528:. Winning the South Derry Championship in 1957 (where McKeever excelled in the final), Ballymaguigan qualified for the Derry Championship final (the Derry Championship was not open-draw until 1958, up to then separate South Derry, North Derry and Derry City Championships were played with the three winners then battling it out for the Derry Senior Football Championship). They were beaten by
406:
As a 17-year-old, McKeever made his Derry senior debut in a challenge match in 1948, and was a first-team regular by the following year. He played at half forward in the early part of his Derry career, later changing to midfield. In 1950 he flew back from
England to play a significant role in Derry's
644:
After retiring from football, he had a long coaching career. McKeever was manager of the Derry senior team on three separate occasions. In 1964, along with Joe Lennon and Jim McDonnell, McKeever ran the first-ever residential GAA coaching course in
Gormanston. He led St Mary's for 35 years (i.e. his
545:
at the time. Ballymaguigan also won the Derry Senior League in 1962, giving the club a famous double. They went that year's league undefeated. Ballymaguigan's fortunes took a downturn as the 1960s progressed and were a Junior club by the end of the decade. Despite being 39/40?, in 1970 McKeever (who
462:
in the final by four points (1–11 to 2–04). He said in a 1993 book that the team had been together for three or four years and "when you get to a final for the third time it is time to win it". On 24 August, Derry caused one of the biggest shocks in the history of Gaelic football when the first-time
649:
triumph in 1989, and is credited with greatly improving the standard of football at the college during his time there. That
Sigerson success was viewed as a major surprise, the club having only entered the competition from 1988. The college also won five Ryan Cups during his time there (1970, 1971,
276:
as the best catcher he ever played against. Other skills in his repertoire include his surging runs forwards from midfield, shooting accuracy and free taking ability. McKeever was named in the
Football Team of the Century comprising players who never won an All-Ireland. He played an "inspirational
536:
in 1958 and 1961. The 1961 final did not take place, Ballymaguigan had asked the County Board to delay the match, as some players were unavailable, the County Board refused and awarded the title to
Bellaghy. In 1958, the club however did win the Seán Larkin Cup, which had replaced the South Derry
475:
and, despite McKeever being "by far and away the outstanding player on view", Derry were defeated. It has been claimed a series of poor refereeing decisions in that game cost Derry greatly, but McKeever himself refuses to make any excuses saying in a 2002 interview, "It was an exceptionally good
679:
McKeever was elected
Chairman of the Derry County Board in December 1997 and was in the position when Derry won the 1998 Ulster Championship. He has also been a Central Council delegate. McKeever won the Services to GAA award at the 1993 Ulster GAA Writer's Association Awards.
619:
respectively. While there, he made the Ulster intercolleges team for two seasons, saying "I was on the team for two years and making that side really lifted my aspirations a lot. The intercolleges competition was a very big one at the time and I felt privileged to be there."
394:
team in 1947. He recalled "Organised minor football was only really getting started in Derry at the time and the first experience I had of playing intercounty football was with the Antrim minors". The following year he lined out for Derry minors, losing to eventual
495:
and Dublin having very strong teams at the time. Unfortunately for Derry, they never quite managed to keep that team together, and failed to win another Ulster title during McKeever's (who was 27 at the time of the final) career. They did, however, reach the
662:
and Peter McGinnity. He is the only man ever to hold the roles of captain, chairman, president and manager of St Mary's and was elected Life
President in 1999. As manager he led Ulster to Railway Cups in 1970 and 1987. He also trained the Derry Under 21
263:
McKeever was a very versatile player as evidenced by his playing in all positions with the exception of goalkeeper and wing half-back during his Derry career. He started out his inter-county career as a half-forward, but is chiefly remembered as a
335:
a week later. He looked up to players who played for local team
Newbridge at the time (the Ballymaguigan team hadn't been formed yet), such as Barney Murphy and John McGrogan. McKeever said: "To me they were heroes at that stage". He also admired
1260:
2621:
323:. He went to the local St Trea's primary school where he helped develop his football skills, before boarding at St Malachy's College, Belfast. The first inter-county football game he attended was Derry versus
594:
in 1971, being picked to represent your country was the equivalent. When 19, he was a sub on the team and went on to be selected for five of the next six years (with the competition not held the other year).
537:
Championship – and retained it the following year. Despite the disappointment of losing three
Championship finals in a few years, the club won their only Derry Senior Championship to date in 1962 against
520:
medals with the club in 1948 and 1950. While at college in
England he lined out for the Leicester Young Ireland's club and during his time in Downpatrick (1953–1956), he played for the Downpatrick club.
484:
in 1991, he is the only player who has won the award, despite not being part of that year's All-Ireland winning team. His brother Dennis also played for Derry and was alongside Jim in the 1958 team.
