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club based in the village of Loch Gowna,

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History

GAA has been present in the local Gowna area since as early as 1889 and the club went under the name of Scrabby West Breffnians or 'Breffnies' as they were otherwise known. Gowna's first major football success came in 1916 in the form of a junior championship. Gowna GFC, as we know it today, was officially reformed in 1976 and has gone through some major developmental change. The 'post reform' park was officially opened in 1982 and was revamped in 2011 to stand as it is today. After reforming in 1976, Gowna claimed the Junior title in 1982 and won the Intermediate in 1985. Gowna reached the final of the Senior Championship in 1988, where they defeated Laragh United to claim the club's first senior title. They went on to win six more championships in 1994, 1996, 1997, 1999, 2000 and 2002. After a 20-year wait, in which they lost finals in 2007 and 2021, Gowna claimed their eighth senior crown in 2022. After winning the

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in 1997, Gowna's Dermot McCabe became the second Cavan player to win an All Star. In 2021, the club became the first GAA club to sell the naming rights of their club grounds, with the grounds being rebranded as 'ClubSpot Park'.

Honours

Cavan Senior Football Championship The Cavan Senior Football Championship is an annual Gaelic Athletic Association club competition between the top Cavan Gaelic football clubs. It was first competed for in 1888. The winners get the Oliver Plunkett Cup and qualifies to represent t ...

: 8 ** 1988, 1994, 1996, 1997, 1999, 2000, 2002,

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Cavan Intermediate Football Championship The Cavan Intermediate Football Championship is an annual Gaelic Athletic Association competition between the middle-tier Gaelic football clubs organised by Cavan GAA. It was first competed for in 1915, before a lapse prior to being revived in 1 ...

: 1 ** 1985 *

Cavan Junior Football Championship The Cavan Junior Football Championship is an annual Gaelic football competition contested by lower-tier Cavan GAA clubs. It was first competed for in 1913. The winner qualifies to represent their county in the Ulster Club Championship and in t ...

: 3 ** 1916, 1934, 1982 *

Cavan Under-21 Football Championship The Cavan Under-20 Football Championship is an annual Gaelic Athletic Association The Gaelic Athletic Association (GAA; ga, Cumann Lúthchleas Gael ; CLG) is an Irish international amateur sports, amateur sporting and cultural organisatio ...

: 6 ** 1981, 1985, 1986, 1987, 2017*, 2021* (*Southern Gaels (Gowna/ Lacken)) *

Cavan Minor Football Championship The Cavan Minor Football Championship is an annual Gaelic Athletic Association club competition between Minor Cavan Gaelic football Gaelic football ( ga, Peil Ghaelach; short name '), commonly known as simply Gaelic, GAA or Football is an Ir ...

: 6 ** 1958, 1983, 1984, 1985, 2014*, 2020* (*Southern Gaels (Gowna/ Lacken))

Notable players

* Dermot McCabe *

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References

External links

Gowna Official WebsiteOfficial Cavan GAA Website
Gaelic games clubs in County Cavan Gaelic football clubs in County Cavan {{Ulster-GAA-club-stub