James McCartan
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James McCartan is a retired Irish
Gaelic football
er and current manager
. He played for Down
between 19xx and xxxx. McCartan was part of the Down team that won the All-Ireland Senior Football Championship
in 1991
and 1994
. McCartan also won two Ulster Senior Football Championship
s with the county. At underage level McCartan won Ulster Minor
and All-Ireland Minor Football Championship
medals. He also won two All Star awards
during his career.
McCartan usually played as a corner forward
. He was renowned for his speed, swerving runs at the defence and scoring ability.
McCartan is regarded as one of the Down's best ever footballers. In 2009 to mark the 125th anniversary
of the Gaelic Athletic Association
he was named by The Irish News
as one of the all-time best 125 footballers from Ulster.
In 2009 he took charge of the Down senior team, leading them to the 2010 All-Ireland Senior Football Championship Final
in his first season in charge.
. His father, also called James
is regarded as one of the game's all-time greats and won three All-Ireland medals with Down in the 1960s.
and All-Ireland Minor Football Championship
s. He was aged just 16.
Linden made his Down Senior debut in 19xx. For his performances in the 1990 Championship
he received an All Star award
. as he was the star player during the league when Down got beaten by Meath in the National League final.
In 1991
he won his first Ulster Championship medal, with Down beating Donegal
in the decider. Down defeated Kerry
in the All-Ireland semi-final, before beating Meath
in the All-Ireland final. McCartan was named man of the match
for his display in the final. The success was Down's first All-Ireland Senior Football Championship
title since 1968.
McCartan won a second Ulster Championship medal with Down in 1994
- overcoming Tyrone comfortably in the decider. Victories over Cork in the All-Ireland semi-final and Dublin
in the final gave McCartan another All-Ireland Senior medal. For his performances that year he received another All Star
.
McCartan reached further Ulster finals with Down in 1996, 1999 and 2003, but the county were beat on each occasion. He retired from inter-county football in 2003.
on many occasions, and won the Railway Cup four times with the province.
medals with Queens University Belfast in 1990 and 1993.
Since retiring McCartan has managed
a number of teams. The first team he took charge of was Queen's University
who he led to Sigerson Cup
glory in 2007.
Down
On 11 September 2009, he was named manager of the Down senior football team. He led his team to the 2010 All-Ireland Senior Football Championship Final
in his first season in charge but they lost to Cork.
winner 3 1992,1996,1998
Irish people
The Irish people are an ethnic group who originate in Ireland, an island in northwestern Europe. Ireland has been populated for around 9,000 years , with the Irish people's earliest ancestors recorded having legends of being descended from groups such as the Nemedians, Fomorians, Fir Bolg, Tuatha...
Gaelic football
Gaelic football
Gaelic football , commonly referred to as "football" or "Gaelic", or "Gah" is a form of football played mainly in Ireland...
er and current manager
Manager (Gaelic games)
In Gaelic games, a manager or coach is an individual involved in the direction and instruction of the on-field operations of a team. Managing, or coaching, entails the application of sport tactics and strategies during the game itself, and usually entails substitution of players and other such...
. He played for Down
Down GAA
The Down County Board of the Gaelic Athletic Association or Down GAA is one of the 32 county boards of the GAA in Ireland, and is responsible for Gaelic games in County Down...
between 19xx and xxxx. McCartan was part of the Down team that won the All-Ireland Senior Football Championship
All-Ireland Senior Football Championship
The All-Ireland Senior Football Championship, the premier competition in Gaelic football, is a series of games organised by the Gaelic Athletic Association and played during the summer and early autumn...
in 1991
All-Ireland Senior Football Championship 1991
-All-Ireland Final:-1991 All Stars:Michael McQuillan , Mick Deegan , Conor Deegan , Enon Gavin , Tommy Carr , Keith Barr , Martin O'Connell , Barry Breen , Martin Lynch , Ross Carr , Greg Blaney , Tommy Dowd , Colm O'Rourke , Brian Stafford , Bernard Flynn...
and 1994
All-Ireland Senior Football Championship 1994
-All-Ireland Final:...
