Michael Scannell (born 1949) is an Irish retired Gaelic footballer. His league and championship career with the Cork senior team spanned five seasons from 1969 to 1973.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Irish name | Mícheál Ó Scannail | ||
| Sport | Gaelic football | ||
| Position | Full-back | ||
| Born |
1949 Ballyvourney, County Cork, Ireland | ||
| Height | 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) | ||
| Club(s) | |||
| Years | Club | ||
|
Naomh Abán Muskerry | |||
| Club titles | |||
| Cork titles | 1 | ||
| Inter-county(ies)* | |||
| Years | County | Apps (scores) | |
1969-1973 | Cork | 5 (0-00) | |
| Inter-county titles | |||
| Munster titles | 2 | ||
| All-Irelands | 1 | ||
| NFL | 0 | ||
| All Stars | 0 | ||
| *Inter County team apps and scores correct as of 19:53, 20 December 2016. | |||
Born in Ballyvourney, County Cork Scannell first played competitive Gaelic football in his youth. He first appeared for the Naomh Abán club at underage levels, winning a host of divisional minor and under-21 championship medals. Scannell subsequently won county junior championship and county intermediate championship medals. As a member of the Muskerry divisional team, he won a county senior championship medal in 1970.
Scannell made his debut on the inter-county scene when he was selected on the Cork minor team in 1967. He enjoyed one championship season with the minors won an All-Ireland medal as a non-playing substitute in 1967. Scannell subsequently joined the Cork under-21 team, an All-Ireland medal in 1970. By this stage he had also joined the Cork senior team, becoming a member of the extended panel during the 1969 championship. Over the course of the next five seasons, Scannell won one All-Ireland in 1973 as a non playing substitute.[1] He also won two Munster medals. Scannell played his last game for Cork in September 1973.
Scannell lined out with the Munster inter-provincial team for one season in 1972. He won a Railway Cup medal that year.
Honours edit
- Naomh Abán
- Cork Intermediate Football Championship (1): 1977
- Cork Junior Football Championship (1): 1973
- Muskerry
- Cork Senior Football Championship (1): 1970
- Cork
- All-Ireland Senior Football Championship (1): 1973
- Munster Senior Football Championship (2): 1971 (c), 1973
- All-Ireland Under-21 Football Championship (1): 1970
- Munster Under-21 Football Championship (2): 1969, 1970
- All-Ireland Minor Football Championship (1): 1967
- Munster Minor Football Championship (1): 1967
- Munster
- Railway Cup (1): 1972
References edit
- ^ "When boys of '73 served up a treat". Irish Examiner. 21 August 2009. Retrieved 5 August 2015.