Mattie Donnelly (Gaelic footballer)

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Mattie Donnelly
Personal information
Sport Gaelic football
Position Right Half Forward
Born Trillick, Northern Ireland
Height 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in)
Club(s)
Years Club
 Trillick
Inter-county(ies)
Years County
2010–
 Tyrone
Inter-county titles
Ulster titles 3
All-Irelands 1
All Stars 2

Mattie Donnelly is an Irish Gaelic footballer who plays for the Trillick club and the Tyrone county team.[1]

In 2015, he was a key part of a Tyrone teamed that reached the All-Ireland SFC semi-final, and was named in the All Stars team.[2]

Donnelly was named in the Ireland squad for the 2014 international rules test in Australia.[3][4]

Following the retirement of Seán Cavanagh in 2017, Donnelly was appointed Tyrone senior captain. Pádraig Hampsey succeeded Donnelly as captain in May 2021,[5][6] and it was Hampsey who became the third Tyrone captain to lift the Sam Maguire Cup, following Tyrone's victory over Mayo in the 2021 All-Ireland Senior Football Championship Final.

References[]

  1. ^ "Power and the glory: Tyrone ace hoping to muscle in on title". Irish Mirror. 24 August 2013. Retrieved 11 December 2014.
  2. ^ Byrne, Cormac (6 November 2015). "2015 GAA/GPA All-Stars revealed: TJ Reid and Jack McCaffrey pick up top player awards". Irish Independent. Retrieved 18 September 2020.
  3. ^ "Tipperary's Ciaran McDonald hoping for International Rules cap after overcoming serious injury". Irish Mirror. 13 November 2014. Retrieved 21 November 2014.
  4. ^ "Here's Ireland's 25-man panel for the International Rules next month". The Score. 28 October 2014. Retrieved 21 November 2014.
  5. ^ "Team news: Hampsey is new Red Hands captain". Hogan Stand. 14 May 2021.
  6. ^ "Pádraig Hampsey is new Tyrone captain – but no sign of Cathal McShane comeback just yet". Irish Independent. 14 May 2021.
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