Hugh O'Neills GAA

Hugh O'Neills is a Gaelic football team in Leeds, West Yorkshire, England. It was founded in 1948[1] and is the longest established team in Yorkshire. It has won the Pennine league 10 years in a row.

Hugh O'Neills GAC
Founded1948
CountyYorkshire

The club field teams from junior level to senior, and were all-Britain champions in 1982 and 1999.[2] Thomas Duffy, captained Hugh O'Neills to a championship title on Sunday 10 May 2015, scoring 2 goals and 3 points. Duffy scored two penalties, after making a comeback from an ankle injury, which made him miss out on seven months of sport.

On Wednesday 20 May 2015, the usually calm-headed Duffy received the first red card of his illustrious career after reacting to a "sneaky" punch while already on the ground. Speaking to reporters Duffy said "I would like to take this opportunity to express my regret and apologies to the fans of Hugh O'Neills. I am going to be speaking to the priest and we'll get a plan of action, I'm thinking at least 20 Hail Marys to start with."

On Thursday 9 July 2015, Hugh O'Neills played Brothers Pearse away in Huddersfield and won a very entertaining contest 6.9 to 4.9. Despite being suspended and not attending the game, Thomas Duffy still managed a haul of 1.3 to ensure Hugh O'Neills left with the win and a place in the final.

In 2017 Hugh O'Neills completed a clean sweep of Junior and Senior football titles in Yorkshire including the Junior League and Championship double, the Pennine league division 2 and the Yorkshire Senior League and Championship double. This was the club's second senior championship in 3 years after also claiming the title in 2015.

References
  1. "Early days of the G.A.A. in Leeds" (PDF). Irish in Leeds, issue 14. March 2005. pp. 15–16. Retrieved 25 June 2009.
  2. "Hugh O'Neills GAA Club". Retrieved 25 June 2009.
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