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Matt Connor Personal information Irish name Maitiú Ó Conchubhair Sport Gaelic football Position Full-forward Born Walsh Island, County Offaly Occupation Garda Síochána Club(s) Years Club 1977-1984 Walsh Island Club Titles Offaly titles 6 Leinster titles 2 All-Ireland Titles 0 Inter-county(ies) Years County Apps (scores) 1978-1984 Offaly 26 Inter-county titles Leinster titles 3 All Irelands 1 NFL 0 All Stars 3 Matt Connor (born 1960 in Walsh Island, County Offaly) is an Irish retired sportsperson. He played Gaelic football with his local club Walsh Island and was a member of the Offaly senior inter-county team from 1978 until 1984 when a car accident resulted in his need to use a wheelchair.[1]
References
- ^ "Offaly GAA profile". www.hoganstand.com. http://www.hoganstand.com/Offaly/Profile.aspx. Retrieved 2010-04-09.
Offaly - All-Ireland Senior Football Championship Runners-up 1981 1 M. Furlong | 2 M. Fitzgerald | 3 L. Connor | 4 C. Conroy | 5 P. Fitzgerald | 6 R. Connor (c) | 7 L. Currams | 8 T. Connor | 9 P. Dunne | 10 V. Henry | 11 G. Carroll | 12 A. O'Halloran | 13 M. Connor | 14 S. Lowry | 15 B. Lowry |
Subs used: J. Mooney for T. Connor | J. Moran for V. Henry |
Manager: E. McGee |Offaly - All-Ireland Senior Football Champions 1982 (3rd title) 1 M. Furlong | 2 M. Lowry | 3 L. Connor | 4 M. FitzGerald | 5 P. FitzGerald | 6 S. Lowry | 7 L. Currams | 8 T. Connor | 9 P. Dunne | 10 J. Guinan | 11 R. Connor (c) | 12 G. Carroll | 13 J. Mooney | 14 M. Connor | 15 B. Lowry |
Subs used: Stephen Darby for M. Lowry | Séamus Darby for J. Guinan |
Manager: E. McGee |Ireland international football team 2002 | International Rules Series 1 S. Cluxton | 2 P. Christie | 3 D. Ó Sé | 4 A. Lynch | 5 C. McAnallen | 6 S. Moynihan (c) | 7 K. McGeeney | 8 T. Giles | 9 G. Canty | 10 D. Dolan | 11 T. Kennelly | 12 B. J. O'Sullivan | 13 P. Joyce | 14 C. McManus | 15 G. Geraghty |
Subs: • R. Cosgrove | • J. Bergin | • E. Kelly | • E. O'Hara • D. Meehan | • C. Holmes | • D. Savage | • T. Ó Sé | • P. Burke | • A. Rainbow | • P. McGrane | • P. Barden |
Stand-by players: • S. Cluxton | • J. Gill | • N. Walsh | • D. Mcgee | • R. Clarke |
Coach: J. O'Keeffe
Selectors: • M. Carney | • P. McGinnity | • M. Connor |1980 All Star Gaelic Football Team 1 C. Nelligan | 2 H. Keegan | 3 K. Kehilly | 4 G. Connellan | 5 K. McCabe | 6 T. Kennelly | 7 D. Murray | 8 J. O'Shea | 9 C. McKinstry |
10 G. Power | 11 D. Allen | 12 P. Spillane | 13 M. Connor | 14 E. Liston | 15 J. Egan1982 All Star Gaelic Football Team 1 M. Furlong | 2 M. Fitzgerald | 3 L. O'Connor | 4 K. Kehily | 5 P. Ó Sé | 6 S. Lowry | 7 L. Currams | 8 J. O'Shea | 9 P. Dunne |
10 P. McGinnity | 11 J. Kernan | 12 M. Connor | 13 M. Sheehy | 14 E. Liston | 15 J. Egan1983 All Star Gaelic Football Team 1 M. Furlong | 2 P. Ó Sé | 3 S. Kinneavy | 4 J. Evans | 5 P. Canavan | 6 T. Drumm | 7 J. Kerrigan | 8 J. O'Shea | 9 L. Austin |
10 B. Rock | 11 M. Connor | 12 G. Blaney | 13 M. McHugh | 14 C. O'Rourke | 15 J. McNallyCategories:- 1960 births
- Living people
- Walsh Island Gaelic footballers
- Offaly Gaelic footballers
- Leinster Gaelic footballers
- Winners of one All-Ireland medal (Gaelic football)
- People from County Offaly
- Leinster Gaelic football biography stubs
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