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Replying To PattyONeill: "Derry have around 30 or 31. The current county team come from around 10 of those clubs. My local club hasn't had a player who has played for Derry in a men's championship game in almost 50 years I think." I think Derry have 37 going by their website - 14 Senior - 13 Intermediate and 10 Junior. Always found Derry to be fascinating geographically, the county team is essentially a South Derry team. Steelstown and Coleraine the exceptions of non south derry clubs at senior. Alot of the clubs around Derry City are Junior also. drumalee11 (USA) - Posts: 291 - 12/10/2023 10:30:27 2507987 Link
Replying To BarneyGrant: "Dublin more than 200 afaik." 200? Where you getting that? There are less than 100 GAA clubs in Dublin, in or around 90 clubs I think. MesAmis (Dublin) - Posts: 13719 - 12/10/2023 14:00:46 2508035 Link
Donegal had 16 senior, 12 Intermediate and 13 junior football clubs. 1 hurling only club in setanta. So 42 clubs in total peiledoir20 (Donegal) - Posts: 811 - 12/10/2023 14:47:31 2508047 Link
Replying To drumalee11: "I think Derry have 37 going by their website - 14 Senior - 13 Intermediate and 10 Junior. Always found Derry to be fascinating geographically, the county team is essentially a South Derry team. Steelstown and Coleraine the exceptions of non south derry clubs at senior. Alot of the clubs around Derry City are Junior also." Can anyone explain why this is the case? Is Derry City soccer mad? Is north Derry more protestant heavy? GalwaysFinest (Galway) - Posts: 190 - 12/10/2023 15:05:52 2508049 Link
Replying To MesAmis: "200? Where you getting that? There are less than 100 GAA clubs in Dublin, in or around 90 clubs I think." Had meant to say more than 100, but not even that anymore! BarneyGrant (Dublin) - Posts: 2601 - 12/10/2023 15:11:21 2508050 Link
Replying To Viking66: "Nearly all the clubs in Wexford are dual clubs, and there isn't much of a difference between the overall number of teams playing hurling and football. In both codes there are 12 teams in each of the Senior, Intermediate, Intermediate A, Junior, and Junior A grades. Junior B is organised on a district basis firstly, with a District final in all 4 districts, followed by QFs involving the top 2 from each district. Winner of the overall Junior B title gets promoted to Junior A. There are 49 clubs in total, though I think Clonee only field ladies teams these days." Had a look at this for Wexford ...as Viking said 49 clubs listed in total but Clonee don't field adult men's team so 48 clubs really 40 Clubs are proper dual - these 40 field at least one hurling and football team but most field 2 or more teams at different grades every year. Gorey, Martins, Glynn field 3 or 4 teams in hurling and football each year from senior down to junior b. Since split season introduced clubs like Oulart and Rathnure are now fielding football teams and Oulart entered 2 football teams into the 2023 championship as they won the junior b football n 2022 and are in the Junior A football semi's this weekend. There are 8 clubs then that are hurling/football only but most of these club players play with another club for the other code - this is mainly in Wexford town where lads can play Senior hurling with the Harriers but then football with a football only club in Wexford town like Sarsfields or Maudlintown. Or lads hurling with Clonard could play football with Volunteers etc. Same with all the Kilanerin football players hurling with Tara Rocks Hurling Only Clubs FAYTHE HARRIERS NA FIANNA CLONARD TARA ROCKS Football Only KILANERIN-BALLYFAD SARSFIELDS ST. JOHN'S VOLUNTEERS ST. JOSEPH'S ST. MARY'S MAUDLINTOWN grassroots01 (Wexford) - Posts: 169 - 12/10/2023 16:15:47 2508059 Link
There are 38 football clubs in Louth. The breakdown is 12 Senior, 12 Inter and 14 Junior. There is only 3 Hurling clubs. One of these St Fechins is a dual club. Knockbridge hurling and St Brides football are both based in Knockbridge village. Ollie2 (Louth) - Posts: 790 - 12/10/2023 16:25:58 2508060 Link
Galway has about 40 real football clubs. 17 senior. 15 intermediate (there are 16 teams but Corofin's 2nd team are one of these albeit they are in real danger of being relegated now). 8 teams in primary junior. There are other football clubs whose "first team" play at lower levels of Junior but realistically these are the football wings of hurling clubs. They may or may not field depending on the year & you certainly won't be getting any county senior players out of these clubs. Granted - Gary O Donnell and Cillian McDaid are two outliers who made it despite being from hurling club areas, albeit both had to move to other football clubs to make that a reality. galwayman2 (Galway) - Posts: 1248 - 12/10/2023 16:32:49 2508062 Link
