Cooley Kickhams G.F.C.

Cooley Kickhams Gaelic Football Club is a Gaelic football and ladies' Gaelic football club based on the Cooley Peninsula, County Louth, Ireland.

History
The club was founded in 1887 and is named after the Cooley Peninsula on which it stands. It bears the Brown Bull of Cooley on the club crest and is also named after the nationalist and writer Charles Kickham (1828–1882).

The club grounds, named Fr. McEvoy Park, are near to Haggardstown, Greenore and Carlingford. They were opened in 1969 by GAA President Séamus Ó Riain.

In 1973 and 1976 they reached the final of the Leinster Senior Club Football Championship.

The ladies' team reached the final of the 2001 Leinster Ladies' Senior Club Football Championship.

Notable players

 * Eddie Boyle


 * Con Cottrell, also a Cork hurler


 * Joseph Ferguson, executed during the Irish Civil War
 * Neil Gallagher


 * Rob Kearney, former professional rugby player


 * Jimmy Magee, commentator and journalist (honorary member)
 * Sean O'Neill
 * Stephen White

Football honours

 * Louth Senior Football Championship (9): 1935, 1939, 1971, 1973, 1976, 1977, 1978, 1989, 1990
 * Louth Senior Football League (Cardinal O'Donnell Cup) (15): 1936, 1937, 1966, 1967, 1970, 1972, 1974, 1976, 1979, 1983, 1989, 2004, 2006, 2007, 2008
 * Senior subsidiary winners (ACC Cup) (4): 1984, 1987, 1998, 2003
 * Senior subsidiary winners (Old Gaels Cup) (7): 1965, 1967, 1968, 1969, 1971, 1973, 1974
 * Senior subsidiary winners (Paddy Sheelan Cup) (4): 2004, 2005, 2006, 2014
 * Louth Intermediate Football Championship (2): 1907, 2022
 * Louth Intermediate Football League (1): 2015
 * Louth Junior Football Championship (4): 1916, 1934, 1947, 1964
 * Louth Junior A Football League (3): 1932, 1964, 1968
 * Louth Junior 2A Football Championship (9): 1980, 1991, 1992, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2007, 2009, 2021
 * Louth Junior 2A Football League (11): 1944, 1990, 1993, 1998, 2001, 2002, 2005, 2008, 2011, 2015, 2021
 * Louth Junior 2B Football Championship (1): 2011
 * Louth Under-21 Football Championship (3): 1972, 1982, 2016
 * Louth Minor Football Championship (8): 1968, 1971, 1979, 1984, 1998, 2005, 2006, 2020