Allenwood G.F.C. is a

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club based in Allenwood,

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. Because it is located in County Kildare, the club competes in the County Kildare GAA board league and cup system. Allenwood was the winner of the

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in 2004 and Club of the Year in 1974. It was the home club of former Kildare Player of the Year Johnny Doyle.

Players

*Johnny Byrne * Johnny Doyle *Timmy Dowling *Ken Doyle *David Earley *Mark Hogarty *David Hughes * Shane McCormack *Johnny Wiltshire

Honours

: Winners (1) 2004 ** Finalists 1971, 1999, 2006 * Senior League Champions Winners (4) 1964, 1993, 2002, 2004 *

Kildare Intermediate Football Championship The Kildare Intermediate Football Championship, or Kildare I.F.C., is an annual Gaelic football competition contested by mid-tier Kildare GAA clubs since 1928. The winners currently receive the Hugh Campion Cup in honour of the Suncroft official ...

: Winners (2)1962, 1990 *

Kildare Junior Football Championship The Kildare Junior Football Championship is an annual Gaelic football competition contested by lower-tier Kildare GAA clubs. The winning club plays in the Kildare Intermediate Football Championship in the following year. As of the 2022 season the ...

: Winners 1961.

Bibliography

* Kildare GAA: A Centenary History, by

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, CLG Chill Dara, 1984, hb pb * Kildare GAA yearbook, 1972, 1974, 1978, 1979, 1980 and 2000- in sequence especially the Millennium yearbook of 2000 * Soaring Sliothars: Centenary of Kildare Camogie 1904-2004 by Joan O'Flynn Kildare County Camogie Board.

External links

Allenwood GFC Club WebsiteKildare GAA siteKildare GAA club sitesKildare on Hoganstand.com
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