London GAA

For more details see the London Senior Hurling Championship and the London Senior Football Championship

London GAA

Irish:	Londain
Province:	Britain
Nickname(s):	The Exiles
County colours:	Green & White
Ground(s):	Emerald GAA Grounds, Ruislip Oxley Park, Watford
Dominant sport:	Dual County
Competitions
NFL:	Division 4
NHL:	Division 3A
Football Championship:	Sam Maguire Cup
Hurling Championship:	Nicky Rackard Cup
Ladies' Gaelic football:	Brendan Martin Cup
Camogie:	Máire Ní Chinnéide Cup
Standard kit

The London County Board of the Gaelic Athletic Association (GAA) (Irish: Cummann Luthchleas Gael Coiste Londain) or London GAA is one of the county boards outside Ireland, and is responsible for Gaelic games in London. The county board is also responsible for the London inter-county teams

History

London played in three hurling and five football All Ireland finals in the early 1900s when the All-Ireland and All-Britain champions were paired in the final. London won the hurling All-Ireland in 1901, defeating Cork by 1-5 to 0-4. The experiment was abandoned after 1908. The early London teams of that era drew strongly on immigrants from the Cork area in particular. Sam Maguire, who captained many of the teams, came from Dunmanway. The GAA later dedicated the All-Ireland football cup to his honour.

London played the first ever recorded Composite rules Shinty/Hurling match with London Scottish in 1896.[1]

Gaelic football

London entered the National Football League in 1993 and was initially fairly successful with 2 wins, 2 draws and 2 losses in their first campaign and the renewed effort coincided with a drive to establish the games in schools. London now fields its second team in the British Junior football and hurling Championships. Their first football team have competed in the Connacht Senior Football Championship since 1975, but claim only one win in 36 years: a 0-9 to 0-6 defeat of Leitrim in 1977. After going down by 9-19 to 1-10 against Roscommon in 1980 they staged matches at home in Ruislip and came close to victory against Leitrim in 1987, Sligo in 1988 and Roscommon in 2005. Among their footballers was Brian Grealish, whose brother Tony played association football for the Republic of Ireland. In June 2011, London were defeated in extra-time against Mayo in the Connacht Championship, London entered the first qualifying round and defeated Fermanagh by 0-15 to 0-9 in Ruislip in the first round of the qualifiers, recording their first championship win for 34 years. London were drawn against Waterford for their second qualifying round match.

Honours

• All-Ireland Junior Football Championships: 6
  • 1938, 1966, 1969, 1970, 1971, 1986
• McGrath Cups: 1
  • 1988

Notable former players

• Edward Barrett
• Sam Maguire
• Jody Gormley - Tyrone
• Tommy McGuire - Fermanagh
• Tony Grealish
• Michael Collins
• Lar Molloy - Carlow
• John Duffy - Donegal
• Barry Brennan - Galway
• Paul O'Dowd - Cavan
• Shane McAnarney- Meath
• Ollie Murphy - Meath
• Tommy McDermott - Donegal
• Senan Hehir - London
• Paul Hehir - London
• Don Kelly - Derry
• Paddy McConigley - Donegal
• Eamonn Prenter - Antrim
• Barry McDonagh - Fermanagh
• Pat Rafter - Mayo
• Charlie Harrison - Sligo
• Brendan Egan - Sligo
• Jason Ryan - Waterford

Former managers

• Tom Roche - Kerry. 1990
• Paddy Corscadden (Longford), John McPartland (Down). 1991
• Seamus Carr - Donegal. 1992
• P J McGinley - Donegal. 1993-94
• Pat Griffin - Kerry. 1995-98
• Tommy McDermott - Donegal. 1999-2000
• Tom Roche - Kerry. 2001
• Iggy Donnelly (Tyrone) / Pat Griffin (Kerry) / Dermot O'Brien (Laois). 2002
• Chris Lloyd - Longford. 2002 - 03
• John McPartland -Down. 2004
• Noel Dunning - Westmeath. 2005-10
• Paul Coggins - Roscommon. 2011 - present

