John Finn (Gaelic footballer)
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Irish name | Seán Ó Finn | ||
| Sport | Gaelic football | ||
| Position | Left wing-back | ||
| Born |
20 November 1963[1] Claremorris, County Mayo, Ireland | ||
| Height | 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) | ||
| Occupation | Sales rep | ||
| Club(s) | |||
| Years | Club | ||
| Mayo Gaels | |||
| Club titles | |||
| Mayo titles | 0 | ||
| Inter-county(ies) | |||
| Years | County | ||
1984–1995 | Mayo | ||
| Inter-county titles | |||
| Connacht titles | 5 | ||
| All-Irelands | 0 | ||
| NFL | 0 | ||
| All Stars | 0 | ||
John Finn (born 20 November 1963) is an Irish former Gaelic footballer. At club level he played with Mayo Gaels and was also a member of the Mayo senior football team.
Career
[edit]Finn started his Gaelic football as a schoolboy at Facefield National School before further developing at St Colman's College in Claremorris. He captained the college's senior team to the Connacht Colleges SFC title in 1981.[2] By this stage, Finn had also started playing ata dult level with the Mayo Gaels club.[3] He won a Mayo IFC title in 1984.
Finn first appeared for Mayo as a member of the minor team that won the Connacht MFC title in 1980. He was later drafted onto the under-21 team and, as well as winning consecutive Connacht U21FC titles, also claimed an All-Ireland U21FC medal in 1983.[4] Finn joined the senior team in 1984 and was a mainstay of the team for over a decade.[5] During that time, he won five Connacht SFC medals and was at left wing-back when Mayo were beaten by Cork in the 1989 All-Ireland final.[6]
Honours
[edit]- St. Colman's College
- Mayo Gaels
- Mayo
- Connacht Senior Football Championship: 1985, 1988, 1989, 1992, 1993
- National Football League Division 2: 1985–86
- All-Ireland Under-21 Football Championship: 1983
- Connacht Under-21 Football Championship: 1983, 1984, 1985
- Connacht Minor Football Championship: 1980
References
[edit]- ^ "Player profiles". The Connacht Tribune. 15 September 1989. Retrieved 23 November 2022.
- ^ "Johnn Finn". Hogan Stand. 14 May 1993. Retrieved 23 November 2022.
- ^ "History of Mayo Gaels". Mayo Gaels GAA website.
- ^ "Band of Mayo brothers". The Mayo News. Retrieved 23 November 2022.
- ^ "The GAA's greatest whodunnit". Irish Independent. 24 August 2006. Retrieved 23 November 2022.
- ^ "Twenty years on from THAT game". The Mayo News. Retrieved 23 November 2022.