2187:
603:
Underage football wasn't very well organised when McKeever was young and it was at St. Malachy's College in Belfast that his career started to flourish. He captained the school to two consecutive
367:. In 1957 he returned to St Mary's in Belfast, this time as a lecturer, and would spend the rest of his working life at the college until his retirement in 1992. McKeever later lived in
1705:
541:, with McKeever being an important part of the team. His brothers Dennis, Eddie and Frank also won county medals with the club that year, while another brother, Seán, also played for
446:. Before the 1958 Championship, Derry played in the inaugural Wembley Tournament (an exhibition competition to allow Irish emigrants in England a chance to see Gaelic football) in
1270:
1666:
472:
1428:
1116:
403:
semi-final stage. Some of that Derry minor side would graduate to the senior team and would be an integral part of the big upwards strides Derry would make in the 1950s.
268:
for both club and county and has been frequently described as "one of the greatest midfielders of all time". He was renowned for his high-fielding ability – described by
2180:
1148:
2641:
2565:
2535:
2505:
2480:
2450:
2420:
2373:
2343:
2313:
2288:
2258:
2228:
516:
minor team and despite Ballymaguigan having recently been set up he decided to stay with the Newbridge club for the time being. He won the first two of his three
50:
1443:
252:
2173:
1698:
2636:
2611:
2631:
1560:
487:
The 1950s was a decade of very high standards of football and was a very difficult era to win an All-Ireland, with the likes of Mayo, Galway, Kerry,
2278:
2207:
756:
695:
546:
converted seven frees in the last 20 minutes) put in a man of the match display as Ballymaguigan won the South Derry Junior Championship, defeating
420:
348:
2646:
2596:
2399:
396:
2034:
2042:
1691:
1421:
2651:
2550:
2470:
265:
450:
in London, England. They beat reigning Ulster Champions Tyrone in a play-off to decide who would go to the tournament, but were defeated by
668:
2248:
1866:
2368:
1858:
1576:
769:
721:
435:
412:
213:
2616:
2273:
1962:
1826:
1738:
810:
804:
708:
551:
517:
497:
400:
328:
163:
2626:
2445:
2283:
2002:
1786:
1621:
1483:
1414:
1327:
1179:
1041:
2475:
2555:
2500:
2435:
1850:
391:
1607:
590:
McKeever represented Ireland against the Combined Universities team regularly during his career. Before the commencement of the
2440:
2415:
2026:
1297:
1126:
371:
with his wife Teresa, whom he married in 1958. They had three daughters, Ann, Maeve and Deirdre, and two sons, Éamonn and Jim.
2050:
332:
1357:
1074:
868:
McCann, Chris (28 October 2008). "Gentleman Jim rues team failing to push on (Second of two-part interview with McKeever)".
1714:
839:
612:
477:
416:
1204:
McCann, Chris (21 October 2008). "Wembley way on the road to Croker in '58 (First of two-part interview with McKeever)".
1544:
324:
1670:
468:
451:
443:
388:
296:
248:
1507:
1437:
1406:
492:
488:
464:
439:
232:
198:
1115:
McEvoy, Enda; Kieran Shannon, Dave Hannigan (and PJ Cunningham, Malachy Clerkin and Pat Nugent) (4 January 2009).
459:
428:
645:
whole teaching career there from 1957 onwards) and along with Peter Finn, he guided the college to their only
352:
17:
500:
final in both 1958/59 and 1960/61, but they lost out to Kerry on both occasions, partly due to key forward
1519:
455:
447:
281:
244:
2606:
2601:
1598:
1475:
591:
1552:
442:
by three points, and reached the decider again two years later, only to be beaten by two points to
2138:
2146:
1754:
1746:
1142:
356:
73:
2328:
2106:
1970:
1810:
559:
2520:
2465:
2303:
1802:
1762:
1536:
1362:
1175:
1037:
650:
1978, 1981 and 1983). His coaching at St Mary's influenced other coaches and players, such as
525:
501:
273:
236:
143:
1335:
2253:
2130:
2074:
1994:
1235:
582:
in the final, and at centre half forward on the 1960 victorious side, also against Munster.
538:
481:
303:
said of McKeever: "That man has done more to promote the GAA than any other person I know."
1230:
972:
2082:
2066:
1834:
1794:
1499:
476:
Dublin team". For his performances in the 1958 Championship, he was awarded the inaugural
228:
2333:
2223:
2122:
1818:
2165:
1305:
2530:
2308:
2114:
1978:
1946:
1938:
1922:
1914:
1906:
1882:
1874:
1467:
1265:
1121:
547:
286:
1082:
2590:
2525:
2243:
2090:
2018:
1651:
1589:
1459:
1218:
659:
513:
316:
240:
147:
69:
2363:
2358:
2338:
2058:
2010:
1954:
1898:
1890:
1842:
1778:
1632:
1568:
1167:
1029:
740:
655:
646:
533:
529:
408:
337:
850:
Note: The above lists may be incomplete. Please add any other honours you know of.
431:
in the final, but lost a close game by two points on a scoreline of 4–03 to 2–07.
2560:
2154:
2098:
1930:
1683:
1528:
1491:
977:
826:
791:
623:
While at St Mary's Training College, he played with them in the Antrim leagues.
