Noel Mullaney
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| Native name | Nollaig Ó Maoileanaigh (Irish) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | 1937 Sooey, County Sligo, Ireland | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Died | 6 September 2025 (aged 87–88) Sligo, Ireland | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Sport | Gaelic football | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Position | Goalkeeper | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Noel Mullaney (1937 – 6 September 2025) was an Irish Gaelic footballer. At club level, he played with Sooey and Shamrock Gaels and at inter-county level with the Sligo senior football team.
Career
Mullaney's career began at club level with Sooey, with whom he won a Sligo SFC medal in 1959.[1] By that stage he had already made his first appearance on the inter-county scene as goalkeeper with the Sligo senior football team. Mullaney represented Connacht in the Railway Cup and also lined out in a tournament game in Wembley Stadium in 1966.[2][3] When the Sooey club was disbanded in 1971, he spent a number of years as player and coach with Shamrock Gaels before being a founder-member of the St Michael's club in 1983.[4]
Death
Mullaney died on 6 September 2025, at the age of 88.[5]
Honours
- Sooey
References
- ^ "Sooey's 1959 heroes honoured". Irish Independent. 11 February 2009. Retrieved 9 September 2025.
- ^ "Death of former Sligo goalkeeper Noel Mullaney". Hogan Stand. 9 September 2025. Retrieved 9 September 2025.
- ^ "'Sligo Champion' Jubilee team honoured at Markievicz Park". Sligo Champion. 21 September 2005. Retrieved 9 September 2025.
- ^ "Shamrocks Gaels". Irish Independent. 22 August 2001. Retrieved 9 September 2025.
- ^ "Tributes paid as former Sligo goalkeeper Noel Mullaney passes away". Sligo Champion. 8 September 2025. Retrieved 9 September 2025.