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| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Irish name | Niall Ó Fionnagáin | ||
| Sport | Gaelic Football | ||
| Position | Left Half Forward | ||
| Born |
(1971-01-16) 16 January 1971 (age 53) Galway, Ireland | ||
| Height | 5 ft 11 in (1.80 m) | ||
| Occupation | Solicitor | ||
| Club(s) | |||
| Years | Club | ||
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Salthill-Knocknacarra St Sylvester's | |||
| Club titles | |||
| Dublin titles | 1 | ||
| Colleges(s) | |||
| Years | College | ||
| UCG | |||
| College titles | |||
| Sigerson titles | 1 | ||
| Inter-county(ies)* | |||
| Years | County | Apps (scores) | |
| 1991–2001 | Galway | 27 (2-84) | |
| Inter-county titles | |||
| Connacht titles | 3 | ||
| All-Irelands | 1 | ||
| NFL | 0 | ||
| All Stars | 0 | ||
| *Inter County team apps and scores correct as of 20:54, 15 November 2016. | |||
Niall Finnegan (born 1971) is an Irish retired Gaelic footballer. His league and championship career with the Galway senior team spanned ten seasons from 1991 until 2001.
Career statistics
| Team | Season | Connacht | All-Ireland | Total | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apps | Score | Apps | Score | Apps | Score | ||
| Galway | 1992 | 0 | 0-00 | 0 | 0-00 | 0 | 0-00 |
| 1993 | 0 | 0-00 | 0 | 0-00 | 0 | 0-00 | |
| 1994 | 3 | 0-01 | 0 | 0-00 | 3 | 0-01 | |
| 1995 | 4 | 0-15 | 1 | 0-07 | 5 | 0-22 | |
| 1996 | 4 | 1-11 | 0 | 0-00 | 4 | 1-11 | |
| 1997 | 1 | 0-09 | 0 | 0-00 | 1 | 0-09 | |
| 1998 | 4 | 1-13 | 2 | 0-05 | 6 | 1-18 | |
| 1999 | 3 | 0-08 | 0 | 0-00 | 3 | 0-08 | |
| 2000 | 3 | 0-10 | 2 | 0-05 | 5 | 0-15 | |
| Total | 22 | 2-67 | 5 | 0-17 | 27 | 2-84 | |
Honours
- Galway
- All-Ireland Senior Football Championship (1): 1998
- Connacht Senior Football Championship (3): 1995, 1998, 2000
References
- Kimmage, Kevin (26 August 2001). "Finnegan having a ball on civvy street". Irish Independent. Retrieved 15 November 2016.
| Salthill-Knocknacarra – 1991 All-Ireland Senior Club Football Championship runners-up | |
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| Galway – 1998 All-Ireland Senior Football Champions (8th title) | |
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| Galway – 2000 All-Ireland Senior Football Championship runners-up | |
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