Mattock Rangers GAA

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| club gaa = Mattock Rangers

| crest = Mattock Rangers GAA crest.jpeg

| irish = Raonaithe Máiteoige

| founded = 1952

| province = Leinster

| county = Louth

| nickname = The Buzzards

| colours = Red and Black

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| grounds =Páirc Mattock, School Lane, Collon

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Mattock Rangers Gaelic Athletic Association is a Gaelic football, camogie, hurling and ladies' Gaelic football club based in Collon, County Louth, Ireland.[1][2][3][4]

History

The club was founded in 1952 and is named after the Mattock River, a tributary of the Boyne.{{cite web|url=https://mattockrangers.ie/history/|title=History|website=mattockrangers.ie}}

They won a Louth Junior Football Championship county football title in 1961 and a Louth Intermediate Football Championship title in 1982. Mattock lost their first four Louth Senior Football Championship finals, in 1973, 1976, 1962 and 2001. Senior success finally came in 2002; in that year, Mattock Rangers reached the final of the Leinster Senior Club Football Championship, losing to Dunshaughlin.{{cite web|url=https://www.independent.ie/sport/gaelic-games/gaelic-football/relentless-dunshaughlin-a-bridge-too-far-for-mattock-26025050.html|title=Relentless Dunshaughlin a bridge too far for Mattock - Independent.ie|publisher=}} They have won three more senior titles since then. In 2015, they were relegated to the intermediate grade, which they subsequently won in 2019. They then went on a strong run, winning the 2019 Leinster Intermediate Championship before being beaten by Magheracloone in the All Ireland semi final.

The hurlers have never been county champions, but reached the final of the Louth Senior Hurling Championship in 2011.{{cite web|url=https://www.rte.ie/sport/football/2011/0925/285276-clubfinals/|title=Results: GAA club finals|work=RTÉ Sport|date=25 September 2011}}

Notable players

Damien Reid
Paddy Geraghty
David Reid
Adrian Reid
Christy Grimes
Mike Englishby
Marty Englishby
David Brennan
Mark Brennan
Ryan Lenaghan
Shane Maguire
Ciaran Maguire
Mark Lenehan
Aaron O'Brien
Daniel Bannon
Ivor Sherlock
Donal Geraghty
Aaron smith
Craig Corrigan
Patrick Birch
Soupy
hairy Weldon
Ben Brennan

Honours

=Gaelic football=

Leinster Intermediate Club Football Championship (1): 2019{{cite web |url=https://www.irishexaminer.com/breakingnews/sport/gaa/mattock-rangers-defeat-kilkenny-kingpins-in-leinster-final-969163.html|title=Mattock Rangers defeat Kilkenny kingpins in Leinster final |accessdate=11 December 2019 |work=Irish Examiner |publisher= |date=8 December 2019}}
Louth Senior Football Championship (4): 2002,{{cite web |url=https://www.irishtimes.com/sport/golden-day-for-mattock-rangers-1.1095529|title=Golden day for Mattock Rangers | work=Irish Times|date=16 September 2002}} 2005,{{cite web |url=https://www.independent.ie/sport/gaelic-games/gaelic-football/grandstand-finish-for-mattocks-second-title-25959743.html|title=Grandstand finish for Mattock's second title | publisher=Irish Independent|date=3 October 2005}} 2009,{{cite web |url=https://www.independent.ie/sport/gaelic-football/reid-strike-adds-gloss-to-comfortable-matt-finish-26571216.html |title=Reid strike adds gloss to comfortable Matt' finish |work= Irish Independent| date=5 October 2009}} 2010{{cite web |url=https://www.hoganstand.com/article/index/136496 |title=Louth SFC: Rangers snatch victory at the death |work=Hogan Stand |date= 4 October 2010}}
Cardinal O'Donnell Cup (2): 2011,{{cite web|url =https://www.hoganstand.com/county/louth/article/index/167857 |title=Clear signs of progress | work=Hogan Stand |date= 27 November 2011}} 2015{{cite web|url = https://www.hoganstand.com/county/louth/article/index/246005 |title=FL1 final: Mattock are champions as Pat's unbeaten run ends | work=Hogan Stand |date= 27 October 2015}}
Louth Senior Football League Division 1B (1): 2005{{cite web|url =https://www.independent.ie/news/vintage-mattock-further-undermine-oconnells-senior-status/26902015.html|title=Vintage Mattock further undermine OConnells senior status| work=Drogheda Independent |date= 28 October 2005}}
Louth Intermediate Football Championship (2): 1982,{{cite web |url=https://www.independent.ie/news/hanratty-set-for-second-season/26959452.html|title=Hanratty set for second season

