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stated at the time) after taking over as Donegal manager in 2010. Murphy, in an unprecedented development, held the captaincy throughout McGuinness's time in charge (until 2014) and then became the first to hold it throughout a second manager's time in charge (
A captain
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of a Gaelic games
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team, sometimes known as a ''skipper'', is a player who, during the course of a match as well as before and after it, has several additional roles and responsibilities over and above those of his teammates.
Tradition means that some teams rotate the captaincy annually, though others may adopt a permanent captain. As well as being an onfield leader, a captain takes the coin toss and raises the trophy when this is the game's prize.
Responsibilities
The captain leads the team out onto the pitch. Before the start of a match, a coin toss between captains of the opposing teams is used to determine which end of the ground each team will kick to. Ahead of the All-Ireland final, the captain is the first member of the team to shake the hand of dignitaries who may be attending the game, for example the president of the GAA or thepresident of Ireland
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. He then proceeds along the red carpet
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and introduces the other players on his team to the president(s), who then shake that player's hand.
It is tradition following an All-Ireland final that the captain raises the Sam Maguire Cup
The Sam Maguire Cup ( ga, Chorn Sam Mhic Uidhir), often referred to as Sam or The Sam , is a trophy awarded annually by the Gaelic Athletic Association (GAA) to the team that wins the All-Ireland Senior Football Championship, the main competiti ...
(in football) or Liam MacCarthy Cup
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(in hurling) first before handing the trophy to his teammates. The captain is required to make a speech, including thanking the opposition team.
Rotation
Traditionally, the captaincy of a county team has been rotated annually among different players, meaning that most captains may lead their team to one All-Ireland and/or Provincial Championship (occasionally two), even when their county teams have been dominant.Kerry
Kerry or Kerri may refer to:
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maintain the tradition of having the Kerry Senior Football Championship
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winning club nominate their captain each season.
Kilkenny
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do likewise regarding the Kilkenny Senior Hurling Championship.
This has increasingly become a disadvantage as the manager
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of the county team does not get to make the decision.
Permanence
The idea of a permanent captain of a county team was introduced byJim McGuinness
Jim McGuinness (born 16 November 1972) is an association football coach and former Gaelic footballer, coach and manager, who won the All-Ireland Senior Football Championship as both player and manager with the Donegal county team.
Having gu ...
when he named Michael Murphy Michael, Mick, or Mike Murphy may refer to:
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"to succeed Kevin Cassidy
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Cassidy plays his club footbal ...
as captain of Donegal for the 2011 season" (as the BBC #REDIRECT BBC #REDIRECT BBC
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...Rory Gallagher
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: 2014–2017). When Declan Bonner
Declan Bonner (born 11 August 1965) is an Irish Gaelic footballer and manager. He played at senior level for the Donegal county team, winning an All-Ireland Senior Football Championship in 1992. He later managed the Donegal county team for tw ...
took over as manager in 2017 he retained Murphy as captain. Murphy reached a decade as captain in 2021.
Jim Gavin upon taking over as Dublin
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manager, adopted a similar practice by naming Stephen Cluxton as his captain. This allowed Cluxton to become the first man to captain a team to three All-Ireland Senior Football Championships (2013, 2015, 2016). Cluxton won eight All-Ireland SFC titles, seven of which were achieved as captain (2013, 2015, 2016, 2017, 2018, 2019, 2020), as well as the 2011 All-Ireland SFC when Bryan Cullen
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was captain.
Declan Hannon
Declan Hannon (born 25 November 1992) is an Irish hurler who plays for Limerick Senior Championship club Adare and at inter-county level as captain of the Limerick senior hurling team, whom he captained to the All Ireland hurling title in 20 ...
became the first person to lift hurling's Liam MacCarthy Cup
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on four occasions as captain in 2022 (following 2018, 2020 and 2021). He did so alongside the injured Cian Lynch
Cian Lynch (born 3 January 1996) is an Irish hurler who plays as a center forward for Limerick Championship club Patrickswell, where he has held the role of captain, and the Limerick senior team. Recognised for his exceptional skill level but ...
, who later revealed that he was not anticipating Hannon asking him to lift the trophy with him.
Joint-captains
The 2021 GAA Congress outlawed the possibility of joint captains, which had crept into the games over the previous decade, raising a trophy.Kerry
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* Kerry (name), a given name and surname of Gaelic origin (including a list of people with the name)
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* County Kerry, Ireland
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football captains Kieran O'Leary
Kieran O'Leary (born 28 July 1987) is an Irish Gaelic footballer. He plays at U21 and senior levels with the Dr Crokes club team and the Kerry county team. With Dr. Crokes he reached the 2007 All-Ireland Senior Club Football Championship fin ...
and Fionn Fitzgerald
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Born in Killarney, County Kerry, Fitzgerald first played competitive Gaelic football during his schooling at St. ...
raised the Sam Maguire Cup
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together in 2014.
A young supporter with cancer helped Dr Crokes
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Founded in 1886, the club's successes include the capture of the All-Ireland Senior Club Football Championshi ...
captain Johnny Buckley
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raise the Andy Merrigan Cup after the 2017 All-Ireland Senior Club Football Championship
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The current champions are Kilcoo of ...
final.
Coalisland
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captain Stephen McNally
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performed a similar gesture with a supporter after the 2018 Tyrone Senior Football Championship final.
Wexford
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hurling captains Matthew O'Hanlon
Matthew O'Hanlon (born 28 October 1991) is an Irish hurler who plays for Wexford Intermediate Championship club St James's and at inter-county level with the Wexford senior hurling team. He usually lines out as a wing-back.
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and Lee Chin
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Chin joined the Faythe Harrie ...
raised the Bob O'Keefe Cup together in 2019.
Ballymun Kickhams
Ballymun Kickhams ( Irish: ''Ciceam Bhaile Munna'' ) is a GAA club in Ballymun, Dublin, Ireland. The club has a clubhouse and its home pitch, ''Pairc Ciceam'', just off the Ballymun (junction 4) exit of the M50. Ballymun also has a full size ...
players James McCarthy and John
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and Paddy Small all raised the trophy together after winning the 2020 Dublin Senior Football Championship.
The Limerick footballers persisted with joint captains in 2021, ignoring the earlier vote at Congress.
Cork won the 2021 Munster Minor Football Championship
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, with joint captains Rory O'Shaughnessy and Hugh O'Connor both raising the trophy afterwards.
See also
*List of All-Ireland Senior Football Championship winning captains
This is a list of players who have captained a winning team to the All-Ireland Senior Football Championship, the premier competition in Gaelic football. The All-Ireland Senior Football Championship is an annual series of games usually played in ...
* List of All-Ireland Senior Hurling Championship winning captains
This is the list of All-Ireland Senior Hurling Championship winning captains for
the hurling sports competition in Ireland. Each team has one captain. In many counties the captain is chosen by the club that won the Senior County Hurling Champi ...
References
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