Charlie Mulgrew (Gaelic footballer)

Charlie Mulgrew (born 1960s) is an Irish Gaelic football manager and former player from County Donegal.

Charlie Mulgrew
Personal information
Irish name Cathal Ó Maolchraoibhe
Sport Gaelic football
Born 1960s
County Donegal, Ireland
Club(s)
Years Club
?–?
 St Eunan's
Inter-county(ies)
Years County
1981–1992
 Donegal
Inter-county titles
Ulster titles 3
All-Irelands 1
All Stars 0

Playing

Mulgrew played for his school team, St Eunan's College.[1] He repeated his Leaving Certificate at the College in 1978-79, playing for the team that won a MacLarnon Cup and All-Ireland B Final (Donegal's first ever title at All-Ireland level).[2] He played his club football for St Eunan's. He won the 1982 All-Ireland Under-21 Football Championship with the Donegal county team.[3] He played for the Donegal senior team between 1981 and 1992, winning the Sam Maguire Cup that year, as well as Ulster Senior Football Championship titles in 1983, 1990 and 1992. He sustained a broken jaw in the 1983 Ulster semi-final defeat of Monaghan.[4] Along with Marty Carlin, Mulgrew was dropped from Tom Conaghan's county team for one year after they played for Letterkenny in a Forster Cup final victory at Ravenhill in 1987.[5]

Coaching

After retiring from playing Mulgrew continued his involvement in the game as a manager. He led St Eunan's to several senior county titles and was part of Declan Bonner's backroom team during Bonner's first spell as Donegal manager in the 1990s.[6][7]

In 2004, Mulgrew was appointed manager of the Fermanagh senior team, and in his first season in charge he led them to the All-Ireland semi-final for the first time in their history.[6][8][9] In 2006, he led them to Round 4 of the All-Ireland Qualifiers but Fermanagh were no match for Mulgrew's native Donegal.[10] He left the Fermanagh job in 2007, following a narrow All-Ireland qualifier defeat to Meath, saying "I've been dreading the prospect of this [leaving the job] because I bonded so well with this group of lads. But I always made clear that this was going to be my final year".[11]

Mulgrew was interviewed for the role of Donegal senior manager in 2007 following Brian McIver's resignation, though McIver was reappointed after reapplying when he decided to carry on.[12] Mulgrew then became involved in a public feud with former Donegal teammate John Joe Doherty, concerning the Donegal managerial job when it became available again in 2008.[13] Speaking on local radio on 24 October 2008, Mulgrew said: "To be classified as a former team-mate by that guy -- as far as I'm concerned, I'm not a former team-mate (of his)."[14] Mulgrew had on this occasion been seeking a joint managerial position with the senior footballers alongside Declan Bonner but both ultimately lost out to Doherty.[15]

Honours

Player

Manager

References
  1. "Gaelic Football". 24 October 2006. Archived from the original on 24 October 2006.
  2. Tunney, Paddy (24 October 2006). "Mc Larnon Cup 1978-79". Archived from the original on 24 October 2006.
  3. McNulty, Chris (20 July 2018). "Declan Bonner yearning for repeat of the long-term rewards from the golden age". Retrieved 20 July 2018.
  4. Campbell, Peter (15 July 2008). "Donegal heroes of 1983". Donegal Democrat. Archived from the original on 18 December 2015. Retrieved 15 July 2008. In the semi-final against Monaghan in Irvinestown, Donegal - also without the injured Martin McHugh - prevailed by 1-14 to 1-9 with corner-back Tommy McDermott getting in on the scoring as he followed the roving Nudie Hughes. The game also saw Charlie Mulgrew pick up a broken jaw while Joyce McMullan was top scorer with 1-3.
  5. McNulty, Chris (1 April 2020). "Regrets, I've had a few — The life and times of Marty Carlin". Retrieved 1 April 2020.
  6. "Mulgrew gets Fermanagh job". BBC Sport. 16 January 2004. Retrieved 16 January 2004.
  7. Campbell, Peter (28 September 2017). "Why can't Donegal unite behind new manager Declan Bonner?". Retrieved 28 September 2017. It's not as if Declan Bonner hasn't served his time. He was just 32 years of age the last time he took on the mantle. It's hard to imagine that a 32-year-old would be given the job nowadays. Back then his assistants, Matt Gallagher and Charlie Mulgrew, weren't much older.
  8. "Fermanagh dominate writers awards". BBC Sport. 20 November 2004. Retrieved 20 November 2004.
  9. Breheny, Martin (24 November 2012). "The import and export business". Irish Independent. Retrieved 24 November 2012. Paidi O Se (Westmeath won the Leinster title for the first time in 2004), John Maughan (Clare won Munster for the first time in 75 years in 1992), Martin McHugh (Cavan won Ulster for the first time in 28 years in 1997), Charlie Mulgrew (Fermanagh reached the All-Ireland semi-final for the first time in 2004) are other examples of outside managers who made hugely positive impacts.
  10. Foley, Cliona (6 September 2006). "Mulgrew to stay as Fermanagh manager". Irish Independent. Retrieved 6 September 2006.
  11. "Mulgrew quits as Fermanagh exit". BBC Sport. 14 July 2007. Retrieved 14 July 2007.
  12. "Mulgrew and Bonner's joint ticket". BBC Sport. 14 October 2008. Retrieved 14 October 2008.
  13. "Donegal: a family at war". Irish Independent. 5 November 2008. Retrieved 5 November 2008.
  14. "Timeline of events in contentious appointment of Doherty as new Donegal manager". Irish Independent. 5 November 2008. Retrieved 5 November 2008.
  15. "Doherty ratified as new Donegal manager". Irish Examiner. 4 November 2008. Retrieved 4 November 2008.
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