Seán Cooney
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| Born | 1946 (age 79–80) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 5 ft 8 in (173 cm) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Sport | Gaelic football | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Position | Right wing-forward | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Seán Cooney (born 1946 in Pullough, County Offaly) is an Irish former Gaelic footballer who played as a right wing-forward for the Offaly county football team and at club level with Erin Rovers.
He was a member of the Offaly senior panel from 1964 to 1975 and won two All-Ireland Senior Football Championship titles in 1971 and 1972.
Playing career
Inter-county career
Cooney made his debut for Offaly in 1964.
He was part of the Offaly team that won the 1971 All-Ireland Senior Football Championship, defeating Galway in the final at Croke Park on 26 September 1971.[1]
He also played in the 1972 championship when Offaly retained the All-Ireland title after defeating Kerry in the final replay.[2]
Offaly won three consecutive Leinster Senior Football Championship titles from 1971 to 1973.[3]
Cooney made approximately 29 championship appearances during his inter-county career.
Coaching career
After his playing career, Cooney became involved in coaching at club level in Offaly.[4]
Honours
Offaly
- All-Ireland Senior Football Championship: 2 (1971, 1972)
- Leinster Senior Football Championship: 3 (1971, 1972, 1973)
Individual
- GAA All Stars Awards: 2[5]
References
- ↑ "Offaly 1-14 Galway 2-8: All-Ireland SFC Final report". The Irish Times. 27 September 1971.
- ↑ "Offaly defeat Kerry in All-Ireland replay to retain title". Irish Independent. 16 October 1972.
- ↑ "Leinster Senior Football Championship Roll of Honour". Leinster GAA. Retrieved 3 June 2026.
- ↑ "Offaly GAA profile". www.hoganstand.com. Archived from the original on 4 August 2014. Retrieved 8 June 2010.
- ↑ "All Stars Roll of Honour". GAA. Retrieved 3 June 2026.