St Grellan's GFC
St Grellan's Gaelic Football Club (Irish: Cumann Peile Ghrealláin Naofa) was a Gaelic Athletic Association club based in Ballinasloe, County Galway, Ireland.[1]
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| County: | Galway | ||||||||
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| Colours: | Black and Amber | ||||||||
| Grounds: | Dunlo GAA Grounds | ||||||||
| Coordinates: | 53°19′51.01″N 8°13′42.69″W | ||||||||
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The team was named in honour of Saint Grellan, patron saint of Ballinasloe.
St Grellan's GFC were the first club to win a record seven Galway county football titles in a row from 1913 to 1919 and were undefeated in the county championship from 1913 to 1930. In 1980, they were also the first Galway Club to reach an All-Ireland Senior Club Football Championship in 1980.
On 1 December 2005, St Grellan's merged with Ballinasloe Hurling Club to form Ballinasloe GAA.
Players
Honours
Senior
- Galway Senior Football Championships (20): 1913, 1914, 1915, 1916, 1917, 1918, 1919, 1922, 1923, 1924, 1925, 1926, 1927, 1928, 1929, 1939, 1944, 1945, 1979, 1980
- Connacht Senior Club Football Championships (1): 1979 (runners-up in 1980)
- All-Ireland Senior Club Football Championship (0): (runners-up in 1980)
Intermediate
- Galway Intermediate Football Championships (3): 1986, 1992, 2000
Junior
- Galway Junior Football Championships (1): 1997, 2012 (runners-up 2010)
- Connacht Junior Football Championships (1): 2012
- All-Ireland Junior Football Championships (1): 2013
U21
- Galway U21 'A' Football Championships (1): 1977 (runners-up in 1970, 1975)
Minor
- Galway Minor 'A' Football Championships (1): 1974 (runner-up in 1975, 1978, 1981 after Two Replays both involving Extra Time)
References
- Silke, Ray (11 December 2009). "Ballinasloe's glorious footballing history relived in 2010 calendar". Athlone Advertiser. Retrieved 15 February 2024.
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