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.

Andy Mallon
Personal information
Irish nameAindriú Ó Mealláin
SportGaelic Football
PositionLeft Corner Back
BornArmagh, Northern Ireland
Height1.83 m (6 ft 0 in)
Club(s)
YearsClub
2001-
Pearse Óg
Club titles
Armagh titles1
Inter-county(ies)
YearsCounty
2003-
Armagh
Inter-county titles
Ulster titles4
All-Irelands0
NFL1
All Stars1

Playing career

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Inter-county

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Mallon 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

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Mallon 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

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County

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Club

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Individual

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References

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  1. ^ a b "Profile of Andy Mallon". Stand. March 2005. Retrieved 5 April 2009.
  2. ^ "Wait is over for Armagh". Newry Democrat. 4 May 2005. Archived from the original on 22 June 2011. Retrieved 6 April 2009.
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