Michael J. Kennedy (born 1958) is an Irish former Gaelic footballer who played for the St. Margaret's club and at inter-county level with the Dublin senior football team.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Irish name | Mícheál Ó Cinnéide | ||
| Sport | Gaelic football | ||
| Position | Left wing-forward | ||
| Born |
1958 Finglas, County Dublin, Ireland | ||
| Height | 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) | ||
| Occupation | Driver | ||
| Club(s) | |||
| Years | Club | ||
| St. Margaret's | |||
| Club titles | |||
| Dublin titles | 0 | ||
| Inter-county(ies) | |||
| Years | County | ||
1979–1992 | Dublin | ||
| Inter-county titles | |||
| Leinster titles | 6 | ||
| All-Irelands | 1 | ||
| NFL | 2 | ||
| All Stars | 1 | ||
Career
editKennedy first played Gaelic football at juvenile and underage levels with the St. Margaret's club.[1] He was still eligible for the minor grade when he was promoted to the club's senior team, but enjoyed little in terms of success.
Kennedy first appeared on the inter-county scene for Dublin as a member of the minor team. He won a Leinster MFC medal in 1976, however, his subsequent three-year spell with the under-21 team without success.[2] Kennedy joined the senior team in 1979 and won the first of six Leinster SFC medals that year before losing the All-Ireland final to Kerry.[3] In all, he made five All-Ireland final appearances, with victory coming on one occasion against Galway in 1983. Kennedy also won a Railway Cup medal with Leinster in 1988, the same year he was named as the All-Star left corner-back.[4][5]
Honours
edit- Dublin
- All-Ireland Senior Football Championship: 1983
- Leinster Senior Football Championship: 1979, 1983, 1984, 1985, 1989, 1992
- National Football League: 1986–87, 1990–91
- Leinster Minor Football Championship: 1976
References
edit- ^ "Club history". St. Margaret's GAA website. Retrieved 25 November 2022.
- ^ "Legends of the club: Majestic Mick Kennedy was a top-class defender with St Margaret's". Irish Independent. 25 July 2022. Retrieved 25 November 2022.
- ^ "Leinster Senior Football Finalists" (PDF). Leinster GAA website. Retrieved 25 November 2022.
- ^ "Leinster Railway Cup Football winning teams" (PDF). Leinster GAA website. Retrieved 25 November 2022.
- ^ "Seven Dubs included in football All-Stars selection". Dublin GAA website. 1 November 2018. Retrieved 25 November 2022.