604:
579:
575:
424:
368:
364:
360:
320:
607:
finals in 1948 and 1949, but they lost out on both occasions to St. Patrick's,
651:
571:
300:
1385:
458:
Derry to the county's first ever Ulster Senior Championship success, beating
1986:
1770:
341:
269:
427:'s father, a fact McKeever didn't find out until 50 years later. Derry met
555:
312:
434:
1955 proved to be a turning point for Derry as they reached their first
664:
574:
of the 1950s – playing for Ulster on 11 consecutive years. He won two
532:
in the Derry decider, also finishing Derry Championship runners-up to
235:
in the late 1940s, 1950s and early 1960s and played club football for
578:
with the province – starring at midfield on the 1956 team that beat
347:
After finishing school at St Malachy's, he continued his studies at
311:
McKeever was born in 1931 into a GAA interested home, in the small
616:
608:
512:
In the late 1940s he was asked to play an important game for the
2396:
2205:
2169:
1687:
1410:
387:
McKeever's first inter-county football came as a member of the
331:
playoff game with his father, and the quarter-final defeat to
1069:
1067:
1065:
1063:
1061:
1059:
1057:
1055:
1053:
2622:
Chairmen of county boards of the Gaelic Athletic Association
1445:
1958 All-Ireland Senior Football Championship runners-up
1024:
1022:
1020:
1018:
1016:
227:(6 December 1930 – 5 April 2023) was a Northern Irish
1036:. Dublin, Ireland: Torc Books Ltd. pp. 106–109.
1014:
1012:
1010:
1008:
1006:
1004:
1002:
1000:
998:
996:
467:
in the All-Ireland semi-final 2-06 to 2–05. They met
411:
success. That year Derry were also victorious in the
1261:"And now for the Allstar awards that really matter"
1174:. Dublin, Ireland: Torc Books Ltd. pp. 74–75.
1162:
1160:
1158:
423:semi-final, a game in which he marked Kerry legend
212:
207:
192:
177:
172:
162:
157:
131:
121:
116:
108:
100:
92:
80:
56:
46:
38:
33:
1328:"St. Mary's University College GFC – Achievements"
1298:"St. Mary's University College GFC – Club history"
967:
965:
963:
961:
959:
957:
955:
953:
951:
949:
947:
945:
943:
941:
939:
937:
935:
933:
931:
929:
927:
925:
923:
921:
919:
917:
915:
913:
911:
909:
907:
905:
903:
901:
899:
355:in England. After returning to Ireland, he taught
284:of a number of teams. In 2009 he was named in the
897:
895:
893:
891:
889:
887:
885:
883:
881:
879:
374:McKeever died on 6 April 2023, at the age of 92.
631:McKeever also represented Ulster at basketball.
1386:"Ulster GAA Writer's Association Awards – 1993"
845:Captain Derry All-Ireland runners up side: 1958
247:of the Derry side that finished runners-up to
2181:
1699:
1422:
1110:
1108:
1106:
1104:
1102:
1100:
1079:Official St. Trea's GFC Ballymaguigan website
8:
1147:: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (
1117:"125 Most Influential People in GAA History"
454:in the tournament itself. In 1958, McKeever
28:
1292:
1290:
1288:
524:From 1957 onwards he played for his native
277:role" in helping put Derry on the GAA map.
2408:
2393:
2216:
2202:
2188:
2174:
2166:
1706:
1692:
1684:
1429:
1415:
1407:
293:125 Most Influential People in GAA History
280:After retiring from playing, he served as
27:
1172:Oakboys: Derry's Football Dream Come True
1034:Oakboys: Derry's Football Dream Come True
757:All-Ireland Junior Football Championship
696:All-Ireland Senior Football Championship
351:in Belfast. He completed his studies at
1390:Ulster GAA Writer's Association website
1199:
1197:
1195:
1193:
1191:
860:
438:final in 34 years. They were beaten by
1140:
550:in the final. They went on to win the
2642:Derry inter-county Gaelic footballers
2196:Gaelic football – Team of the Century
7:
669:Ulster Under-21 Hurling Championship
570:McKeever was a regular of the great
770:Ulster Junior Football Championship
722:Ulster Senior Football Championship
504:being suspended for both deciders.
23:Derry Gaelic footballer (1930–2023)
1259:Tierney, Benny (22 October 2008).
