GAA Football Team of the Century


The Football Team of the Century was chosen as part of the Gaelic Athletic Association's centenary year celebrations in 1984 to comprise, as a fifteen-member side divided as one goalkeeper, three half-backs, two midfielders, three half-forwards and three full-forwards, the best football players of the first one hundred years of the Gaelic Athletic Association. The players on the team were nominated by Sunday Independent readers and were selected by a panel of experts and former players.
A team was also selected of players who had never won an All Ireland.
PositionPlayerCounty teamClub teamTeam NumberAll-Ireland SFC, NFL and other honours
GoalkeeperDan O'KeeffeKerryKerins O'Rahilly's1All-Ireland SFC - 7
Munster SFC - 13
NFL- 1
Right corner-backEnda ColleranGalwayMountbellow/ Moylough2All-Ireland SFC - 3
Connacht SFC - 7
NFL- 1
Full-backPaddy O'BrienMeathSkryne
Seán McDermotts 		3All-Ireland SFC - 2
Leinster SFC - 5
NFL- 2
Left corner-backSeán FlanaganMayoBallaghaderreen4All-Ireland SFC - 2
Connacht SFC - 5
NFL- 2
Right wing-back Seán MurphyKerryDingle5All-Ireland SFC – 3
Munster SFC - 7
NFL- 1
Centre-backJohn Joe O’ReillyCavan Cornafean6All-Ireland SFC - 2
Ulster SFC – 11
NFL- 1
Left wing-back Stephen WhiteLouthCooley Kickhams
Mountbellew
Dundalk Young Irelands		7All-Ireland SFC - 1
Leinster SFC - 4
MidfieldMick O'ConnellKerry Valentia Young Islanders8All-Ireland SFC - 4
Munster SFC - 12
NFL- 4
MidfieldJack O'SheaKerrySt. Mary’s
9All-Ireland SFC – 7
Munster SFC – 10
NFL- 3
Right wing-forwardSeán O'NeillDown John Mitchels10All-Ireland SFC – 3
Ulster SFC - 8
NFL- 3
Centre-forwardSeán PurcellGalwayTuam Stars11All-Ireland SFC - 1
Connacht SFC - 7
Left wing-forwardPat SpillaneKerry Templenoe12All-Ireland SFC - 8
Munster SFC - 11
NFL- 2
Right corner-forwardMikey SheehyKerryAustin Stacks13All-Ireland SFC - 8
Munster SFC – 11
NFL- 3
Full-forwardTom LanganMayoBallycastle14All-Ireland SFC - 2
Connacht SFC – 3
Left corner-forwardKevin HeffernanDublinSt Vincents15All-Ireland SFC - 1
Leinster SFC - 4