Peter Ford (Gaelic footballer)

Peter Ford
Personal information
Irish name	Peadar Mac Giollarnáth
Sport	Gaelic football
Position	Full-back
Born	28 January 1962 (age 63); Ballinrobe, County Mayo
Height	6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)
Occupation	Secondary school teacher
Club
Years	Club
1980s–1990s	St Mary's
Inter-county
Years	County
1980s–1990s	Mayo
Inter-county titles
Connacht titles	0
All-Irelands	0
NFL	0
All Stars	0
Sporting positions
v ; t ; e ; Mayo – 1983 All-Ireland Under-21 Football Champions (3rd title)
	1 G. Irwin ; 2 P. Ford ; 3 J. Maughan ; 4 E. Gibbons ; 5 J. McNabb ; 6 M. Feeney ; 7 J. Finn ; 8 G. Geraghty ; 9 S. Maher ; 10 P. Brogan ; 11 J. Lindsay ; 12 N. Durkin ; 13 B. Kilkelly ; 14 T. Grogan ; 15 P. Duffy ; Subs used K. McStay for J. Lindsay M. Kerins for T. Grogan
v ; t ; e ; Mayo – 1989 All-Ireland Senior Football Championship runners-up
	1 G. Irwin ; 2 J. Browne ; 3 P. Ford ; 4 D. Flanagan ; 5 M. Collins ; 6 T. J. Kilgallon ; 7 J. Finn ; 8 S. Maher ; 9 L. McHale ; 10 G. Maher ; 11 W. J. Padden ; 12 N. Durkin ; 13 M. Fitzmaurice ; 14 J. Burke ; 15 K. McStay ; Subs used18 A. Finnerty for J. Burke20 R. Dempsey for S. Maher22 B. Kilkelly for G. MaherSubs not used16 E. Lavin 17 D. Kearney 19 M. Feeney 21 M. Carney 23 P. Holmes 24 T. Grady Manager J. O'Mahony
v ; t ; e ; Mayo – 1996 All-Ireland Senior Football Championship runners-up
	1 J. Madden ; 2 K. Mortimer ; 3 K. Cahill ; 4 D. Flanagan ; 5 P. Holmes ; 6 J. Nallen ; 7 N. Connelly (c); 8 L. McHale ; 9 D. Brady ; 10 J. Horan ; 11 C. McManamon ; 12 M. Sheridan ; 13 A. Finnerty ; 14 J. Casey ; 15 R. Dempsey ; Played in drawn game13 D. Nestor Subs used in drawn game22 P. J. Loftus for Nestor21 A. Finnerty for Casey20 K. O'Neill for HoranSubs used in replay22 P. J. Loftus for Dempsey18 P. Fallon for Flanagan21 T. Reilly for FinnertySubs not used in replay16 B. Heffernan 17 P. Butler 19 G. Ruane 20 D. Nestor 23 M. Gardiner 24 A. McGarry Manager J. Maughan Selectors P. Ford T. O'Malley
v ; t ; e ; Galway – 2005 All-Ireland Under 21 Football Champions (3rd win)
	1 M. Killilea ; 2 A. Burke ; 3 F. Hanley ; 4 M. Flannery ; 5 D. Mullahy ; 6 N. Coyne ; 7 G. Sice ; 8 N. Coleman ; 9 B. Cullinane ; 10 B. Faherty ; 11 D. Dunleavy ; 12 F. Breathnach ; 13 M. Meehan ; 14 C. Blake ; 15 S. Armstrong ; Subs used17 J. Murphy for Mullahy22 A. Glynn for CoyneSubs used16 B. Donnellan 18 C. Duffy 19 R. McTiernan 20 A. Geraghty 21 C. de Paor 23 E. Joyce 24 M. Feeney Manager P. Ford Selectors S. Joyce T. McManus
v ; t ; e ; Galway – 2006 National Football League finalist
	1 A. Keane ; 2 D. Meehan ; 3 K. Fitzgerald ; 4 D. Burke ; 5 A. Burke ; 6 D. Blake ; 7 M. Comer ; 8 P. Clancy ; 9 N. Coleman ; 10 M. Clancy ; 11 D. Savage ; 12 M. Donnellan ; 13 M. Meehan ; 14 P. Joyce ; 15 S. Armstrong ; Subs used P. Geraghty for Armstrong B. Cullinane for Savage F. Hanley for D. BurkeManager P. Ford
v ; t ; e ; Sligo football team – managers
	C. Haran (1983–85); T. Carroll (1986–88); D. Johnston (1988–90); P. Clarke (1990–91); P. Clarke & T. Conaghan (1991–92); J. Stenson & M. Laffey (1992–94); P. J. Carroll (?–96); M. Moran (1996–00); P. Ford (2000–03); J. Kearins (2003–04); D. Corrigan (2004–06); T. Breheny (2006–07); T. Jordan (2007–08); K. Walsh (2008–13); P. Flanagan (2013–14); N. Carew (2014–17); C. Corey (2017–18); P. Taylor (2018–2020); T. McEntee (2020–2025); D. Sloyan & E. O'Hara (2025–);
v ; t ; e ; Galway football team – managers
	E. Colleran (1975–77); T. Sands (1977–78); L. O'Neill (1978–80); M. McDonagh (1980–83); T. Regan (1983–84); C. Dunne (1984–86); B. Joyce (1986–89); J. Tobin (1989–93); B. McDermott (1993–96); V. Daly (1996–97); J. O'Mahony (1997–2004); P. Ford (2004–07); L. Sammon (2007–09); J. Kernan (2009–10); T. Ó Flatharta (2010–11); A. Mulholland (2011–14); K. Walsh (2014–2019); P. Joyce (2019–); Under-20s incl. G. Fahy: until 2018 • P. Joyce: 2018–2019 • D. Ó Fátharta: 2019?– Minors incl. S. Joyce: c. 2015 • D. Ó Fátharta: c. 2018

Last updated October 07, 2025

[1] "Player profiles". The Connacht Tribune. 15 September 1989. Retrieved 23 November 2022.

[2] "Mayo GAA profile". www.hoganstand.com. Archived from the original on 2 July 2017. Retrieved 9 April 2010.

[3] "Ford leaves the stage". The Mayo News . 14 August 2007.

[4] "Ford quits as Galway boss". Irish Examiner. 10 August 2007. Peter Ford has become the latest inter-county manager to quit his job this summer — the former Mayo footballer ended his tenure as Galway senior football boss last night.

[5] Gannon, Colm (5 September 2020). "Breaffy stay the course to see off Westport". Mayo Advertiser. Retrieved 6 October 2020.

[6] Cummiskey, Gavin (8 October 2004). "Ford takes over in Galway". The Irish Times.

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