Mattock Rangers Gaelic Athletic Association is a Gaelic football, camogie, hurling and ladies' Gaelic football club based in Collon, County Louth, Republic of Ireland.[1][2][3][4]
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| Founded: | 1952 | ||||||||
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| County: | Louth | ||||||||
| Nickname: | The Buzzards | ||||||||
| Colours: | Red and Black | ||||||||
| Grounds: | Páirc Mattock, School Lane, Collon | ||||||||
| Coordinates: | 53°46′29″N 6°28′54″W / 53.774747°N 6.481701°W | ||||||||
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History edit
The club was founded in 1952 and is named after the Mattock River, a tributary of the Boyne.[1]
They won a Louth Junior Football Championship county football title in 1961 and a Louth Intermediate Football Championship title in 1982. Mattock lost their first four Louth Senior Football Championship finals, in 1973, 1976, 1962 and 2001. Senior success finally came in 2002; in that year, Mattock Rangers reached the final of the Leinster Senior Club Football Championship, losing to Dunshaughlin.[2] They have won three more senior titles since then. In 2015, they were relegated to the intermediate grade, which they subsequently won in 2019. They then went on a strong run, winning the 2019 Leinster Intermediate Championship before being beaten by Magheracloone in the All Ireland semi final.
The hurlers have never been county champions, but reached the final of the Louth Senior Hurling Championship in 2011.[3]
Notable players edit
- Damien Reid
- Paddy Geraghty
- David Reid
- Adrian Reid
- Christy Grimes
- Mike Englishby
- Marty Englishby
- David Brennan
- Mark Brennan
- Ryan Lenaghan
- Shane Maguire
- Ciaran Maguire
- Mark Lenehan
- Aaron O'Brien
- Daniel Bannon
- Ivor Sherlock
- Donal Geraghty
Honours edit
Gaelic football edit
- Leinster Intermediate Club Football Championship (1): 2019[4]
- Louth Senior Football Championship (4): 2002,[5] 2005,[6] 2009,[7] 2010[8]
- Cardinal O'Donnell Cup (2): 2011,[9] 2015[10]
- Louth Senior Football League Division 1B (1): 2005[11]
- Louth Intermediate Football Championship (2): 1982,[12] 2019[13]
- Louth Junior Football Championship (1): 1961[14]
- Louth Junior 2A Football Championship (1): 1960[14]
- Louth Junior 2B Football Championship (1): 2022[15]
- Louth Intermediate Football League (2): 1996,[12] 1998[12]
- Paddy Sheelan Cup (3): 2009,[16] 2017,[17] 2024[18]
- Dealgan Milk Products Shield (4): 1988,[19] 1992, 1993, 1996
- Louth Junior 2A Football League (4): 1977, 1979, 2004,[20] 2018[21]
- Louth Junior 2 Football League (Division 5) (1): 2016
References edit
- ^ "History". mattockrangers.ie.
- ^ "Relentless Dunshaughlin a bridge too far for Mattock - Independent.ie".
- ^ "Results: GAA club finals". RTÉ Sport. 25 September 2011.
- ^ "Mattock Rangers defeat Kilkenny kingpins in Leinster final". Irish Examiner. 8 December 2019. Retrieved 11 December 2019.
- ^ "Golden day for Mattock Rangers". Irish Times. 16 September 2002.
- ^ "Grandstand finish for Mattock's second title". Irish Independent. 3 October 2005.
- ^ "Reid strike adds gloss to comfortable Matt' finish". Irish Independent. 5 October 2009.
- ^ "Louth SFC: Rangers snatch victory at the death". Hogan Stand. 4 October 2010.
- ^ "Clear signs of progress". Hogan Stand. 27 November 2011.
- ^ "FL1 final: Mattock are champions as Pat's unbeaten run ends". Hogan Stand. 27 October 2015.
- ^ "Vintage Mattock further undermine OConnells senior status". Drogheda Independent. 28 October 2005.
- ^ a b c "Hanratty set for second season". Drogheda Independent. 21 December 2011.
- ^ "Ruthless Mattock are intermediate no more after final win over Kilkerley". Dundalk Democrat. 6 October 2019.
- ^ a b "Legendary son of Collon Doc will be sadly missed". Drogheda Independent. 28 January 2009.
- ^ "Bannon and Reid strike late as Mattock Rangers deny Sean O'Mahony's in Louth Junior 2B Championship final". The Argus. 6 November 2022.
- ^ "Christy leads Mattock to replay glory". Drogheda Independent. 13 May 2009.
- ^ "Congratulations Mattock Rangers". Louth GAA. 13 June 2017.
- ^ "Mattock Rangers punish wasteful St Joseph's to claim Paddy Sheelan Cup final win". Drogheda Independent. 30 March 2024.
- ^ "The golden boys". Hogan Stand. 30 November 2007.
- ^ "Mattock are Division 4A champions". The Argus. 12 November 2004.
- ^ "Division 4 League Final". Louth GAA. 5 October 2018.
External links edit
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