Players in the 1990s

Gerry Boyle (Donegal), John Collins (Tyrone), Mick Galvin (Kerry), Conor Wilson (Armagh), Adrian O’Halloran (Meath), Tony Murphy (Offaly), Aidan Creamer (Leitrim), Damian Gillespie (Donegal), Frank Hussey (Kerry), Seamus O’Brien (Kerry), Barry McShane (Monaghan), Paul Coggins (Roscommon), Ian Reilly (Cavan), Barry McDonagh (Fermanagh), Dermot Gordon (Wicklow), Ronan Hart (Armagh), Brendan Bolger (Kilkenny), Finbarr Downey (Cork), Don Kelly (Derry), Pat Rafter (Mayo), Jody Gormley (Tyrone) Eoin Gormley (Tyrone), Darragh Deering (Westmeath), Julian Grimes (Derry), Tommy Maguire (Fermanagh), Tommy Feehan ( Dublin), Terry McGiveren (Down), Martin McLaughlin (Mayo), Stevie McLoughlin (Armagh), John McCormack (Dublin), Pascal Cullen (Donegal), Terence Gallagher (Donegal), John Duffy (Donegal), Mick Heslin (Monaghan), Tommy McDermott (Donegal), Ger O’Shea (Kerry), Michael Carr (Donegal), Garry Fearon (Armagh), Jamie Coffey (London), Senan Hehir (London), Joe Darcy (Leitrim), Jack Haran (Sligo), Jim Landy (Cork), Noel Harrington (Cork), Eamon Marey (Kerry), Eamonn Prenter (Antrim), Maurice Somers (Down), Stevie Faulkner (Antrim), Benny Cox (Tyrone), Sean Woods (Monaghan), Ciaran Byrne (Carlow), Martin Hession (Galway), Ciaran Quinn (Antrim), Gabriel O’Neill (Antrim), Frankie Dowd (Sligo), Timmy McBride (Donegal), Vivian O’Dowd RIP (Cavan), Pat Guinan (Offaly), John Costello (Laois), Dave Claffey (Offaly), Fintan Shortall (Westmeath), Owen Bonner (Donegal), John Cusack (Cavan), John Doyle (Wexford), Ollie Murphy (Meath), Lar Molloy (Carlow), Eamon Blayney (Down), Kevin Blayney (Down), Gerard Lynott (London), Eddie Duffy (Tyrone), Dessie Cummins (London), Alan Bowe (Laois), Paul Gibney (Kildare), Sean Doherty (Dublin), Paddy Tinnelly (Down), Paul Hegarty (Donegal), Barry Brennan (Galway), Tom Nolan (Carlow), Paul Coleman (Dublin), Mickey Byrne (Dublin), Brian Gallagher (Mayo), Liam O’Connor (Kerry), Kieran Gilhooley (Longford), Maurice Carr (Donegal), Pearse Reilly (Galway), Peter McGrellis (Derry), Sean McGrellis (Derry), Niall Magee (Armagh), Richie Haran (Sligo), Joe Stack (Cork), Tom Fee (Roscommon), Sean Wilson (Galway), Cormac McGarvey (Donegal), Pat Murphy (Cork), Peter Cafferkey (Galway), Laz Lacey (Laois), Jim O’Neill (Carlow), Mattie Heneghan (Mayo), Willie O’Donnell (Kerry), Sean Spillane (Kerry), Robbie Hennerberry (Sligo), Marcus O’Doherty (Antrim), David Feeley (London), Joe Dolan (Mayo), Mark Doolin (Dublin), Terry McGuinnes (Derry), Andy Carr (Down), Stevie Kane (Fermanagh), John Devine (London), Kieran Kelly (Laois), Mark Smith (Cavan), Michael Tucker (Down), Darren Gaffney (Kerry), Fergal O’Brien (Waterford), Peter Mullarkey (Roscommon), Robert Walsh, Timmy Connolly (Antrim), Sean Gaffney (Meath), Jude McNabb (Tyrone), Liam Barry (Limerick) Rob Sheehan, Paul Kerrigan (London), Shane Trench (Mayo), Mark Waldron (Galway), Derek Morgan (Armagh), Colin Heaney (Tipperary, Niall O’Rourke, Mark Sullivan (Kerry), Noel Ribban (Galway), Pat Fitzgerald (Limerick), Brendan Fitzgerald (Tipperary), Tony Blake (Donegal).

