Clare county football team
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| Sport: | Football | ||
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| Irish: | An Clár | ||
| Nickname(s): | The Banner men[1][2] | ||
| County board: | Clare GAA | ||
| Manager: | Colm Collins | ||
| Home venue(s): | Cusack Park, Ennis | ||
| Recent competitive record | |||
| Current All-Ireland status: | Munster (QF) in 2020 | ||
| Last championship title: | None | ||
| Current NFL Division: | 2 (6th in 2020) | ||
| Last league title: | None | ||
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The Clare county football team represents Clare in men's Gaelic football and is governed by Clare GAA, the county board of the Gaelic Athletic Association. The team competes in the three major annual inter-county competitions; the All-Ireland Senior Football Championship, the Munster Senior Football Championship and the National Football League.
Clare's home ground is Cusack Park, Ennis. The team's manager is Colm Collins.
The team last won the Munster Senior Championship in 1992, but has never won the All-Ireland Senior Championship or the National League.
History[]
Clare have won 2 Munster Football titles at senior level. They compete in Division 2 of the National Football League.
- A First Munster title And All-Ireland Final Appearance (1917)
Clare won their first Munster Senior Football Championship in 1917, defeating Cork on a scoreline of 5-4 to 0-1. This was after losing deciders in 1912 and 1915 to Kerry and in 1916 to Cork. Clare were then faced by Galway in the All-Ireland semi-final and emerged victorious by 2-1 to 0-5. However, in that year's All-Ireland Final, Clare were narrowly defeated by Wexford on a scoreline of 0-9 to 0-5. Wexford had won the All-Ireland in 1915 & 1916 and would complete a four in-a-row in 1918.
- A Second Munster title (1992)
Clare football's greatest day since arrived in 1992 when, under the stewardship of John Maughan of Mayo, they won their second Munster Senior Football Championship by beating Kerry in the final in the Gaelic Grounds in Limerick by 2-10 to 0-12. This victory was aided in no small part by two second half goals from Colm Clancy and Martin Daly. This victory was also historic in that it is the only year from 1936 to the present day that neither Kerry nor Cork were crowned Munster champions. Clare's luck would run out however and in the All-Ireland Semi-final, they went down to Dublin on a scoreline of 3-14 to 2-12. Full back on the team of 1992 was Seamus Clancy, brother of full-forward Colm, and he was rewarded for his outstanding performances in the 1992 championship with a place on the All-Star team of that year.[3]
- Milltown Massacre
Low point for the football team was the Milltown Massacre in 1979. During a game played in Milltown Malbay the Clare team lost from Kerry GAA by a scoreline of 1-9 to 9-21, a difference of 35 points.[4]
Support[]
Clare has its own supporters' club, which is separate from the supporters' club of the county hurling team.[5]
Current management team[]
- Apppointed in October 2013, some additions noted.
- Manager: Colm Collins (Cratloe)[6]
- Coach: Gerry McGowan (Tourlestrane) (succeeding Brian Carson from 2021); Paudie Kissane, Ephie Fitzgerald and Mick Bohan all coached Clare for one year under Colm Collins's management before Alan Flynn and Brian Carson served two years each[7]
- Declan O'Keeffe[8][9] (goalkeeping?)[additional citation(s) needed]
- Selector: Enda Coughlan and Declan Downes[8][9]
- Strength and conditioning coach: Rob Mulcahy[8][9]
Current squad[]
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Team as per Clare vs Limerick in the Munster SFC quarter-final, 28 May 2017
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RET Player has since retired from the county team.
INJ Player has had an injury which has affected recent involvement with the county team.
WD Player has since withdrawn from the county team due to a non-injury issue.
