People who have played both soccer and gaelic

TheCandystripes · 13-12-2009 2:43pm #1

simultaneously.

Jason Sherlock, Dublin amd Shamrock Rovers
Stephen Cluxton was in one of the championship managers. think he might have been with pat's
Michael(MEHALL) slimmermann sligo under21 goalkeeper played for sligo rovers last season against bohs

anyone else?

shockframe · 13-12-2009 2:45pm

i think colm mccullagh tyrone played both at the same time.
peter whitnell (down) although i could be wrong on that

flahavaj · 13-12-2009 2:55pm

Anthony Tohill had a trial at Man United.

Dave Barry starred for Cork City and Cork footballers for yers.

Kenteach · 13-12-2009 3:04pm

Brendan Devenney played with Finn Harps, as did a few Donegal players over the years, names not coming to me now though. Graham Geraghty had trials at Arsenal, and a good few played both underage before having to choose, players like Cillian Sheridan at Celtic.

Also a good lot who played GAA and rugby, players like Shane Horgan, Tommy Bowe and Tomas O'Leary to name a few.

alkev · 13-12-2009 3:07pm

kevin moran man. u and dubs . Two all irelands and Fa cups

shockframe · 13-12-2009 3:07pm

TheCandystripes wrote: »

simultaneously.

Jason Sherlock, Dublin amd Shamrock Rovers
Stephen Cluxton was in one of the championship managers. think he might have been with pat's
Michael(MEHALL) slimmermann sligo under21 goalkeeper played for sligo rovers last season against bohs

anyone else?

if you really think about it it must be about half the country.

Photi · 13-12-2009 3:08pm

PJ Banville

Waterford Utd & Wexford

ballsymchugh · 13-12-2009 3:09pm

declan bonner at donegal and finn harps.
dessie barry with longford and longford town

almost a thing of the past now!

TheCandystripes · 13-12-2009 3:09pm

well im more looking at the likes of michael slimmermann who played in an under-21 final in the same season he played with sligo rovers. im not just talking about any randomer who just happened to play both sports. for the purpose of this thread lets say people who have played at the top level in this country.

Ian_K · 13-12-2009 3:10pm

There was a young lad there last year or the year before playing half forward for Fermanagh and playing with Glentoran at the same time... can't remember his name but read that in the paper some time

homerjay2005 · 13-12-2009 3:32pm

paul galvin spent some time with cork city i think. mike macarthy played soccer alot this year before rejoining the squad.

shockframe · 13-12-2009 3:35pm

homerjay2005 wrote: »

mike macarthy played soccer alot this year before rejoining the squad.

is that the reason he solo'd then headed the ball then solo'd against dublin this year.

Gingy · 13-12-2009 4:04pm

Ian_K wrote: »

There was a young lad there last year or the year before playing half forward for Fermanagh and playing with Glentoran at the same time... can't remember his name but read that in the paper some time

Shane McCabe was the Fermanagh player who played or might even still plays for Glentoran. Does Michael Schlingermann still play football or does he play soccer only now? He was class for Mayo in the minor semi and final this year.

MementoMori · 13-12-2009 4:17pm

homerjay2005 wrote: »

paul galvin spent some time with cork city i think. mike macarthy played soccer alot this year before rejoining the squad.

Mike Mac played a fair bit of soccer over the years he was missing from the panel. Played CB with Castleisland Dynamos.

Not so sure about Paul Galvin.

Kerry captain Darren O'Sullivan spent two years at QPR's underage academy, and I think is playing some rugby this winter (not 100%)

Xabi Alonso took part in some Gaelic games blitz in Trim when he was a young lad learning English one summer.

Did once hear of Steve Finnan bringing hurls to a training session at Liverpool and I have a notion of seeing him in a Limerick jersey as well.

MementoMori · 13-12-2009 4:20pm

shockframe wrote: »

is that the reason he solo'd then headed the ball then solo'd against dublin this year.