Players since 2000

2000

John Collins (Tyrone), Don Kelly (Derry), Barry McDonagh (Fermanagh), Michael O’Donoghue (Roscommon), Niall McSherry (Cork), Darragh Deering (Westmeath), Ciaran Byrne (Carlow), Colm Lynott (London), Niall Lynch (Cavan), Pat Rafter (Mayo), Colin McCarthy (Kildare), Keith Jackman (Carlow), Tony Murphy (Offaly), Jason Ryan (Waterford), Colin Galligan (Westmeath), Finbarr Downey (Cork), David Feeley (London), David McGinley (Donegal).

2001

David Feeley (London), John Doherty (Donegal), Pat Rafter (Mayo), Niall Barry (Louth), David Byrne (Mayo), Gerry Cassidy (Leitrim), Finbarr Downey (Cork), Stephen Sheehan (Kerry), Ray Quinn (Tyrone), Keith Jackman (Carlow), James Power (Waterford), Fergal Cunningham (Waterford), Jason Ryan (Waterford), Mickey McConomy (Tyrone), Stephen Lynch (Carlow), Willie Kavanagh (Kerry), Mickey Liston (London), Cathal O’Murchu (Kerry), Colin McCarty (Kildare), Colm Lynott (London), Martin Hession (Galway), Pat Quirke (Cork), Tony Murphy (Offaly), Paul Coggins (Roscommon), Marc Thompson (Armagh), Ken Delaney (Dublin), James Sherry (Fermanagh).

2002

Errol Browne (Galway), Pauric McDonagh (Galway), Niall Jordan (Clare),Timmy O'Donovan (London), Fergal Greenan (Monagan), Kevin Waldron (Mayo), Mark Mooney (Antrim), James Carmody (Limerick), Colm McHugh (Meath), Martin Gillespie (Donegal), Niall Quinn (Antrim), Stephen Lynch (Carlow), Colm Foody (Mayo), Aiden Dillane (Kerry), Colm Heaney (Tipperary), Vinnie Murphy (Kerry), Gary McGovern (London), Declan Treanor (Monaghan), Ciaran Byrne (Carlow), Steven Sherry (London), Paddy Madigan (Laois), Christy Finnerty (Galway), Chris Byrne (Mayo), Tony Murphy (Offaly), Stephen Sheehan (London), Kieran McCarthy (Cork), Karl Scanlon (Kerry), Barry Shortall (Tipperary), Martin Donaghy (Donegal), Ray Quinn (Tyrone), Niall Barry (Louth), Mark Thompson (Armagh), David Cannon (Donegal), Paul Coggins (Roscommon), Philip Muldoon (Derry), Julian Grimes (Derry), Keith Jackman (Carlow), Tom Ronan (Galway).

2003

Stephen Walls (Dublin), Keith Geraghty (Meath), Cormack Costello (Mayo), Ollie Fitzgerald (Tipperary), Cian Kissane (Kerry), Kevin Waldron (Mayo), Martin Donaghy (Donegal), Diarmuid Slattery (Dublin), James Carmody (Limerick), Gary Kane (Donegal), Kieran McCarthy (Cork), Martin Gillespie (Donegal), Niall Horgan (Kerry), Senan Hehir (London), Stephen Lynch (Carlow), Liam O'Connell (Cork), Gus O'Brien (Laois), Damian Holland (Down), Diarmuid Keating (Limerick), Karl Scanlon (Kerry),Johnny Niblock (Derry), Johnny Gallagher (London), Eric O'Reilly (Meath), Fergal Greenan (Monaghan), Tony Murphy (Offaly), Sean Quinn (Antrim) Jason Ryan (Waterford), Richie O'Sullivan (Cork), Colm Foody (Mayo), Stephen Morrow (Derry), Gary Crawford (Antrim), Paddy Connolly (Offaly), Stephen McGuire (Derry), Damian Cushell (Down), Gary Cullen (Wicklow), Billy Molloy (Wexford), Hugh Cunningham (Donegal), Paddy McConigley (Donegal), Paul Hehir (London), JP O'Donnell (Donegal), Ciaran Browne (Antrim), Fergal Cunningham (Waterford), Noel Roche (Mayo).

