Tuam Stars ( ga, Réalta Thuama) is a

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club based in the Tuam area in

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. The club is a member of the

Galway GAA The Galway County Boards of the Gaelic Athletic Association (GAA) ( ga, Cumann Lúthchleas Gael Coiste Chontae na Gaillimhe) or Galway GAA are one of the 32 county boards in Ireland; they are responsible for Gaelic games in County Galway, and f ...

. Underage teams up to U-16's play in the

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league and championships while Minor, Junior, and Senior compete in their respective competitions in the North Board section. Tuam Stars are a

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club and are one of the most successful clubs in Galway Football's history.

History

In December 1887 Tuam's first football club was formed as an

Association football Association football, more commonly known as football or soccer, is a team sport played between two teams of 11 players who primarily use their feet to propel the ball around a rectangular field called a pitch. The objective of the game is ...

team. In February 1889 the club switched to

under the name Tuam Stars. They played their first game on

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of that year.

Honours

* Galway Senior Football Championships: 25 **1892, 1893, 1894, 1895, 1896, 1897, 1908, 1909, 1911, 1942, 1943, 1947, 1952, 1954, 1955, 1956, 1957, 1958, 1959, 1960, 1962, 1984, 1988, 1989, 1994 *

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: 1 **1994 *Galway Senior Football Leagues: 15 **1952, 1954, 1955, 1957, 1958, 1959, 1964, 1967, 1969, 1971, 1975, 1976, 1979, 1980, 2019 *Galway Minor Football Club Championships: 11 **1945,1950,1957, 1970,1971, 1972,1978,2020 1979, 1980, 1982, 1983 *Galway Under-21 County Championship: 7 **1972, 1975, 1980, 1981, 1983, 1984, 1994, 2003, 2008 *Galway Junior Football Championships: 15 **1907, 1911,1915, 1916, 1930, 1932, 1933, 1984, 2004 *North Board Junior Championship Finals: 8 **1915, 1916, 1930, 1932, 1933, 1984,2000, 2004 *Kilmacud All-Ireland 7 a Side: 1 **2001

Notable players

* Seán Purcell - All-Ireland Medal Winner with Galway in 1956 and member of the GAA Team of the Century and GAA and Galway Teams of the Millennium *

Frank Stockwell Frank Stockwell (7 December 1928 – 9 March 2009) was an Irish Gaelic footballer who played for his local club Tuam Stars and at senior level for the Galway, Louth and London county teams at various periods between 1949 and 1960. He is regarde ...

- All-Ireland Medal Winner with Galway in 1956 and member of the Galway Team of the Millennium *

Jack Mangan Jack Mangan (6 May 1927 – 17 September 2013) was an Irish former Gaelic footballer who played as a goalkeeper for the Galway senior team. Mangan is regarded as one of Galway's greatest-ever goalkeepers. He made his debut for the team during ...

- Captain of the Galway All-Ireland Winning team of 1956
Cyril Kelly
- All-Ireland Medal Winner with Galway in 1956 and current Vice-President of the club * Mick Garrett - All-Ireland Medal Winner with Galway in 1964 and 1965 * P. J. Smyth - 1971 All-Star winner * Johnny Carey - 1971 All-Star winner *

Pat O'Neill Pat O'Neill may refer to: Sportspeople * Pat O'Neill (American football) (born 1971), American football player *Pat O'Neill (Dublin footballer) (born 1950), Dublin Gaelic footballer and manager *Pat O'Neill (Galway footballer) (born 1956), Galway G ...

- All-Ireland runner-up with Galway in 1983 * Jarlath Fallon - All-Ireland Medal Winner with Galway in 1998 and 2001 and footballer of the year in 1998. * Paul Doherty - Former Inter-County Goalkeeper for

* Conor Doherty - Minor All Ireland winner 2007, U-21 All Ireland winner 2011, current member of Galway Senior Football panel * Gary O'Donnell - Current member of Galway senior football panel

References

External links

Official Club Website
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History

Honours

Notable players

See also

References

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