Niall Finnegan

Last updated

Niall Finnegan
Personal information
Irish name Niall Ó Fionnagáin
Sport Gaelic Football
Position Left Half Forward
Born (1971-01-16) 16 January 1971 (age 53)
Galway, Ireland
Height 5 ft 11 in (1.80 m)
Occupation Solicitor
Club(s)
YearsClub
Salthill-Knocknacarra
St Sylvester's
Club titles
Dublin titles 1
Colleges(s)
YearsCollege
UCG
College titles
Sigerson titles 1
Inter-county(ies)*
YearsCountyApps (scores)
1991–2001
Galway 27 (2-84)
Inter-county titles
Connacht titles 3
All-Irelands 1
NFL 0
All Stars 0
*Inter County team apps and scores correct as of 20:54, 15 November 2016.

Niall Finnegan (born 1971) is an Irish retired Gaelic footballer. His league and championship career with the Galway senior team spanned ten seasons from 1991 until 2001. [1]

Contents

Career statistics

TeamSeason Connacht All-Ireland Total
AppsScoreAppsScoreAppsScore
Galway 1992 00-0000-0000-00
1993 00-0000-0000-00
1994 30-0100-0030-01
1995 40-1510-0750-22
1996 41-1100-0041-11
1997 10-0900-0010-09
1998 41-1320-0561-18
1999 30-0800-0030-08
2000 30-1020-0550-15
Total222-6750-17272-84

Honours

Galway

Related Research Articles

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Galway GAA</span> County board of the Gaelic Athletic Association in Ireland

The Galway County Boards of the Gaelic Athletic Association (GAA) or Galway GAA are one of the 32 county boards in Ireland; they are responsible for Gaelic games in County Galway, and for the Galway county teams.

The Connacht Senior Football Championship is an annual Gaelic football competition for the senior county teams of Connacht GAA. All of the counties of Connacht participate in the championship, as well as counties London and New York. The winning team receives the Nestor Cup.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">St Sylvester's GAA</span> Sports club in County Dublin, Ireland

St Sylvester's is a Gaelic Athletic Association club based in Malahide, Fingal, Ireland. The club was founded in 1903 and last won the Dublin Senior Football Championship in 1996. The club plays hurling and Gaelic football. In 1996, they became the only Fingal to win the Dublin Senior Football championship when under former Galway midfielder, Brian Talty, they defeated Erins Isle in the final.

Tuam Stars are a Gaelic football team based in Tuam, County Galway.

Dunmore MacHales GAA is a Gaelic Athletic Association club based in Dunmore, County Galway, Ireland. The club is a member of Galway GAA. Teams at underage and Senior level play in the Galway League and Championships. Though the McHales are the first team to have won the Galway Senior Championship in 1889 the club has not won the Frank Fox cup in almost four decades, last winning the championship in 1983.

Killererin is a Gaelic Athletic Association club based in the Tuam area in County Galway, Ireland. The club is a member of the Galway GAA. A Gaelic football club, Killererin fields underage teams up to U-16s play in the Galway league and championships.

Cortoon Shamrocks is a Gaelic Athletic Association club based in County Galway, Ireland. The club is a member of the Galway GAA. Galway league and championships and they compete at all levels of Galway football. Cortoon Shamrocks are a Gaelic football club

CLG An Cheathrú Rua is a Gaelic Athletic Association club based in the Gaeltacht area of An Cheathrú Rua, County Galway, Ireland. The club is a member of the Galway GAA. Notable players include Seán Óg de Paor and Sean Ó Domhnaill, members of Galway's All-Ireland winning teams of 1998 and 2001.

Killannin is a Gaelic Athletic Association club based in County Galway, Ireland. The club is a member of the Galway GAA. The club is one of 18 teams competing in the Senior Championship in Galway. Their best result in the competition came in 2000, where they reached the final, losing out narrowly to Corofin.

CLG Bhearna is a Gaelic Athletic Association club based in Bearna, County Galway, Ireland. The club is a member of the Galway GAA. The club was merged with Spiddal at U16, U18 and U21 during the 1990s before reverting to its old form again in 2001.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Pádraic Joyce</span> Galway Gaelic footballer and manager

Pádraic Joyce is a Gaelic football manager and former player who played as a forward. He has been manager of the senior Galway county team since 2019.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Donal Daly</span> Irish Gaelic footballer

Donal Daly was a footballer with the Kerry senior football team in the 1990s and 2000s. He played his club football with Firies and East Kerry.

St. Mary's, Athenry is a Gaelic Athletic Association club located in Athenry in County Galway, Ireland. In men's competitions, the club is a dual club competing in both Gaelic football and hurling at various age levels. The club also competes in camogie competitions, and has won several county, province and national titles in the sport.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Kieran Fitzgerald (Gaelic footballer)</span> Galway Gaelic footballer

Kieran Fitzgerald is an Irish Gaelic footballer. He played at senior level for the Galway county team between 2000 and 2011. He plays his club football with Corofin. He has won one All Ireland medal in 2001 and an All Star the same year. He was named captain of the Galway football team in 2007 and made his International Rules Series debut in 2006.

Declan Meehan is an Irish Gaelic footballer from County Galway, Ireland. He plays his club football with Caltra and played inter-county football for the Galway team from 1996 to 2011. He was regarded as one of the most talented and skillful wing half-backs in the country.

The 1998 All-Ireland Senior Football Championship Final was the 111th All-Ireland Final and the deciding match of the 1998 All-Ireland Senior Football Championship, an inter-county Gaelic football tournament for the top teams in Ireland.

The 2001 All-Ireland Senior Football Championship Final was the 114th All-Ireland Final and the deciding match of the 2001 All-Ireland Senior Football Championship, an inter-county Gaelic football tournament for the top teams in Ireland.

Sarsfields Galway is a GAA club consisting of the parish of Bullaun, New Inn and Woodlawn in East County Galway, Ireland. Winners of two All-Ireland Senior Club Hurling Championship's.

Stephen Joyce is an Irish Gaelic football manager and former player who played as a left corner-forward for the Galway senior team. He is a former manager of the Galway minor team.

Tomás Meehan is an Irish former Gaelic footballer who played for the Galway county team. He played his club football with Caltra.

References

  1. Kimmage, Kevin (26 August 2001). "Finnegan having a ball on civvy street". Irish Independent. Retrieved 15 November 2016.