List of Donegal senior Gaelic football team captains

This article lists players who have captained the senior Donegal county football team in the Ulster Senior Football Championship and the All-Ireland Senior Football Championship. Unlike other counties the captain is not chosen from the club that has won the Donegal Senior Football Championship.

Patrick McBrearty has captained the team since 2023.[1]

List of captains

# Year Player No. of Games as Captain National Football League Ulster Senior Football Championship All-Ireland Senior Football Championship
1929
1930
1931
1932
1933
1934
1935
1936
1937
1938
1939
1940
1941
1942
1943
1944
1945
1946
1947
1948
1949
1950
1951
1952
1953
1954
1955
1956
1957
1958
1959
1960
1961
1962
1963 Sean Ferriter[2]
1964
1965
1966
1967
1968
1969
1970
1971
1972
1973
1974 Pauric McShea[3][4] Win
1975
1976
1977
1978
1979
1980
1981
1982
1983 Win
1984
1985
1986
1987
1988
1989
1990 Win
1991
1992 Anthony Molloy Win Win
1993
1994
1995
1996 Noel Hegarty[5]
1997
1998 John Joe Doherty[6]
1999
2000
2001
2002 Mark Crossan[7]
2003
2004
2005
2006
2007 Neil Gallagher[8] Win
2008 Kevin Cassidy[9]
2009 Rory Kavanagh[10]
2010 Kevin Cassidy[11]
2011 Michael Murphy Win
2012 Win Win
2013
2014 Win
2015
2016
2017
2018 Win
2019 Win
2020
2021
2022
2023 Patrick McBrearty

References

  1. Keys, Colm (15 January 2023). "Paddy McBrearty succeeds Michael Murphy as Donegal captain for 2023 campaign". Irish Independent. Retrieved 15 January 2023.
  2. McClintock, Jonny (24 February 2022). "Photographs catch the eye at Dunfanaghy GC". Donegal News. Retrieved 24 February 2022.
  3. Daly, Tom. "One Hundred Years". 1974: Pauric McShea captained Donegal to second Ulster title with Martin Carney, Alan Kane and Thomas Quinn also on panel. Jim 'Natch' Gallagher is mentor.
  4. "Pauric McShea". Hogan Stand. 16 October 1994. Pauric went on to captain the Ulster title winning Donegal team of '74…
  5. "Donegal ring the changes". The Irish Times. 23 May 1996. James McHugh will lead the attack with captain Noel Hegarty moving back to centre back, which many regard as his best position.
  6. Foley, Alan (8 January 2009). "The heroes of '92 — Where are they now?". Donegal Democrat. Archived from the original on 18 December 2015. Retrieved 8 January 2009.
  7. Crowe, Dermot (25 February 2007). "Former wild child wants football's natural high". Sunday Independent. Retrieved 25 February 2007. Mark Crossan, the team captain, delivered the news.
  8. "Donegal achieve historic win — First national league title comes to county after victory over Mayo". Donegal Times. 25 April 2007. Archived from the original on 12 April 2015. Retrieved 25 April 2007. Bloddied[sic] but unbowed, Neil Gallagher, Donegal's captain, raises the National League trophy, after Donegal defeated Mayo in the final.
  9. "Cassidy chosen as new Donegal captain". BreakingNews.ie. 7 January 2008. Retrieved 7 January 2008.
  10. "Kavanagh is named Donegal captain". BBC Sport. 19 December 2008. Retrieved 19 December 2008.
  11. Keys, Colm (4 November 2011). "Cassidy lifts the lid on averting mass revolt". Irish Independent. Retrieved 4 November 2011. Cassidy, who was captain that year, revealed the detail
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