Andy Mallon (Irish Aindriu Ó Maoileoin) is an Irish Gaelic footballer who plays at senior level for the Armagh county team. He plays club football for Pearse Óg.
Personal information | |||
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Irish name | Aindriú Ó Mealláin | ||
Sport | Gaelic Football | ||
Position | Left Corner Back | ||
Born | Armagh, Northern Ireland | ||
Height | 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in) | ||
Club(s) | |||
Years | Club | ||
2001- | Pearse Óg | ||
Club titles | |||
Armagh titles | 1 | ||
Inter-county(ies) | |||
Years | County | ||
2003- | Armagh | ||
Inter-county titles | |||
Ulster titles | 4 | ||
All-Irelands | 0 | ||
NFL | 1 | ||
All Stars | 1 |
Playing career
editInter-county
editMallon made his Armagh senior debut in a 2003 National League game against Donegal.[1] In 2004 he won the Ulster Senior Football Championship with the county.[1]
In 2005 Mallon helped Armagh win the National League – with Mallon playing an excellent game in the final against Wexford.[2] That year Armagh also defended the Ulster Championship. Mallon was awarded an All Star for his performances that season.
2006 saw Mallon earn a third Ulster Championship medal with Armagh. He won the Ulster Championship for a fourth time in 2008.
Club
editMallon has reached the Armagh Senior Football Championship final on a number of occasions with Pearse Óg, but they have been beaten by Crossmaglen each time.That is until this year, 2009, when Pearse Óg beat Armagh Harps in the final 0.4 v 0.8. They went on to play St Gall's of Belfast in the Ulster Championship. He is now playing for St Finians Swords . His direct influence has brought them to a Championship final.
Honours
editCounty
edit- Ulster Senior Football Championship (4): 2004, 2005, 2006, 2008
- National Football League, Division 1 (1): 2005
- National Football League, Division 2 (1): 2010
- Ulster Under-21 Football Championship (1): 2004
- All-Ireland Under-21 Football Championship (1): 2004
Club
edit- Armagh Senior Football Championship (1): 2009
Individual
edit- All-Star (1): 2005
- Irish News Ulster All-Star (1): 2005
References
edit- ^ a b "Profile of Andy Mallon". Stand. March 2005. Retrieved 5 April 2009.
- ^ "Wait is over for Armagh". Newry Democrat. 4 May 2005. Archived from the original on 22 June 2011. Retrieved 6 April 2009.