St Grellan's GFC

St Grellan's Gaelic Football Club (Irish: Cumann Peile Ghrealláin Naofa) was a Gaelic Athletic Association club based in Ballinasloe, County Galway, Ireland.

St Grellan's GFC
Cumann Peile Ghrealláin Naofa
Founded:
County:Galway
Colours:Black and Amber
Grounds:Dunlo GAA Grounds
Coordinates:53°19′51.01″N 8°13′42.69″W
Playing kits
Standard colours
Senior Club Championships
All Ireland Connacht
champions
Galway
champions
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The team was named in honour of Saint Grellan, patron saint of Ballinasloe.

St Grellan's GFC were the first club to win a record seven Galway county football titles in a row from 1913 to 1919 and were undefeated in the county championship from 1913 to 1930. In 1980, they were also the first Galway Club to reach an All-Ireland Senior Club Football Championship in 1980.

On 1 December 2005, St Grellan's merged with Ballinasloe Hurling Club to form Ballinasloe GAA.

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