2004

James Kinahan (Offaly), Hugh Cunningham (Donegal), Karl Scanlon (Kerry), Sean Murphy (Dublin), Brian McMonagle (Donegal), Johnny Niblock (Derry), Paddy McConigley (Donegal), James Carmody (Limerick), Gary Kane (Donegal), Brendan Egan (Sligo), Colm Foody (Mayo), Paddy Connolly (Offaly), Barry McDonagh (Fermanagh), Paul Hehir (London), James Byrnes (Kerry), Gordon Weldon (Meath), Paddy Quinn (Tyrone), Nathan Kane (Dublin), Morgan Drey (Carlow), Martin Donaghy (Donegal), JP O'Donnell (Donegal), Fergus McMahon (Meath), Bryan Foley (Cork), Senan Hehir (London), Ollie Fitzgerald (Tipperary), Patrick Lynott (London),Fergal Hoban (Mayo) Charlie Harrison (Sligo), JP Breslin (Donegal), Paudge O'Donoghue (Dublin), Gavin McEvoy (London), Ciaran Slane (Tyrone), Damian McKenna (Monaghan), Aiden McLernon (Antrim), Scott Doran (Wexford), Darragh Kineavey (Galway), Michael Lillis (Galway), Teo O'hAilpin (Cork).

2005

Gavin McEvoy (London), JP Boyle (Donegal), Eamonn Brennan (Laois), Adrian Brett (Sligo), Chris Byrne (Mayo), Paddy Callaghan (Donegal), Jamie Coffey (London), Fergal Cunningham (Waterford), Chris Donnellan (Galway), Scott Doran (Wexford), Colm Foody (Mayo), Michael Harding (Tipperary), PaulHehir (London), Senan Hehir (London), Michael Lillis (Galway), James Lynch (Derry), Patrick Lynott (London), Shane McAnarney (Meath), Paddy McConigley (Donegal), Paul McDermott (Leitrim), Pauric McDonagh (Galway), Darren McGeehan (Derry), Gary McGovern (London), Gary McGovern (London), Damian McKenna (Monaghan), John McKevitt (Armagh), Aiden McLernon (Antrim), Billy Molly (Wexford), Philip Morgan (London), Andrew Murphy (Kerry), Michael Murtagh (London), Johnny Niblock (Derry), Dannie O'Connor (Derry), Paul O'Dowd (Cavan), Vinny O'Sullivan (Kerry), Paddy Quinn (Tyrone), James Quinn (Tyrone), Pat Quirke (Cork), James Rafter (Mayo), Karl Scanlon (Kerry), Stephen Sheehan (London), Barry Solan (Mayo), Ronan Walsh (Tyrone), Gordon Weldon (Meath),

2006

Brian McBrearty (Donegal), Conor Beirne (Roscommon), Michael Bowler, JP Boyle (Donegal), Eamonn Brennan (Laois), Evan Byrne (Tipperary), Paddy Callaghan (Donegal), David Cannon (Donegal), Niall Clinton (Louth), Niall Collins (Laois), Seamus Corran (Offaly), Fergal Cunningham (Waterford), Richie Dempsey (Laois), Aiden Dillane (Kerry), Chris Donnellan (Galway), Paul Earley (Mayo), Colm Foody (Mayo), Colm Fuller (Kerry), Andy Gallagher (London), Martin Gill (Mayo), Gary Kane (Donegal), David Keenan (London), Niall McClafferty (Donegal), Paddy McConigley (Donegal), Paul McDermott (Leitrim), Aiden McGrory (Donegal), Damian McKenna (Monaghan), Stuart McKenzie-Smith (Kildare), Aiden McLernon (Antrim), Declan Meehan (Fermanagh), Billy Molloy (Wexford), Philip Morgan (London), Jacko Murphy (Laois), Johnny Niblock (Derry), David O'Brien (Clare), Dannie O'Connor (Derry), Vinny O'Sullivan (Kerry), Wayne O'Sullivan (London), James Quinn (Tyrone), Pat Quirke (Cork), Karl Scanlon (Kerry), Diarmuid Slattery (Dublin), Barry Solan (Mayo), Eamon Sweeney (Donegal), Michael Travers, Kevin Waldron (Mayo).

