John L. McElligott

Irish Gaelic footballer

John L. McElligott
Personal information
Irish name Seán L. Mac Uileagóid
Sport Gaelic football
Position Right wing-forward
Born 1958
Tralee, County Kerry, Ireland
Club(s)
Years Club
Austin Stacks
Club titles
Kerry titles 3
Munster titles 1
All-Ireland Titles 1
Inter-county(ies)
Years County Apps (scores)
1979-1985
Kerry 4 (0-00)
Inter-county titles
Munster titles 2
All-Irelands 1
NFL 2
All Stars 0

John L. McElligott (born 1958) is an Irish retired Gaelic footballer. His league and championship career with the Kerry senior team spanned eight seasons from 1979 to 1985.[1]

McElliigott made his debut on the inter-county scene at the age of seventeen when he was selected for the Kerry minor team in 1976. He had one championship season with the minor team in which he was a Munster Minor Football Championship runner-up. McElligott subsequently joined the Kerry under-21 team, culminating as an All-Ireland runner-up in 1978. He later joined the Kerry senior team after being added to the panel for the 1979 championship. Over the course of the next eight seasons, McElligott won one All-Ireland medal. He also won two Munster medals and two National Football League medals. He played his last game for Kerry in October 1985.

Honours

Austin Stacks
Kerry

References

  1. ^ "Kerry GAA profile". www.hoganstand.com. Archived from the original on 23 June 2010. Retrieved 9 April 2010.
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Austin Stacks – 1977 All-Ireland Senior Club Football Champions (1st title)
Subs used
C. Managan
Subs not used
A. O'Connor
P. Moriarty
J. L. McElligott
M. Culloty
B. Curtin
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Kerry – 1979 All-Ireland Senior Football Champions (25th title)
Sub used
16 V. O'Connor
Sub used
17 G. Power
18 G. O'Keeffe
19 B. Walsh
20 J. L. McElligott
21 P. O'Mahony
22 G. O'Driscoll
23 T. O'Regan
Manager
M. O'Dwyer
Selectors
P. O'Shea
J. Keohane
L. Higgins
B. O'Callaghan
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Kerry – 1982 All-Ireland Senior Football Championship runners-up
Sub used
20 P. Spillane for D. Moran
Subs not used
16 G. Lynch
17 V. O'Connor
18 M. Spillane
19 J. L. McElligott
20 P. O'Mahony
21 J. Doyle
22 H. Moynihan
23 J. Deenihan
Manager
M. O'Dwyer
Selectors
P. O'Shea
J. Keohane
L. Higgins
B. O'Callaghan