. McCartan also won two Ulster Senior Football Championship
Ulster Senior Football Championship
For information on this years competition, see Ulster Senior Football Championship 2011-2010 Draw:-2009 Draw:-2008 Draw:-Top winners:* All-Ireland winning years in bold.-Roll of honour:Notes:* 1907 No final result in records...
s with the county. At underage level McCartan won Ulster Minor
Ulster Minor Football Championship
The Ulster Minor Football Championship is the Minor "knockout" competition in the game of Gaelic football played in the province of Ulster in Ireland. The series of games are organised by the Ulster Council. The trophy for the winning side is The Liam Murray Cup. The competition began in 1930, with...
and All-Ireland Minor Football Championship
All-Ireland Minor Football Championship
The All-Ireland Minor Football Championship is the premier "knockout" competition for under-18 competitors of the game of Gaelic football played in Ireland...
medals. He also won two All Star awards
GAA All Stars Awards
The All Stars Awards, currently sponsored by Vodafone, are given annually since 1971 by the Gaelic Athletic Association to the best player in each of the fifteen positions in Gaelic football and Hurling in Ireland. Additionally, one player in each code is selected as the player of the year...
during his career.
McCartan usually played as a corner forward
Gaelic football and Hurling positions
The following are the positions in the Gaelic sports of Gaelic football, hurling and camogie. Like rugby and baseball, and unlike soccer, these have set positions which haven't changed in decades...
. He was renowned for his speed, swerving runs at the defence and scoring ability.
McCartan is regarded as one of the Down's best ever footballers. In 2009 to mark the 125th anniversary
GAA 125
GAA 125 refers to several events which took place during the 125th year of the Gaelic Athletic Association in 2009. The organisation was founded at Hayes Hotel in Thurles, County Tipperary on 1 November 1884....
of the Gaelic Athletic Association
Gaelic Athletic Association
The Gaelic Athletic Association is an amateur Irish and international cultural and sporting organisation focused primarily on promoting Gaelic games, which include the traditional Irish sports of hurling, camogie, Gaelic football, handball and rounders...
he was named by The Irish News
The Irish News
The Irish News is a compact-sized daily newspaper based in Belfast, Northern Ireland. It is perceived as being broadly Irish nationalist in outlook...
as one of the all-time best 125 footballers from Ulster.
In 2009 he took charge of the Down senior team, leading them to the 2010 All-Ireland Senior Football Championship Final
2010 All-Ireland Senior Football Championship Final
The 2010 All-Ireland Football Final was the 123rd event of its kind, and the last football match of the All-Ireland Senior Football Championship 2010, it was played between Cork and Down on 19 September 2010 in Croke Park, Dublin....
in his first season in charge.
Personal life
McCartan is from Tullylish, County DownCounty Down
-Cities:*Belfast *Newry -Large towns:*Dundonald*Newtownards*Bangor-Medium towns:...
. His father, also called James
James McCartan Sr
James McCartan Sr is a retired Northern Irish sportsperson. He played Gaelic football with his local Tullylish club and was a member of the Down senior inter-county team from the 1950s until the 1960s...
is regarded as one of the game's all-time greats and won three All-Ireland medals with Down in the 1960s.
Inter-county
In 1987 McCartan helped the Down Minor team win both the Ulster MinorUlster Minor Football Championship
The Ulster Minor Football Championship is the Minor "knockout" competition in the game of Gaelic football played in the province of Ulster in Ireland. The series of games are organised by the Ulster Council. The trophy for the winning side is The Liam Murray Cup. The competition began in 1930, with...
and All-Ireland Minor Football Championship
All-Ireland Minor Football Championship
The All-Ireland Minor Football Championship is the premier "knockout" competition for under-18 competitors of the game of Gaelic football played in Ireland...
s. He was aged just 16.
