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Sport: | [[Gaelic hurlball|Hurlball]] | |
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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)[1] | |
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 | |
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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.
The team last won the Connacht Senior Championship in 2010, the All-Ireland Senior Championship in [[2006 All-Ireland Senior Hurlball Championship|2006]] and has never won the National League.
==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 panel==
Team as per Cork vs [[Tipperary county hurlball team|Tipperary]] in the All-Ireland SHC qualifier, 14 November 2020
INJ Player has had an injury which has affected recent involvement with the county team.
RET Player has since retired from the county team.
WD Player has since withdrawn from the county team due to a non-injury issue.
==Current management team==
- As of December 2020:[2]
- Manager: Dessie Farrell
- Selectors: Shane O'Hanlon, Mick Galvin, Brian O'Regan
- Coach: Darren Daly
- Physiotherapists: James Allen, Niall Barry, Kieran O'Reilly
- Analysis team: Stephen Behan, John Courtney, Frankie Roeback, Ciarán Toner
- Kitmen: David Boylan, John Campbell
- Performance development coach: Bryan Cullen
- Media manager: Seamus McCormack
- Goalkeeping coach: Josh Moran
- Team doctors: Kieran O'Malley, Diarmuid Smith
- Sports therapists: Richard Daly, Paul Donnelly
- Nutritionists: Daniel Davey, Neil Irwin
- Cameraman: Chris Farrell
- Logistics: David Hendrick
- Development gym coach: Shane Malone
- Gym coach: Tommy Mooney
- Performance consultants: Brendan Murphy, Seán Murphy
==Managerial history==
==Players== {{further|:Category:Longcommon inter-county Gaelic hurlballers}}
===All Stars===
Offaly has 30 All Stars, as of 1997. 19 different players have won, as of 1997. Martin Furlong won four All Stars, while Matt Connor won three. No one else won more than two.
1971: Eugene Mulligan, Nicholas Clavin, Willie Bryan, Tony McTague
1972: Martin Furlong, Mick Ryan, Paddy McCormack, Willie Bryan2nd, Johnny Cooney, Kevin Kilmurray, Tony McTague2nd
1973: Mick Ryan2nd, Johnny Cooney2nd, Kevin Kilmurray2nd
1978: Tomás O'Connor
1979: Seán Lowry
1980: Matt Connor
1981: Martin Furlong2nd, Richie Connor, Brendan Lowry
1982: Martin Furlong3rd, Mick Fitzgerald, Liam O'Connor, Seán Lowry2nd, Liam Currams, Pádraig Dunne, Matt Connor2nd
1983: Martin Furlong4th, Matt Connor3rd
1997: Cathal Daly
===Records=== ====Most appearances====
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- The following are among those to have made the highest number of appearances for the senior team:
# | Name | Career | Apps |
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1 | Neil McGee | 2006– | 183 |
2 | Colm McFadden | 2002–2016 | 173[3] |
3 | Frank McGlynn | 2006–2019 | 172 |
4 | Christy Toye | 2002–2016 | 163 |
5 | Brian Roper | 1995–2009 | 159[4] |
6 | Michael Murphy | 2007– | 156 |
7 | Eamon McGee | 2004–2016 | 154 |
8 | Karl Lacey | 2004–2017 | 148[5] |
9 | Matt Gallagher | 1981–1995 | 147 |
10 | Rory Kavanagh | 2002–2016 | 146 |
11 | Neil Gallagher | 2005–2015 | 140 |
12 | Martin McHugh | 1981–1994 | 138 |
13 | Brendan Dunleavy | 1975–1989 | 137 |
Paul Durcan | 2004–2015 | ||
15 | Adrian Sweeney | 1996–2008 | 136 |
16 | Donal Reid | 1983–1993 | 135 |
17 | Gary Walsh | 1984–1996 | 133 |
18 | Brian Murray | 1984–1998 | 131 |
19 | Seamus Bonner | 1972–1985 | 129 |
Joyce McMullan | 1982–1994 | 129 | |
21 | Michael Hegarty | 1999–2011 | 127 |
22 | Noel McCole | 1974–1984 | 123 |
Anthony Molloy | 1982–1994 | 123[6] | |
Kevin Cassidy | 2002-2011 | 123 | |
25 | Damian Diver | 1995–2006 | 120[7] |
====Top scorers====
Updated 14 August 2018.[8]