| work = Drogheda Independent | date = 21 December 2011}} 2019{{cite web |url=https://www.dundalkdemocrat.ie/news/sport/483954/ruthless-mattock-are-intermediate-no-more-after-final-win-over-kilkerley.html|title=Ruthless Mattock are intermediate no more after final win over Kilkerley | work = Dundalk Democrat | date = 6 October 2019}}

Louth Junior Football Championship (1): 1961{{cite web|url =https://www.independent.ie/regionals/louth/drogheda-news/legendary-son-of-collon-doc-will-be-sadly-missed/27130698.html| title=Legendary son of Collon Doc will be sadly missed|work=Drogheda Independent |date= 28 January 2009}}
Louth Junior 2A Football Championship (1): 1960{{cite web|url =https://www.independent.ie/regionals/louth/drogheda-news/legendary-son-of-collon-doc-will-be-sadly-missed/27130698.html| title=Legendary son of Collon Doc will be sadly missed|work=Drogheda Independent |date= 28 January 2009}}
Louth Junior 2B Football Championship (1): 2022{{cite web|url =https://www.independent.ie/regionals/louth/sport/gaa/bannon-and-reid-strike-late-as-mattock-rangers-deny-sean-omahonys-in-louth-junior-2b-championship-final/42123264.html| title =Bannon and Reid strike late as Mattock Rangers deny Sean O'Mahony's in Louth Junior 2B Championship final

|work = The Argus | date =6 November 2022 }}

Louth Intermediate Football League (2): 1996,{{cite web |url=https://www.independent.ie/news/hanratty-set-for-second-season/26959452.html|title=Hanratty set for second season

| work = Drogheda Independent | date = 21 December 2011}} 1998{{cite web |url=https://www.independent.ie/news/hanratty-set-for-second-season/26959452.html|title=Hanratty set for second season

| work = Drogheda Independent | date = 21 December 2011}}

Paddy Sheelan Cup (3): 2009,{{cite web|url =https://www.independent.ie/news/christy-leads-mattock-to-replay-glory/27134273.html| title =Christy leads Mattock to replay glory|work = Drogheda Independent| date=13 May 2009}} 2017,{{cite web|url =https://twitter.com/louthgaa/status/874749484718280704| title =Congratulations Mattock Rangers|work = Louth GAA| date =13 June 2017 }} 2024{{cite web|url=https://www.independent.ie/regionals/louth/sport/gaa/mattock-rangers-punish-wasteful-st-josephs-to-claim-paddy-sheelan-cup-final-win/a1358783068.html|title=Mattock Rangers punish wasteful St Joseph’s to claim Paddy Sheelan Cup final win|work=Drogheda Independent|date=30 March 2024}}
Dealgan Milk Products Shield (4): 1988,{{cite web|url=https://www.hoganstand.com/county/louth/article/index/91083|title=The golden boys|work =Hogan Stand|date=30 November 2007}} 1992, 1993, 1996
Louth Junior 2A Football League (4): 1977, 1979, 2004,{{cite web|url=https://www.independent.ie/news/mattock-are-division-4a-champions/26915038.html| title=Mattock are Division 4A champions|work = The Argus | date=12 November 2004}} 2018{{cite web|url =https://twitter.com/louthgaa/status/1048307253621739522| title =Division 4 League Final|work = Louth GAA| date =5 October 2018}}
Louth Under-19 Football Championship (1): 2023{{cite web|url = https://www.dundalkdemocrat.ie/news/home/1375193/mattock-hunterstown-convincingly-claim-louth-u-19-title.html| work = Dundalk Democrat | title =Mattock/Hunterstown convincingly claim Louth U-19 title| date = 18 December 2023}} (shared with Hunterstown Rovers)
Louth Junior 2 Football League (Division 5) (1): 2016

References

External links

[https://mattockrangers.ie/ Official website]

Category:Gaelic games clubs in County Louth

Category:Gaelic football clubs in County Louth