Newmarket-on-Fergus GAA
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| Nickname: | The Blues | ||||||||||||||||
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| Grounds: | Father Murphy Memorial Park[1] | ||||||||||||||||
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Newmarket-on-Fergus GAA is a Gaelic Athletic Association club in Newmarket-on-Fergus, County Clare, Ireland. The club is affiliated to the Clare County Board and fields teams in both hurling and Gaelic football.
History
Located in the town of Newmarket-on-Fergus, about 13km south of Ennis, Newmarket-on-Fergus GAA Club was founded in 1885.[2] Early successes were in Gaelic football, with the club winning the inaugural Clare SFC in 1887, before retaining the title the following year.[3] Since then, Newmarket-on-Fergus has been dominated by hurling, with the club winning their first Clare SHC title in 1912.[4]
Since that initial success, the club has had several periods of championship dominance. Six Clare SHC titles were won between 1925 and 1936. A sharp decline followed, with the club's 1955 championship win being the only title success in a 25-year period.[5]
Between 1963 and 1981, Newmarket-on-Fergus had their greatest era of success.[6] 13 Clare SHC titles were won during that period, including a record four successive titles between 1971 and 1974. Newmarket-on-Fergus also became the first Clare club to win the Munster Club SHC title, when they claimed consecutive titles in 1967 and 1968.[7]
The club faced a period of decline once again following this hugely successful era. The new century saw Newmarket-on-Fergus win a number of Clare MAHC and U21HC titles, while the club's second team won the Munster Club JHC title in 2003. After a lapse of 31 years, Newmarket-on-Fergus won their 23rd Clare SHC title after a 3–10 to 0–09 win over Cusheen in the 2012 final.[8]
Major Honours
Gaelic Football
- Clare Senior Football Championship (2): 1887, 1888
Hurling
- Munster Senior Club Hurling Championship (2): 1967, 1968
- Clare Senior Hurling Championship (23): 1912, 1916, 1925, 1926, 1927, 1930, 1931, 1936, 1955, 1963, 1964, 1965, 1967, 1968, 1969, 1971, 1972, 1973, 1974, 1976, 1978, 1981, 2012
- Clare Intermediate Hurling Championship (1): 1967
- Munster Junior Club Hurling Championship (1): 2003
- Clare Junior A Hurling Championship (5): 1926, 1972, 1998, 2003, 2011
- Clare Under-21 A Hurling Championship (7): 1967, 1968, 1970, 2001, 2004, 2005, 2006
- Clare Minor A Hurling Championship (6): 1961, 1968, 1998, 2002, 2007, 2010
Ladies Football
- Munster Senior Club Ladies Football Championship Runners-Up: 1991
- Clare Senior Ladies Football Championship (1): 1991
- Clare Intermediate Ladies Football Championship (3): 1997, 2001, 2010
Notable players
- Jim Clancy: All-Ireland SHC–winner (1914)[9]
- Jim Cullinan: National Hurling League–winner (1976–77)[10]
- Bob Doherty: All-Ireland SHC–winner (1914, 1920, 1924)[11]
- John Fox: All-Ireland SHC–winner (1914)[12]
- Jim Guerin: All-Ireland SHC–winner (1914)[13]
- Colin Ryan: All-Ireland SHC–winner (2013)[14]
References
- ^ "Ballyea to have their say in Banner's destiny at Junior A". The Clare Champion. 17 October 2025. Retrieved 19 October 2025.
- ^ "Club history". Newmarket-on-Fergus GAA website. Retrieved 8 October 2025.
- ^ "Club Titles - Clare". Hogan Stand. Retrieved 6 October 2025.
- ^ "Newmarket on Fergus HC". Club Info. Retrieved 19 October 2025.
- ^ "PM O'Sullivan: Jackie Greene remembers '55, when Clare walked into a Limerick ambush". Irish Examiner. 3 June 2022. Retrieved 19 October 2025.
- ^ "Paddy seeks return to glory days for Newmarket". Irish Examiner. 27 October 2012. Retrieved 19 October 2025.
- ^ "Recalling a golden era for Newmarket GAA". The Clare Champion. 10 May 2018. Retrieved 8 October 2025.
- ^ "Ryan leads from front to restore Blues' old order". Irish Independent. 29 October 2012. Retrieved 8 October 2025.
- ^ "Clare (Quin) 1914 Hurling All-Ireland Champions". GAA website. Retrieved 19 October 2025.
- ^ McMahon, Pádraic (13 February 2020). "'Clare's greatest hurler' Puddin Cullinan to be laid to rest". The Clare Echo. Retrieved 17 February 2020.
- ^ "Bob Doherty". Finbarr J. Connolly website. Retrieved 11 February 2023.
- ^ "From Jones' Road to the Somme". The Clare Champion. 1 November 2014. Retrieved 11 February 2021.
- ^ "Jim Guerin". Newmarket-on-Fergus GAA website. Retrieved 11 February 2021.
- ^ "Colin Ryan becomes second Clare 2013 All Ireland winner to retire this week". Irish Independent. 6 October 2017. Retrieved 11 February 2021.