Yup - wanted to show off his soccer skills in Croker.

ballsymchugh · 13-12-2009 4:21pm

MementoMori wrote: »

Did once hear of Steve Finnan bringing hurls to a training session at Liverpool and I have a notion of seeing him in a Limerick jersey as well.

i remember a photo in the paper a couple of years ago of leroy lita holding a hurley and shane long showing him a few basics. he could've got a junior medal in london if he kept it up!

TheCandystripes · 13-12-2009 4:22pm

Gingy wrote: »

Shane McCabe was the Fermanagh player who played or might even still plays for Glentoran. Does Michael Schlingermann still play football or does he play soccer only now? He was class for Mayo in the minor semi and final this year.

when i seen him i was like 'oh he must be nervous playing against bohs' but then i rememered he would have played in front of thousands in the under-21 final but he was rubbish in the one game he played. showed the different qualities needed to be a keeper in gaa football and soccer football.

paddy978 · 13-12-2009 4:35pm

Shane Curran-Roscommon and Athlone Town
Michael Donnellan-Galway and Galway Utd
Eoin Keating-Limerick and Limerick 37

cruiserweight · 13-12-2009 7:03pm

Photi wrote: »

PJ Banville

Waterford Utd & Wexford

Banville is injured at the moment, broke a leg playing soccer recently.

Ciaran Lyng played professionaly in England, now playing football for Wexford

Orizio · 13-12-2009 7:08pm

Cathal Naughton had trials at a premier league club when he was a teenager.

ollaetta · 13-12-2009 8:55pm

flahavaj wrote: »

Dave Barry starred for Cork City and Cork footballers for yers.

Don't forget Dinny Allen before him. Cork Hibs and the county team.

GymJim · 14-12-2009 2:57pm

Mark McKeever - Cavan & Sheff Wed
John Convery - Down & Celtic
Brendan Murphy - Meath & Wimbledon

Rocky77 · 14-12-2009 9:44pm

Padraig Amond - Shamrock Rovers, Sligo Rovers and Carlow hurlers
Stephen Lynch - Longford Town, UCD and Longford footballers
Niall McGinn - Derry City, Celtic and Dungannon footballers
Packie Bonner - Celtic, Ireland and Donegal minors
Dessie Barry - Longford Town and Longford
Enda Kenny - Longford Town and Roscommon
Gary Connaughton - Athlone Town and Westmeath
Dave Barry - Cork City and Cork
Eric Bradley - Waterford United and Wexford
Wayne Guthrie - Tralee Dynamos and Kerry minors

Mullet · 14-12-2009 10:41pm

Niall Quinn played for Dublin in an all ireland minor hurling final before heading to Arsenal.

Mullet · 14-12-2009 10:45pm

Mick Deegan Played Senior football for dublin and in the Irish league for Coleraine "i think".

An Citeog · 15-12-2009 12:36am

I know it's not exactly what you're looking for but since Shane Supple quit Ipswich a few months ago, he's been playing senior football with Brigids and has gotten a run out with the Dublin development squad a few times.

The_Kew_Tour · 15-12-2009 3:09am

Orizio wrote: »

Cathal Naughton had trials at a premier league club when he was a teenager.

Notts Forest

MementoMori · 15-12-2009 11:49am

Kevin Moran anyone?

injured365 · 15-12-2009 12:01pm

Orizio wrote: »

Cathal Naughton had trials at a premier league club when he was a teenager.

He had trials and a contract with notts forest but became homesick and left it

Rocky77 · 15-12-2009 6:39pm

GymJim wrote: »

Mark McKeever - Cavan & Sheff Wed
John Convery - Down & Celtic
Brendan Murphy - Meath & Wimbledon

Not the same one.

blackbelt · 15-12-2009 7:43pm

Martin O Neill current Aston Villa manager had won an All Ireland Under 21 Final with Down.

ollaetta · 15-12-2009 10:05pm

Mullet wrote: »

Mick Deegan Played Senior football for dublin and in the Irish league for Coleraine "i think".

