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Johnny Carroll
Personal information
Irish name Seán Ó Cearúil
Sport Gaelic football
Position Left corner-forward
Born 1941
Dunmanway, County Cork, Ireland
Height 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m)
Occupation Electrician
Club(s)
Years Club
1960-1978
1962-1972
Dohenys
Carbery
Club titles
Cork titles 2
Inter-county(ies)
Years County Apps (scores)
1964-1969
Cork 12 (1-12)
Inter-county titles
Munster titles 2
All-Irelands 0
NFL 0

John Carroll (born 1941) is an Irish former Gaelic footballer. He played with club side Dohenys, divisional side Carbery and at inter-county level with the Cork senior football team.

Playing career

Carroll first played Gaelic football at club level with Dohenys. He won several West Cork JFC titles before winning a Cork JFC medal in 1966. [1] [2] Carroll's performances in the junior grade resulted in him being drafted onto the Carbery divisional team and he won two Cork SFC titles. [3] He completed the full set of championship medals when he won a Cork IFC title with Dohenys in 1972. [4]

Carroll's inter-county career with Cork began as a member of the junior team in 1961. [5] His performances in this grade resulted in him being drafted onto the senior team for the 1964 Munster final. [6] Carroll won consecutive Munster SFC medals in 1966 and 1967 and came on as a substitute when Cork were beaten by Meath in the 1967 All-Ireland final. [7] [8] [9] After his senior career ended in 1968, he re-joined the junior team and was a non-playing substitute when Cork won the All-Ireland JFC title in 1972.

Honours

Dohenys
Carbery
Cork

References

  1. ^ "Cork football needs players to stand up with their clubs like in yesteryear". The Southern Star. 29 November 2015. Retrieved 12 October 2022.
  2. ^ "When Dohenys ruled the West". The Southern Star. 25 January 2016. Retrieved 12 October 2022.
  3. ^ "The stuff of legends as Carbery and Clonakilty met in 1968 county final". The Southern Star. 17 November 2018. Retrieved 12 October 2022.
  4. ^ "Brief history". Dohenys GAA website. Retrieved 12 October 2022.
  5. ^ "Cork JFC teams: 1910-1996" (PDF). Cork GAA website. Retrieved 12 October 2022.
  6. ^ "Cork: 1960-1969" (PDF). Cork GAA website. Retrieved 12 October 2022.
  7. ^ "A crusader more than a manager". Irish Independent. 16 September 2007. Retrieved 12 October 2022.
  8. ^ "Senior football". Munster GAA website. Retrieved 12 October 2022.
  9. ^ "The result of Ford's sport mad employees became known as 'Monday morning car'". Irish Examiner. 15 April 2017. Retrieved 12 October 2022.
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

Johnny Carroll
Personal information
Irish name Seán Ó Cearúil
Sport Gaelic football
Position Left corner-forward
Born 1941
Dunmanway, County Cork, Ireland
Height 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m)
Occupation Electrician
Club(s)
Years Club
1960-1978
1962-1972
Dohenys
Carbery
Club titles
Cork titles 2
Inter-county(ies)
Years County Apps (scores)
1964-1969
Cork 12 (1-12)
Inter-county titles
Munster titles 2
All-Irelands 0
NFL 0

John Carroll (born 1941) is an Irish former Gaelic footballer. He played with club side Dohenys, divisional side Carbery and at inter-county level with the Cork senior football team.

Playing career

Carroll first played Gaelic football at club level with Dohenys. He won several West Cork JFC titles before winning a Cork JFC medal in 1966. [1] [2] Carroll's performances in the junior grade resulted in him being drafted onto the Carbery divisional team and he won two Cork SFC titles. [3] He completed the full set of championship medals when he won a Cork IFC title with Dohenys in 1972. [4]

Carroll's inter-county career with Cork began as a member of the junior team in 1961. [5] His performances in this grade resulted in him being drafted onto the senior team for the 1964 Munster final. [6] Carroll won consecutive Munster SFC medals in 1966 and 1967 and came on as a substitute when Cork were beaten by Meath in the 1967 All-Ireland final. [7] [8] [9] After his senior career ended in 1968, he re-joined the junior team and was a non-playing substitute when Cork won the All-Ireland JFC title in 1972.

Honours

Dohenys
Carbery
Cork

References

  1. ^ "Cork football needs players to stand up with their clubs like in yesteryear". The Southern Star. 29 November 2015. Retrieved 12 October 2022.
  2. ^ "When Dohenys ruled the West". The Southern Star. 25 January 2016. Retrieved 12 October 2022.
  3. ^ "The stuff of legends as Carbery and Clonakilty met in 1968 county final". The Southern Star. 17 November 2018. Retrieved 12 October 2022.
  4. ^ "Brief history". Dohenys GAA website. Retrieved 12 October 2022.
  5. ^ "Cork JFC teams: 1910-1996" (PDF). Cork GAA website. Retrieved 12 October 2022.
  6. ^ "Cork: 1960-1969" (PDF). Cork GAA website. Retrieved 12 October 2022.
  7. ^ "A crusader more than a manager". Irish Independent. 16 September 2007. Retrieved 12 October 2022.
  8. ^ "Senior football". Munster GAA website. Retrieved 12 October 2022.
  9. ^ "The result of Ford's sport mad employees became known as 'Monday morning car'". Irish Examiner. 15 April 2017. Retrieved 12 October 2022.

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