Managerial history[]
| Name | Club | From | To | All-Ireland | Munster | All-Ireland 'B' | NFL | McGrath Cup | C'Ship Record | |
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| John Maughan | Crossmolina (Mayo) | 1991 | 1994 | 1992 | 1991 | 1992(D2) | 1991, 1994 | P6 W2 D0 L4 | ||
| John O'Keefe | Austin Stacks, Tralee (Kerry) | 1995 | 1997 | 1995(D2) | 1995, 1997 | P5 W1 D1 L3 | ||||
| Tommy Curtin |  St Breckan's, Lisdoonvarna |
1998 | 1999 | P2 W0 D0 L2 | ||||||
| Pat Begley |  Ennistymon |
2000 | 2001 | 2000 | P5 W2 D0 L3 | |||||
| John Kennedy | Asdee (Kerry) | 2002 | 2004 | 2004 | 2002, 2004 | P11 W4 D1 L6 | ||||
| Donie Buckley Michael Brennan |
Castleisland Desmonds (Kerry) St Grellan's, Ballinasloe (Galway) |
2005 | 2006 | P8 W3 D0 L5 | ||||||
| Páidí Ó Sé | An Ghaeltacht (Kerry) | 2007 | 2007 | P3 W1 D0 L2 | ||||||
| Frank Doherty | Caltra (Galway) | 2008 | 2009 | 2008 | P5 W1 D0 L4 | |||||
| Michael McDermott |  Kilmurry Ibrickane |
2010 | 2012 | P7 W1 D0 L6 | ||||||
| Mick O'Dwyer | Waterville (Kerry) | 2013 | 2013 | P2 W0 D0 L2 | ||||||
| Colm Collins |  Cratloe |
2014 | Present | 2016(D3) | 2019 | P27 W14 D1 L12 |
as of October 2020 |
Players[]
Notable players[]
Records[]
- David Tubridy became top scorer in National Football League history against Cork in May 2021,[12] his total score in the competition after this game (22–412, i.e. 478 points) causing him to overtake the record of Mickey Kearins.[13]
All Stars: 1[]
| All Star winners | |
| Awards | Players |
| Seamus Clancy (1992) | |
Competitive record[]
| List of appearances | |||||||
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| # | Date | Venue | Opponent | Result | W/L/D | ||
| 1 | 9 December 1917 | Croke Park, Dublin | Wexford | 0–05 : 0–09 | L | ||
Honours[]
- All-Ireland Championship
- All-Ireland Senior 'B' Football Championships: 2
- 1991, 2004
- Provincial Championship
- Munster Senior Football Championships: 2
- 1917, 1992
- Munster Minor Football Championships: 3
- 1929, 1930, 1953
- Munster Junior Football Championship: 1
- 1925
- National Football League
- National Football League Division 2: 2
- 1992, 1995
- National Football League Division 3: 2
- 1987, 2016
- National Football League Division 4: 1
- 1982
- Other
- McGrath Cup: 13
- 1982, 1983, 1984, 1986, 1990, 1991, 1994, 1995, 1997, 2000, 2002, 2008, 2019
- Munster Football League: 1
- 1933-34
Minor team[]
Clare have won one All-Ireland and three Munster titles at minor level. They won the first of their three Munster Minor Football Championships defeating Waterford in 1929. Clare then proceeded to qualify for the inaugural All-Ireland Minor Football Final. In the final they faced Longford and prevailed by 5-03 to 3-05, to crown Clare All-Ireland Minor Champions. Clare defeated Tipperary in the 1930 Munster final to retain their provincial crown. The Banner County had to wait until 1953 for another Munster title. On this occasion Clare defeated Cork in the decider.
Competitive record[]
All-Ireland Minor Football Championship Final appearances
| List of appearances | |||||||
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| # | Date | Venue | Opponent | Result | W/L/D | ||
| 1 | 22 September 1929 | Croke Park, Dublin | Longford | 5-03 : 3–05 | W | ||
| 2 | 27 September 1953 | Croke Park, Dublin | Mayo | 1-06 : 2-11 | L | ||
References[]
- ^ "Team news: Tubridy back for Banner men". Hogan Stand. 21 May 2021.
- ^ "Clare storm past Kildare to maintain winning start to National League Division 2". The Clare Champion. 23 May 2021.
- ^ "The Banner roar, Jacko's last game, Marty's phrase - 25 years today since Clare shocked Kerry". The 42. 19 July 2017. Retrieved 19 July 2017.
- ^ Ó Muircheartaigh, Joe (2000). Ennis: Fág an Bealagh [The Chronicle of Clare 1900-2000 The Chronicle of Clare 1900-2000] Check
|url=value (help). Missing or empty|title=(help) - ^ "Can Cork GAA afford not to have its own supporters' club?". The Southern Star. 1 August 2016.
- ^ "Colm Collins' appointment as Clare football manager last October garnered but a few inches of space in the national papers". Irish Examiner. 1 February 2014.
- ^ "Former Sligo Star McGowan Looking Forward To New Role As Clare Football Coach". The Clare Champion. 2 April 2021.
- ^ a b c "McGowan appointed to Clare coaching role". Hogan Stand. 29 March 2021.
- ^ a b c "Sligo's McGowan confirmed as new coach of Clare senior footballers". Clare Echo. 29 March 2021.
- ^ "Clare's Gary Brennan announces inter-county retirement". RTÉ Sport. 29 January 2020. Retrieved 29 January 2021.
- ^ "Gordon Kelly: one of the longest-serving defenders in inter-county football hangs up his boots". The42.ie. 1 December 2020. Retrieved 1 December 2020.
- ^ "Tubridy's record haul cannot stop Rebels but Banner qualify with Division 1 now in their sights". Irish Independent. 31 May 2021.
- ^ "Banner hero David Tubridy already has more history in his sights after becoming highest league scorer of all time". Irish Independent. 1 June 2021.
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