Anthony Finnerty is a former
Gaelic football
Gaelic football (; short name '')'', commonly known as simply Gaelic, GAA, or football, is an Irish team sport. A form of football, it is played between two teams of 15 players on a rectangular grass pitch. The objective of the sport is to score ...
player. He played for
Mayo in the
1989 All-Ireland Final and in the
1996 All-Ireland Final. He played from 1986 until 1996.
Career
While he scored the only goal in a game against
Cork
"Cork" or "CORK" may refer to:
Materials
* Cork (material), an impermeable buoyant plant product
** Stopper (plug), or "cork", a cylindrical or conical object used to seal a container
*** Wine cork an item to seal or reseal wine
Places Ireland
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, the result did not go his way.
Honours
;Mayo
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Connacht Senior Football Championship
The Connacht Senior Football Championship, known simply as the Connacht Championship and shortened to Connacht SFC, is an annual Gaelic football competition for the senior county teams of Connacht GAA. All of the county teams of Connacht particip ...
(5): 1988, 1989, 1992, 1993, 1996
;An Cheathrú Rua
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Galway Senior Football Championship
The Galway Senior Football Championship is an annual Gaelic Athletic Association competition between the top Gaelic football clubs in Galway
Galway ( ; , ) is a City status in Ireland, city in (and the county town of) County Galway. It ...
(1): 1996
Personal life
He is the father of
Robert Finnerty, a player for
Galway
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He is married and based in Salthill, Galway, and runs the family business, Wards Hotel and pub in Lower Salthill with his wife Grania. He is the Ladies' Football manager of the Salthill Knocknacarra GAA Club, captained by his daughter Ailbhe. His 3 sons, Robert, William, and Colm are players on the SKGAA Football team.
References
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Mayo inter-county Gaelic footballers