St. Nicholas' GAA
| Cumann Peile San Nioclás | |||||||||
| Founded: | 1901 | ||||||||
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| County: | Cork | ||||||||
| Nickname: | St Nick's | ||||||||
| Colours: | Black and white | ||||||||
| Grounds: | Glen Field | ||||||||
| Coordinates: | 51°55′00.86″N 8°27′43.46″W / 51.9169056°N 8.4620722°W | ||||||||
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St Nicholas' Gaelic Football Club is a Gaelic Athletic Association club located in the Ballyvolane and Blackpool areas of Cork, Ireland. The club, a sister of Glen Rovers, is solely concerned with the game of Gaelic football.
History
Located in the
St. Nicholas' won a second Cork IFC title in 1937, which was followed by the club's very first
The club brought its Cork SFC title tally to five following back-to-back final defeats of
The Munster title marked a high point for the club. After being beaten by University College Cork in the 1969 final, the club went into a period of decline and never again reached the final. The first two decades of the 21st century saw St. Nick's being regarded as perennial relegation candidates.[7] A restructuring of the entire Cork football system saw the club move to the newly-created Cork SAFC in 2020. Three consecutive relegations occurred over the following three years, with St. Nicholas' set to compete in the Cork Premier JFC from 2023.[8][9][10]
Honours
- Munster Senior Club Football Championship (1): 1966
- Kelleher Shield (5): 1963, 1964, 1965, 1966, 1970
- Cork Under-21 Football Championship (1): 2003
- Cork Minor Football Championship (15): 1926, 1927, 1932, 1933, 1945, 1947, 1951, 1952, 1958, 1969, 1976, 1979, 1980, 1987, 2002
- Cork City Junior Football Championship(9): 1930, 1943, 1958, 1963, 1972, 1981, 1983, 1984, 1985
Notable players
- Denis Coughlan: All-Ireland SFC-winner (1973)
- Jas Murphy: All-Ireland SFC-winner (1953) with Kerry.
- Jack Lynch: All-Ireland SFC-winner (1945)
- Teddy O'Brien: All-Ireland SFC-winner (1973)
- Donie O'Donovan: All-Ireland SFC-winning coach (1973)
References
- ^ "Club History". St. Nick's GAA website. Retrieved 27 June 2019.
- ^ "Premier IFC roll of honour". Cork GAA website. Retrieved 28 November 2021.
- ^ Hurley, Denis (30 November 2017). "St Nick's tradition for battling has stood to them in past and future". Echo Live. Retrieved 27 June 2019.
- ^ O'Donovan, Diarmuid (30 October 2020). "Christy Ring and Gaelic football: An accidental if eventful, relationship". Irish Examiner. Retrieved 27 June 2022.
- ^ Daly, Derek (24 March 2021). "Reeling on the banks of the Lee: Cork sports success from 1965 to 1969". Echo Live. Retrieved 16 June 2023.
- ^ "Senior Football (Club)". Munster GAA website. Retrieved 16 June 2023.
- ^ Woods, Mark (28 March 2019). "Clubs having to play without county players is a slippery slope Cork shouldn't go down". Echo Live. Retrieved 16 June 2023.
- ^ Bohane, John (18 September 2020). "Bantry give St Nicks the Blues as city side are relegated from Senior A football". Echo Live. Retrieved 16 June 2023.
- ^ O'Shea, John (16 October 2021). "PIFC: Macroom edge out St Nicks in relegation battle". Echo Live. Retrieved 16 June 2023.
- ^ "St Nick's relegated from Intermediate grade". Irish Examiner. 3 September 2022. Retrieved 16 June 2023.