Crusaders. And I've a feeling there may have been another member of the Dublin panel up there with him. Could be totally wrong but I seem to remember a news item about two players.

eigrod · 15-12-2009 10:09pm

ollaetta wrote: »

Don't forget Dinny Allen before him. Cork Hibs and the county team.

And he played a few league games with Cork hurlers too.

He once scored a 'header' in a Gaelic match (I think for his club Nemo) and the ref disallowed it

The_Kew_Tour · 16-12-2009 1:33am

eigrod wrote: »

And he played a few league games with Cork hurlers too.

He once scored a 'header' in a Gaelic match (I think for his club Nemo) and the ref disallowed it

lol would not have been surprised to hear that.

good story

The_Kew_Tour · 16-12-2009 1:35am

blackbelt wrote: »

Martin O Neill current Aston Villa manager had won an All Ireland Under 21 Final with Down.

Is Martin O Neill not a Derry man?

EI111 · 16-12-2009 1:50am

i think dj carey played for kilkenny city at one point. could be wrong

Saint_Mel · 16-12-2009 9:22am

Ger Houlahan - Armagh & Sligo Rovers
Gary Murphy - Longford & Longford Town
Johnny Kenny - Sligo & Sligo Rovers

LinoRichie · 16-12-2009 2:04pm

TheCandystripes wrote: »

simultaneously.

Jason Sherlock, Dublin amd Shamrock Rovers
Stephen Cluxton was in one of the championship managers. think he might have been with pat's
Michael(MEHALL) slimmermann sligo under21 goalkeeper played for sligo rovers last season against bohs

anyone else?

me - i've played both

Saint_Mel · 16-12-2009 4:41pm

EI111 wrote: »

i think dj carey played for kilkenny city at one point. could be wrong

Not so sure about that one

Conditioned · 17-12-2009 9:02am

blackbelt wrote: »

Martin O Neill current Aston Villa manager had won an All Ireland Under 21 Final with Down.

Martin O'Neill was from Derry. He played underage with Derry, but the height of his gaelic football career was playing in the McRory club final with St. Malachys.

I remember attending an event that Micheál O Muircheartaigh was speaking at and he talked about the importance of the club.

He talked about a conversation he had with Martin O'Neill who he knew from his days playing with St.Malachys. He said that Martins father never had a gra for soccer and never really got over the fact that he stopped playing gaelic football to go play professional soccer!

Martin brought him over for the the European final, i think the 1980 one, and afterwards he went to chat him in the hotel thinking that he'd be impressed after all his son was after winning arguably the greatest competition in club soccer in one of the greatest stadiums in the world. He sat down beside his father and asked him "well Da, what'd ya think of that?"

There was a pause for a minute and then he said "Son, its all grand and that but it'll never compare to winning a senior championship with your club.":D

EI111 · 17-12-2009 4:51pm

Saint_Mel wrote: »

Not so sure about that one

im not either i'll try to find out

Edit:

http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/sport/football/article1018216.ece

I knew I had heard something about it, I thought he had played a few league games though to be honest. Must have been the hype I remember.

phili_g · 17-12-2009 5:15pm

Ger Houlihan played full forward for Armagh and centre forward for Sligo Rovers

He scooped the ball over the bar with no goalie to beat from 6 yards when the game was 1-1 in the Cup Winners Cup against Club Brugge

Still haven't forgiven him!!

LeoB · 17-12-2009 11:52pm

This is not confined to modern times.

Con Martin snr played Gaelic football with St. Maurs in Rush, Aer Corps and soccer with Drumcondra before he went to Aston Villa. Part of Irish team that beat England 2..0 at Goodison in 1948. (
Ireland were the first team to travel over seas and beat England not the mighty Magyers Hungary in 1954)

Joe McGuinness played for St. Maurs and won a Leinster junior medal with Dublin and I think an O'Byrne cup medal. He also had trials with Aston Villa and scored in a match for them (mid 80s)

Stephen McPhail who plays for Cardiff City was a brillant Gaelic player and the week before he went to Leeds he scored 2 frees off the ground from outside the 45 AT AN u/15 Dublin trial. Stephen has been unwell but hopefully is doing well now.

