Stradbally GAA (County Laois)

Stradbally GAA

Sráid Bhaile
Founded:	1889
County:	Laois
Nickname:	Strad, The Little Town
Colours:	Green and white
Grounds:	Bill Delaney Park
Coordinates:	53°00′31.71″N 7°08′44.15″W / 53.0088083°N 7.1455972°W / 53.0088083; -7.1455972Coordinates: 53°00′31.71″N 7°08′44.15″W / 53.0088083°N 7.1455972°W / 53.0088083; -7.1455972
Playing kits
Standard colours
Senior Club Championships
All Ireland Leinster champions Laois champions Football: - - 18

Stradbally GAA is a Gaelic Athletic Association (GAA) football club in Stradbally, County Laois, Ireland.

The club was founded in 1889 and its colours are green and white.The club grounds are called Bill Delaney Park after one of the club's most famous sons.

Stradbally GAA Club has won 18 Laois Senior Football Championship titles and numerous other titles at junior, intermediate and underage grades.

After 18 years in existence the championship of 1905 was won when the team defeated Raheenabrogue by 1-4 to 0-3 at Portlaoise on 21 January 1906. 2016 Stradbally bet Portlaoise in the county championship final and stopped their 10 in a row with a last minute goal.

Sean Delaney, Karl Lenihan, Tony Maher, Colm Kelly, Damien Delaney, Colm Begley, Greg Ramsbottom, Paul Begley and Gary Kavanagh are among Stradbally's most famous players in recent times.

Achievements

• Laois Senior Football Championship Winners 1905, 1908, 1911,1914,1921 1928, 1929, 1930, 1932, 1933, 1936, 1937, 1940, 1941, 1997, 1998, 2005, 2016^[1]
• Laois Intermediate Football Championship (1) 1959
• Laois All-County Football League Div. 1: 1999
• Laois All-County Football League Div. 2: (3) 1982, 1983, 2008
• Laois All-County Football League Div. 3: (1) 2000
• Laois All-County Football League Div. 4: (1) 1999

Notable players

• Sean Delaney
• Karl Lenihan
• Tony Maher
• Colm Kelly
• Greg Ramsbottom
• Colm Begley
• Paul Begley
• Gary Kavanagh
• Jody Dillon
• Eoin Buggie
• Tom Shiel
• Gary Comerford
• Austin Watt Clancy

References

External links