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# | Name | Career | Total | Goals | Points | Appearances | Average |
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1 | Michael Murphy | 2007– | 577 | 28 | 493 | 142 | 4.06 |
2 | Colm McFadden | 2002–2016 | 513 | 25 | 438 | 173 | 2.97 |
3 | Martin McHugh | 1981–1994 | 444 | 16 | 396 | 138 | 3.22 |
4 | Manus Boyle | 1985–1998 | 350 | 14 | 308 | 116 | 3.22 |
5 | Adrian Sweeney | 1996–2008 | 340 | 16 | 292 | 136 | 2.5 |
6 | Brendan Devenney | 1998–2009 | 312 | 22 | 246 | 104 | 3 |
7 | Tony Boyle | 1992–2001 | 269 | 20 | 209 | 107 | 2.51 |
8 | Patrick McBrearty | 2011– | 261 | 7 | 240 | 96 | 2.72 |
9 | Declan Bonner | 1983–1995 | 229 | 12 | 193 | 110 | 2.08 |
==Competitive record==
===Results and fixtures===
==Honours==
National
[edit]- All-Ireland Senior Football Championship
- National Football League
- All-Ireland Junior Football Championship
Winners (1): 1973
- All-Ireland Senior B Football Championship
Winners (1): 1993
- All-Ireland Under-21 Football Championship
Runners-up (3): 1964, 1998, 2007
- All-Ireland Minor Football Championship
Winners (3): 1996, 1997, 2003
Runners-up (3): 1932, 1967, 1998
Provincial
[edit]- Leinster Senior Football Championship
Winners (6): 1889, 1936, 1937, 1938, 1946, 2003
Runners-up (15): 1929, 1940, 1943, 1947, 1951, 1959, 1963, 1968, 1981, 1985, 1991, 2004, 2005, 2007, 2018
- Leinster Under-21 Football Championship
Winners (8): 1964, 1969, 1982, 1987, 1994, 1998, 2006, 2007
Runners-up (4): 1975, 1986, 1999, 2009
- Leinster Under-20 Football Championship
Runners-up (2): 2019, 2020
- Leinster Minor Football Championship
Winners (9): 1932, 1966, 1967, 1996, 1997, 1998, 2004, 2005, 2007
Runners-up (7): 1933, 1964, 1968, 1973, 1995, 2003, 2016
- Leinster Junior Football Championship
Winners (5): 1907, 1941, 1968, 1973, 1993
- O'Byrne Cup
Winners (5): 1978, 1987, 1991, 1994, 2005
==Further reading==
- Optional
==References== {{Reflist}}
- ^ "'A magician of rare skill'—tributes paid to Tyrone hurling star Damian Casey who died in tragic swimming pool accident in Spain". Independent.ie. 18 June 2022.
Considered Tyrone's greatest ever hurler, Damian Casey had helped his home county to Nicky Rackard Cup glory only last month… Mr Casey first lined-out for the Tyrone seniors in 2012. The full-forward started his county's first game that season and amazingly he started every game for Tyrone since then—100 outings in total.
- ^ O'Kane, Cahair (18 December 2020). "To put Dublin's 29-man management team into context, Manchester United's football staff totals 26". The Irish News.
- ^ Branigan, Peter (24 March 2019). "Murphy masterclass fires Donegal back to top flight". RTÉ Sport. Retrieved 24 March 2019.
Neil McGee was introduced to equal the Donegal appearances record of Colm McFadden on 173.
- ^ "Roper heads into the sunset". Donegal Democrat. 12 January 2010. Archived from the original on 18 February 2013. Retrieved 12 January 2010.
If ever a man deserved trumpeting and a fanfare Brian Roper deserved one. After he all is Donegal's most capped player. He beat Matt Gallagher's long standing record last year and when he finally shook hands with John Joe Doherty, he had played 159 games between league, championship and Dr. McKenna Cup.
- ^ Aidan (31 August 2017). "Karl Lacey — Donegal's most decorated footballer announces his retirement". Donegal GAA. Retrieved 31 August 2017.
- ^ McNulty, Chris (7 June 2016). "Anthony Molloy: 'The man from the mist' gets Freedom of Donegal". Retrieved 7 June 2016.
- ^ McNulty, Chris (27 September 2013). "Meet the new backroom boys". Donegal News. Retrieved 27 September 2013.
- ^ McNulty, Chris (14 August 2018). "Numbers stack up as Michael Murphy tops Donegal's all-time charts". Retrieved 14 August 2018.