Peter Ford (Gaelic footballer)
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| Native name | Peadar Mac Giollarnáth (Irish) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | 28 January 1962[1] | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Occupation | Secondary school teacher | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 6 ft 1 in (185 cm) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Sport | Gaelic football | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Position | Full-back | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Peter Ford (born 28 January 1962) is an Irish former sportsman. He played Gaelic football with Sligo club St Mary's and was a member of the senior Mayo county team in the 1980s and 1990s. Ford later served as manager of the Galway and Sligo teams.[2]
He departed as Galway manager in August 2007.[3][4]
He has also managed Breaffy.[5]
He is a secondary school teacher.[6]
References
- ^ "Player profiles". The Connacht Tribune. 15 September 1989. Retrieved 23 November 2022.
- ^ "Mayo GAA profile". www.hoganstand.com. Archived from the original on 2 July 2017. Retrieved 9 April 2010.
- ^ "Ford leaves the stage". The Mayo News. 14 August 2007. Archived from the original on 17 June 2022. Retrieved 17 June 2022.
- ^ "Ford quits as Galway boss". Irish Examiner. 10 August 2007.
Peter Ford has become the latest inter-county manager to quit his job this summer — the former Mayo footballer ended his tenure as Galway senior football boss last night.
- ^ Gannon, Colm (5 September 2020). "Breaffy stay the course to see off Westport". Mayo Advertiser. Retrieved 6 October 2020.
- ^ Cummiskey, Gavin (8 October 2004). "Ford takes over in Galway". The Irish Times.