Mark McKeever (Gaelic footballer)

Mark McKeever (born 11 February 1984) in an Irish Gaelic footballer who plays for Gowna and was a member of the Cavan county team from 2003 to 2015.

Mark McKeever
Personal information
Irish name Marcas Mac Íomhar
Sport Gaelic football
Position Half back/half forward
Born (1984-02-11) 11 February 1984
Height 5 ft 11 in (1.80 m)
Occupation Postman
Club(s)
Years Club
 Gowna
Club titles
Cavan titles 4
Inter-county(ies)
Years County
2003–2015
 Cavan

Playing career

McKeever was selected for the Irish under-17 International Rules Series squad in 2001,[1] and was named Ireland's player of the series.[2]

Club

McKeever won his first senior championship as a 15 year-old in 1999 as a member of the panel, and played in the winning finals of 2000 and 2002.[3] In this time Gowna also lost finals in 2001 and 2007.[4][5]

It would be fourteen years before Gowna reached another county final, facing Ramor United in the 2021 final. Ramor came out on top after a replay.[6] McKeever and Gowna returned to the final in 2022, and at the age of 38 McKeever won his fourth senior championship with defeat of Killygarry.[7][8]

Inter-county

McKeever made his Cavan senior debut as a 19 year-old in 2003,[9] scoring a point against Antrim in the Ulster championship.[10] McKeever played in the Ulster Under-21 finals of 2002 and 2005, losing to Tyrone and Down respectively.[11] McKeever played with Cavan for 13 years, but never won a medal with the team.[12]

McKeever retired from inter-county football at the end of the 2015 season.[13]

Honours

Gowna

References
  1. "Irish squad announced for U17 Australian Rules series". RTÉ. 28 March 2001. Retrieved 16 October 2022.
  2. "#Last20Years: The pick of Cavan from the last two decades". The Irish News. 14 December 2019. Retrieved 16 October 2022.
  3. "Cavan SFC Final". Irish Independent. 30 September 2002. Retrieved 20 August 2022.
  4. "Powerful Gaels blow Gowna away". Irish Independent. 1 October 2001. Retrieved 20 August 2022.
  5. "Cavan senior football championship final". The Anglo-Celt. 10 October 2007. Retrieved 25 October 2021.
  6. "Strong start from Ramor propels them to Cavan title". RTÉ. 14 November 2021. Retrieved 14 November 2021.
  7. "Gowna start slow but finish with a flourish for first Cavan title in 20 years". Irish Examiner. 16 October 2022. Retrieved 16 October 2022.
  8. "23 years after first one as 15-year-old, McKeever wins fourth Cavan SFC title". Hogan Stand. 17 October 2022. Retrieved 17 October 2022.
  9. "Cavan accelerate their youth policy". The Irish Times. 23 May 2003. Retrieved 16 October 2022.
  10. "Antrim surprise Cavan". BBC Northern Ireland. 25 May 2003. Retrieved 16 October 2022.
  11. "Down claim Ulster U21 crown". Hogan Stand. 16 April 2005. Retrieved 16 October 2022.
  12. "McKeever retaining hopes of breaking Cavan silverware duck". BBC Northern Ireland. 25 January 2014. Retrieved 16 October 2022.
  13. "McKeever retires from Breffni duty". Hogan Stand. 10 November 2015. Retrieved 16 October 2022.
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