P. J. Smyth

P. J. Smyth
Personal information
Irish name	P. S. Mac Gabhann
Sport	Gaelic football
Position	Goalkeeper
Born	1948 Tuam, County Galway
Height	5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)
Club(s)
Years	Club
1960s-1980s	Tuam Stars
Inter-county(ies)
Years	County
1971-1972	Galway
Inter-county titles
Connacht titles	1
All-Irelands	0
NFL	0
All Stars	1

P. J. Smyth (born 1948 in Tuam, County Galway) is an Irish former sportsperson. He played Gaelic football with his local club Tuam Stars and was a member of the Galway senior inter-county team from 1971 until 1972.^[1] Smyth has the distinction of being the very first football All-Star goalkeeper.

References

↑ "Galway GAA profile". www.hoganstand.com. Retrieved 2010-05-10.

Galway – 1971 All-Ireland Senior Football Championship runners-up

1 P. J. Smyth 2 B. Colleran 3 J. Cosgrove 4 N. Colleran 5 L. O'Neill 6 T. J. Gilmore 7 C. McDonagh 8 L. Sammon (c) 9 W. Joyce 10 F. Burke 11 J. Duggan 12 M. Rooney 13 E. Farrell 14 F. Canavan 15 S. Leydon Subs used 19 T. Divilly for M. Rooney 17 M. Feerick for F. Burke Subs not used 16 G. Mitchell 18 J. McLoughlin 20 G. King 21 M. Byrne 22 M. Keane

1971 All Star Gaelic Football Team

1 P. J. Smyth 2 J. Carey 3 J. Cosgrove 4 D. O'Sullivan 5 E. Mulligan 6 N. Clavin 7 P. Reynolds 8 L. Sammon 9 W. Bryan 10 T. McTague 11 R. Cummins 12 M. Kearns 13 A. McCallin 14 S. O'Neill 15 S. Leydon

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