Noel Connelly

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Noel Connelly (born 1972) is an Irish former Gaelic football manager and player.

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Career

He played as a midfielder at senior level for the Mayo county team before later serving as joint-manager of the team with Pat Holmes from 2014 until 2015. [1] Connelly along with Pat Holmes left as joint managers of the Mayo team in 2015 after one year due to a player revolt and the threat of a strike by the team if they remained in charge. [2] [3] [4] [5]

Honours

Player

Hollymount-Carramore
Mayo

Manager

Mayo

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References

  1. Heneghan, Conor (2014). "Noel Connelly and Pat Holmes set to take charge of the Mayo footballers". JOE.ie . Retrieved 13 November 2016.
  2. "'If some egos are not checked, Mayo won't win an All-Ireland': Ousted joint managers break silence on player revolt". Irish Independent. 16 December 2016. Retrieved 21 December 2016.
  3. "Martin Breheny: The reality is that Holmes and Connelly have done Mayo football a huge service". Irish Independent. 21 December 2016. Retrieved 21 December 2016.
  4. "Revealed: The letter to the county board that tore Mayo apart". Irish Independent. 17 December 2016. Retrieved 21 December 2016.
  5. "Mayo players threatened to strike in 2015 if Holmes and Connelly were not removed". The 42. 17 December 2016. Retrieved 21 December 2016.
Sporting positions
Preceded by
Mayo Senior Football Captain
1996–1997
Succeeded by
Preceded by Mayo Senior Football Joint-Manager
2014–2015
Succeeded by