Linden made his Down Senior debut in 19xx. For his performances in the 1990 Championship
All-Ireland Senior Football Championship 1990
The All-Ireland Senior Football Championship of 1990 was the 104th staging of Ireland's premier Gaelic football knock-out competition. Cork won the championship, beating Meath 0-11 to 0-9 in the final at Croke Park, Dublin...
he received an All Star award
GAA All Stars Awards
The All Stars Awards, currently sponsored by Vodafone, are given annually since 1971 by the Gaelic Athletic Association to the best player in each of the fifteen positions in Gaelic football and Hurling in Ireland. Additionally, one player in each code is selected as the player of the year...
. as he was the star player during the league when Down got beaten by Meath in the National League final.
In 1991
All-Ireland Senior Football Championship 1991
-All-Ireland Final:-1991 All Stars:Michael McQuillan , Mick Deegan , Conor Deegan , Enon Gavin , Tommy Carr , Keith Barr , Martin O'Connell , Barry Breen , Martin Lynch , Ross Carr , Greg Blaney , Tommy Dowd , Colm O'Rourke , Brian Stafford , Bernard Flynn...
he won his first Ulster Championship medal, with Down beating Donegal
Donegal GAA
The Donegal County Board of the Gaelic Athletic Association or Donegal GAA is one of the 32 county boards of the GAA in Ireland, and is responsible for Gaelic games in County Donegal. The county board is also responsible for the Donegal inter-county teams.Gaelic football is strongest in the...
in the decider. Down defeated Kerry
Kerry GAA
The Kerry County Board of the Gaelic Athletic Association is one of the 32 county boards of the GAA in Ireland, and is responsible for Gaelic games in County Kerry...
in the All-Ireland semi-final, before beating Meath
Meath GAA
The Meath County Board of the Gaelic Athletic Association or Meath GAA is one of the 32 county boards of the GAA in Ireland, and is responsible for Gaelic games in County Meath, as well as for Meath inter-county teams.- Pre-1960s :...
in the All-Ireland final. McCartan was named man of the match
Man of the match
In sport, a Man of the Match or Player of the Game or Man of the Series award is given to the outstanding player, almost always the one who makes the most impact, in a particular match or series. The term was originally used more often in cricket before being adopted by other sports. This can be a...
for his display in the final. The success was Down's first All-Ireland Senior Football Championship
All-Ireland Senior Football Championship
The All-Ireland Senior Football Championship, the premier competition in Gaelic football, is a series of games organised by the Gaelic Athletic Association and played during the summer and early autumn...
title since 1968.
McCartan won a second Ulster Championship medal with Down in 1994
All-Ireland Senior Football Championship 1994
-All-Ireland Final:...
- overcoming Tyrone comfortably in the decider. Victories over Cork in the All-Ireland semi-final and Dublin
Dublin GAA
Dublin County Board of the Gaelic Athletic Association , or Dublin GAA, is one of the 32 county boards of the GAA in Ireland, and is responsible for Gaelic games in County Dublin. The county board is also responsible for the Dublin inter-county teams...
in the final gave McCartan another All-Ireland Senior medal. For his performances that year he received another All Star
GAA All Stars Awards
The All Stars Awards, currently sponsored by Vodafone, are given annually since 1971 by the Gaelic Athletic Association to the best player in each of the fifteen positions in Gaelic football and Hurling in Ireland. Additionally, one player in each code is selected as the player of the year...
.
McCartan reached further Ulster finals with Down in 1996, 1999 and 2003, but the county were beat on each occasion. He retired from inter-county football in 2003.
Province
McCartan also represented UlsterUlster GAA
The Ulster Council is a Provincial council of the Gaelic Athletic Association sports of hurling, Gaelic football, camogie, and handball in the province of Ulster. The headquarters of the Ulster GAA is based in Armagh City....
on many occasions, and won the Railway Cup four times with the province.
School/college
McCartan won Sigerson CupSigerson Cup
The Sigerson Cup is the top division of Higher Education Gaelic football in Ireland, It is administrated by the Higher Education committee which is part of the Gaelic Athletic Association...
medals with Queens University Belfast in 1990 and 1993.
