Johnny Carroll (Gaelic footballer)

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Johnny Carroll
Personal information
Irish name Seán Ó Cearúil
Sport Gaelic football
Position Left corner-forward
Born 1941
Dunmanway, County Cork, Ireland
Height 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m)
Occupation Electrician
Club(s)
Years Club
1960-1978
1962-1972
Dohenys
Carbery
Club titles
Cork titles 2
Inter-county(ies)
Years County Apps (scores)
1964-1969
Cork 12 (1-12)
Inter-county titles
Munster titles 2
All-Irelands 0
NFL 0

John Carroll (born 1941) is an Irish former Gaelic footballer. He played with club side Dohenys, divisional side Carbery and at inter-county level with the Cork senior football team.

Playing career[edit]

Carroll first played Gaelic football at club level with Dohenys. He won several West Cork JFC titles before winning a Cork JFC medal in 1966.[1][2] Carroll's performances in the junior grade resulted in him being drafted onto the Carbery divisional team and he won two Cork SFC titles.[3] He completed the full set of championship medals when he won a Cork IFC title with Dohenys in 1972.[4]

Carroll's inter-county career with Cork began as a member of the junior team in 1961.[5] His performances in this grade resulted in him being drafted onto the senior team for the 1964 Munster final.[6] Carroll won consecutive Munster SFC medals in 1966 and 1967 and came on as a substitute when Cork were beaten by Meath in the 1967 All-Ireland final.[7][8][9] After his senior career ended in 1968, he re-joined the junior team and was a non-playing substitute when Cork won the All-Ireland JFC title in 1972.

Honours[edit]

Dohenys
Carbery
Cork

References[edit]

  1. ^ "Cork football needs players to stand up with their clubs like in yesteryear". The Southern Star. 29 November 2015. Retrieved 12 October 2022.
  2. ^ "When Dohenys ruled the West". The Southern Star. 25 January 2016. Retrieved 12 October 2022.
  3. ^ "The stuff of legends as Carbery and Clonakilty met in 1968 county final". The Southern Star. 17 November 2018. Retrieved 12 October 2022.
  4. ^ "Brief history". Dohenys GAA website. Retrieved 12 October 2022.
  5. ^ "Cork JFC teams: 1910-1996" (PDF). Cork GAA website. Retrieved 12 October 2022.
  6. ^ "Cork: 1960-1969" (PDF). Cork GAA website. Retrieved 12 October 2022.
  7. ^ "A crusader more than a manager". Irish Independent. 16 September 2007. Retrieved 12 October 2022.
  8. ^ "Senior football". Munster GAA website. Retrieved 12 October 2022.
  9. ^ "The result of Ford's sport mad employees became known as 'Monday morning car'". Irish Examiner. 15 April 2017. Retrieved 12 October 2022.