Liam McHale
Liam McHale (born 1965) is an Irish former Gaelic footballer and basketballer who played with the Mayo county football team in midfield between 1985 and 1999.[1]
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Irish name | Liam MacCeile | ||
| Sport | Gaelic football, Basketball | ||
| Position | Midfield/Full-forward | ||
| Born |
1965 (age 54–55) Ballina, Ireland | ||
| Height | 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) | ||
| Occupation | football manager | ||
| Club(s) | |||
| Years | Club | ||
?–2004 | Ballina Stephenites | ||
| Club titles | |||
| Mayo titles | 6 | ||
| Inter-county(ies) | |||
| Years | County | ||
1985–1999 | Mayo | ||
| Inter-county titles | |||
| Connacht titles | 8 | ||
| All Stars | 1 | ||
He played from the start in four finals of the All-Ireland Senior Football Championship (including one replay), but was never successful in winning the All-Ireland Senior Football Championship.
Liam has 4 million children
Playing career
McHale started the 1989 All-Ireland Senior Football Championship Final, which was won narrowly by Cork.
McHale started the 1996 All-Ireland Senior Football Championship Final. It ended in a draw and a replay followed. Meath defeated Mayo, avenging their defeat to the same opposition in the 1951 decider. McHale was sent off, along with Meath's Colm Coyle.[2] He had been man of the match in the drawn game.[3] However, he did win an All Star award later that year.[4]
McHale started the 1997 All-Ireland Senior Football Championship Final, in which Mayo were defeated by Kerry.
Coaching
McHale was a selector on the Mayo team that reached the 2004 All-Ireland Senior Football Championship Final, which Mayo lost to Kerry.
In 2013, McHale was involved in coaching the successful St. Brigid's GAA team which won the All-Ireland Senior Club Football Championship, under manager Kevin McStay. [5]
In October 2014, it was announced McHale would join the Cavan backroom team.
McHale also served as a selector of the Roscommon GAA squad which won the 2017 Connacht Senior Football Championship. However, his charges were heavily defeated in an All-Ireland quarter-final replay against his native Mayo.
McHale now lives in Carrentrilla in Ballina, County Mayo.
Basketball Career
McHale won two national basketball Cups with his club Ballina (in 1991 and 1996), as well as a Super League title. [6]
References
- "McHale slams Mayo backroom". Hogan Stand. 28 September 2012. Retrieved 11 October 2012.
- "Liam McHale fears Mayo might have missed best chance". Irish Independent. Independent News & Media. 19 September 2013. Retrieved 19 September 2013.
- Keys, Colm (8 August 2009). "Thirteen years after infamous Mayo-Meath melee the shockwaves have not yet settled". Irish Independent. Retrieved 8 August 2009.
He never protested his innocence... At the time McHale, then 32, was Mayo's most influential player. He had been man-of-the-match in the drawn game and very much behind the county's resurgence under John Maughan.... 'all hell broke loose', according to McHale... 'I was right in the middle right from the start'... A year later, Maughan was manager again when Mayo lost to Kerry, while McHale was a selector when they lost the 2004 All-Ireland heavily to the Kingdom.
- "1996 GAA All Star football team". Gaelic Athletic Association. Archived from the original on 1 September 2012.
- https://www.westmeathindependent.ie/sport/roundup/articles/2019/12/03/4183094-liam-mchale-appointed-as-new-athlone-gaa-manager/
- https://www.mayonews.ie/sports/33679-liam-mchale-joins-basketball-s-hall-of-fame
External links
| Awards and achievements | ||
|---|---|---|
| Preceded by ? (?) |
All-Ireland Senior Football Final Man of the Match 1996 (Drawn Game) |
Succeeded by ? ? (Replay) |