Walterstown GFC
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| Founded: | 1902 | ||||||||
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| County: | Meath | ||||||||
| Colours: | Black | ||||||||
| Grounds: | Oldtown, Navan | ||||||||
| Senior Club Championships | |||||||||
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Walterstown GFC is a Gaelic Athletic Association football club based in & around the town of Navan, in County Meath, Ireland. The club plays Gaelic Football competing in Meath GAA & Leinster competitions. The club has a proud tradition having won the Meath Senior Football Club Championship five times & the Leinster Senior Club championship twice.
History
Walterstown GFC was founded in 1902 and one of the first mentions of the club was when they entered a Dunshaughlin tournament in aid of the parochial house.[1] The club won the first two Senior Football Championships in 1887 and 1888 under the name Dowdstown GAA. In the late 1970s and 1980s the club won more titles and are currently the only club from Meath to have won a Leinster Senior Club Football Championship twice.
As of now the club provides Girls/Ladies football at U6, U8, U10, U11, U12, U13, U14, U15, U16, U19 & Senior levels and Boys/Mens football at U6, U8, U10, U12, U13, U14, U15, U16, U18, U21 & Senior.
Honours
- Meath Senior Football Championship: 5
- 1978, 1980, 1982, 1983, 1984
- Leinster Senior Club Football Championship: 2
- 1981, 1984
Notable players
- Pat Reynolds; Paddy Carroll; Eamonn Barry; Paddy Reynolds Michael O Brien,Oliver O Brien,Frank Carroll,Ambrose Carroll,Mel Devlin,Gerry Mcgloughlin,Timi Sowunmi
References
- ↑ "Club History – Walterstown Gaelic Football Club". walterstown.com. Retrieved 1 December 2016.
External links
| Preceded by Walterstown |
Meath Senior Football Champions 1984 |
Succeeded by Navan O'Mahonys |
| Preceded by Portlaoise |
Leinster Senior Club Football Champions 1984 |
Succeeded by St Vincents |