Andy Mallon
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Irish name | Aindriú Ó Mealláin | ||
| Sport | Gaelic Football | ||
| Position | Left Corner Back | ||
| Born | Armagh, Northern Ireland | ||
| Height | 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in) | ||
| Club(s) | |||
| Years | Club | ||
2001- | Pearse Óg | ||
| Club titles | |||
| Armagh titles | 1 | ||
| Inter-county(ies) | |||
| Years | County | ||
2003- | Armagh | ||
| Inter-county titles | |||
| Ulster titles | 4 | ||
| All-Irelands | 0 | ||
| NFL | 1 | ||
| All Stars | 1 | ||
Andy Mallon (Irish Aindriu Ó Maoileoin) is an Irish Gaelic footballer who plays at senior level for the Armagh county team. He plays club football for Pearse Óg.
Playing career[edit]
Inter-county[edit]
Mallon made his Armagh senior debut in a 2003 National League game against Donegal.[1] In 2004 he won the Ulster Senior Football Championship with the county.[1]
In 2005 Mallon helped Armagh win the National League – with Mallon playing an excellent game in the final against Wexford.[2] That year Armagh also defended the Ulster Championship. Mallon was awarded an All Star for his performances that season.
2006 saw Mallon earn a third Ulster Championship medal with Armagh. He won the Ulster Championship for a fourth time in 2008.
Club[edit]
Mallon has reached the Armagh Senior Football Championship final on a number of occasions with Pearse Óg, but they have been beaten by Crossmaglen each time. That is until this year, 2009, when Pearse Óg beat Armagh Harps in the final 0.4 v 0.8. They went on to play St Gall's of Belfast in the Ulster Championship. He is now playing for St Finians Swords . His direct influence has brought them to a Championship final.
Honours[edit]
County[edit]
- Ulster Senior Football Championship (4): 2004, 2005, 2006, 2008
- National Football League, Division 1 (1): 2005
- National Football League, Division 2 (1): 2010
- Ulster Under-21 Football Championship (1): 2004
- All-Ireland Under-21 Football Championship (1): 2004
Club[edit]
- Armagh Senior Football Championship (1): 2009
Individual[edit]
- All-Star (1): 2005
- Irish News Ulster All-Star (1): 2005
References[edit]
- ^ a b "Profile of Andy Mallon". Stand. March 2005. Retrieved 5 April 2009.
- ^ "Wait is over for Armagh". Newry Democrat. 4 May 2005. Archived from the original on 22 June 2011. Retrieved 6 April 2009.