Kilcock GAA
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| Founded: | 1887 | ||||||||
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| County: | Kildare | ||||||||
| Colours: | Green and Gold | ||||||||
| Grounds: | Branganstown, Kilcock | ||||||||
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Kilcock is a Gaelic Athletic Association (GAA) club in Kilcock, County Kildare, Ireland, winner of five Kildare Senior Football Championship: (1914, 1917, 1955, 1957, 1958) and Kildare club of the year in 1982. Located on the border with County Meath, Kilcock has a long and proud tradition of Gaelic Games.
History
Kilcock O’Connell’s were one of the strongest early GAA clubs in Kildare, losing to Clondalkin Round Towers by 0-2 to 0-3 at an August 1888 tournament. Christy Rochfort was the leading footballers and referee of the early team. Six Kilcock men have won All Ireland Senior Football Championships with Kildare(1905,1919). Kilcock last won the Kildare Senior Football Championship in 1958 when they defeated Round Towers GAA (Kildare) on a scoreline of 3-12 to 3-8.
Honors
Davy Dalton Sr was captain of the Kildare team who won the 1956 Leinster Championship. He was joined on that team by Larry McCormack, Paddy Gibbons and N Moran. Larry McCormack captained the Leinster Railway Cup Team in 1957. He also went on to play for Ireland in the same year against a Combined Universities team. He lined out at centre half forward that day. Davy Dalton Sr was chosen on the Kildare football team of the millennium and his son Davy Dalton Jr won an All Stars Award winner in 1997.
Notable players
Tommy Kelly(1905 All Ireland Snr Football Championship winner)
Tom Crowley (1905 All Ireland Snr Football Championship winner)
James 'Ginger' Moran (1919 All Ireland Snr Football Championship winner)
Kit Flynn (1919 All Ireland Snr Football Championship winner)
Joe Connor (1919 All Ireland Snr Football Championship winner)
George Magan (1919 All Ireland Snr Football Championship winner)
Davy Dalton Sr (1956 Leinster Snr Football Championship winner)
Larry McCormack (1956 Leinster Snr Football Championship winner)
Paddy Gibbons (1956 Leinster Snr Football Championship winner)
N Moran (1956 Leinster Snr Football Championship winner)
Davy Dalton Jr (1998 Leinster Snr Football Championship winner)
Roll of Honour
1914,1917,1955,1957,1958
2003
1938,1969,1982
1937, 1950
1999
Leinster Leader Cup: 1953
Kildare Intermediate Football League: 1950,1982
Kildare Junior B Football Championship: 1981
Kildare Junior C Football Championship: 1981
Aldridge Cup: 2006
Jack Higgins Cup: 1981
Kildare U21 Football Division 2 Championship: 2015
Kildare Minor Football Division 1 Championship: 1995
Kildare Minor Football Division 1 League: 1956
Kildare Minor Football Division 2 Championship: 2011
Kildare Minor Football Division 2 League: 1980,1981
Kildare Under 16 Football Division 1 Championship: 2010
Kildare Under 14 Football Division 1 Championship: 2002,2012
Kildare Under 13 Football Division 2 Championship: 1975,1982,1985
Kildare Under 11 Football Division 2 Championship: 1977,1984,1985
Kildare Under 10 Football Division 2 Championship: 1983
Kildare Under 9 Football Division 1 League: 2000
External links
- Kilcock GAA site
- Kildare GAA club sites
- Kilcock GAA on TwitterLua error in Module:WikidataCheck at line 28: attempt to index field 'wikibase' (a nil value).
- Kilcock Facebook page
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