List of Donegal senior Gaelic football team captains
This article lists players who have captained the senior Donegal county football team in the Ulster Senior Football Championship and the All-Ireland Senior Football Championship. Unlike other counties the captain is not chosen from the club that has won the Donegal Senior Football Championship.
Patrick McBrearty has captained the team since 2023.[1]
List of captains
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| # | Year | Player | No. of Games as Captain | National Football League | Ulster Senior Football Championship | All-Ireland Senior Football Championship |
| 1929 | — | — | — | |||
| 1930 | — | — | — | |||
| 1931 | — | — | — | |||
| 1932 | — | — | — | |||
| 1933 | — | — | — | |||
| 1934 | — | — | — | |||
| 1935 | — | — | — | |||
| 1936 | — | — | — | |||
| 1937 | — | — | — | |||
| 1938 | — | — | — | |||
| 1939 | — | — | — | |||
| 1940 | — | — | — | |||
| 1941 | — | — | — | |||
| 1942 | — | — | — | |||
| 1943 | — | — | — | |||
| 1944 | — | — | — | |||
| 1945 | — | — | — | |||
| 1946 | — | — | — | |||
| 1947 | — | — | — | |||
| 1948 | — | — | — | |||
| 1949 | — | — | — | |||
| 1950 | — | — | — | |||
| 1951 | — | — | — | |||
| 1952 | — | — | — | |||
| 1953 | — | — | — | |||
| 1954 | — | — | — | |||
| 1955 | — | — | — | |||
| 1956 | — | — | — | |||
| 1957 | — | — | — | |||
| 1958 | — | — | — | |||
| 1959 | — | — | — | |||
| 1960 | — | — | — | |||
| 1961 | — | — | — | |||
| 1962 | — | — | — | |||
| 1963 | Sean Ferriter[2] | — | — | — | ||
| 1964 | — | — | — | |||
| 1965 | — | — | — | |||
| 1966 | — | — | — | |||
| 1967 | — | — | — | |||
| 1968 | — | — | — | |||
| 1969 | — | — | — | |||
| 1970 | — | — | — | |||
| 1971 | — | — | — | |||
| 1972 | — | — | — | |||
| 1973 | — | — | — | |||
| 1974 | Pauric McShea[3][4] | — | Win | — | ||
| 1975 | — | — | — | |||
| 1976 | — | — | — | |||
| 1977 | — | — | — | |||
| 1978 | — | — | — | |||
| 1979 | — | — | — | |||
| 1980 | — | — | — | |||
| 1981 | — | — | — | |||
| 1982 | — | — | — | |||
| 1983 | — | Win | — | |||
| 1984 | — | — | — | |||
| 1985 | — | — | — | |||
| 1986 | — | — | — | |||
| 1987 | — | — | — | |||
| 1988 | — | — | — | |||
| 1989 | — | — | — | |||
| 1990 | — | Win | — | |||
| 1991 | — | — | — | |||
| 1992 | Anthony Molloy | — | Win | Win | ||
| 1993 | — | — | — | |||
| 1994 | — | — | — | |||
| 1995 | — | — | — | |||
| 1996 | Noel Hegarty[5] | — | — | — | ||
| 1997 | — | — | — | |||
| 1998 | John Joe Doherty[6] | — | — | — | ||
| 1999 | — | — | — | |||
| 2000 | — | — | — | |||
| 2001 | — | — | — | |||
| 2002 | Mark Crossan[7] | — | — | — | ||
| 2003 | — | — | — | |||
| 2004 | — | — | — | |||
| 2005 | — | — | — | |||
| 2006 | — | — | — | |||
| 2007 | Neil Gallagher[8] | Win | — | — | ||
| 2008 | Kevin Cassidy[9] | — | — | — | ||
| 2009 | Rory Kavanagh[10] | — | — | — | ||
| 2010 | Kevin Cassidy[11] | — | — | — | ||
| 2011 | Michael Murphy | — | Win | — | ||
| 2012 | — | Win | Win | |||
| 2013 | — | — | — | |||
| 2014 | — | Win | — | |||
| 2015 | — | — | — | |||
| 2016 | — | — | — | |||
| 2017 | — | — | — | |||
| 2018 | — | Win | — | |||
| 2019 | — | Win | — | |||
| 2020 | — | — | — | |||
| 2021 | — | — | — | |||
| 2022 | — | — | — | |||
| 2023 | Patrick McBrearty |
References
- ^ Keys, Colm (15 January 2023). "Paddy McBrearty succeeds Michael Murphy as Donegal captain for 2023 campaign". Irish Independent. Retrieved 15 January 2023.
- ^ McClintock, Jonny (24 February 2022). "Photographs catch the eye at Dunfanaghy GC". Donegal News. Retrieved 24 February 2022.
- ^ Daly, Tom. "One Hundred Years".
1974: Pauric McShea captained Donegal to second Ulster title with Martin Carney, Alan Kane and Thomas Quinn also on panel. Jim 'Natch' Gallagher is mentor.
- ^ "Pauric McShea". Hogan Stand. 16 October 1994.
Pauric went on to captain the Ulster title winning Donegal team of '74…
- ^ "Donegal ring the changes". The Irish Times. 23 May 1996.
James McHugh will lead the attack with captain Noel Hegarty moving back to centre back, which many regard as his best position.
- ^ Foley, Alan (8 January 2009). "The heroes of '92 — Where are they now?". Donegal Democrat. Archived from the original on 18 December 2015. Retrieved 8 January 2009.
- ^ Crowe, Dermot (25 February 2007). "Former wild child wants football's natural high". Sunday Independent. Retrieved 25 February 2007.
Mark Crossan, the team captain, delivered the news.
- ^ "Donegal achieve historic win — First national league title comes to county after victory over Mayo". Donegal Times. 25 April 2007. Archived from the original on 12 April 2015. Retrieved 25 April 2007.
Bloddied[sic] but unbowed, Neil Gallagher, Donegal's captain, raises the National League trophy, after Donegal defeated Mayo in the final.
- ^ "Cassidy chosen as new Donegal captain". BreakingNews.ie. 7 January 2008. Retrieved 7 January 2008.
- ^ "Kavanagh is named Donegal captain". BBC Sport. 19 December 2008. Retrieved 19 December 2008.
- ^ Keys, Colm (4 November 2011). "Cassidy lifts the lid on averting mass revolt". Irish Independent. Retrieved 4 November 2011.
Cassidy, who was captain that year, revealed the detail