St. Mary's GFC
St. Mary's is a Gaelic Athletic Association club based in the western ward of Sligo, County Sligo, Republic of Ireland.
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| Founded: | 1976 | ||||||||
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| County: | Sligo | ||||||||
| Nickname: | Mary's | ||||||||
| Colours: | Red and Black | ||||||||
| Grounds: | Kent Park, Ballydoogan[1] | ||||||||
| Coordinates: | 54.265014°N 8.500840°W | ||||||||
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History
The club was formed in 1976 from the amalgamation of the Craobh Rua and Muire Naofa clubs. It is the only Sligo club to have won the Connacht Senior Club Football Championship, winning three titles. As well as that, they are the only team to have won the county minor, U-21 and senior championship in Sligo in the same season, having done so in 1985 and 2015. They have also won eleven senior county titles.
Honours
- Connacht Senior Club Football Championship: (3)
- 1977, 1980, 1983
- All-Ireland Football Sevens Championship: (1)
- 1980
- Sligo Senior Football Championship: (11)
- 1977, 1979, 1980, 1981, 1983, 1984, 1985, 1987, 1996, 2001, 2015[2],
- Sligo Junior Football Championship: (4)
- 1993, 1996, 2000, 2014
- Sligo Junior 'B' Football Championship: (2)
- 1998 2019
- Sligo Under 20 Football Championship: (8)
- 1985, 1986, 2000, 2012, 2013, 2015, 2016, 2018
- Sligo Minor Football Championship: (11)
- 1983, 1984, 1985, 1986, 1987, 1997, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2015
- Sligo Under-16 Football Championship: (15)
- 1978, 1980, 1982, 1983, 1984, 1985, 1987, 1995, 1997, 2004, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2015
- Sligo Under-14 Football Championship: (7)
- 1976, 1978, 1979, 1988, 2002, 2008, 2011
- Sligo Senior Football League (Division 1): (7)
- 1977, 1978, 1979, 1982, 1983, 1988, 2014
- Sligo Senior Football League (Division 2): (1)
- 2010
- Sligo Senior Football League (Division 3): (1)
- 2014
- Sligo Intermediate Football League (Division 4): (2)
- 2013, 2019
- Sligo Junior Football League (Division 5): (2)
- 1987, 1996
- Kiernan Cup: (5)
- 1980, 1983, 1987, 2008, 2010
Notable players
- Gerry Monaghan
- Jim Kent
- John Kent
- Michael Laffey
- Tommy Breheny
- Johnny Davey
- Johnny Martyn
- Eddie McHale
- David Cummins
- Mark Breheny
- Barnes Murphy (All Star: 1974)
- Peter Ford
References
- "Sligo 2-14 1-16 Fermanagh". 27 January 2019.
- "Cawley's haul helps St Mary's end long wait for glory". Irish Independent. 26 October 2015. Retrieved 27 October 2015.
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