811:Derry Junior Football Championship
805:Derry Senior Football Championship
518:Derry Senior Football Championship
96:5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)
14:
2637:Derry County Board administrators
2612:Alumni of Loughborough University
1075:"Ballymaguigan GFC Match Reports"
2632:Ballymaguigan Gaelic footballers
715:Runner up: 1958–1959, 1960–1961
421:All-Ireland Junior Championship
2647:Downpatrick Gaelic footballers
2597:Texaco Footballers of the Year
1358:"McKeever elected as chairman"
1332:St. Mary's College GFC website
1302:St. Mary's College GFC website
973:"GAA Immortals – Jim McKeever"
807:– Winner (3): 1948, 1950, 1962
1:
1716:Texaco Footballer of the Year
840:Texaco Footballer of the Year
478:Texaco Footballer of the Year
473:that year's All-Ireland final
253:1958 All-Ireland Championship
16:For the baseball player, see
2652:Newbridge Gaelic footballers
1592:(player/manager) for Higgins
1269:. p. 53. Archived from
307:Background and personal life
241:Seán O'Leary's GAC Newbridge
397:All-Ireland Minor Champions
237:St Trea's GFC Ballymaguigan
2668:
480:award. Along with Meath's
436:Ulster Senior Championship
413:Ulster Junior Championship
349:St Mary's Training College
112:Teacher/lecturer (retired)
15:
2617:Antrim Gaelic footballers
2546:
2516:
2491:
2461:
2431:
2411:
2407:
2392:
2354:
2324:
2299:
2269:
2239:
2219:
2215:
2201:
1723:
1660:
1452:
552:Derry Junior Championship
319:on the western shores of
217:
167:
142:
124:
111:
103:
95:
83:
59:
49:
41:
2627:Gaelic football managers
1240:. London. 10 August 2003
794:– Winner (2): 1956, 1960
709:National Football League
153:Leicester Young Irelands
1231:"The top 10 GAA upsets"
829:– Runner up: 1948, 1949
667:to victory in the 1993
18:Jim McKeever (baseball)
1667:1958 All-Ireland Final
750:1950, 1953, 1959, 1961
558:in the semi-final and
463:Ulster champions beat
359:and other subjects in
734:Runner up: 1955, 1957
592:GAA All Stars Awards
353:Loughborough College
34:Personal information
1673:(28 September 1958)
1338:on 18 February 2006
1308:on 18 February 2006
635:Post playing career
231:who played for the
208:Inter-county titles
135:Late 1940s–Mid1950s
30:
1366:. 15 December 1997
1273:on 22 January 2016
813:– Winner (1): 1970
76:, Northern Ireland
74:County Londonderry
2584:
2583:
2580:
2579:
2576:
2575:
2551:Charlie Gallagher
2388:
2387:
2384:
2383:
2279:John Joe O'Reilly
2163:
2162:
2153:
2145:
2137:
2129:
2121:
2113:
2105:
2097:
2089:
2081:
2073:
2065:
2057:
2049:
2041:
2033:
2025:
2017:
2009:
2001:
1993:
1985:
1977:
1969:
1961:
1953:
1945:
1937:
1929:
1921:
1913:
1905:
1897:
1889:
1881:
1873:
1865:
1857:
1849:
1841:
1833:
1825:
1817:
1809:
1801:
1793:
1785:
1777:
1769:
1761:
1753:
1745:
1737:
1729:
1681:
1680:
1363:Belfast Telegraph
1208:. pp. 88–89.
1206:County Derry Post
872:. pp. 86–87.
870:County Derry Post
851:
233:Derry county team
229:Gaelic footballer
222:
221:
173:Inter-county(ies)
2659:
2569:
2539:
2509:
2484:
2454:
2424:
2409:
2394:
2377:
2347:
2317:
2292:
2262:
2232:
2217:
2203:
2190:
2183:
2176:
2167:
2151:
2143:
2135:
2127:
2119:
2111:
2103:
2095:
2087:
2079:
2071:
2063:
2055:
2047:
2039:
2031:
2023:
2015:
2007:
1999:
1991:
1983:
1975:
1967:
1959:
1951:
1943:
1935:
1927:
1919:
1911:
1903:
1895:
1887:
1879:
1871:
1863:
1855:
1847:
1839:
1831:
1823:
1815:
1807:
1799:
1791:
1783:
1775:
1767:
1759:
1751:
1743:
1735:
1727:
1717:
1708:
1701:
1694:
1685:
1676:
1628:
1620:
1606:
1597:
1588:
1575:
1567:
1559:
1551:
1543:
1535:
1527:
1514:
1506:
1498:
1490:
1482:
1474:
1466:
1458:
1446:
1440:
1431:
1424:
1417:
1408:
1401:
1400:
1398:
1396:
1382:
1376:
1375:
1373:
1371:
1354:
1348:
1347:
1345:
1343:
1334:. Archived from
1324:
