Trevor Giles
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Trevor Giles is a successful Meath
Gaelic Footballer. He is regarded as one of the best players of his generation. He plays club football for Skryne
. He came to prominence first when he won an All Ireland minor medal with Meath in 1992. He would go on to win 2 All Ireland Senior medals, 3 Leinster Senior Football Championship
medals & 1 National League Medals. He usually played in the half forward line for Meath. For his club Skyrne he usually played at Center Half Back, with whom he has won 4 Meath Senior Football Championship Titles. Trevor has won 3 All Star awards and was chosen as the All Stars Footballer of the Year in 1996 and 1999 and Texaco Footballer of the Year
in 1996. Trevor has had to deal with some injury setbacks in his football career, playing against Kildare
in the 1998 Leinster final loss he ruptured his cruciate knee ligament, a serious injury which kept him out of the game for many months, but he returned in 1999 to have probably his best season of his playing career. Trevor has represented Ireland in many of the annual International rules
series against Australia. Trevor is a cousin of another legendary Meath footballer Mick Lyons
. Since the 2005 season Trevor has not made himself available for selection for the Meath panel.
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 :...
Gaelic Footballer. He is regarded as one of the best players of his generation. He plays club football for Skryne
Skryne GFC
Skryne GFC is a Gaelic Athletic Association club based in the town of Skryne, in County Meath, Ireland. The club mainly plays Gaelic Football. It competes in Meath GAA competitions. Skryne has the second most Meath Senior Football Championship titles after Navan O Mahony's. Every All-Ireland...
. He came to prominence first when he won an All Ireland minor medal with Meath in 1992. He would go on to win 2 All Ireland Senior medals, 3 Leinster Senior Football Championship
Leinster Senior Football Championship
The GAA Leinster Senior Football Championship is the premier "knockout" competition in the game of football played in the province of Leinster in Ireland. The series of games are organised by the Leinster Council and are played during the summer months. The competition involves the counties of...
medals & 1 National League Medals. He usually played in the half forward line for Meath. For his club Skyrne he usually played at Center Half Back, with whom he has won 4 Meath Senior Football Championship Titles. Trevor has won 3 All Star awards and was chosen as the All Stars Footballer of the Year in 1996 and 1999 and Texaco Footballer of the Year
Texaco Footballer of the Year
The Texaco Footballer of the Year is a Gaelic football award, created in 1958, that honours the achievements of a footballer of outstanding excellence...
in 1996. Trevor has had to deal with some injury setbacks in his football career, playing against Kildare
Kildare GAA
For more information see Kildare Senior Club Football Championship or Kildare Senior Club Hurling Championship.The Kildare County Board of the Gaelic Athletic Association , or Kildare GAA, is one of the 32 county boards of the GAA in Ireland, and is responsible for Gaelic games in County Kildare...
in the 1998 Leinster final loss he ruptured his cruciate knee ligament, a serious injury which kept him out of the game for many months, but he returned in 1999 to have probably his best season of his playing career. Trevor has represented Ireland in many of the annual International rules
International rules football
International rules football is a team sport consisting of a hybrid of football codes, which was developed to facilitate international representative matches between Australian rules football players and Gaelic football players....
series against Australia. Trevor is a cousin of another legendary Meath footballer Mick Lyons
Mick Lyons (Gaelic footballer)
Mick Lyons is a former Gaelic footballer who played for Summerhill and Meath. He won two All Ireland medals with Meath in 1987 and 1988 and has also won two All Star awards. He won the Meath Senior Football Championship with Summerhill in 1986. He has generally played at the full-back position...
. Since the 2005 season Trevor has not made himself available for selection for the Meath panel.