List of Offaly inter-county footballers
This is a very incomplete list of Gaelic footballers who have played at senior level for the Offaly county team.
List of players
A–D
- Vinny Claffey: 17 years, until 2003;[1] 1997 Leinster SFC and 1998 NFL winner[2]
- Nicholas Clavin: All-Ireland SFC winner[3]
- Matt Connor: remembered for his role in the 1980 All-Ireland SFC semi-final, he was also part of the winning team in the 1982 All-Ireland SFC final[4]
- Richie Connor: captained the 1982 All-Ireland SFC-winning team[5]
- Larry Coughlan: twice an All-Ireland SFC winner[6]
- Finbarr Cullen: lost three of his teeth during a game against Dublin in 1997[7]
- Tommy Cullen: father of Finbarr[8]
- Cathal Daly: 1997 All Star[9]
- Peter Daly: twice a Leinster SFC winner[10][11]
- Séamus Darby: scored the only goal of the 1982 All-Ireland SFC final, "the most famous goal in the history of Gaelic football"[12]
- Harry Donnelly: twice a Leinster SFC winner[13]
- Nigel Dunne: from 2010 until 2025[14][15][16]
E–L
- Johnny Egan: from 1957 until 1970, played 99 times in league and championship[17]
- Paddy Fenning: scored the only goal of the 1972 All-Ireland SFC final replay[18]
- Seán Foran: played 82 times in league and championship[19]
- Martin Furlong: three-time All-Ireland SFC-winning, four-time All Star goalkeeper
- Seán Grennan
- John Guinan: All-Ireland SFC winner in 1982
- Donie Hanlon: captained Offaly to the 1960 Leinster SFC title[20]
- Martin Heavey: twice an All-Ireland SFC winner[21]
- Ambrose Hickey: played in the 1969 All-Ireland SFC final[22]
- Greg Hughes: Leinster SFC winner in 1960[23]
- Pascal Kelleghan[24]
- Pádraic Kelly: from 1994 until 2009, goalkeeper who won 1997 Leinster SFC and 1998 NFL titles[25]
- Kevin Kilmurray: twice an All-Ireland SFC winner[26]
- Brendan Lowry: 1982 All-Ireland SFC winner
- Mick Lowry: 1982 All-Ireland SFC winner
- Seán Lowry: three-time All-Ireland SFC winner, twice an All Star
M
- Roy Malone: 1997 Leinster SFC winner, scorer of two goals against Meath in the final[27][28]
- Ciaran McManus: 1997 Leinster SFC winner[29]
- Niall McNamee[30]
- Ruairí McNamee: from 2016 until 2025[31]
- Tony McTague: captained Offaly to the 1972 All-Ireland SFC title
N–Z
- Liam O'Connor: 1982 All-Ireland SFC winner, set up Séamus Darby for the only goal of the final[32]
- Dónal O'Neill: goalkeeper who deputised for the injured Martin Furlong in 1985[33]
- Mick O'Rourke: twice an All-Ireland SFC winner[34]
- Mick Ryan: twice an All-Ireland SFC winner, twice an All Star
- Seán Ryan: twice a Leinster SFC winner[35]
- Anton Sullivan: included on the 2022 Tailteann Cup Team of the Year[36][37]
References
- ↑ "Claffey announces retirement". Hogan Stand. 9 July 2003.
- ↑ Proby, Johnny (9 July 2003). "Claffey calls it a day". RTÉ.
- ↑ "RTÉ Nationwide: Marty Morrissey meets Fr Nick Clavin". Hogan Stand. 13 April 2016.
- ↑ "The 16 Best Ever Performances By A Player On A Losing Team". Balls.ie. 25 July 2022.
- ↑ "Richie Connor appointed Offaly football manager". Irish Independent. 26 September 2008.
- ↑ "Offaly mourns Larry Coughlan". Hogan Stand. 15 September 2009.
- ↑ Moran, Sean (3 November 1997). "Punch mars Offaly success". The Irish Times.
- ↑ "Passing of an Offaly great". Hogan Stand. 8 October 2020.
- ↑ Browne, PJ (24 October 2022). "The 1997 GAA All-Star Football Team: Where Are They Now?".
- ↑ "Offaly trailblazer Peter Daly passes away". Hogan Stand. 20 December 2022.
- ↑ "Death of former Offaly footballer". Offaly Live. 19 December 2022.
- ↑ "Forty years ago today, Seamus Darby scored THAT goal". RTÉ. 19 September 2022.
- ↑ "Offaly GAA mourn passing of Harry Donnelly". Hogan Stand. 4 February 2021.
- ↑ Lawlor, Damian (28 April 2025). "Nigel Dunne brings curtain down on 15-year Offaly career". RTÉ.
- ↑ McIntyre, Niall (28 April 2025). "Offaly Star Gives Admirable Reason For Mid-Season Inter-County Retirement". Balls.ie.
- ↑ "Offaly forward calls time on 15-year inter-county career". Radio Kerry. 29 April 2025.
- ↑ "Offaly great Johnny Egan passes away". Hogan Stand. 15 December 2015.
- ↑ Barry, Stephen (15 May 2020). "Offaly All-Ireland winner Paddy Fenning passes away after illness". Irish Examiner.
- ↑ "Death of Offaly football great Sean Foran". Hogan Stand. 10 July 2015.
- ↑ "Offaly GAA mourns passing of Donie Hanlon, skipper of Faithful County's maiden Leinster SFC title win". Irish Independent. 1 February 2023.
- ↑ "Offaly football great Martin Heavey passes away". Hogan Stand. 7 August 2024.
- ↑ "Death of Offaly great Ambrose Hickey". Hogan Stand. 12 June 2016.
- ↑ "Death of Offaly great Greg Hughes". Irish Independent. 16 May 2014.
- ↑ "Kelleghan takes up Offaly U21 reins". Hogan Stand. 10 November 2011.
- ↑ "Kelly hangs up his boots". Hogan Stand. 21 January 2011.
- ↑ "Offaly double All-Ireland winner Kevin Kilmurray dies at 72". RTÉ. 4 December 2022.
- ↑ Keys, Colm (22 November 2010). "Malone strike puts Rhode on final path". Irish Independent.
- ↑ Kelly, Justin (4 May 2017). "The day Roy Malone scored two stunning goals as Offaly won Leinster". Offaly Express.
- ↑ "McManus to soldier on". Hogan Stand. 19 November 2008. Retrieved 2 January 2010.
- ↑ "McNamee could play 20th season for Offaly". Hogan Stand. 2 September 2022.
- ↑ "Offaly's McNamee calls it a day". Hogan Stand. 28 July 2025.
- ↑ "Offaly GAA legend Liam Connor dies aged 58". Irish Independent. 3 December 2013.
- ↑ "Former Offaly goalkeeper Donal O'Neill passes away". Hogan Stand. 11 October 2023.
- ↑ "Sad passing of two-time Offaly All-Ireland SFC winning defender, Mick O'Rourke". Hogan Stand. 26 January 2019.
- ↑ "Offaly mourn All-Ireland midfielder Ryan". Hogan Stand. 6 March 2012.
- ↑ "Westmeath secure six places in Tailteann team selection". RTÉ. 20 October 2022.
- ↑ "A Day in the Life: Offaly's Anton Sullivan". Hogan Stand. 25 April 2013.