Tyrone county football team
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The Tyrone county football team (
Tyrone's home ground is Healy Park, Omagh. The team's managers are Feargal Logan and Brian Dooher.
The team last won the Ulster Senior Championship in 2021, the All-Ireland Senior Championship in 2021 and the National League in 2003.
History
Pre-Harte era: 1956–2002
Tyrone won its first Ulster Senior Football Championship (SFC) in 1956, defending it successfully in 1957. The county did not win a third Ulster SFC title until 1973. The Tyrone minor team, however, won the All-Ireland Minor Football Championship (MFC) 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 which won their respective Ulster Championships.
The Tyrone team of the mid-eighties included McGuigan,
However, All-Ireland SFC success eluded Tyrone and the county watched as its Ulster rivals won an unprecedented four consecutive national titles in the early 1990s (two titles for Down bookending one title for Donegal, as well as Derry's only title).[4]
Tyrone would reach the 1994 Ulster SFC final to lose to eventual All-Ireland winners Down; however, Tyrone's forward
In 1998, the county won the All-Ireland MFC final for the first time in fifteen years, with a team that included future senior team players
However, having won an Ulster SFC, Tyrone and its young team "folded in the face of a rugged Derry challenge" in the 2001 All-Ireland SFC quarter-final.[4] Further decline followed with a season in which Sligo "ran Tyrone ragged" during an All-Ireland SFC qualifier.[4]
Harte era: 2002–2020
2003 brought the introduction of a new Tyrone manager,
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 All-Ireland SFC for a second time. The county played a total of ten matches, including three replays, which was a record for any winning team.
Tyrone won its eleventh Ulster SFC title in 2007, but lost to Meath in the All-Ireland SFC quarter-final.
The county lost its opening game of the
Tyrone reached All-Ireland SFC semi-finals in 2009, 2013, 2015, 2017 and 2019, only for Cork, Mayo, Kerry, Dublin and Kerry (again) to beat it respectively. A shock All-Ireland SFC quarter-final loss to Dublin occurred in 2010.[4]
Tyrone won its fifteenth Ulster SFC in 2017. But that year's All-Ireland SFC semi-final defeat was by a margin of 12 points.
Harte's final championship game ended in defeat to Donegal in the 2020 Ulster SFC quarter-final and, with no All-Ireland SFC qualifiers due to the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on Gaelic games, Tyrone's championship ended after one game.[5]
Dooher and Logan era: 2020–
Harte departed as manager in November 2020. A short while later, Feargal Logan and Brian Dooher succeeded him.[6] Logan had been tipped to take sole charge but Dooher joined him.[7] Both were previously in charge of the county's under-21 team in 2015.[8] Peter Canavan had also been involved with the 2015 under-21 team but had earlier ruled himself out due to family involvement.[9][10]
Like Harte's appointment, the Dooher and Logan managerial ticket was immediately successful, with the team winning an unexpected
Support
Tyrone has its own supporters' club, called Club Tyrone, which was established in 1995. Unlike supporters' clubs in other counties, it is a sub-committee of the county board and focuses on fundraising. By 2016, it had raised several million pounds and received regular sums of £500 from close to 500 individual supporters each year.[13]
Current panel
Team as per Tyrone vs Kerry in the All-Ireland quarter-final, 1 July 2023
Current management team
- Appointed on a three-year term in November 2020:[14]
- Co-managers: Feargal Logan and Brian Dooher
- Coaches: Colin Holmes and Joe McMahon
- Strength and conditioning coach: Peter Donnelly[15]
Managerial history
Tyrone — like Cork, Dublin and Kerry — traditionally appoints managers from inside, rather than seeking a "foreign" appointment.[16]
Dates | Name | Origin | Provincial titles | National titles |
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1990–1992 | John Donnelly | Trillick | — | — |
?–2002 | Art McRory | Dungannon | 1984 Ulster SFC
1986 Ulster SFC 1995 Ulster SFC 1996 Ulster SFC 2001 Ulster SFC[17] |
