Tyrone county football team

The Tyrone county football team represents Tyrone in men's Gaelic football and is governed by Tyrone GAA, the County Board of the Gaelic Athletic Association. The team compete in the three major annual inter-county competitions; the All-Ireland Senior Football Championship, the Ulster Senior Football Championship and the National Football League.

Tyrone's home ground is Healy Park, Omagh. The team's manager is Mickey Harte.

The team last won the Ulster Senior Championship in 2017, the All-Ireland Senior Championship in 2008 and the National League in 2003.

Kit evolution

History
Main article: History of the Tyrone county football team
Peter Canavan shoots during his county's 2005 All-Ireland Senior Football Championship Final victory over Kerry.

Tyrone won their first Ulster Championship in 1956, defending it successfully in 1957. They did not win a third Ulster title until 1973. The Tyrone Minors, however, won the All-Ireland in 1947, 1948 and 1973. 1973 is remembered because Frank McGuigan, who captained the minor team, was also part of the Under-21 and Senior teams that won their Ulster Championships.

Tyrone first tasted success in the mid-eighties with a team that included McGuigan, Eugene McKenna, Plunkett Donaghy and John Lynch. They won their fourth Ulster title in 1984, and in 1986 they reached their first All-Ireland final, where they were beaten by Kerry, 2–15 to 1-10. They added another Ulster championship in 1989, beating Donegal in the final replay.

In 1994, Tyrone were defeated in the Ulster Final by Down, but their forward Peter Canavan was Ulster's top scorer, winning his first All Star Award. The following year they reached their second All-Ireland final. Dublin won the 1995 final 1–10 to 0–12, in a match that was notable both for Canavan scoring 11 of Tyrone's 12 points, and for Dublin's Charlie Redmond failing to leave the pitch for a full minute after being sent off for a foul. In 1996, Tyrone again met Down in the Ulster final, this time emerging victorious.

In 1998, the Tyrone Minors won the All-Ireland final for the first time in fifteen years, with a team that included future senior team players Cormac McAnallen, Stephen O'Neill and Ryan McMenamin. McAnallen also captained the Under-21s to successive All-Ireland titles in 2000 and 2001.

2003 saw the introduction of the new Tyrone Manager, Mickey Harte. Harte took Tyrone to victory in the All-Ireland championship in his first year. They beat Down in the Ulster final after a replay, with Harte switching McAnallen from midfield to full back after the drawn match. They beat Fermanagh in the All-Ireland quarter-finals, before overpowering Kerry in the semi-final to win by 0–13 to 0–6. The 2003 final saw Tyrone pitted against neighbours and rivals Armagh, the reigning Champions. It was the first All-Ireland Football Final between sides from the same province. Tyrone ran out 0–12 to 0–09 winners to lift the Sam Maguire Cup for the first time. 2003 also saw Tyrone win the National Football League for the second successive year.

Tragedy struck the following year with the sudden death of Cormac McAnallen, at the age of 24. Tyrone, however, came back the following year to win the title for the second time. They played five matches in the Ulster championship, including replays in the second round against Cavan and the final against Armagh, which they lost. Having beaten Monaghan in the qualifiers, Tyrone had yet another drawn game in the quarter-final, against Dublin – a match notable for Owen Mulligan's stunning solo goal. In the semi-final, they met Armagh for the third time, winning 1–13 to 1–12 with an injury-time free kick by Peter Canavan. In the 2005 final, they defeated Kerry for the second time in three years to win the All-Ireland, sparking emotional scenes among the Tyrone team and fans, in remembrance of Cormac McAnallen.

Tyrone won their eleventh Ulster title in 2007, but lost to Meath in the All-Ireland quarter-final. They lost their Ulster quarter-final to Down in 2008, but came back via the qualifiers to win their third All-Ireland, beating Kerry 1–15 to 0–14 in the 2008 All-Ireland Final. They reached the semi-final in 2009, when they were beaten by Cork; in 2013, when they were beaten by Mayo; in 2015, when they were beaten by Kerry; and 2017, when they were beaten by Dublin. They won their fifteenth Ulster Championship in 2017.

Current squad
No. Player Position Club
1 Niall Morgan Goalkeeper Edendork
2 HP McGeary Right Corner Back Pomeroy Plunketts
3 Ronan McNamee Full Back Aghyaran
4 Rory Brennan Left Corner Back Trillick
5 Michael McKernan Right Half Back Coalisland
6 Kieran McGeary Centre Back Pomeroy Plunketts
7 Frank Burns Left Half Back Pomeroy Plunketts
8 Colm Cavanagh Midfield Moy
9 Brian Kennedy Midfield Derrylaughan
10 Mattie Donnelly (c) Right Half Forward Trillick
11 Niall Sludden Centre Forward Dromore
12 Peter Harte Left Half Forward Errigal Ciarán
13 Darren McCurry Right Corner Forward Edendork
14 Cathal McShane Full Forward Owen Roe's
15 Conor Meyler Left Corner Forward Omagh
No. Player Position Club
16 Benny Gallen Substitute Aghyaran
17 Michael Cassidy Substitute Ardboe
18 Kyle Coney Substitute Ardboe
19 Richard Donnelly Substitute Trillick
20 Pádraig Hampsey Substitute Coalisland
21 Connor McAliskey Substitute Clonoe
22 Conall McCann Substitute Killyclogher
23 Tiernan McCann Substitute Killyclogher
24 Aidan McCrory Substitute Errigal Ciarán
25 Ben McDonnell Substitute Errigal Ciarán
69 Liam Maguire Waterboy Fintona Pearses

Squad as per Tyrone v Kerry, 2019 All-Ireland Senior Football Championship Semi-Final, 11 August 2019

Honours

All Stars

Tyrone have 49 All Stars.

Player 1980 1984 1986 1989 1994 1995 1996 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2008 2009 2010 2013
Kevin McCabeY
Eugene McKennaYYY
Frank McGuiganY
John LynchY
Plunkett DonaghyY
Damien O'HaganY
Peter CanavanYYYYYY
Fay DevlinY
Finbar McConnellY
Stephen O'NeillYYY
Cormac McAnallenY
Conor GormleyYYY
Philip JordanYYYY
Sean CavanaghYYYYY
Brian DooherYYY
Brian McGuiganY
Ryan McMenaminY
Owen MulliganY
Justin McMahonY
Davy HarteY
Enda McGinleyY

References
  1. "First senior triumph for Tyrone", Cork Examiner, 07/05/1973
  2. Hoganstand.com – Profile Archived 2013-04-10 at the Wayback Machine
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