This is a list of players who have captained a winning team to the All-Ireland Senior Football Championship, the premier competition in Gaelic football. The All-Ireland Senior Football Championship is an annual series of games usually played in Ireland during the summer and early autumn, and organised by the Gaelic Athletic Association (GAA). Contested by the top inter-county football teams in Ireland, the tournament has taken place every year since 1887—except in 1888, when the competition was not played due to a tour of the United States by would-be competitors.
List of winning captains
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List of players who have captained their team to All-Ireland success on more than one occasion
editA select number of players have captained their team to All-Ireland success on more than one occasion.
| Player | County | Club | Years |
|---|---|---|---|
| John Kennedy | Dublin (1) | Young Irelands | 1891, 1892, 1894 |
| Matt Rea | Dublin (2) | Geraldines | 1898, 1899 |
| Jack Grace | Dublin (3) | Kickhams | 1906, 1907 |
| Dick Fitzgerald | Kerry (1) | Dr. Crokes | 1913, 1914 |
| Seán O'Kennedy | Wexford | New Ross | 1915, 1916, 1917 |
| John Joe Sheehy | Kerry (2) | John Mitchels | 1926, 1930 |
| Joe Barrett | Kerry (3) | Austin Stack's | 1929, 1932 |
| Jimmy Murray | Roscommon | St. Patrick's | 1943, 1944 |
| John Joe O'Reilly | Cavan | Cornafean | 1947, 1948 |
| Seán Flanagan | Mayo | Ballaghadereen | 1950, 1951 |
| Enda Colleran | Galway | Mountbellew/Moylough | 1965, 1966 |
| Tony Hanahoe | Dublin (4) | St. Vincent's | 1976, 1977 |
| Brian Dooher | Tyrone | Clann na nGael | 2005, 2008 |
| Declan O'Sullivan | Kerry (4) | Dromid Pearses | 2006, 2007 |
| Stephen Cluxton | Dublin (5) | Parnells | 2013, 2015, 2016, 2017, 2018, 2019, 2020 |
See also
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- ^ a b "Declan O'Sullivan walking away into the Pantheon of Kerry Greats - Independent.ie". Independent.ie. Retrieved 8 July 2018.
- ^ "Cork legend Graham Canty hangs up his boots". Irish Independent. 2 November 2013. Retrieved 8 July 2018.
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- ^ Neville, Conor (19 December 2020). "Composed Dublin surge past Mayo to win six-in-a-row".
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