Joe Lennon

Joe Lennon
Personal information
Irish name	Seosamh Ó Leannáin (IPA:[ˈʃoːsˠəwoːˈlʲan̪ˠaːnʲ])
Sport	Gaelic football
Position	Left wing-back
Born	1935 Aghaderg, County Down
Height	5 ft 11 in (1.80 m)
Club(s)
Years	Club
1950s-1960s 1960s-1970s	Aghaderg Stamullen
Inter-county(ies)
Years	County
1950s-1960s	Down
Inter-county titles
Ulster titles	7
All-Irelands	3
NFL	3

Joe Lennon (born 1935 in Aghaderg, County Down) is an Irish former sportsperson. He played Gaelic football with his local clubs Aghaderg in Down and Stamullen in Meath and was a member of the Down senior inter-county team in the 1950s and 1960s.^[1] Lennon captained Down to the All-Ireland title in 1968.

References

↑ "Down GAA profile". Hogan Stand. Lynn Group Media. 2012. Retrieved 9 April 2010.

Sporting positions
Preceded by	Down Senior Football Captain 1968	Succeeded by
Achievements
Preceded by Peter Darby (Meath)	All-Ireland Senior Football winning captain 1968	Succeeded by Johnny Culloty (Kerry)

Down Football Teams

Down – 1960 National Football League Champions (1st title)

1 E. McKay 2 G. Lavery 3 L. Murphy 4 P. Rice 5 K. Mussen 6 D. McCartan (c) 7 K.O'Neill 8 P.J. McElroy 9 P. O'Hagan 10 S. O'Neill 11 J. Carey 12 P. Doherty 13 A. Hadden 14 J. McCartan 15 B. Morgan Sub used K. Denvir E. Lundy L. Murphy

Down – 1960 All-Ireland Senior Football Champions (1st title)

1 E. McKay 2 G. Lavery 3 L. Murphy 4 P. Rice 5 K. Mussen 6 D. McCartan (c) 7 K.O'Neill 8 J. Lennon 9 J. Carey 10 S. O'Neill 11 J. McCartan 12 P. Doherty 13 T. Hadden 14 P. O'Hagan 15 B. Morgan Sub used K. Denvir for J. Lennon

Down – 1961 All-Ireland Senior Football Champions (2nd title)

1 E. McKay 2 G. Lavery 3 L. Murphy 4 P. Rice 5 P. O'Hagan 6 D. McCartan 7 J. Smith 8 J. Carey 9 J. Lennon 10 S. O'Neill 11 J. McCartan 12 P. Doherty (c) 13 T. Hadden 14 P. J. McIlroy 15 B. Morgan Subs used K.O'Neill for P. Rice P. Rice for G. Lavery

Down – 1968 National Football League Champions (3rd title)

1 D. Kelly 2 B. Sloan 3 D. McCartan 4 T. O'Hare 5 R. McConville 6 L. Powell 7 J. Lennon (c) 8 J. Milligan 9 C. McAlarney 10 M. Cole 11 P. Doherty 12 J. Murphy 13 P. Rooney 14 S. O'Neill 15 J. Purdy Subs used R. Murphy

Down – 1968 All-Ireland Senior Football Champions (3rd title)

1 D. Kelly 2 B. Sloan 3 D. McCartan 4 T. O'Hare 5 R. McConville 6 W. Doyle 7 J. Lennon (c) 8 J. Milligan 9 C. McAlarney 10 M.Cole 11 P. Doherty 12 J. Murphy 13 P. Rooney 14 S. O'Neill 15 J. Purdy Subs used L. Powell for J. Lennon G. Glynn for L. Powell Subs not used H. McGrath R. Murphy V. Kane Manager G. Brown

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