1318:
1317:
1315:
1313:
1304:. Archived from
1294:
1283:
1282:
1280:
1278:
1256:
1250:
1249:
1247:
1245:
1236:The Sunday Times
1227:
1221:
1219:Jim McKeever RIP
1216:
1210:
1209:
1201:
1186:
1185:
1164:
1153:
1152:
1146:
1138:
1136:
1134:
1129:on 9 August 2009
1125:. Archived from
1112:
1095:
1094:
1092:
1090:
1081:. Archived from
1071:
1048:
1047:
1026:
991:
990:
988:
986:
969:
874:
873:
865:
849:
87:
66:
64:
31:
2667:
2666:
2662:
2661:
2660:
2658:
2657:
2656:
2587:
2586:
2585:
2572:
2563:
2542:
2533:
2531:Michael Kearins
2512:
2503:
2487:
2478:
2457:
2448:
2427:
2418:
2403:
2380:
2371:
2369:Kevin Heffernan
2350:
2341:
2320:
2311:
2295:
2286:
2265:
2256:
2235:
2226:
2211:
2197:
2194:
2164:
2159:
1755:J. McCartan Snr
1747:J. McCartan Snr
1719:
1715:
1712:
1682:
1677:
1662:
1656:
1626:
1618:
1604:
1595:
1586:
1573:
1565:
1557:
1549:
1541:
1533:
1525:
1512:
1504:
1496:
1488:
1480:
1472:
1464:
1456:
1448:
1444:
1438:
1435:
1405:
1404:
1394:
1392:
1384:
1383:
1379:
1369:
1367:
1356:
1355:
1351:
1341:
1339:
1326:
1325:
1321:
1311:
1309:
1296:
1295:
1286:
1276:
1274:
1258:
1257:
1253:
1243:
1241:
1238:(Irish edition)
1229:
1228:
1224:
1217:
1213:
1203:
1202:
1189:
1182:
1166:
1165:
1156:
1139:
1132:
1130:
1114:
1113:
1098:
1088:
1086:
1073:
1072:
1051:
1044:
1028:
1027:
994:
984:
982:
971:
970:
877:
867:
866:
862:
857:
836:
823:
816:Underage awards
801:
788:
763:Runner up: 1950
702:Runner up: 1958
691:
686:
677:
642:
637:
629:
601:
588:
568:
510:
498:National League
448:Wembley Stadium
385:
380:
378:Football career
329:National League
309:
261:
195:
152:
150:
146:
140:
138:
136:
134:
85:
68:
67:6 December 1930
62:
60:
42:Gaelic football
24:
21:
12:
11:
5:
2665:
2663:
2655:
2654:
2649:
2644:
2639:
2634:
2629:
2624:
2619:
2614:
2609:
2604:
2599:
2589:
2588:
2582:
2581:
2578:
2577:
2574:
2573:
2571:
2570:
2558:
2553:
2547:
2544:
2543:
2541:
2540:
2528:
2523:
2521:Sean O'Connell
2517:
2514:
2513:
2511:
2510:
2498:
2492:
2489:
2488:
2486:
2485:
2473:
2471:Gerry O'Malley
2468:
2466:Gerry O'Reilly
2462:
2459:
2458:
2456:
2455:
2443:
2438:
2432:
2429:
2428:
2426:
2425:
2412:
2405:
2404:
2397:
2390:
2389:
2386:
2385:
2382:
2381:
2379:
2378:
2366:
2361:
2355:
2352:
2351:
2349:
2348:
2336:
2331:
2325:
2322:
2321:
2319:
2318:
2306:
2304:Mick O'Connell
2300:
2297:
2296:
2294:
2293:
2281:
2276:
2270:
2267:
2266:
2264:
2263:
2251:
2246:
2240:
2237:
2236:
2234:
2233:
2220:
2213:
2212:
2206:
2199:
2198:
2195:
2193:
2192:
2185:
2178:
2170:
2161:
2160:
2158:
2157:
2149:
2141:
2133:
2125:
2117:
2109:
2101:
2093:
2085:
2077:
2069:
2061:
2053:
2045:
2037:
2029:
2021:
2013:
2005:
1997:
1989:
1981:
1973:
1965:
1957:
1949:
1941:
1933:
1925:
1917:
1909:
1901:
1893:
1885:
1877:
1869:
1861:
1853:
1845:
1837:
1829:
1827:T. Prendergast
1821:
1813:
1805:
1797:
1789:
1781:
1773:
1765:
1757:
1749:
1741:
1733:
1724:
1721:
1720:
1713:
1711:
1710:
1703:
1696:
1688:
1679:
1678:
1661:
1658:
1657:
1655:
1654:
1649:
1648:Player/manager
1645:
1644:
1641:
1638:
1635:
1630:
1624:
1616:
1612:
1611:
1602:
1593:
1584:
1580:
1579:
1571:
1563:
1555:
1547:
1539:
1531:
1523:
1510:
1502:
1494:
1486:
1478:
1470:
1462:
1453:
1450:
1449:
1436:
1434:
1433:
1426:
1419:
1411:
1403:
1402:
1377:
1349:
1319:
1284:
1266:The Irish News
1251:
1222:
1211:
1187:
1180:
1154:
1122:Sunday Tribune
1096:
1085:on 4 July 2007
1049:
1042:
992:
875:
859:
858:
856:
853:
847:
846:
843:
835:
832:
831:
830:
822:
819:
818:
817:
814:
808:
800:
797:
796:
795:
787:
784:
783:
782:
781:
780:
766:
765:
764:
753:
752:
751:
737:
736:
735:
732:
718:
717:
716:
705:
704:
703:
690:
687:
685:
682:
676:
673:
641:
638:
636:
633:
628:
625:
600:
599:School/college
597:
587:
584:
567:
564:
562:in the final.
