St Grellan's Gaelic Football Club (Irish: Cumann Peile Ghrealláin Naofa) was a Gaelic Athletic Association club based in Ballinasloe, County Galway, Ireland.[1]

St Grellan's GFC
Cumann Peile Ghrealláin Naofa
County:Galway
Colours:Black and Amber
Grounds:Dunlo GAA Grounds
Coordinates:53°19′51.01″N 8°13′42.69″W / 53.3308361°N 8.2285250°W / 53.3308361; -8.2285250
Playing kits
Standard colours
Senior Club Championships
All Ireland Connacht
champions
Galway
champions
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The team was named in honour of Saint Grellan, patron saint of Ballinasloe.

St Grellan's GFC were the first club to win a record seven Galway county football titles in a row from 1913 to 1919 and were undefeated in the county championship from 1913 to 1930. In 1980, they were also the first Galway Club to reach an All-Ireland Senior Club Football Championship in 1980.

On 1 December 2005, St Grellan's merged with Ballinasloe Hurling Club to form Ballinasloe GAA.

Players

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Honours

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Senior

Intermediate

  • Galway Intermediate Football Championships (3): 1986, 1992, 2000

Junior

  • Galway Junior Football Championships (1): 1997, 2012 (runners-up 2010)
  • Connacht Junior Football Championships (1): 2012
  • All-Ireland Junior Football Championships (1): 2013

U21

  • Galway U21 'A' Football Championships (1): 1977 (runners-up in 1970, 1975)

Minor

  • Galway Minor 'A' Football Championships (1): 1974 (runner-up in 1975, 1978, 1981 after Two Replays both involving Extra Time)

References

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  1. ^ Silke, Ray (11 December 2009). "Ballinasloe's glorious footballing history relived in 2010 calendar". Athlone Advertiser. Retrieved 15 February 2024.