Michael Fanning (Gaelic footballer)
Personal information | |||
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Irish name | Micheál Ó Fionnáin | ||
Sport | Gaelic football | ||
Position | Centre-back | ||
Born | County Louth | ||
Nickname | Mick | ||
Club(s) | |||
Years | Club | ||
Naomh Máirtín | |||
Inter-county(ies) | |||
Years | County | ||
2006-2012 | Louth |
Michael "Mick" Fanning (born 1986) is an Irish Gaelic footballer who played for the Louth county team. He is a long-serving member of his local club team Naomh Máirtín.
He played in defence for the Louth senior team and lined out at centre-half back in the controversial 2010 Leinster Senior Football Championship Final against Meath.[1] In 2011 Fanning emigrated to Australia in search of work with his county teammates John O'Brien and Brian White, missing out on a National League Division 3 winners' medal as a consequence.[2]
He returned to inter-county action in 2012.[3] In 2020 he captained Naomh Máirtín to a first Louth Senior Football Championship against opponents St Mary's.
Honours
- County
- Tommy Murphy Cup (1): 2006
- O'Byrne Cup (1): 2009
- Owen Treacy Cup (1): 2006[4]
- Club
- Louth Senior Football Championship (2): 2020,[5] 2021[6]
- Cardinal O'Donnell Cup (2): 2017,[7] 2019[8]
- Louth Senior Football League Division 1B (1): 2006[9]
- Paddy Sheelan Shield (1): 2012[10]
- Louth Junior 2 Football League Division 4B (1): 2004[11]
- Louth Minor B Football Championship (1): 2003
References
- ^ "Infamous late goal to win the Leinster SFC for Meath eventually resulted in court cases". Irish Times. 11 May 2020.
- ^ "Fanning lost to Louth for now as he emigrates to Australia". Irish Times. 6 January 2011.
- ^ "Wee County so close to surprise win in Galway". Drogheda Independent. 15 February 2012.
- ^ "American bossed on own soil by ace Reds". Irish Independent. 25 October 2006.
- ^ "Naomh Mairtin land first Louth SFC title". Irish Examiner. 27 September 2020. Retrieved 28 September 2020.
- ^ "Magnificent Mairtins power to back-to-back Louth titles". Irish Independent. 7 November 2021.
- ^ "Jocks claim maiden senior honour with extra-time win over Dreadnots". Dundalk Democrat. 14 October 2017.
- ^ "Sam's the man for Mairtins". The Argus. 14 September 2019.
- ^ "Senior trophy at last for jubilant Mairtins". The Argus. 13 December 2006.
- ^ "LOUTH GAA CLUB ROLL OF HONOUR". The Argus. 26 December 2012.
- ^ "Mairtin snatch victory". The Argus. 10 December 2004.
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