509:
506:
502:Sean O'Connell
384:
381:
379:
376:
308:
305:
291:s list of the
287:Sunday Tribune
274:Mick O'Connell
260:
257:
225:James McKeever
220:
219:
216:
210:
209:
205:
204:
201:
196:
193:
190:
189:
184:
179:
175:
174:
170:
169:
166:
160:
159:
155:
154:
141:
132:
129:
128:
123:
119:
118:
114:
113:
110:
106:
105:
102:
98:
97:
94:
90:
89:
88:(aged 92)
82:
78:
77:
58:
54:
53:
48:
44:
43:
40:
36:
35:
22:
13:
10:
9:
6:
4:
3:
2:
2664:
2653:
2650:
2648:
2645:
2643:
2640:
2638:
2635:
2633:
2630:
2628:
2625:
2623:
2620:
2618:
2615:
2613:
2610:
2608:
2605:
2603:
2600:
2598:
2595:
2594:
2592:
2567:
2566:Full-forwards
2562:
2559:
2557:
2554:
2552:
2549:
2548:
2545:
2537:
2536:Half-forwards
2532:
2529:
2527:
2526:Packy McGarty
2524:
2522:
2519:
2518:
2515:
2507:
2502:
2499:
2497:
2494:
2493:
2490:
2482:
2477:
2474:
2472:
2469:
2467:
2464:
2463:
2460:
2452:
2447:
2446:John McKnight
2444:
2442:
2439:
2437:
2434:
2433:
2430:
2422:
2417:
2414:
2413:
2410:
2406:
2401:
2395:
2391:
2375:
2374:Full-forwards
2370:
2367:
2365:
2362:
2360:
2357:
2356:
2353:
2345:
2344:Half-forwards
2340:
2337:
2335:
2332:
2330:
2327:
2326:
2323:
2315:
2310:
2307:
2305:
2302:
2301:
2298:
2290:
2285:
2284:Stephen White
2282:
2280:
2277:
2275:
2272:
2271:
2268:
2260:
2255:
2254:Seán Flanagan
2252:
2250:
2249:Paddy O'Brien
2247:
2245:
2244:Enda Colleran
2242:
2241:
2238:
2230:
2225:
2222:
2221:
2218:
2214:
2209:
2204:
2200:
2191:
2186:
2184:
2179:
2177:
2172:
2171:
2168:
2156:
2150:
2148:
2147:B. Brogan Jnr
2142:
2140:
2134:
2132:
2126:
2124:
2118:
2116:
2110:
2108:
2102:
2100:
2094:
2092:
2086:
2084:
2078:
2076:
2070:
2068:
2062:
2060:
2054:
2052:
2046:
2044:
2043:M. Fitzgerald
2038:
2036:
2030:
2028:
2022:
2020:
2014:
2012:
2006:
2004:
1998:
1996:
1990:
1988:
1982:
1980:
1974:
1972:
1966:
1964:
1958:
1956:
1950:
1948:
1942:
1940:
1934:
1932:
1926:
1924:
1918:
1916:
1910:
1908:
1902:
1900:
1894:
1892:
1886:
1884:
1878:
1876:
1870:
1868:
1862:
1860:
1854:
1852:
1846:
1844:
1838:
1836:
1830:
1828:
1822:
1820:
1814:
1812:
1806:
1804:
1803:B. Cunningham
1798:
1796:
1790:
1788:
1782:
1780:
1774:
1772:
1766:
1764:
1758:
1756:
1750:
1748:
1742:
1740:
1734:
1732:
1726:
1725:
1722:
1718:
1709:
1704:
1702:
1697:
1695:
1690:
1689:
1686:
1674:
1672:
1668:
1659:
1653:
1650:
1647:
1646:
1643:T. J. Doherty
1642:
1640:L. Mulholland
1639:
1636:
1634:
1631:
1625:
1623:
1617:
1614:
1613:
1609:
1603:
1600:
1594:
1591:
1585:
1582:
1581:
1578:
1572:
1570:
1564:
1562:
1556:
1554:
1548:
1546:
1540:
1538:
1532:
1530:
1524:
1521:
1517:
1511:
1509:
1503:
1501:
1500:C. Mulholland
1495:
1493:
1487:
1485:
1479:
1477:
1476:H. F. Gribben
1471:
1469:
1463:
1461:
1455:
1454:
1451:
1447:
1441:
1432:
1427:
1425:
1420:
1418:
1413:
1412:
1409:
1391:
1387:
1381:
1378:
1365:
1364:
1359:
1353:
1350:
1337:
1333:
1329:
1323:
1320:
1307:
1303:
1299:
1293:
1291:
1289:
1285:
1272:
1268:
1267:
1262:
1255:
1252:
1239:
1237:
1232:
1226:
1223:
1220:
1215:
1212:
1207:
1200:
1198:
1196:
1194:
1192:
1188:
1183:
1181:1-898142-10-6
1177:
1173:
1169:
1168:Corry, Eoghan
1163:
1161:
1159:
1155:
1150:
1144:
1128:
1124:
1123:
1118:
1111:
1109:
1107:
1105:
1103:
1101:
1097:
1084:
1080:
1076:
1070:
1068:
1066:
1064:
1062:
1060:
1058:
1056:
1054:
1050:
1045:
1043:1-898142-10-6
1039:
1035:
1031:
1030:Corry, Eoghan
1025:
1023:
1021:
1019:
1017:
1015:
1013:
1011:
1009:
1007:
1005:
1003:
1001:
999:
997:
993:
980:
979:
974:
968:
966:
964:
962:
960:
958:
956:
954:
952:
950:
948:
946:
944:
942:
940:
938:
936:
934:
932:
930:
928:
926:
924:
922:
920:
918:
916:
914:
912:
910:
908:
906:
904:
902:
900:
898:
896:
894:
892:
890:
888:
886:
884:
882:
880:
876:
871:
864:
861:
854:
852:
844:
841:
838:
837:
833:
828:
825:
824:
820:
815:
812:
809:
806:
803:
802:
798:
793:
790:
789:
785:
778:
775:
774:
773:
771:
767:
762:
761:
760:
758:
754:
749:
746:
745:
744:
742:
738:
733:
730:
727:
726:
725:
723:
719:
714:
713:
712:
710:
706:
701:
700:
699:
697:
693:
692:
688:
683:
681:
674:
672:
670:
666:
661:
660:Peter Canavan
657:
653:
648:
639:
634:
632:
626:
624:
621:
