Portarlington GAA
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| Founded: | 1893 | ||||||||
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| County: | Laois | ||||||||
| Nickname: | Port | ||||||||
| Colours: | Maroon jersey and green sash, white shorts | ||||||||
| Grounds: | McCann Park | ||||||||
| Coordinates: | 53°08′56.13″N 7°10′45.56″W / 53.1489250°N 7.1793222°W | ||||||||
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Portarlington GAA is a Gaelic Athletic Association (GAA) affiliated predominantly Gaelic Football club with underage Hurling up till U/17 level.
The club is based in the town of Portarlington in County Laois, Republic of Ireland. [1]
McCann Park is the home of the Portarlington GAA club, it is named after club member Pat McCann. The Colm Maher memorial stand, which is the main stand in the ground, was built in the memory of Portarlington footballer Colm Maher who died in June 1996. The stand has a capacity of 1,012 people (all seated). McCann Park was used as the venue for the 1979 All-Ireland Senior Ladies' Football Championship final replay, where Offaly defeated Tipperary.[citation needed]
Achievements[edit]
Senior[edit]
- Laois Senior Football Championship: Winners (15): 1893, 1910, 1912, 1921, 1922, 1923, 1954, 1955, 1959, 1988, 1995, 2001, 2020, 2021, 2022
- Runners-Up: 1891, 1896, 1908, 1915, 1932, 1951, 1953, 1957, 1963, 1991, 1996
Intermediate[edit]
- Laois Intermediate Football Championship: Winners (4): 1945, 1955, 1990, 1991
- Runners-Up: 1944, 1960, 1969, 1971, 1972, 1987, 1989
Junior[edit]
- Laois Junior A Football Championship: Winners (8): 1919, 1921, 1924, 1925, 1931, 1954, 1968, 1983
- Runners-Up: 1963
- Laois Junior A Hurling Championship: Runners-Up: 1937, 1946, 1960
League[edit]
- ACFL Div 1: Winners (4): 1988, 1989, 2021, 2023
- Runners-Up: 1973, 1974, 1993, 2014
- ACFL Div 1 "B": Runners-Up: 2017
- ACFL Div 2: Runners-Up: 1976, 2009
- ACFL Div 3: Winners (2): 1990, 2001
- Runners-Up: 2002, 2013
- ACFL Div 4: Runners-Up, 1997, 2018
U21[edit]
- Laois U-21 Football Championship: Winners (8): 1971, 1972, 1986, 1988, 1991, 2009, 2018, 2019
- Runners-Up: 1967, 1968, 1973, 1979, 1985, 1987, 1994, 2002
- Laois U-21 B Football Championship: Winners (2): 2002, 2008
Minor[edit]
- Laois Minor Football Championship: Winners (9): 1966, 1982, 1983, 1987, 1989, 1991, 2009, 2014, 2017
- Runners-Up: 1952, 1953, 1958, 1967, 1981, 1986, 1988, 1990, 2015, 2018
- Laois Minor B Football Championship: Winners (1): 2007
- Runners-Up: 1995
Notable people[edit]
References[edit]
- ^ "Portarlington". Laois GAA. 6 November 2019. Retrieved 11 September 2022.
- ^ "21 of the hardiest men to have played football in Laois in the last 20 years". 17 March 2020. Retrieved 12 November 2022.
External links[edit]
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