John Cunningham is an Irish former

Gaelic football Gaelic football ( ga, Peil Ghaelach; short name '), commonly known as simply Gaelic, GAA or Football is an Irish team sport. It is played between two teams of 15 players on a rectangular grass pitch. The objective of the sport is to score by kic ...

er who played for Na Cealla Beaga and the Donegal county team. He won the 1987 All-Ireland Under-21 Football Championship with Donegal. He returned from London ahead of the 1990

Ulster Senior Football Championship The Ulster Senior Football Championship is an inter-county competition for Gaelic football teams in the province of Ulster. It is organised by the Ulster Council of the Gaelic Athletic Association (GAA) and begins in early May. The final is usu ...

. He played in the final against

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, which Donegal won. He was a panellist on the day of the 1992 All-Ireland Senior Football Championship Final but did not play. He had lost his place in the team following his team's Ulster final win. Cunningham has also managed his club over many years. And he has been chairman. He is married to Fionnula.

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{{DEFAULTSORT:Cunningham, John Year of birth missing (living people) Living people Donegal inter-county Gaelic footballers Gaelic football managers Gaelic games club administrators Killybegs Gaelic footballers Winners of one All-Ireland medal (Gaelic football)