Jack Donnelly (Gaelic footballer)

Irish Gaelic footballer

Jack Donnelly
Personal information
Irish nameSeán Ó Donnaile
SportGaelic football
PositionMidfield
Born1944 (1944)
Rathangan,
County Mayo, Ireland
Height6 ft 0[1] in (1.83 m)
Club(s)
YearsClub
Ellistown
Club titles
Kildare titles0
Inter-county(ies)
YearsCounty
Kildare
Inter-county titles
Leinster titles0
All-Irelands0
NFL0
All Stars0

John Donnelly (born 1944) is an Irish former Gaelic football coach and player. At club level, he played with Ellistown and he was also a member of the Kildare senior football team.

Playing career

Donnelly played his club Gaelic football with Ellistown. He was part of the team that won the Kildare IFC title in 1964 following a defeat of Maynooth in the final.[2]

At inter-county level, Donnelly was part of the Kildare team that won consecutive Leinster U21FC titles as well as the All-Ireland U21FC title in 1965.[3] He later spent several years with the senior team but lost four leinster SFC finals in 1966 and 1975.[4] Donnelly also earned a call-up to the Leinster team for the Railway Cup.

Post-playing career

Donnelly later became involved in team management and coaching. He was a long-time selector with the Kildare senior team. He was named in the right wing-forward position on Kildare's Team of the Millennium.[5]

Honours

Ellistown
Kildare

References

  1. ^ "Close-up on the players". Nationalist and Leinster Times. 1 October 1965. Retrieved 19 December 2024.
  2. ^ "Ellistown's Phil Noons, a player who did it for club and county". Kildare Live. 14 March 2024. Retrieved 19 December 2024.
  3. ^ "Leinster Under-21 All-Ireland Football Winning Teams" (PDF). Leinster GAA website. Retrieved 19 December 2024.
  4. ^ "Leinster Senior Football Finalists" (PDF). Leinster GAA website. Retrieved 19 December 2024.
  5. ^ "Kilkenny woes worsen as Barry breaks thumb". Irish Independent. 25 July 2000. Retrieved 19 December 2024.
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