Pascal McConnell

Pascal McConnell
Personal information
Irish name	Pascal Mac Dhónaill
Sport	Gaelic Football
Position	Goalkeeper
Born	(1980-04-10) 10 April 1980 Tyrone
Height	6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)
Nickname	Packie
Club(s)
Years	Club
1999–	Newtownstewart St. Eugene's
Inter-county(ies)
Years	County
1999–2013	Tyrone
Inter-county titles
Ulster titles	5
All-Irelands	3
NFL	1
All Stars	0

Pascal McConnell is an All-Ireland-winning former Gaelic footballer for Tyrone, who last competed with John Devine and Niall Morgan to be first choice goalkeeper for Tyrone. .^[1]

In 1998, McConnell played alongside Stephen O'Neill in the MacRory Cup semi-final for Omagh CBS.

His older brother is Tyrone's great All Star-winning goalkeeper of the nineties, Finbar McConnell.

In November 2013, McConnell announced his retirement from inter-county football.^[2] On retiring he said "There is a big commitment required in order to stay performing at the top level and I feel the time is right to bow out and start a new chapter in my life, I have absolutely no regrets from my playing career with Tyrone although I suppose if I was a bit greedy I would say that I felt that we could have won the All Ireland in 2009 and 2010."^[3]^[4] His retirement from inter-county football left Conor Gormley, Dermot Carlin, Stephen O'Neill and Sean Cavanagh as the only remaining links to the Tyrone team that won the county's first All-Ireland senior title in 2003.^[5]

References

↑ "TGoalkeeper Pascal McConnell calls time on Tyrone career". BBC Sport. 25 November 2013. Retrieved 25 November 2013.
↑ "Tyrone goalkeeper Pascal McConnell retires". RTÉ Sport. 25 November 2013. Retrieved 25 November 2013.
↑ "Tyrone's Pascal McConnell retires from inter-county football". Irish Independent. 25 November 2013. Retrieved 25 November 2013.
↑ "Pascal's superb decade at an end". Belfast Telegraph. 25 November 2013. Retrieved 25 November 2013.
↑ "Cavanagh to skipper Tyrone as McConnell retires". Hogan Stand. 25 November 2013. Retrieved 25 November 2013.

Tyrone senior football team – current panel

1 M. O'Neill 2 A. McCrory 3 R. McNamee 4 C. McCarron 5 R. Brennan 6 Joe McMahon 7 T. McCann 8 C. Cavanagh 9 Mattie Donnelly 10 N. Sludden 11 M. Bradley 20 P. Harte 13 C. McAliskey 14 S. Cavanagh 15 R. O'Neill Subs 25 C. Meyler for Sludden 26 B. Tierney for McMahon 12 R. Donnelly for Bradley 17 L. Brennan for R. O'Neill 22 R. O'Neill for McAliskey 18 F. Burns for McCarron Manager M. Harte Assistant Manager T. Donnelly Coaches G. Devlin F. McCann

(Team as of 24 April 2016 versus Cavan)

Tyrone Football Squads

Template:Tyrone Under 21 Football Team 2000

Tyrone – 2003 All-Ireland Senior Football Champions (1st title)

1 J. Devine 2 C. Gourley 3 C. McAnallen 4 R. McMenamin 5 C. Gormley 6 G. Devlin 7 P. Jordan 8 K. Hughes 9 S. Cavanagh 10 B. Dooher 11 B. McGuigan 12 G. Cavlan 13 E. McGinley 14 P. Canavan (cap.) 15 E. Mulligan Subs P. McConnell D. Carlin Mark Harte C. Holmes P. Horisk C. Lawn P. Loughran D. McCrossan M. McGee C. McGinley F. McGuigan S. Mulgrew S. O'Neill B. Robinson M. Coleman Manager M. Harte

(Team as of September 2003 versus Armagh)

Tyrone – 2005 All-Ireland Senior Football Champions (2nd title)

1 P. McConnell 2 R. McMenamin 3 J. McMahon 4 M. McGee 5 D. Harte 6 C. Gormley 7 P. Jordan 8 E. McGinley 9 S. Cavanagh 10 B. Dooher (Cap.) 11 B. McGuigan 12 R. Mellon 13 P. Canavan 14 S. O'Neill 15 E. Mulligan Substitutes used C. Holmes for Canavan C. Lawn for McMahon P. Canavan? for McGinley Substitutes not used J. Devine E. Bradley B. Meenan G. Devlin B. Donnelly P. Donnelly C. Gourley M. Harte C. McCullagh L. Meenan M. Murphy M. Penrose S. Sweeney Manager M. Harte

(Team as of 25 September 2005 versus Kerry)

Tyrone – 2008 All-Ireland Senior Football Champions (3rd title)

16 P. McConnell 2 R. McMenamin 3 Justin McMahon 12 Joe McMahon 5 D. Harte 6 C. Gormley 7 P. Jordan 8 C. Holmes 9 E. McGinley 10 B. Dooher (Cap.) 29 M. Penrose 12 R. Mellon 13 T. McGuigan 14 S. Cavanagh 15 C. McCullagh Substitutes used Stephen O'Neill* for McCullagh (25') K. Hughes for Holmes (half-time) B. McGuigan for Penrose (51') E. Mulligan for Mellon (57') C. Cavanagh for T. McGuigan (68') Substitutes not used J. Curran D. Carlin P. Donnelly N. Gormley C. McCarron D. McCaul M. McGee C. Gourley R. Mulgrew E. Mulligan Shaun O'Neill P. J. Quinn P. Quinn* Manager M. Harte

(Team as of 21 September 2008 versus Kerry)

Notes: J Devine was on the starting lineup but had to withdraw from the squad due to a family bereavement. Stephen O'Neill's name was not in the match program due to there only being space for thirty names. He played, and came on as a substitute with the number 31 on his back. Paul Quinn's name was not in the match program due to there only being space for thirty names.

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