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For more details see the London Senior Hurling Championship and the London Senior Football Championship
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Irish:Londain
Nickname(s):The Exiles
Province:Britain
Dominant sport:Dual county
Ground(s):Emerald GAA Grounds,
Ruislip,
Oxley Park, Watford
County colours:Green & White
County teams
NFL:Division 4
NHL:Division 2A
Football Championship:Sam Maguire Cup
Hurling Championship:Liam McCarthy Cup
Ladies' Gaelic football:Brendan Martin Cup
Camogie:Máire Ní Chinnéide Cup

The London County Board of the Gaelic Athletic Association (GAA) (Irish: Cumann Lúhchleas 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.

Overview

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. Tim Doody, a native of Tournafulla Co Limerick, played in both All Ireland Finals, with London, on the same day in 1901, a record unlikely to be broken anytime soon. 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 Camanachd in 1896.[1]

Gaelic football

History

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 in the first 37 years of competing could only manage one win: 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.

In 2013, the GAA banned London from travelling to Ireland for warm-up games, putting them at a disadvantage to other counties.[2] On 26 May 2013, London defeated Sligo by a scoreline of 1-12 to 0-14 to gain their first victory in the Connacht Championship since 1977. Lorcan Mulvey scored the vital London goal.[3][4][5] The day after they defeated Sligo was a bank holiday in England so the players rested.[6]

Honours

Current football squad

Manager Paul Coggins

No. Player Position Club
1 Declan Traynor Goalkeeper Fulham Irish
2 Kevin Lynam Right Corner Back Heston Gaels
3 Stephen Curran Full Back St Kiernan's
4 David McGreevy Left Corner Back Kingdom Kerry Gaels
5 Seamus Hannon Right Half Back Fulham Irish
6 Shane Mulligan Centre Back Fulham Irish
7 Tony Gaughan Left Half Back Neasden Gaels
8 Mark Gottsche Midfield Tir Chonaill Gaels
9 Paul Geraghty Midfield Neasden Gaels
10 Greg Crowley Right Half Forward Parnells
11 Lorcan Mulvey Centre Forward Fulham Irish
12 Barry Mitchell Left Half Forward Tir Chonaill Gaels
13 Padraig McGoldrick Right Corner Forward Heston Gaels
14 Ciaran McCallion Full Forward Kingdom Kerry Gaels
15 Cathal McGee Left Corner Forward Tir Chonaill Gaels

Squad as per defeat of Sligo, Connacht Championship, 26 May 2013[3]

Management history

These are London's 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

Hurling

History

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 will compete in the 2013 Senior All Ireland Championship facing Carlow in their opening match. 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!

London won the 2012 Christy Ring Cup which allowed them to compete in the 2013 All-Ireland Senior Hurling Championship. They made their Leinster Senior Hurling Championship debut against Carlow on 18 May 2013.[7]

London's hurlers are currently managed by Éamonn Phelan.[8]

Honours

Ladies' Gaelic football

History

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) joined the Junior ranks.

Honours

Clubs

References

  1. ^ www.bbc.co.uk
  2. ^ "Exiles hampered by rules as Sligo call to London - Connacht SFC quarter-final preview: London v Sligo". RTÉ Sport. 24 April 2013. Retrieved 24 April 2013.
  3. ^ a b "London shock Sligo to secure first Connacht SFC victory since 1977". The Score. 26 May 2013. Retrieved 26 May 2013.
  4. ^ "London dump Sligo out of Connacht". RTÉ Sport. 26 May 2013. Retrieved 26 May 2013.
  5. ^ "London end 36-year wait for Connacht championship glory". The Irish Times. 26 May 2013. Retrieved 26 May 2013.
  6. ^ Foley, Cliona (28 May 2013). "It's boom time for rising Exiles". Irish Independent. Retrieved 28 May 2013.
  7. ^ "Leinster SHC: Doyle hat-trick sinks London". Hogan Stand. 18 May 2013. Retrieved 18 May 2013.
  8. ^ "Phelan left frustrated". Hogan Stand. 20 June 2013. Retrieved 20 June 2013.
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