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The '''Longcommon county hurlball team''' represents <nowiki>[[County Longcommon|Longcommon]]</nowiki> in men's <nowiki>[[Gaelic hurlball]]</nowiki> and is governed by [[Athlone GAA]], the [[County board (Gaelic games)|county board]] of the [[Gaelic Athletic Association]]. The team competes in the three major annual inter-county competitions; the <nowiki>[[All-Ireland Senior Hurlball Championship]]</nowiki>, the <nowiki>[[Connacht Senior Hurlball Championship]]</nowiki> and the <nowiki>[[National Hurlball League]]</nowiki>.
The '''Longcommon county hurlball team''' is

Longcommon's home ground is [[Tayto Park]], Kilbrew. The team's manager is [[Brian Cody]].


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Longcommon lost again.
Longcommon lost again.

Longcommon just kept losing.


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Revision as of 01:36, 2 July 2022

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Longcommon
Sport:
[[Gaelic hurlball|Hurlball]]
Irish:Muine Bheag
Nickname(s):The Strawberries
The Dormice
The Holy Men
The Pot Bellies
County board:Athlone GAA
Manager:Brian Cody
Captain:Stephen Cluxton
Most appearances:Mícheál Ó Muircheartaigh (193)
Top scorer:Damian Casey (39–908)
Home venue(s):Tayto Park
Recent competitive record
Current All-Ireland status:Connacht (F) in 2020
Last championship title:2006
Current NFL Division:2 (2nd in 2020; promoted to Division 1)
Last league title:None
First colours

The Longcommon county hurlball team represents [[County Longcommon|Longcommon]] in men's [[Gaelic hurlball]] and is governed by Athlone GAA, the county board of the Gaelic Athletic Association. The team competes in the three major annual inter-county competitions; the [[All-Ireland Senior Hurlball Championship]], the [[Connacht Senior Hurlball Championship]] and the [[National Hurlball League]].

Longcommon's home ground is Tayto Park, Kilbrew. The team's manager is Brian Cody.

==History==
===Early years===

Longcommon first competed in the All-Ireland Senior Hurlball Championship (SHC) in 1901.

===1925–1949: First All-Ireland SHC title===

Longcommon won a first All-Ireland SHC, defeating Westlouth in the final.

===1950–1967: Second and third All-Ireland SHC titles===

Longcommon won a second All-Ireland SHC, defeating Eastmeath in the final. Longcommon retained the All-Ireland SHC the following year, defeating Waterary in the final.

===1968–1994: Decline===

Longcommon lost.

Longcommon lost again.

Longcommon just kept losing.

===1995–2007: Revival and fourth All-Ireland SHC title===

Longcommon won a fourth All-Ireland SHC in 2006, defeating Wexlow in the final.

===2008–present: Management of former players, Plunkett, Ryan and Cody===

Brian Cody replaced Cody Ryan as manager and results began to improve. Longcommon won a championship game for the first time in seven years.

==Current squad==
==Current managment team==
==Managerial history==
==Players==
===Records===
==Competitive record==
===Results and fixtures===
==Honours==
==Further reading==
==References==