, County Mayo, Ireland | ||
Height | 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) | ||
Occupation | Secondary school teacher | ||
Club(s) | |||
Years | Club | ||
1991–2000 2001–2009 | Balla Salthill-Knocknacarra | ||
Club titles | |||
Galway titles | 1 | ||
Connacht titles | 1 | ||
All-Ireland Titles | 1 | ||
Inter-county(ies)* | |||
Years | County | Apps (scores) | |
1995–2003 | Mayo | 23 (1-105) | |
Inter-county titles | |||
Connacht titles | 3 | ||
All-Irelands | 0 | ||
NFL | 1 | ||
All Stars | 0 | ||
*Inter County team apps and scores correct as of 16:54, 27 November 2016. |
Maurice Sheridan (born 1974) is an Irish former Gaelic footballer. His league and championship career at senior level with the Mayo County team lasted nine seasons from 1995 until 2003. [1]
Sheridan made his debut on the inter-county scene when he was picked for the Mayo under-21 team. He won back-to-back Connacht medals in this grade, however, an All-Ireland medal remained elusive. Sheridan made his senior debut during the 1995 championship. He was a regular on the starting fifteen over much of the next decade and won three Connacht medals and one National Football League medal. He was an All-Ireland runner-up on two occasions.[ citation needed ]
Sheridan oversaw NUI Galway to the final of the 2018 Sigerson Cup. In January 2021, Sheridan was appointed manager of the Mayo under-20 county team. [2]
Sheridan teaches at Coláiste Bhaile Chláir in Claregalway. [3]
Team | Season | Connacht | All-Ireland | Total | |||
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Apps | Score | Apps | Score | Apps | Score | ||
Mayo | 1995 | 1 | 0-00 | 0 | 0-00 | 1 | 0-00 |
1996 | 3 | 1-18 | 3 | 0-15 | 6 | 1-33 | |
1997 | 3 | 0-21 | 2 | 0-07 | 5 | 0-28 | |
1998 | 1 | 0-03 | 0 | 0-00 | 1 | 0-03 | |
1999 | 3 | 0-18 | 1 | 0-03 | 4 | 0-21 | |
2000 | 0 | 0-00 | 0 | 0-00 | 0 | 0-00 | |
2001 | 2 | 0-09 | 1 | 0-04 | 3 | 0-13 | |
2001 | 0 | 0-00 | 0 | 0-00 | 0 | 0-00 | |
2003 | 2 | 0-02 | 1 | 0-05 | 3 | 0-07 | |
Total | 15 | 1-71 | 8 | 0-34 | 23 | 1-105 |
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