GAA has been present in the local Gowna area since as early as 1889 and the club went under the name of Scrabby West Breffnians or 'Breffnies' as they were otherwise known. It may come as a surprise to some that Gowna had a thriving hurling team in the 1920s that contended senior championships. Gowna's first major football success came in 1916 in the form of a junior championship followed in 1925 by Intermediate championship success. Gowna GFC, as we know it today, was officially reformed in 1976 and has gone through some major developmental change. The 'post reform' park was officially opened in 1982 and was revamped in 2011 to stand as it is today.
Major Successes
Gowna GFC is a club steeped in history with many great wins and successes but it would be hard not to single out the Senior Football Championship wins in 1988, 1994, 1996, 1997, 1999, 2000 and 2002. The club also has the accolade of having Cavan's last ever nominated All Star winner in Dermot McCabe from the 1997 Cavan team.
Achievements
1979 U12 Championship, U14 Championship 1980 U14 Championship 1981 U21 Championship, U14 League, U16 Rural Title 1982 U16 League, Minor League, Junior Championship 1983 U14 Championship, U16 Rural Title, Minor Championship, Div 5 Football League 1984 U16 League, U16 Championship, Minor Championship, Minor League 1985 Intermediate Championship, U21 Championship, Minor Championship, U16 League, Division 2A League 1986 U21 Championship, Junior B Championship, U14 League 1987 U21 Championship, Junior B Championship, U14 League 1988 Senior Championship, U14 League, U12 League 1989 U14 Championship 1990 U14 Championship 1991 Senior League, Junior B Championship 1993 Senior League 1994 Senior Championship, Senior League, Division 1A League 1995 Division 1A League 1996 Senior Championship, U12 Roinn C Championship 1997 Senior Championship, U14 Roinn C Championship, U13 Roinn Championship 1998 U14 Roinn A Championship, U14 Roinn B League, Minor League 1999 Senior Championship, Senior League 2000 Senior Championship 2002 Senior Championship, Senior League, U21 A Championship 2003 U21 Championship 2005 Division 1A League 2006 U13 Roinn C Championship, U14 Hurling League, U14 Hurling Championship 2007 Minor Shield, U14 Roinn B League 2008 U16 Division 2 League 2009 U16 Division 2 League, U12 Division 2 League, U12 Roinn D Championship