618:
614:
610:
606:
598:
596:
593:
586:International
585:
583:
581:
577:
573:
565:
563:
561:
557:
553:
549:
544:
540:
535:
531:
527:
526:Ballymaguigan
522:
519:
515:
507:
505:
503:
499:
494:
490:
485:
483:
482:Colm O'Rourke
479:
474:
470:
466:
461:
457:
453:
449:
445:
441:
437:
432:
430:
426:
422:
418:
414:
410:
404:
402:
398:
393:
390:
382:
377:
375:
372:
370:
366:
362:
358:
354:
350:
345:
343:
339:
334:
330:
326:
322:
318:
317:Ballymaguigan
314:
306:
304:
302:
298:
294:
290:
288:
283:
278:
275:
271:
267:
258:
256:
254:
250:
246:
242:
238:
234:
230:
226:
215:
214:Ulster titles
211:
206:
202:
200:
197:
191:
188:
187:Apps (scores)
185:
183:
180:
176:
171:
165:
161:
156:
149:
145:
144:Ballymaguigan
130:
127:
120:
115:
107:
104:Gentleman Jim
99:
91:
79:
75:
71:
70:Ballymaguigan
55:
52:
45:
37:
32:
26:
19:
2556:Willie McGee
2501:Tommy Murphy
2496:Jim McKeever
2495:
2436:Willie Casey
2364:Tommy Langan
2359:Mikey Sheehy
2339:Pat Spillane
2334:Seán Purcell
2329:Seán O'Neill
2224:Dan O'Keeffe
2051:M. Donnellan
2035:M. O'Connell
1859:K. Heffernan
1763:M. O'Connell
1730:
1664:
1537:S. O'Connell
1515:
1393:. Retrieved
1389:
1380:
1368:. Retrieved
1361:
1352:
1340:. Retrieved
1336:the original
1331:
1322:
1310:. Retrieved
1306:the original
1301:
1275:. Retrieved
1271:the original
1264:
1254:
1242:. Retrieved
1234:
1225:
1214:
1205:
1171:
1131:. Retrieved
1127:the original
1120:
1087:. Retrieved
1083:the original
1078:
1033:
983:. Retrieved
976:
869:
863:
848:
776:
768:
755:
747:
741:Dr Lagan Cup
739:
728:
720:
707:
694:
678:
656:Mickey Harte
647:Sigerson Cup
643:
630:
622:
613:St. Colman's
602:
589:
576:Railway Cups
569:
543:The 'Quiggan
542:
539:Castledawson
523:
511:
486:
433:
415:. They beat
409:Dr Lagan Cup
405:
386:
383:Inter-county
373:
346:
338:Mick Higgins
310:
292:
285:
279:
262:
224:
223:
186:
181:
164:Derry titles
125:
86:(2023-04-05)
84:5 April 2023
29:Jim McKeever
25:
2607:2023 deaths
2602:1931 births
2561:Dinny Allen
2506:Midfielders
2441:Eddie Boyle
2416:Aidan Brady
2400:All-Ireland
2314:Midfielders
2309:Jack O'Shea
2274:Seán Murphy
2208:All-Ireland
2131:S. Cavanagh
2083:K. McGeeney
2067:S. Moynihan
1995:C. O'Rourke
1979:T. McCarthy
1971:R. O'Malley
1963:B. Stafford
1955:P. Spillane
1891:P. Spillane
1883:J. Keaveney
1875:J. Keaveney
1867:J. O'Keeffe
1835:E. Mulligan
1795:M. McDonagh
1731:J. McKeever
1633:T. Scullion
1553:D. McKeever
1516:J. McKeever
1468:P. McLarnon
1370:10 December
1244:20 November
978:Hogan Stand
827:MacRory Cup
792:Railway Cup
777:Winner (1):
748:Winner (4):
729:Winner (1):
605:MacRory Cup
572:Ulster team
560:Seán Dolans
425:Eoin Liston
369:Magherafelt
365:County Down
361:Downpatrick
321:Lough Neagh
158:Club titles
151:Downpatrick
2591:Categories
2481:Half-backs
2476:Seán Quinn
2451:Full-backs
2421:Goalkeeper
2289:Half-backs
2259:Full-backs
2229:Goalkeeper
2115:K. Donaghy
2107:S. O'Neill
2091:P. Canavan
1923:M. Furlong
1819:M. O'Dwyer
1811:S. O'Neill
1779:N. Tierney
1652:R. Gribben
1629:W. Cassidy
1622:H. Cassidy
1615:Other subs
1608:C. O'Neill
1601:for Mullan
1599:L. O'Neill
1590:R. Gribben
1577:C. Higgins
1569:O. Gribben
1484:T. Doherty
1460:P. Gormley
1395:9 November
1342:7 December
1312:7 December
1277:22 October
1133:20 January
1089:30 October
985:29 October
981:. May 2002
855:References
834:Individual
652:Art McRory
640:Management
627:Basketball
554:, beating
548:Greenlough
327:in a 1938
301:Art McRory
266:midfielder
133:1957–≈1970
109:Occupation
63:1930-12-06
2155:A. Brogan
2099:C. Cooper
2027:P. Curran
2019:M. Linden
2011:H. Downey
2003:M. McHugh
1947:J. O'Shea
1939:J. O'Shea
1915:J. O'Shea
1907:J. O'Shea
1899:M. Sheehy
1851:B. Morgan
1787:M. Newell
1739:S. Murphy
1610:for Breen
1583:Subs used
1561:B. Mullan
1545:B. Murray
1529:P. Stuart
1143:cite news
514:Newbridge
491:, Cavan,
456:captained
333:Roscommon
295:. Former
243:. He was
194:1948–1962
148:Newbridge
137:1953–1956
2075:P. Joyce
2059:T. Giles
1931:T. Drumm
1843:W. Bryan
1771:L. Foley
1665:Team as
1637:S. Young
1508:P. Smith
1492:P. Breen
1170:(1993).