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Eugene McKenna | Augher St Macartan's | — | ||
2002–2020 | Mickey Harte | Errigal Ciarán | 2007 Ulster SFC, 2009 Ulster SFC, 2010 Ulster SFC, 2016 Ulster SFC, 2017 Ulster SFC |
2002 NFL, 2003 NFL, 2003 All-Ireland SFC, 2005 All-Ireland SFC, 2008 All-Ireland SFC |
2020– | Feargal Logan | Stewartstown | 2021 Ulster SFC | 2021 All-Ireland SFC |
Brian Dooher | Clann na nGael |
Players
Notable players
Records
- Frankie Donnelly holds the record for the highest individual scoring tally in an inter-county match, with 4–11 against Fermanagh in the 1957 Dr Lagan Cup.[18][19]
- Upon retiring, Seán Cavanagh held the all-time outfield appearances record in championship football, with 89 appearances for his county.[20]
Most appearances
- The following are among those to have made the highest number of appearances for the senior team:
# | Name | Career | Apps |
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1 | Seán Cavanagh[21] | 2002–2017 | 89+? |
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All Stars
Tyrone has 57 All Stars, as of 2021. 33 different players have won, as of 2021. Peter Canavan and Seán Cavanagh won eleven All Stars between them. denotes that a player also won
1980: Kevin McCabe
1984: Eugene McKenna, Frank McGuigan
1986: John Lynch, Plunkett Donaghy, Damien O'Hagan, Eugene McKenna2nd
1989: Eugene McKenna3rd
1994: Peter Canavan
1995: Fay Devlin, Peter Canavan 2nd
1996: Finbar McConnell, Peter Canavan3rd
2001: Stephen O'Neill
2002: Peter Canavan4th
2003: Cormac McAnallen, Conor Gormley, Philip Jordan, Seán Cavanagh, Brian Dooher, Brian McGuigan, Peter Canavan5th
2004: Seán Cavanagh2nd
2005: Ryan McMenamin, Conor Gormley2nd, Philip Jordan2nd, Seán Cavanagh3rd, Brian Dooher2nd, Peter Canavan6th, Owen Mulligan, Stephen O'Neill 2nd
2008: Conor Gormley3rd, Justin McMahon, David Harte, Philip Jordan3rd, Enda McGinley, Brian Dooher3rd, Seán Cavanagh 4th
2009: Stephen O'Neill3rd
2010: Philip Jordan4th
2013: Seán Cavanagh5th
2015: Mattie Donnelly
2016: Mattie Donnelly2nd, Peter Harte
2017: Colm Cavanagh
2018: Colm Cavanagh2nd, Pádraig Hampsey
2019: Ronan McNamee, Cathal McShane
2021: Niall Morgan, Pádraig Hampsey2nd, Conor Meyler, Kieran McGeary , Peter Harte2nd, Brian Kennedy, Niall Sludden, Darren McCurry
Kit evolution
1995 All-Ireland SFC finalists
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2003 All-Ireland SFC champions
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2016 Ulster SFC champions
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2021 All-Ireland SFC champions
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Honours
- Official honours, with additions noted.[1]
National
- All-Ireland Senior Football Championship
- National Football League:
- National Football League Division Two
- All-Ireland Junior Football Championship
- Winners (1): 1968
- All-Ireland Under-21 Football Championship
- Winners (5): 1991, 1992, 2000, 2001, 2015
- All-Ireland Under-20 Football Championship
- Winners (1): 2022
- All-Ireland Minor Football Championship
- Winners (8): 1947, 1948, 1973, 1998, 2001, 2004, 2008, 2010
- All-Ireland Under-17 Football Championship
- Winners (1): 2017
- All-Ireland Vocational Schools Championship
- Winners (9): 1967, 1969, 1970, 1988, 1989, 1998, 2004, 2005, 2007
Provincial
- Ulster Senior Football Championship
- Dr McKenna Cup
- Winners (17): 1957, 1973, 1978, 1982, 1984, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2015, 2016, 2017, 2019, 2020
- Dr Lagan Cup
- Winners (3): 1943, 1957, 1958
- Ulster Junior Football Championship
- Winners (3): 1968, 1983, 1986
- Ulster Under-21 Football Championship
- Winners (12): 1972, 1973, 1980, 1990, 1991, 1992, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2006, 2015
- Ulster Under-20 Football Championship
- Winners (1): 2022
- Ulster Minor Football Championship
- Winners (25): 1931, 1934, 1946, 1947, 1948, 1967, 1971, 1972, 1973, 1975, 1976, 1978, 1988, 1993, 1997, 1998, 2001, 2003, 2004, 2007, 2008, 2010, 2012, 2021, 2022
Other
- RTÉ Sports Team of the Year Award
- Winners (1): 2005
References
- ^ a b c "Tyrone — Cumann Lúthchleas Gael Uladh". Ulster GAA. Retrieved 15 June 2022.
