Personal information | |||
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Irish name | Mícheál Ó Scannail | ||
Sport | Gaelic football | ||
Position | Full-back | ||
Born | 1949 Ballyvourney, County Cork, Ireland | ||
Height | 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) | ||
Club(s) | |||
Years | Club | ||
Naomh Abán Muskerry | |||
Club titles | |||
Cork titles | 1 | ||
Inter-county(ies)* | |||
Years | County | Apps (scores) | |
1969-1973 | Cork | 5 (0-00) | |
Inter-county titles | |||
Munster titles | 2 | ||
All-Irelands | 1 | ||
NFL | 0 | ||
All Stars | 0 | ||
*Inter County team apps and scores correct as of 19:53, 20 December 2016. |
Michael Scannell (born 1949) is an Irish retired Gaelic footballer. His league and championship career with the Cork senior team spanned five seasons from 1969 to 1973.
Born in Ballyvourney, County Cork Scannell first played competitive Gaelic football in his youth. He first appeared for the Naomh Abán club at underage levels, winning a host of divisional minor and under-21 championship medals. Scannell subsequently won county junior championship and county intermediate championship medals. As a member of the Muskerry divisional team, he won a county senior championship medal in 1970.
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