Replying To grassroots01: "Had a look at this for Wexford ...as Viking said 49 clubs listed in total but Clonee don't field adult men's team so 48 clubs really 40 Clubs are proper dual - these 40 field at least one hurling and football team but most field 2 or more teams at different grades every year. Gorey, Martins, Glynn field 3 or 4 teams in hurling and football each year from senior down to junior b. Since split season introduced clubs like Oulart and Rathnure are now fielding football teams and Oulart entered 2 football teams into the 2023 championship as they won the junior b football n 2022 and are in the Junior A football semi's this weekend. There are 8 clubs then that are hurling/football only but most of these club players play with another club for the other code - this is mainly in Wexford town where lads can play Senior hurling with the Harriers but then football with a football only club in Wexford town like Sarsfields or Maudlintown. Or lads hurling with Clonard could play football with Volunteers etc. Same with all the Kilanerin football players hurling with Tara Rocks Hurling Only Clubs FAYTHE HARRIERS NA FIANNA CLONARD TARA ROCKS Football Only KILANERIN-BALLYFAD SARSFIELDS ST. JOHN'S VOLUNTEERS ST. JOSEPH'S ST. MARY'S MAUDLINTOWN" I was counting Tara Rocks and Kilanerin as dual clubs with the "temporary" arrangement they have ;-) Viking66 (Wexford) - Posts: 12141 - 12/10/2023 16:38:10 2508063 Link
Replying To grassroots01: "Had a look at this for Wexford ...as Viking said 49 clubs listed in total but Clonee don't field adult men's team so 48 clubs really 40 Clubs are proper dual - these 40 field at least one hurling and football team but most field 2 or more teams at different grades every year. Gorey, Martins, Glynn field 3 or 4 teams in hurling and football each year from senior down to junior b. Since split season introduced clubs like Oulart and Rathnure are now fielding football teams and Oulart entered 2 football teams into the 2023 championship as they won the junior b football n 2022 and are in the Junior A football semi's this weekend. There are 8 clubs then that are hurling/football only but most of these club players play with another club for the other code - this is mainly in Wexford town where lads can play Senior hurling with the Harriers but then football with a football only club in Wexford town like Sarsfields or Maudlintown. Or lads hurling with Clonard could play football with Volunteers etc. Same with all the Kilanerin football players hurling with Tara Rocks Hurling Only Clubs FAYTHE HARRIERS NA FIANNA CLONARD TARA ROCKS Football Only KILANERIN-BALLYFAD SARSFIELDS ST. JOHN'S VOLUNTEERS ST. JOSEPH'S ST. MARY'S MAUDLINTOWN" Interesting stuff. Could the argument be made that Wexford are under performing when it comes to football based on this information or is it just too difficult to keep both codes going competitively. I know hurling is the more popular sport down there but Wexford had a very competitive football team in the late 00's getting to the All-Ireland semi final and rattling the Dubs on occasions. drumalee11 (USA) - Posts: 291 - 12/10/2023 16:57:57 2508066 Link
Meath has 60 clubs in total 14 dual clubs 39 football only clubs 7 hurling only clubs Selwyn (Meath) - Posts: 356 - 12/10/2023 20:23:20 2508091 Link
Leitrim has 23 clubs running out of a population similar to Navan. I remember this on the Leitrim gaa website from the 1996 census " If you consider that the number of males between the ages of 18 - 32 in the whole of County Leitrim is only 2310, that means there is a team produced for every 42 males of normal football playing age, resident in the County" Quite astounding leitrim4sam (Leitrim) - Posts: 645 - 12/10/2023 21:27:10 2508100 Link