- ^ "Team news: Hampsey is new Red Hands captain". Hogan Stand. 14 May 2021.
- ^ "Pádraig Hampsey is new Tyrone captain – but no sign of Cathal McShane comeback just yet". Irish Independent. 14 May 2021.
- ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q r s t u Sweeney, Eamonn (22 November 2020). "Special One turned the Tyrone tide". Sunday Independent.
- ^ Foley, Alan (1 November 2020). "Mickey Harte's shortest battle as Donegal win the war to knock out Tyrone". Irish Examiner. Retrieved 5 August 2021.
- ^ "Tyrone Appoint Feargal Logan & Brian Dooher as the New Tyrone Senior Football Managers". Tyrone GAA. 25 November 2020. Retrieved 25 November 2020.
- ^ "Tyrone: Feargal Logan and Brian Dooher named joint-managers on three-year term". BBC Sport. 25 November 2020.
- ^ "Tyrone will have open-door policy - Dooher". Hogan Stand. 27 November 2020.
- ^ "Logan and Dooher team up as new Tyrone managers". Hogan Stand. 25 November 2020.
- ^ "Canavan not interested in succeeding Harte". Hogan Stand. 15 November 2020.
- ^ "Something from the weekend: Lucky 13, Irish in the AFL and McKenna and Dooher join exclusive clubs". 13 September 2021.
- ^ "Tyrone's Conor McKenna on verge of making history in All-Ireland decider". 11 September 2021.
- ^ "Can Cork GAA afford not to have its own supporters' club?". The Southern Star. 1 August 2016.
- ^ "Tyrone: Feargal Logan and Brian Dooher named joint-managers on three-year term". BBC. 25 November 2020.
- ^ "Monaghan GAA: Donie Buckley and Jonny Davis join Seamus McEnaney's backroom team". BBC. 23 December 2020.
Former Mayo and Kerry coach Donie Buckley and ex-Tyrone strength and conditioning coach Jonny Davis have been appointed to Seamus McEnaney's Monaghan football management team... Davis is effectively swapping roles with Peter Donnelly, who is now part of the new Tyrone management team.
- ^ Breheny, Martin (24 November 2012). "The import and export business". Irish Independent.
- ^ O'Kane, Cahair (9 August 2023). "Art McRory: Legendary five-time Ulster-winning Tyrone manager dies". The Irish News. Retrieved 9 August 2023.
- ^ "Tyrone legend Donnelly passes away". RTÉ Sport. 15 March 2007. Archived from the original on 20 March 2007.
- ^ "Tyrone's legendary Frankie Donnelly passes away". Hogan Stand. 16 March 2007.
- ^ "The pain remains for Cavanagh". Hogan Stand. 19 April 2021.
- ^ "'Unplayable in full flight' - fans salute Cavanagh after latest Laochra Gael episode". Hogan Stand. 23 April 2021.
Player of the year 08, 5 All Stars, 3 AI Senior medals, 6 Ulster Senior medals, an AI minor, & record Tyrone appearance holder, he's done it all.
- ^ Callanan, Neil (4 May 2003). "Tyrone retain National Football League title". RTÉ.
- ^ "First senior triumph for Tyrone", Cork Examiner, 07/05/1973.