Managerial career
Queens UniversitySince retiring McCartan has managed
Manager (Gaelic games)
In Gaelic games, a manager or coach is an individual involved in the direction and instruction of the on-field operations of a team. Managing, or coaching, entails the application of sport tactics and strategies during the game itself, and usually entails substitution of players and other such...
a number of teams. The first team he took charge of was Queen's University
Queen's University
Queen's University, , is a public research university located in Kingston, Ontario, Canada. Founded on 16 October 1841, the university pre-dates the founding of Canada by 26 years. Queen's holds more more than of land throughout Ontario as well as Herstmonceux Castle in East Sussex, England...
who he led to Sigerson Cup
Sigerson Cup
The Sigerson Cup is the top division of Higher Education Gaelic football in Ireland, It is administrated by the Higher Education committee which is part of the Gaelic Athletic Association...
glory in 2007.
Down
On 11 September 2009, he was named manager of the Down senior football team. He led his team to the 2010 All-Ireland Senior Football Championship Final
2010 All-Ireland Senior Football Championship Final
The 2010 All-Ireland Football Final was the 123rd event of its kind, and the last football match of the All-Ireland Senior Football Championship 2010, it was played between Cork and Down on 19 September 2010 in Croke Park, Dublin....
in his first season in charge but they lost to Cork.
Inter-county
- All-Ireland Senior Football ChampionshipAll-Ireland Senior Football ChampionshipThe All-Ireland Senior Football Championship, the premier competition in Gaelic football, is a series of games organised by the Gaelic Athletic Association and played during the summer and early autumn...
:- Winner (2): 1991All-Ireland Senior Football Championship 1991-All-Ireland Final:-1991 All Stars:Michael McQuillan , Mick Deegan , Conor Deegan , Enon Gavin , Tommy Carr , Keith Barr , Martin O'Connell , Barry Breen , Martin Lynch , Ross Carr , Greg Blaney , Tommy Dowd , Colm O'Rourke , Brian Stafford , Bernard Flynn...
, 1994All-Ireland Senior Football Championship 1994-All-Ireland Final:...
- Winner (2): 1991
- Ulster Senior Football ChampionshipUlster Senior Football ChampionshipFor information on this years competition, see Ulster Senior Football Championship 2011-2010 Draw:-2009 Draw:-2008 Draw:-Top winners:* All-Ireland winning years in bold.-Roll of honour:Notes:* 1907 No final result in records...
:- Winner (2): 1991, 1994
- Mckeena cup**
winner 3 1992,1996,1998
- Ulster Under-21 Football ChampionshipUlster Under-21 Football ChampionshipFor the Senior equivalent see: Ulster Senior Football ChampionshipThe Ulster Under-21 Football Championship known for sponsorship reasons as the Cadbury Ulster Under-21 Football Championship is a Gaelic football tournament for players under the age of 21, contested by the nine counties of Ulster in...
:- Runner up: 1989?, 1990, 1991?
- All-Ireland Minor Football ChampionshipAll-Ireland Minor Football ChampionshipThe All-Ireland Minor Football Championship is the premier "knockout" competition for under-18 competitors of the game of Gaelic football played in Ireland...
:- Winner (1): 1987
- Ulster Minor Football ChampionshipUlster Minor Football ChampionshipThe Ulster Minor Football Championship is the Minor "knockout" competition in the game of Gaelic football played in the province of Ulster in Ireland. The series of games are organised by the Ulster Council. The trophy for the winning side is The Liam Murray Cup. The competition began in 1930, with...
:- Winner (1/2??): 1986??, 1987
Individual
- All StarGAA All Stars AwardsThe All Stars Awards, currently sponsored by Vodafone, are given annually since 1971 by the Gaelic Athletic Association to the best player in each of the fifteen positions in Gaelic football and Hurling in Ireland. Additionally, one player in each code is selected as the player of the year...
:- Winner (2): 1990, 1994
- Nominated (runner up): ?