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Gowna GFC

{{Short description|Cavan-based Gaelic games club}}

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| irish = Loch Gamhna

| founded = 1889

| province = Ulster

| county = Cavan

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Gowna are a Gaelic football club based in the village of Loch Gowna, County Cavan, Ireland.

History

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. Gowna's first major football success came in 1916 in the form of a junior championship. 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.

After reforming in 1976, Gowna claimed the Junior title in 1982 and won the Intermediate in 1985. Gowna reached the final of the Senior Championship in 1988, where they defeated Laragh United to claim the club's first senior title. They went on to win six more championships in 1994, 1996, 1997,{{cite news|url=https://www.irishtimes.com/sport/gowna-keep-their-title-1.115228|title=Gowna keep their title|date=13 October 1997|newspaper=The Irish Times|accessdate=27 August 2022}} 1999,{{cite news|url=https://www.irishtimes.com/sport/a-late-show-from-gowna-1.229406|title=A late show from Gowna|date=20 September 1999|newspaper=The Irish Times|accessdate=27 August 2022}} 2000 and 2002.{{cite news|url=https://www.independent.ie/sport/gaelic-games/gaelic-football/cavan-sfc-final-26036203.html|title=Cavan SFC Final|date=30 September 2002|work=Irish Independent|accessdate=20 August 2022}} After a 20-year wait, in which they lost finals in 2007{{cite news|last=Gaffney|first=Eamonn|date=10 October 2007|title=Cavan senior football championship final|url=https://www.anglocelt.ie/2007/10/10/cavan-senior-football-championship-final/|work=The Anglo-Celt|access-date=25 October 2021}} and 2021,{{cite news|last=Fitzpatrick|first=Paul|date=14 November 2021|title=Strong start from Ramor propels them to Cavan title|url= https://www.rte.ie/sport/football/2021/1114/1259809-strong-start-from-ramor-propels-them-to-cavan-title/|work=RTÉ|access-date=14 November 2021}} Gowna claimed their eighth senior crown in 2022.{{cite news|last=Carney|first=Kevin|date=16 October 2022|title=Gowna start slow but finish with a flourish for first Cavan title in 20 years|url=https://www.irishexaminer.com/sport/gaa/arid-40984847.html|work=Irish Examiner|access-date=16 October 2022}} Gowna successfully defended their title in 2023.{{cite news|last=Roche|first=Frank|date=22 October 2023|title=Cavan SFC final: First-half blitz ensures Gowna reclaim county crown|url=https://www.independent.ie/sport/gaelic-games/gaelic-football/cavan-sfc-final-first-half-blitz-ensures-gowna-reclaim-county-crown/a366932887.html|work=Irish Independent|access-date=22 October 2023}}

After winning the Ulster Senior Football Championship in 1997, Gowna's Dermot McCabe became the second Cavan player to win an All Star.

In 2021, the club became the first GAA club to sell the naming rights of their club grounds, with the grounds being rebranded as 'ClubSpot Park'.{{cite news|last=Boyle|first=Donnchadh|date=6 July 2021|title=Cavan club breaks new ground in GAA with sale of naming rights to their local pitch|url=https://www.independent.ie/sport/gaelic-games/cavan-clubbreaks-new-ground-in-gaa-with-sale-of-naming-rights-to-their-local-pitch-40618875.html|work=Irish Independent|accessdate=16 October 2022}}

Eamonn Murray is originally from Gowna.{{cite news|url=https://www.lmfm.ie/news/sport/murray-and-rogers-part-of-new-look-cavan-set-up-under-new-chief-galligan/|title=Eamonn Murray — the Gowna native is returning to his home county in a new role|publisher=LMFM|first=Colm|last=Corrigan|date=24 August 2023}}

Honours

File:Lough Gowna Gaelic Football Club - geograph.org.uk - 1302789.jpg

Notable players

Notes

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References

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External links

  • [http://www.gownagfc.com/ Gowna Official Website]
  • [http://www.cavangaa.ie/ Official Cavan GAA Website]

{{Cavan GAA clubs}}

{{Cavan Senior Football Championship}}

Category:Gaelic games clubs in County Cavan

Category:Gaelic football clubs in County Cavan

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