The Cavan county football team represents

Cavan Cavan ( ; ) is the county town of County Cavan in Ireland. The town lies in Ulster, near the border with County Fermanagh in Northern Ireland. The town is bypassed by the main N3 road that links Dublin (to the south) with Enniskillen, Bally ...

in men's

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and is governed by

Cavan GAA The Cavan County Board ( ga, Cumann Lúthchleas Gael Coiste Chontae an Chabháin) or Cavan GAA is one of the 32 county boards of the Gaelic Athletic Association (GAA) in Ireland, and is responsible for the administration of Gaelic games in Count ...

, the

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of the

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. The team competes in the three major annual inter-county competitions; the

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, the

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and the

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. Cavan's home ground is

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. The team's manager is

Mickey Graham Michael Graham (born 28 July 1975) is an Irish Gaelic football manager and former player. He has been the manager of the Cavan senior football team since 2018. He previously played for Cavan and was part of the team that won the Ulster Senior ...

. The team last won the Ulster Senior Championship in

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, the All-Ireland Senior Championship in 1952 and the National League in 1948.

History

Early years

Cavan is the most successful football county in the

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, having won the

(SFC) five times, the

(SFC) 40 times, and the

once. Between 1893 and 1899, neither

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nor Ulster took part in the All-Ireland SFC. Cavan, however, played in the preliminary round of the

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in 1895, losing to

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1933–1952: All-Ireland SFC finals

In the 1933 All-Ireland SFC semi-final in

, Cavan beat

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with a last minute goal from Vincent McGovern, ending their five-in-a-row bid. Cavan later defeated

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by one point in

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to become the first Ulster county to win the

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. Two years later, Cavan defeated

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in the 1935 All-Ireland SFC final to win a second title in three years. Cavan reached 1947 All-Ireland Senior Football Championship Final after defeating

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in the semi-final. The concluding game was played at the

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, the only time the final was held outside of Ireland. Kerry scored two early goals, but Cavan settled and goals from

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and

Mick Higgins Mick Higgins (22 August 1922 – 28 January 2010) was an Irish Gaelic footballer who played at senior level for the Cavan county team, winning three All-Ireland medals during his career. In later years he was a successful coach. His first Al ...

meant they led by a point at half-time. Peter Donohoe kicked eight points over the hour to seal a famous victory for Cavan on a scoreline of 2–11 to 2–7, to bring Sam Maguire to Cavan for a third time. Cavan followed this up with a one-point win over

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in 1948, to win back-to-back titles. The county reached its third successive

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in 1949, but was denied a three-in-a-row by Meath, losing by four points. Cavan responded to that defeat by overcoming Meath after a replay in 1952 to win the county's fifth, and most recent, All-Ireland SFC title. It remains Cavan's latest appearance in an All-Ireland SFC final.

1970–present

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All-Ireland SFC winner Martin McHugh was appointed as senior manager ahead of the 1995 season. At this time, Cavan had not won a game in the Ulster SFC for the previous seven years. Cavan won the 1997 Ulster SFC final, after beating

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by a point.

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was

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. Cavan substitute Jason O'Reilly scored the game's only goal. Martin McHugh was manager; he later described the aftermath as follows: "It was crazy, like something you would see out in Argentina. I was worried that someone was going to get killed under the bus, they'd gone mad". Cavan supporters thronged

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for the All-Ireland SFC semi-final against Kerry, King acknowledging that — despite the early goal from Fintan Cahill — Kerry "deserved their win". After the semi-final, McHugh stepped down as manager having served three years. He cited putting his family first as the reason for leaving. With Val Andrews as manager, Cavan once again reached the Ulster SFC final again in 2001. A goal from Jason O'Reilly had Cavan leading at half time, but a strong finish from Tyrone meant they ran out winners on a 1-13 to 1-11 scoreline. Cavan's most notable achievement in the early part of the 21st-century was ending

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's long spell as manager of Meath in 2005. Less than a year after this success,

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defeated Cavan in the league to halt its push for

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was among several players who were "rested" for the game and not included among the substitutes. The Waterford win was inspired by a line in the Cavan

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that Cavan's defeat would be akin to the "sinking of the

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", with Waterford manager John Kiely using this to stir the away team into action. Mackey later said: "One game turned the whole thing on its head for years. We didn't really recover from that for years, from pushing so close to promotion". Manager Donal Keogan got the county promoted the following year but league restructuring landed Cavan in Division 2 instead.