1032:(1993).
786:Province
566:Province
534:Bellaghy
530:Ballerin
417:Limerick
313:townland
299:manager
101:Nickname
51:Midfield
47:Position
2402:winners
2210:winners
2139:T. Ó Sé
2123:M. Ó Sé
1987:S. Fahy
1669:versus
821:College
684:Honours
665:hurlers
580:Munster
419:in the
399:at the
325:Leitrim
282:manager
272:legend
251:in the
245:captain
117:Club(s)
1671:Dublin
1178:
1040:
842:: 1958
689:County
469:Dublin
452:Galway
444:Tyrone
401:Ulster
389:Antrim
297:Tyrone
259:Career
249:Dublin
182:County
93:Height
2152:2011:
2144:2010:
2136:2009:
2128:2008:
2120:2007:
2112:2006:
2104:2005:
2096:2004:
2088:2003:
2080:2002:
2072:2001:
2064:2000:
2056:1999:
2048:1998:
2040:1997:
2032:1996:
2024:1995:
2016:1994:
2008:1993:
2000:1992:
1992:1991:
1984:1990:
1976:1989:
1968:1988:
1960:1987:
1952:1986:
1944:1985:
1936:1984:
1928:1983:
1920:1982:
1912:1981:
1904:1980:
1896:1979:
1888:1978:
1880:1977:
1872:1976:
1864:1975:
1856:1974:
1848:1973:
1840:1972:
1832:1971:
1824:1970:
1816:1969:
1808:1968:
1800:1967:
1792:1966:
1784:1965:
1776:1964:
1768:1963:
1760:1962:
1752:1961:
1744:1960:
1736:1959:
1728:1958:
1439:Derry
675:Other
617:Newry
609:Cavan
493:Meath
489:Louth
465:Kerry
440:Cavan
392:minor
342:Cavan
270:Kerry
199:Derry
178:Years
122:Years
39:Sport
2398:Non
1397:2008
1372:2008
1344:2008
1314:2008
1279:2008
1246:2008
1176:ISBN
1149:link
1135:2009
1091:2008
1038:ISBN
987:2008
799:Club
779:1950
731:1958
611:and
556:Drum
508:Club
460:Down
429:Mayo
239:and
126:Club
81:Died
57:Born
471:in
340:of
315:of
139:?–?
2593::
1627:20
1619:16
1605:17
1596:19
1587:18
1574:15
1566:14
1558:13
1550:12
1542:11
1534:10
1520:c.
1442:–
1388:.
1360:.
1330:.
1300:.
1287:^
1263:.
1233:.
1190:^
1157:^
1145:}}
1141:{{
1119:.
1099:^
1077:.
1052:^
995:^
975:.
878:^
671:.
658:,
654:,
615:,
363:,
357:PE
344:.
255:.
72:,
2568:)
2564:(
2538:)
2534:(
2508:)
2504:(
2483:)
2479:(
2453:)
2449:(
2423:)
2419:(
2376:)
2372:(
2346:)
2342:(
2316:)
2312:(
2291:)
2287:(
2261:)
2257:(
2231:)
2227:(
2189:e
2182:t
2175:v
1707:e
1700:t
1693:v
1675:)
1663:(
1526:9
1522:)
1518:(
1513:8
1505:7
1497:6
1489:5
1481:4
1473:3
1465:2
1457:1
1430:e
1423:t
1416:v
1399:.
1374:.
1346:.
1316:.
1281:.
1248:.
1184:.
1151:)
1137:.
1093:.
1046:.
989:.
772::
759::
743::
724::
711::
698::
289:'
218:1
203:?
168:3
65:)
61:(
20:.
Text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike License. Additional terms may apply.