Peter Ford (born 28 January 1962) is an Irish former sportsperson. He played Gaelic football with Sligo club St Mary's and was a member of the senior Mayo county team in the 1980s and 1990s. Ford later served as manager of the Galway and Sligo teams.[2]
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Irish name | Peadar Mac Giollarnáth | ||
| Sport | Gaelic football | ||
| Position | Full-back | ||
| Born |
28 January 1962[1] Ballinrobe, County Mayo | ||
| Height | 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) | ||
| Occupation | Secondary school teacher | ||
| Club(s) | |||
| Years | Club | ||
1980s–1990s | St Mary's | ||
| Inter-county(ies) | |||
| Years | County | ||
1980s–1990s | Mayo | ||
| Inter-county titles | |||
| Connacht titles | 0 | ||
| All-Irelands | 0 | ||
| NFL | 0 | ||
| All Stars | 0 | ||
He departed as Galway manager in August 2007.[3][4]
He has also managed Breaffy.[5]
He is a secondary school teacher.[6]
References edit
- ^ "Player profiles". The Connacht Tribune. 15 September 1989. Retrieved 23 November 2022.
- ^ "Mayo GAA profile". www.hoganstand.com. Archived from the original on 2 July 2017. Retrieved 9 April 2010.
- ^ "Ford leaves the stage". The Mayo News. 14 August 2007.
- ^ "Ford quits as Galway boss". Irish Examiner. 10 August 2007.
Peter Ford has become the latest inter-county manager to quit his job this summer — the former Mayo footballer ended his tenure as Galway senior football boss last night.
- ^ Gannon, Colm (5 September 2020). "Breaffy stay the course to see off Westport". Mayo Advertiser. Retrieved 6 October 2020.
- ^ Cummiskey, Gavin (8 October 2004). "Ford takes over in Galway". The Irish Times.