Did Graham Geraghty have trials with an English club? Shane Long Tipp and Reading.
Tony Grelish London and Q.P.R.
Did Kieran Duff have trial under Dave Sexton for Man Utd? Mickey Sheehy have trial with Arsenal?
Peter Withnall for football for Down and soccer for both Newry and Dundalk.

Saint_Mel · 18-12-2009 10:55am

LeoB wrote: »

Did Graham Geraghty have trials with an English club?

Arsenal, and apparently (probably urban myth) Paul Merson or someone reckoned Geraghty was the fittest player he'd ever seen

Agus · 18-12-2009 2:42pm

Saint_Mel wrote: »

Arsenal, and apparently (probably urban myth) Paul Merson or someone reckoned Geraghty was the fittest player he'd ever seen

It's true according to this.

http://www.tribune.ie/archive/article/2005/mar/27/back-to-the-battlefield/

yahoo_moe · 18-12-2009 2:53pm

Saint_Mel wrote: »

Arsenal, and apparently (probably urban myth) Paul Merson or someone reckoned Geraghty was the fittest player he'd ever seen

I presume Merse wasn't just comparing Geraghty to himself at that stage?

Kenteach · 18-12-2009 5:26pm

Saint_Mel wrote: »

Arsenal, and apparently (probably urban myth) Paul Merson or someone reckoned Geraghty was the fittest player he'd ever seen

Not an urban myth, nor the first time a top level full time soccer player made that assertion about a gaa player. Alan Shearer couldn't believe Larry Tompkins was an amateur sportsman when they both attended the Lilleshall Rehabilitation Centre after knee surgery. Tompkins outscored him on every single test.

Back on topic. Anymore who have played GAA and soccer at the same time? Most Irish soccer players have played GAA at some point, but anymore to do them both together? That immediately rules out anyone playing soccer abroad!

LeoB · 18-12-2009 7:16pm

Remember talking to Kevin Moran and Mick Martin back in mid 80s and they reckoned at the time inter county G.A.A players were much fitter than professional soccer players when G.A.A.A players were in Championship mode. However it was for a shorter period of time as the soccer lads woulds be in good shape from Aug/ Sept to the following May/ June.

djScarey · 21-12-2009 2:55am

Shane McWeeney who is in QPR's current first team squad, also played Gaelic Football for Tir Chonaill Gaels in London. Ex Ireland international David Connolly played both hurling and Gaelic Football at an underage level in London, before choosing a career in soccer.

wee bey · 22-12-2009 1:42am

Xabi Alonso studied English in Meath in the summer of 1995 as a foreign exchange student. Bit sketchy on the details but apparently one evening him and a gang of Irish and spanish teenagers were hanging around a gaa club where a well known meath inter-county star was practising long distance frees. Now Alonso was something of a prodigy even then having represented spain at u 14,15 and 16 levels. He was dared by a few host teenagers to try his hand at a few long range frees and the meath star was stunned as he calmy stroked over the o neills ball from the 45 yard line on the touchline. With his left foot!:cool:

mal_1 · 22-12-2009 2:00am

Kenteach wrote: »

Back on topic. Anymore who have played GAA and soccer at the same time? Most Irish soccer players have played GAA at some point, but anymore to do them both together? That immediately rules out anyone playing soccer abroad!

Not that these two are exactly 'house hold' names, however had the 'pleasure' of marking Jonathon Douglas in a junior B match during the summer,He said was easier than running the roads to keep fit over they summer.
Just to add insult to the injury, their centre Mark Connolly is an academy player with Wolves. Lets say they both sublime at that level.

http://www.hoganstand.com/Monaghan/ArticleForm.aspx?ID=113637

People who have played both soccer and gaelic

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