2007

Brian McBrearty (Donegal) Barry Basquille (Mayo), Conor Beirne (Roscommon), Stevie Boyle (Derry), Eamonn Brennan (Laois), David Burns (Cork), Evan Byrne (Tipperary), Shaun Campbell (Donegal), David Cannon (Donegal), Francie Cleary (Cavan), Niall Clinton (Louth), Chris Donnellan (Galway), Andy Gallagher (London), Darren Gallagher (London), Columb Grant (London), Paul Hehir (Tyrone), Senan Hehir (Tyrone), Gary Kane (Donegal), Martin Kennedy (Dublin), Darragh Kineavey (Galway), Stephen King (Sligo), Declan Meehan (Fermanagh), Philip Morgan (London), Mark Mulholland (Down), Jimmy Murphy (Kerry), David O'Brien (Clare), Eamon O'Connor (Cork), Paul O'Donoghue (London), Ronan Walsh (Tyrone), Colm Fuller (Cork), Vinny O'Sullivan (Kerry), Brian O'Reilly (Cavan), Daniel Davey (Sligo), Eanna Kavanagh (Kerry), Stuart McKenzie-Smith (Kildare), Kevin Waldron (Mayo), Paul McDermott (Leitrim), John McShane (Tyrone), James O'Connell (Cork).

2008

Brian McBrearty (Donegal), Blackford (London), Conor Beirne (Roscommon), Evan Byrne (Tipperary), James Callery (Roscommon), Bernard Casey, Francis Cleary (Cavan), Jamie Coffey (London), Ollie Coffey, Barry Comer (Meath), Donal Conlon (Galway), K Dempsey, Aiden Dillane (Kerry), Chris Donnellan (Galway), J Doran, Pauric Duffy (Armagh), P Fagan, G Flanagan, Peadar Friel (Galway), Darren Gallagher (London), Paul Geraghty (Galway), A Hayes, Paul Hehir (London), Eoin Henry (Down), Marty Hughes (Tyrone), Gary Kane (Donegal), Michael Keane (London), Stephen Maguire (Galway), Paul McDermott (Leitrim), Fergus McMahon (Meath), Mark McNulty (Donegal), Philip Morgan (London), Roger Morgan, Tommy Moriarity (London), Thomas Moriarity (London), Chris Moroney (London), J Moynagh, Mark Mulholland (Down), Harry Murphy, Eamon O'Cuiv (Galway), Paul O'Donoghue (London), G O'Hare, D O'Leary, Billy O'Mahony (London), E O'Reilly, David O'Sullivan (London), Thomas Pierce, Alan Raftery (Galway), Andrew Shanaghy (Mayo), J Sharpe, Niall Spain (Offaly), Kevin Waldron (Mayo).

2009

Brian McBrearty (Donegal), Mark Alcorn, Conor Beirne (Roscommon), Sean Bradshaw, James Callery (Roscommon), Shaun Campbell (Donegal), Adrian Casey, Ollie Coffey, Barry Comer (Meath), Donal Conlon (Galway), Conor Conneeley (Galway), Jack Cott (Cork), Ferdinand Coyne (Sligo), Mark Daly (Meath), Richie Dempsey (Laois), Kevin Downes (Cavan), Padraig Duffy (Armagh), Chris Eastwood (Tyrone), A Fogarty, Peadar Friel (Galway), Enda Gallagher (Longford), Paul Geraghty (Galway), D Hogan, Marty Hughes (Tyrone), Johnny Hughes (Down), Diarmuid Keating (Limerick), Paul Malone (Louth), M Martin, Kieran McBreen, Danny McBride, Ciaran McCallion (Derry), P,McCone, Michael McGill (London), B McGuigan, Fergus McMahon (Meath), Kevin McMenamin (Donegal), Adrian Moyles (London), Alan Murphy, A Murray, Eamon O'Cuiv (Galway), G O'Hare, Richard Ormsby (Kildare), David O'Sullivan (London), Killian Phair (Cavan), B Quinn.