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to Division 3 quickly followed. Cavan lost to Antrim in the 2009 Ulster SFC. The county narrowly avoided relegation to Division 4 in 2012 following a loss by a scoreline of 4–6 to 0–12 to Antrim, surviving because already-relegated

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defeated

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when an Offaly win would have sent Cavan down on the head-to-head result. Under the management of Mattie McGleenan, Cavan's defence was not strong. Former senior player

was appointed as manager ahead of the 2019 season. Fellow Cavanman Dermot McCabe and Monaghan's Martin Corey joined him. Cavan reached the 2019 Ulster SFC final in Graham's first season as manager, losing to

. In 2020, Graham led Cavan to consecutive Ulster SFC finals for the first time since the 1960s. Cavan won and, because of the

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, went straight into the All-Ireland SFC semi-final, the county's first appearance at that stage since 1997.

Rivalries

Cavan's biggest rivalry has been with nearby

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. Cavan also shares rivalries with teams from the neighbouring counties of

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, Meath and

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. At All-Ireland level Cavan had a rivalry with

. The county stopped Kerry's bid for a five-in-a-row in 1933 and also defeated Kerry in the 1947 All-Ireland Senior Football Championship Final at the

Current panel

Current management team

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( Cavan Gaels) *

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( Dromore St Dympna's),

Seánie Johnston Seánie Johnston is an Irish Gaelic footballer. A former player with the Cavan county team and Cavan Gaels.Recently Managed Cavan GAA Club Cúchulainn's GFC (Cavan) in the ACFL Division Two for the 2021 season.In 2022,Johnston took up a c ...

( Cavan Gaels), John Denning ( Drumalee) *

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: James Burke (Mayo)

Managerial history

Cavan often appoint outside managers, including Liam Austin, from Down; Val Andrews and Tommy Carr, both from Dublin;

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, from Meath;

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, from Derry; Eugene McGee, from Longford; and Martin McElkennon, from Tyrone. But Martin McHugh was the most successful appointment, the former Donegal footballer led Cavan to the 1997 Ulster SFC (a first in 28 years).

Players

Notable players

Dynasties

Willie Carolan, from the Virginia club, played for the Cavan team that won the 1905 Ulster SFC. Paddy and Edwin Carolan were part of the 1952 All-Ireland SFC-winning team, which defeated Meath after a replay which was brought about by a controversial Edwin Carolan point. Pady Carolan became the last survicing member of the 1952 team, and thus the last surviving All-Ireland SFC winner from Cavan, when Brian O'Reilly died in November 2021. Piddy Carolan's son Ronan played for Cavan between 1986 and 1999, winning an Ulster SFC in 1997, thus giving three generations of the Carolan family Ulster SFC medals. Niall Carolan, grandson of Paddy and nephew of Ronan, was part of Cavan's

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squad. Niall Carolan started that game.

Records

* Ronan Carolan is the team's top scorer in

history, finishing his career with 19–387 (444) in that competition and behind only Mickey Kearins at his retirement (though since surpassed by

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who became the competition's top scorer in May 2021).

All-Ireland SFC winning captains

* 1933: Jim Smith * 1935: Hughie O'Reilly * 1947: John Joe O'Reilly * 1948: John Joe O'Reilly * 1952:

Awards

;All Stars * 1978: Ollie Brady * 1997: Dermot McCabe * 2020:

Raymond Galligan Raymond Galligan (born 30 May 1987) is an Irish Gaelic footballer who plays for the Cavan county team. He plays his club football with Lacken. Playing career Club Galligan has played with the Lacken club at all levels. Galligan made his cl ...

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, Thomas Galligan ;Cú Chulainn Awards * 1963: Gabriel Kelly * 1964: Gabriel Kelly, Charlie Gallagher * 1966: Ray Carolan * 1967: Gabriel Kelly, Ray Carolan ;''Irish News'' Ulster All Stars * 1995: Peter Reilly, Ronan Carolan * 1997: Paul O'Dowd, Ciaran Brady, Patrick Shiels, Dermot McCabe, Peter Reilly, Ronan Carolan * 2001: Anthony Forde * 2013:

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, Eugene Keating, Martin Dunne * 2016:

, Conor Moynagh * 2020:

, Jason McLoughlin,

, Luke Fortune, Gerard Smith, Ciarán Brady,

, Thomas Galligan, Martin Reilly,

Gearóid McKiernan Gearóid McKiernan (born 17 September 1990) is an Irish Gaelic footballer who plays for the Cavan county team. He plays with the Cavan Gaels club, and formerly with his home club Swanlinbar. Playing career Club Swanlinbar McKiernan joined the ...