Replying To drumalee11: " Replying To grassroots01: "Had a look at this for Wexford ...as Viking said 49 clubs listed in total but Clonee don't field adult men's team so 48 clubs really 40 Clubs are proper dual - these 40 field at least one hurling and football team but most field 2 or more teams at different grades every year. Gorey, Martins, Glynn field 3 or 4 teams in hurling and football each year from senior down to junior b. Since split season introduced clubs like Oulart and Rathnure are now fielding football teams and Oulart entered 2 football teams into the 2023 championship as they won the junior b football n 2022 and are in the Junior A football semi's this weekend. There are 8 clubs then that are hurling/football only but most of these club players play with another club for the other code - this is mainly in Wexford town where lads can play Senior hurling with the Harriers but then football with a football only club in Wexford town like Sarsfields or Maudlintown. Or lads hurling with Clonard could play football with Volunteers etc. Same with all the Kilanerin football players hurling with Tara Rocks Hurling Only Clubs FAYTHE HARRIERS NA FIANNA CLONARD TARA ROCKS Football Only KILANERIN-BALLYFAD SARSFIELDS ST. JOHN'S VOLUNTEERS ST. JOSEPH'S ST. MARY'S MAUDLINTOWN" Interesting stuff. Could the argument be made that Wexford are under performing when it comes to football based on this information or is it just too difficult to keep both codes going competitively. I know hurling is the more popular sport down there but Wexford had a very competitive football team in the late 00's getting to the All-Ireland semi final and rattling the Dubs on occasions." Just looked at the starting 15 against Kilkenny in last round of hurling last year. I'd say at least 12 played underage football up to minor /21's for Wexford with some winning a Leinster under 21 back in 2011. Good few have won senior champ in Wexford or play senior football and would make the senior football panel/team if they switched code and would be big addition to get out of division 4. Ryan, Chin , O'Hanlon, Donohue, Liam Og. Saying that Shelmeliers did well in Leinster Club champ last year and some of the stand out performers in Senior Club Football champ this year are more interested in football and some are playing Fitzgibbon etc so I think the future is bright enough for the footballers. grassroots01 (Wexford) - Posts: 169 - 13/10/2023 08:55:13 2508108 Link
Replying To leitrim4sam: "Leitrim has 23 clubs running out of a population similar to Navan. I remember this on the Leitrim gaa website from the 1996 census " If you consider that the number of males between the ages of 18 - 32 in the whole of County Leitrim is only 2310, that means there is a team produced for every 42 males of normal football playing age, resident in the County" Quite astounding" It is. Same i imagine applies to Catholic parts of rural Fermanagh. A tribute to GAA in counties where inter county seldom brings any joy. BarneyGrant (Dublin) - Posts: 2601 - 13/10/2023 11:06:52 2508133 Link
Replying To drumalee11: "Be interesting to know how many 1st team football clubs there are per county. Would be an indicator as to which counties are over performing or under performing. Obviously Dublin and Cork are way ahead of every other county. I know Cavan have 40 Longford around 22 I think Leitrim 23 or 24 Fermanagh 20 Meath in the region of 50-60 Mayo around 45 Galway something similar to Mayo" Westmeath has 32 football clubs. 12 senior 12 intermediate 8 junior The bigger clubs would have 2nd string teams in the junior championships also. stonemadbeany (USA) - Posts: 543 - 13/10/2023 11:18:08 2508139 Link
Donegal has 40 GAA clubs 1 Hurling only club 32 Football only clubs 7 Hurling and Football clubs (dual) gunman (Donegal) - Posts: 1063 - 13/10/2023 11:43:04 2508147 Link
Replying To drumalee11: "Only football clubs as its an indicator as to how many clubs an inter county football team has to chose from. A separate thread could be made on how many hurling clubs per county; as it would be equally as interesting." A good topic and interesting to see. It would be interesting know how many of these clubs were in the same parish. browncows (Meath) - Posts: 2342 - 15/10/2023 12:16:45 2508427 Link
Replying To MesAmis: "200? Where you getting that? There are less than 100 GAA clubs in Dublin, in or around 90 clubs I think." Some of the clubs have a bigger pick than 3 of the smaller counties together browncows (Meath) - Posts: 2342 - 15/10/2023 12:25:15 2508429 Link
Replying To MesAmis: "200? Where you getting that? There are less than 100 GAA clubs in Dublin, in or around 90 clubs I think." As usual trying to downplay things. oneoff (UK) - Posts: 1380 - 15/10/2023 20:36:06 2508531 Link
As usual trying to downplay things. oneoff (UK) - Posts: 1323 - 15/10/2023 20:36:06 Am I wrong? According to the DCB website there are 87 GAA clubs in Dublin at the moment. If I'm wrong name the remaining 115 you think are there. MesAmis (Dublin) - Posts: 13719 - 16/10/2023 09:50:23 2508576 Link