2010

Evan Byrne (Tipperary), Conor Beirne (Roscommon), James Callery (Roscommon), Ollie Coffey, Barry Comer (Meath), Conor Conneely (Galway), Jack Cott (Cork), Niall Doherty (Derry), Chris Donnellan (Galway), Declan Egan (Sligo), Niall Egan (Sligo), A Fitzgerald, Enda Gallagher (Longford), Paul Geraghty (Galway), Derek Hagan (Roscommon), Derek Hayden (Carlow), D Hogan, Darren Horan (Limerick), Johnny Hughes (Down), Danny McBride, J McBride, Ciaran McCallion (Derry), J McCormick, Eamon McGee (Donegal), Kevin McMenamin (Donegal), Sean McVeigh (Antrim), John Meyler, Philip Morgan (London), Adrian Moyles (London), Brendan Mulrooney (London), Johnny Niblock (Derry), Eamon O'Cuiv (Galway), Daire O'Donovan, Kevin O'Leary (Kerry), Eoin O'Neill (Galway), Richard Ormsby (Kildare), Killian Phair (Cavan), Brian Smyth (Westmeath), Noel Tuohy (Mayo), Padraig Whelan (Tipperary).

2011

Evan Byrne (Tipperary), Brendan Mulrooney (London), Barry Comer (Meath), Dave McGreevy (Down), Noel Tuohy (Mayo), Kevin O'Leary (Kerry), Stevie Boyle (Derry), Sean McVeigh (Antrim), Austin Concanon (Galway), Conor Conneely (Galway), John Collins (Roscommon), Mark Mulholland (Down), Sean Kelly (Mayo), Eoin O'Neill (Galway), Cathal O'Sullivan (Kerry), Killian Phair (Cavan), Michael Keane (London), Brendan Friel, Ciaran McCallion (Derry), Richie Dempsey (Laois), Liam Gavaghan (London), Brian McBreaty (Donegal), John Scanlon (Mayo), David O'Sulllivan (London), Tommy Moriarty (London), Michael Moloney (Kerry), Shane Doolan (Kerry), Paul Geraghty (Galway), Mark Gottsche (Galway), Derek Hagan (Roscommon), Chris Eastwood (Tyrone), David Donnellan (Kildare), Tom Waters (London)

Hurling

London have a strong hurling tradition, and besides their All-Ireland win in 1901 they have also won three B All-Irelands in the last twenty years, and claim consistently good results in the National Hurling League. As a mid-table Division 2 side, London are actually placed above half the counties of Ireland, in strong contrast to their role as "whipping boys" in football. The Exiles also won the inaugural Nicky Rackard Cup in 2005, defeating Louth's hurlers by 15 points in the final. London are currently competing in the 2009 Nicky Rackard Cup. In the 1973 All-Ireland hurling championship a London team that included six Galwaymen beat Galway by 4-7 to 3-5 in the All-Ireland quarter-final at Ballinasloe. Galwaymen Frank Canning and Lennie Burke scored three of the goals against their old county!

Honours

• All-Ireland Senior Hurling Championships: 1
  • 1901
• All-Ireland Senior B Hurling Championships: 3
  • 1987, 1990, 1995
• All-Ireland Junior Hurling Championships: 5
  • 1963
• Nicky Rackard Cups: 2
  • 2005, 2011
• Kehoe Cups: 2
  • 1987, 1988

Ladies' Gaelic football

Ladies Football in London has mirrored the growth seen in Ireland, where it is the fastest growing ladies game. In London Parnells are senior champions and Fulham Irish are Junior champions for 2010. Many clubs now have ladies teams. Senior teams are Parnells, Kerry Kingdom Gaels, Fr Murphys, Holloway Gaels and Taras. Junior teams in London 2010 are Fulham Irish, Clonbony,Taras (Junior), Claddagh Gaels (Luton) and Dulwich Harps. In 2011, St Anthonys (Reading) join the Junior ranks

Honours

• All-Ireland Junior Ladies' Football Championship 2
  • 1993, 2008
• All-Ireland Junior Ladies' Football Championship Finalists: 1
  • 2007

External links

• London GAA site
• Britain GAA
• St. Gabriels Hurling Club London
• Neasden Gaels GFC London
• Clonbony Ladies Team London
• Holloway Ladies Gaelic Football Team
• Michael Cusacks London GAA
• Kingdom Kerry Gaels GFC London
• St Clarets GFC London
• Tara Camogie Club, London