Durack played in Croke Park in the Railway cup. Youâre question is incorrect
Ah its grand, there was lads who won footballers of the year without ever playing a championship match outside their home county, or Croke Park. Awards be crazy bro.
Heard the question asked before and the answer given was Durack. Didnât probe too deeply into it.
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Tommy Butler Tipperary.
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Durack certainly played in finals, most likely in Croke PArk as well for those years.
Correct.
Pat McLoughney is a possible second but I think he might still have been there in 1983 when Tipperary ended their 10 year championship losing streak against Clare. Have to dig out a few programmes from the early 80âs to bottom out on that.
John Galvin, Waterford
I was at the 76 and 77 finals and I can confirm that they were held in Croke Park
Gally won championship matches against Cork, Limerick, Tipperary and Kerry.
In Croke Park?
I donât recall him playing against Waterford in 1983, and John Sheedy was certainly the custodian in 1984
John Galvin played in 1975, final was held in Croker.
He played Railway cup and NHL in Croke Park. Dublin played all of their league games in Croker then.
Yes, John Sheedy was in goal by 1984, provided the assist for Seanie OâLeary for the match winning goal in the 1984 Munster Final.
Iâm pretty certain that McLoughney was in goal when Tipperary lost to Cork in 1982.
No recollection as to who was in goal for Tipperary in 1983. I do have programmes for both Tipperary v Clare and Waterford v Tipperary in 1983 so must dig them out.
David Kilcoyne was the first name that came into my head when I was asked the question, but Westmeath beat Dublin in the 1982 Leinster Championship.
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Played against Limerick in '82
John Farrell Knockavilla Kickhams was the Tipp goalkeeper against Cork in 1982. John Sheedy was there from 1983-85
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Just looking through the nominees there ⌠canât see beyond Canning really.
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In fairness Jamie Barron had an outstanding year, and would be a shoe in for HOTY had Waterford won the AI. The reality is though his outstanding displays were against very poor opposition in Kilkenny and Cork, where both defenses opened up like the Red sea. In the AI final he was comprehensively outplayed by the Galway midfield and substituted when the game was still in the melting pot.
No doubt someone will mention his illness the week of the game, forgetting that Joe Canning was playing on one leg from the Leinster final onwards.
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The lads here arenât interested facts like that about Canning -putting off an op until after the season and beating Tipp on his own with one leg.