Jack Kennedy (Gaelic footballer)

Jack Kennedy is an Irish Gaelic footballer who plays as a midfielder for the Tipperary senior team. At club level, Kennedy plays with Clonmel Commercials.

Jack Kennedy
Personal information
Irish name Sean Ó Cinnéide[1]
Sport Gaelic football
Position Midfield
Born Clonmel, County Tipperary, Ireland
Club(s)
Years Club
Clonmel Commercials
Club titles
Tipperary titles 6
Munster titles 1
Inter-county(ies)
Years County Apps (scores)
2017-
Tipperary 15 (0-27)
Inter-county titles
Munster titles 1
All-Irelands 0
NFL 0
All Stars 0

Clonmel Commercials

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On the 29 November 2015, Kennedy started in midfield and scored a point as Clonmel Commercials beat Nemo Rangers to win their first ever Munster Senior Club Football Championship on a scoreline of 1-07 to 0-09.[2]

On the 27 September 2020, Kennedy scored a last minute winning point in 2020 Tipperary Senior Football Championship final, which saw Clonmel Commercials retain the Tipperary senior football title as they held off Loughmore/Castleiney.[3]

Tipperary

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Kennedy was a member of the Tipperary minor football team that reached the 2015 All-Ireland Minor Football Championship Final, starting midfield in all their games. He scored 0-05 in the Munster quarter final victory against Waterford,[4] another 0-05 in the semi final defeat of Clare,[5] before scoring 0-02 in the Munster final loss to Kerry.[6] He scored a point in their All Ireland championship quarter final victory against Galway[7] before producing a man-of-the-match performance scoring 0-04 against Kildare in the semi-final.[8] In the final, Kennedy scored a point as Tipperary were beaten by Kerry.[9]

Career statistics

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As of matched played 7 April 2024[citation needed]

Year Team National League Munster All-Ireland Total
Division Apps Score Apps Score Apps Score Apps Score
2017 Tipperary Division 3 - 2 0-05 2 0-05
2018 Division 2 2 0-02 1 0-01 3 0-03
2019 1 0-00 1 0-01 2 0-01
2020 Division 3 2 0-05 - 2 0-05
2021 1 0-03 - 1 0-03
2022 Division 4 2 0-07 - 2 0-07
2023 2 0-04 - 2 0-04
2024 1 0-00 - 1 0-00
Total 11 0-21 4 0-07 15 0-28

Honours

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Player

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Clonmel Commercials
Tipperary

References

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  1. ^ "County Senior Football Championship Final 2019" (PDF). p. 16.
  2. ^ "Clonmel commercials stun Nemo Rangers to win Munster title". The Irish Times. Retrieved 2024-07-24.
  3. ^ Brophy, Shane (2020-09-27). "Kennedy late show helps Clonmel win Tipp SFC thriller". rte.ie.
  4. ^ Cullen, Jonathan (2015-04-15). "Electric Ireland Munster MFC Q-Final – Tipperary 2-16 Waterford 1-7". Tipperary GAA. Retrieved 2024-07-24.
  5. ^ Cullen, Jonathan (2015-05-14). "Electric Ireland Munster Minor Football Championship Semi-Final - Tipperary 0-16 Clare 2-9". Tipperary GAA. Retrieved 2024-07-24.
  6. ^ O'Toole, Fintan (2015-07-05). "Geaney the star man as Kerry lift Munster minor football crown against Tipperary". The 42. Retrieved 2024-07-24.
  7. ^ Kiely, Bill (2015-08-03). "Tynan takes Tipp into All-Ireland minor football semi-final". The 42. Retrieved 2024-07-24.
  8. ^ O'Toole, Fintan (2015-08-30). "14-man Tipperary see off Kildare to set up All-Ireland minor final against Kerry". The 42. Retrieved 2024-07-24.
  9. ^ O'Toole, Fintan (2015-09-20). "Dominant Kerry storm past Tipperary to retain All-Ireland minor football crown". The 42. Retrieved 2024-07-24.