Matt Gargan

Matt Gargan
Personal information
Irish name	Maitiú Ó Gargáin
Sport	Hurling
Position	Midfield
Born	1886 Kilkenny, Ireland
Died	10 March 1949 Kilkenny, Ireland
Occupation	Stonecutter
Club(s)
Years	Club
	Erin's Own
Club titles
Kilkenny titles	0
Inter-county(ies)
Years	County
1905 1905-1917	Waterford Kilkenny
Inter-county titles
Leinster titles	5
All-Irelands	5

Matthew "Matt" Gargan (1886 - 10 March 1949) was an Irish hurler who played as a midfielder for the Kilkenny and Waterford senior teams.

Gargan made his first appearance for the Kilkenny team during the 1905 championship and was a regular member of the starting fifteen until his retirement after the 1917 championship. During that time he won five All-Ireland medals and five Leinster medals.^[1]^[2] He also frequently and illegally lined out with Waterford.

At club level Gargan enjoyed a lengthy career with Erin's Own.

Gargan's son, Jack, won an All-Ireland medal with Kilkenny in 1939, while his grandson, Frank Cogan, won an All-Ireland medal in football with Cork in 1973.

References

↑ "Kilkenny GAA profile". Hogan Stand website. Retrieved 28 April 2012.
↑ "Leinster Senior Hurling Finalists" (PDF). Leinster GAA website. Retrieved 28 April 2012.

Kilkenny - 1907 All-Ireland Senior Hurling Champions (3rd title)

1 D. Doyle 2 M. Doyle 3 N. Doyle 4 D. 'Drug' Walsh (Capt.) 5 D. Doherty 6 J. Kelly 7 T. Kenny 8 M. Gargan 9 D.J. Stapleton 10 D. Kennedy 11 J. Keoghan 12 J. Rochford 13 D. Grace 14 P. Lanigan 15 J.T. Power 16 J. Anthony 17 S. Walton

Part Reference: Kilkenny GAA Bible p83. Compiled by Gerry O'Neill. 2008. Accessed 17 July 2010.

Kilkenny - 1909 All-Ireland Senior Hurling Champions (4th title)

1 M. Doyle 2 N. Doyle 3 D. 'Drug' Walsh (Capt.) 4 D. Doherty 5 J. Kelly 6 B. Hennebry 7 J. Delahunty 8 J. Dunphy 9 D. Kennedy 10 J. Keoghan 11 S. Walton 12 J. Rochford 13 M. Gargan 14 M. Shortall 15 J. Ryan 16 P. Lanigan 17 D. Doyle Subs D. Grace

Part Reference: Kilkenny GAA Bible p83. Compiled by Gerry O'Neill. 2008. Accessed 17 July 2010.

Kilkenny - 1911 All-Ireland Senior Hurling Champions (5th title)

1 J.T. Power 2 P. Grace 3 D. Kennedy 4 J.J. Brennan 5 P. Lanigan 6 J. Keoghan 7 D. 'Drug' Walsh 8 S. Walton (Capt.) 9 D. Grace 10 J. Rochford 11 N. Doyle 12 T. McCormack 13 D. Doyle 14 M. Doyle 15 M. Gargan 16 J. Kelly 17 D. Doherty

Part Reference: Kilkenny GAA Bible p86. Compiled by Gerry O'Neill. 2008. Accessed 17 July 2010.

Kilkenny - 1912 All-Ireland Senior Hurling Champions (6th title)

1 J.T. Power 2 P. Grace 3 D. Kennedy 4 J.J. Brennan 5 P. Lanigan 6 J. Keoghan 7 D. 'Drug' Walsh 8 S. Walton (Capt.) 9 D. Grace 10 J. Rochford 11 N. Doyle 12 T. McCormack 13 D. Doyle 14 M. Doyle 15 M. Gargan 16 J. Kelly 17 D. Doherty

Part Reference: Kilkenny GAA Bible p83. Compiled by Gerry O'Neill. 2008. Accessed 17 July 2010.

Kilkenny - 1913 All-Ireland Senior Hurling Champions (7th title)

1 J. T. Power 2 J. Keoghan 3 J. Rochford 4 J. Lennon 5 D. Kennedy 6 D. Grace 7 D. Walsh (c) 8 M. Gargan 9 J. J. Brennan 10 P. Grace 11 D. Doherty 12 D. Doyle 13 S. Walton 14 M. Doyle 15 J. Kelly Subs not used 16 J. Walsh 17 J. Ryan 18 M. Quinn 19 M. Ryan 20 J. Delahunty 21 P. Lanigan 22 D. Brennan

Part Reference: Kilkenny GAA Bible p83-4. Compiled by Gerry O'Neill. 2008. Accessed 17 July 2010.

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