Ederney St Joseph's is a Gaelic football club based in the village of Ederney, County Fermanagh, Northern Ireland.
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| Founded: | 1929 | ||||||||
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| County: | Fermanagh | ||||||||
| Colours: | White and Green | ||||||||
| Grounds: | St Joseph's Park, Ederney | ||||||||
| Coordinates: | 54°31′50″N 7°39′27″W / 54.530679°N 7.657598°W | ||||||||
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History
editThe club was first founded in May 1929, and went through various incarnations before winning their first Fermanagh Senior Football Championship title in 1968, beating Newtownbutler by 3–7 to 2–6.[1]
In 2004, Martin McGrath became Ederney's first All Star.[2]
Ederney reached the county finals in both 2006 and 2018, losing heavily to Enniskillen Gaels and Derrygonnelly Harps respectively.[3][4] After a fifty-two year wait the club finally added its second senior championship in 2020, beating Derrygonnelly 2–8 to 1–6 in the final.[5]
Notable players
editHonours
edit- Fermanagh Senior Football Championship (2): 1968, 2020
- Fermanagh Intermediate Football Championship (4): 1966, 1979, 1989, 2005
- Fermanagh Junior Football Championship (4): 1939, 1951, 1969, 1973[7]
References
edit- ^ "Ederney aiming to stop Fermanagh SFC six in-a-row for Derrygonnelly". The Irish News. 26 September 2020. Retrieved 8 January 2022.
- ^ "Fermanagh get two All Stars". BBC Northern Ireland. 24 November 2004. Retrieved 8 January 2022.
- ^ "Enniskillen win Fermanagh title". BBC Northern Ireland. 24 September 2006. Retrieved 8 January 2022.
- ^ "Fermanagh SFC: Derrygonnelly win fourth title in a row with emphatic 2-16 to 0-10 win over Ederney". BBC Northern Ireland. 30 September 2018. Retrieved 27 December 2021.
- ^ "Ederney stun Derrygonnelly to end 52-year wait for Fermanagh SFC". The Irish News. 28 September 2020. Retrieved 27 December 2021.
- ^ "Marty McGrath and Ederney hoping to bridge a long gap in Fermanagh". The Irish Times. 24 September 2020. Retrieved 8 January 2022.
- ^ "Roll of Honour". Fermanagh GAA. Retrieved 8 January 2022.