Glasgow Gaels GFC
| Founded: | 1999 | |
| County: | Scotland | |
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| Club Colours: | Red and White | |
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| Gaelic football | ||
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| Scottish Championship | 2 | |
| Ladies' Football | ||
| Scottish Championship | 2 | |
Glasgow Gaels Gaelic Football Club or Glasgow Gaels GFC (Irish: Cumann Peile Gaeil Glaschu) is a Gaelic Athletic Association club based in Glasgow.[1] The team is a member of the Scottish GAA and are one of the most successful Scottish teams of all time.[1] They currently cater for both Men's Gaelic football, junior and senior levels, Ladies' Gaelic football, and Juvenile Gaelic Football. The team have competed in the All Britain championships, reaching the Men's Intermediate semi-finals in 2006 and most recently the Ladies Junior All-British Final in 2015. They are currently associated with Glasgow University GAA and Stirling University GAA. They have also been featured on Joe.ie's "80 clubs around the World" in 2016.[2]
Home matches are currently played at Peterson Park in Yoker, known locally as Yoke Park.
Origins
Glaschu Gaels GFC was formed in 1999 after the amalgamation of two local sides, Glencovitt Rovers and Paisley Gaels.[1]
Honours
- Men's All-British Championship: semi-finalists - 2006
- Ladies All-British Championship: finalists - 2015
- Men's Scottish Championship:[3] winners - 2002, 2006, finalists - 2004, 2005, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2011, 2015
- Ladies Scottish Championship: winners - 2006, 2015 finalists - 2007
- Men's Scottish League Championship:[4] winners - 2003, 2005, 2008 finalists - 2015
- Ladies Scottish League Championship: finalists - 2015
- U14 Scottish Championship: shield finalists - 2015
- U12 Scottish Championship: winners - 2015
- Men's Scottish Seven-a-side: winners - 2005, 2007, 2009
- Ladies Scottish Seven-a-side: winners - 2015
- Pearse Cup (now the Morkan cup) - winners - 2002, 2003, 2004
- O'Fiach Cup - winners - 2003
- Michael Davitt Shield winners - 2000, 2001, 2002, 2005
- Glasgow Women's Celtic Sports Festival - 2006, 2009
References
- 1 2 3 "Supporting the gaels of Glaschu - Hoganstand.com". www.hoganstand.com. Retrieved 2016-02-17.
- ↑ "Around the World in 80 Clubs: Glasgow Gaels GAA (#14) | JOE.ie". JOE.ie. Retrieved 2016-03-04.
- ↑ "Scotland GAA - CHAMPIONSHIP WINNERS". www.scotland-gaa.com. Retrieved 2016-02-17.
- ↑ "Scotland GAA - LEAGUE WINNERS". www.scotland-gaa.com. Retrieved 2016-02-17.