John Finn (Gaelic footballer)

John Finn (born 20 November 1963) is an Irish former Gaelic footballer. At club level he played with Mayo Gaels and was also a member of the Mayo senior football team.

John Finn
Personal information
Irish name Seán Ó Finn
Sport Gaelic football
Position Left wing-back
Born (1963-11-20) 20 November 1963[1]
Claremorris,
County Mayo, Ireland
Height 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)
Occupation Sales rep
Club(s)
Years Club
 Mayo Gaels
Club titles
Mayo titles 0
Inter-county(ies)
Years County
1984–1995
 Mayo
Inter-county titles
Connacht titles 5
All-Irelands 0
NFL 0
All Stars 0

Career

Finn started his Gaelic football as a schoolboy at Facefield National School before further developing at St Colman's College in Claremorris. He captained the college's senior team to the Connacht Colleges SFC title in 1981.[2] By this stage, Finn had also started playing ata dult level with the Mayo Gaels club.[3] He won a Mayo IFC title in 1984.

Finn first appeared for Mayo as a member of the minor team that won the Connacht MFC title in 1980. He was later drafted onto the under-21 team and, as well as winning consecutive Connacht U21FC titles, also claimed an All-Ireland U21FC medal in 1983.[4] Finn joined the senior team in 1984 and was a mainstay of the team for over a decade.[5] During that time, he won five Connacht SFC medals and was at left wing-back when Mayo were beaten by Cork in the 1989 All-Ireland final.[6]

Honours
St. Colman's College
Mayo Gaels
Mayo

References
  1. "Player profiles". The Connacht Tribune. 15 September 1989. Retrieved 23 November 2022.
  2. "Johnn Finn". Hogan Stand. 14 May 1993. Retrieved 23 November 2022.
  3. "History of Mayo Gaels". Mayo Gaels GAA website.
  4. "Band of Mayo brothers". The Mayo News. Retrieved 23 November 2022.
  5. "The GAA's greatest whodunnit". Irish Independent. 24 August 2006. Retrieved 23 November 2022.
  6. "Twenty years on from THAT game". The Mayo News. Retrieved 23 November 2022.
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