John Cunningham (Gaelic footballer)

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John Cunningham is an Irish former Gaelic footballer who played for Na Cealla Beaga and the Donegal county team.

He won the 1987 All-Ireland Under-21 Football Championship with Donegal.{{cite news|first=Chris|last=McNulty|url=http://www.donegalsporthub.com/declan-bonner-yearning-repeat-long-term-rewards-golden-age/|title=Declan Bonner yearning for repeat of the long-term rewards from the golden age|date=20 July 2018|accessdate=20 July 2018}}

He returned from London ahead of the 1990 Ulster Senior Football Championship. He played in the final against Armagh, which Donegal won.{{cite news|first=Chris|last=McNulty|url=http://www.donegalsporthub.com/donegals-1990-ulster-winners-will-be-honoured-tomorrow-heres-their-story/|title=Donegal's 1990 Ulster winners will be honoured tomorrow — here is their story|date=18 July 2015|accessdate=18 July 2015}}

He was a panellist on the day of the 1992 All-Ireland Senior Football Championship Final but did not play. He had lost his place in the team following his team's Ulster final win.{{cite news|first=Alan|last=Foley|url=http://www.donegaldemocrat.ie/donegalsport/The-heroes-of--3992.4856965.jp|title=The heroes of '92 — Where are they now?|work=Donegal Democrat|date=8 January 2009|accessdate=8 January 2009|url-status=dead|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20151218180946/http://www.donegaldemocrat.ie/sport/the-heroes-of-92-where-are-they-now-1-1989654|archivedate=18 December 2015}}

Cunningham has also managed his club over many years.{{cite news|first=Peter|last=Campbell|url=https://www.donegallive.ie/audio/sport/347131/listen-killybegs-manager-john-cunningham-gives-his-reaction-after-his-side-defeated-naomh-brid.html|title=Killybegs manager John Cunningham gives his reaction after his side defeated Naomh Brid|date=11 November 2018|access-date=11 November 2018}}{{cite news|title=Breaking Ball: Donegal Club Championships 2019|work=Donegal News|date=6 September 2019|page=40}}{{cite news|first=Frank|last=Craig|title=Pressure on both sides at Rosses Park|work=Donegal News|date=20 August 2020|page=58|quote=For the visiting Fishermen, it's about attempting to pick up the pieces and fast. John Cunningham's team had been looking forward to a return to Division 1 in 2020. But the Covid pandemic put the breaks[sic] on that.}}{{cite news|first=Chris|last=McNulty|url=https://www.donegaldaily.com/2021/07/23/naomh-conaill-cruise-against-killybegs-to-secure-division-1-title/|title=Naomh Conaill cruise against Killybegs to secure Division 1 title|date=23 July 2021|access-date=23 July 2021|quote=John Cunningham, the Killybegs manager, arrived in Glenties with bodies light; the former Donegal player reckoning his injury count had entered double figures.}} And he has been chairman.{{cite news|first=Chris|last=McNulty|url=https://donegalnews.com/2013/10/managers-view-martin-slua-boyle-and-killybegs-took-fuel-from-league-hammering-by-malin/|title=Manager's view: Martin 'Slua' Boyle and Killybegs took fuel from League hammering by Malin|work=Donegal News|date=19 October 2013|accessdate=19 October 2013|quote='I was thinking of packing it in, thinking of ringing John 'Razda' (Cunningham), our chairman, and saying: 'Listen, you can take this job and shove it', he says.}}

He is married to Fionnula.{{cite news|first=Pauric|last=McShea|authorlink=Pauric McShea|url=https://www.donegallive.ie./news/gaa/521118/mcshea-s-say-reflections-on-dublin-game-and-thoughts-on-monaghan-clash-this-weekend.html|title=McShea's Say — Reflections on Dublin game, and thoughts on Monaghan clash this weekend|date=27 February 2020|accessdate=27 February 2020|quote=Once again Donegal fans travelled in big numbers to Croke Park, among those having refreshments in the Croke Park hotel before the game were former Donegal players Finian Ward from Glen, Enda Bonner from Dungloe and Killybegs John Cunningham and his wife Fionnula, and well known Crolly business man Stephen O Donnell, a lifelong Donegal supporter.}}