, Oisín Kiernan, Conor Madden ;All-Time All Star Award *

;Team of the Century and Team of the Millennium * John Joe O'Reilly — Centre-Back Charlie Gallagher was also named on the Team of the Century of players without an All-Ireland medal.

Colours and crest

Kit evolution

Team sponsorship

The following is a list of sponsors of the Cavan county football team (seniors): * 1992: Holybrook Construction * 1993: Atlanta Conservatories * 1994: Cavan Co-op Mart * 1995–present:

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Cavan has had only four sponsorship deals since the GAA first permitted sponsors on jerseys in 1991. There was no sponsorship on GAA jerseys until the second game of the Meath v Dublin four-in-a-row in 1991 so only a handful of teams had sponsorship in 1991. In 1992, Holybrook Construction sponsored Cavan's jerseys, although it was only for one game. For the 1993–94 seasons, Cavan Co-op Mart took over sponsorship. Kingspan has continuously sponsored Cavan since 1995.

Honours

:''Official honours, with additions noted.'' Cavan has won the All-Ireland SFC final on five occasions — all five victories came between 1933 and 1952. Meanwhile, the county has won the Ulster SFC on 40 occasions. All bar the 39th and 40th of these came in the 1960s or earlier. The most recent one came in 2020 after a gap of 23 years. The previous one came in 1997 when Cavan defeated

by a scoreline of 1–14 to 0–16. That was the county's first Ulster SFC title in 28 years. Cavan has won the

once, in 1947–48.

National

** Winners (5):

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, 1948, 1952 ** Runners-up (6):

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, 1949 *

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** Runners-up (1):

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** Winners (1): 1947–48 ** Runners-up (6): 1930–31, 1932–33, 1949–50, 1952–53, 1959–60,

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** Winners (2): 1927, 2014 ** Runners-up (1): 1941 *

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** Runners-up (3): 1988, 1996, 2011 *

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** Winners (2): 1937, 1938 ** Runners-up (2): 1952, 1959

Provincial

** Winners (40): 1891, 1903, 1904, 1905, 1915, 1918, 1919, 1920, 1922, 1923, 1924, 1925, 1926, 1928, 1931, 1932, 1933, 1934, 1935, 1936, 1937, 1939, 1940, 1941, 1942, 1943, 1944, 1945, 1947, 1948, 1949, 1952, 1954, 1955, 1962, 1964, 1967, 1969, 1997, 2020 ** Runners-up (23): 1888, 1908, 1909, 1910, 1911, 1916, 1922, 1929, 1930, 1946, 1950, 1951, 1953, 1959, 1960, 1965, 1968, 1976, 1978, 1983, 1995, 2001, 2019 *

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** Winners (11): 1936, 1940, 1943, 1951, 1953, 1955, 1956, 1962, 1968, 1988, 2000 * Ulster Junior Football Championship ** Winners (14): 1914, 1915, 1916, 1924, 1927, 1932, 1936, 1938, 1940, 1941, 1944, 1957, 1962, 1984 *

Leinster Junior Football Championship The Leinster Junior Football Championship is a junior "knockout" competition in the game of Gaelic football played in the province of Leinster in Ireland. The series of games are organised by the Leinster Council. The competition began in 1906, ...

** Winners (2): 2012, 2014 *

Ulster Under-21 Football Championship The Ulster GAA Football Under-20 Championship, known simply as the Ulster Under-20 Championship, is an annual inter-county Gaelic football competition organised by the Ulster Council of the Gaelic Athletic Association (GAA). It is the highest in ...

** Winners (6): 1988, 1996, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014 ** Runners-up (10): 1963, 1965, 1970, 1977, 1978, 1995, 2002, 2005, 2010, 2022 *

Ulster Minor Football Championship The Ulster Minor Football Championship is the Minor "knockout" competition in the game of Gaelic football played in the province of Ulster in Ireland. The series of games are organised by the Ulster Council. The trophy for the winning side is Th ...

** Winners (6): 1937, 1938, 1952, 1959, 1974, 2011 ** Runners-up (14): 1939, 1941, 1951, 1955, 1958, 1964, 1965, 1972, 1975, 1976, 1985, 1988, 2015, 2017

References

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