St Brendan's GFC (London)

St Brendan's
Nh. Breandán C.L.G
Founded:	1956
County:	London
Colours:	Green, White
Grounds:	Greenford
Playing kits
	Standard colours
	Standard colours

St Brendan's is a Gaelic football club based in London, England, that plays Gaelic football, a sport native to Ireland..

History

St Brendan's was founded in 1956, in the Old Botwell Paris Hall, in Middlesex.^[1] Although St Brendan's was initially formed as a combined hurling and football club, the focus shifted to Gaelic football by the 1960s. The club became known for its success in this sport.. Based in south west London, the club serves the areas of Twickenham, Teddington, Richmond, Whitton, Hounslow, Ealing and Feltham. The club has had success in the London Championships, winning 3 Senior Championships and 1 Intermediate Championship in 2011.

Titles

In 201, thee club won the Intermediate Championship title.St Brendan's reached the 2014 Intermediate Championship final, but ultimately lost to the North London Shamrocks. They did, however, win the Division 2 league that year. In 2017, St Brendan's won the Murphy Cup. Still in the intermediate grade, St Brendan's have reached the semi-final stages of the competition over several years.^[2] St Brendan's appeared in 8 Senior Finals, winning 3. After being beaten finalists in 1990, 1993, 1997, 2001 and 2005, the club won the 1994 final by beating Taras on a score line of 1-9 to 1-4. St Brendan's next senior championship win was in 2002, against St. Clarets. In 2006, they won the senior title again, against Taras. However, their run ended in 2007 when they lost to Dr Crokes in the All-Ireland quarter final.

Year	Winner	Runner Up	Grade
2014	North London Shamrocks	St Brendan's	Intermediate
2012	St Brendan's	North London Shamrocks	Intermediate
2006	St Brendan's	Taras	Senior
2005	TCG	St Brendan's	Senior
2002	St Brendan's	St Clarets	Senior
2001	TCG	St Brendan's	Senior
1997	TCG	St Brendan's	Senior
1994	St Brendan's	Taras	Senior
1993	TCG	St Brendan's	Senior
1990	TCG	St Brendan's	Senior

County players

Several club players have represented London at Senior county level.

Player	Position	County	Years
Shane McAnarney	Half back	Meath	2005
Killian Smith	Mid Field	Cavan	2011–2013
Ryan Jones	Centre back	Tyrone	2017–Present
John Daly	Full forward	Meath	2017–Present
Fearghal McMahon	Centre forward	Monaghan	2018–Present

References

^ "St. Brendan's GFC London - London Senior Football Champions 2006". Archived from the original on 11 September 2010. Retrieved 13 August 2010.
^ Cormican, Eoghan (25 October 2019). "St Brendan's enjoying the journey through uncharted waters". Irish Examiner. Retrieved 2 November 2023.

[1] "St. Brendan's GFC London - London Senior Football Champions 2006". Archived from the original on 11 September 2010. Retrieved 13 August 2010.

[2] Cormican, Eoghan (25 October 2019). "St Brendan's enjoying the journey through uncharted waters". Irish Examiner. Retrieved 2 November 2023.

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