Allenwood G.F.C.
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| Founded: | 1956 | ||||||||
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| County: | Kildare | ||||||||
| Nickname: | The Blues | ||||||||
| Colours: | Sky Blue & Navy Blue | ||||||||
| Grounds: | Sean Tierney Park, Station Road, Allenwood | ||||||||
| Coordinates: | 53°17′21″N 6°52′56″W / 53.28928°N 6.88229°WCoordinates: 53°17′21″N 6°52′56″W / 53.28928°N 6.88229°W | ||||||||
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Allenwood G.F.C. is a Gaelic football club based in Allenwood, County Kildare, Republic of Ireland. Because it is located in County Kildare, the club competes in the County Kildare GAA board league and cup system. Allenwood was the winner of the Kildare Senior Football Championship in 2004 and Club of the Year in 1974. It is the home club of serial Kildare Player of the Year Johnny Doyle.
Allen Fionn McCumhals affiliated in 1889 and objected to the formation of a club in Robertstown. RIC records show Lullymore Captain Dooleys had 50 members in 1890, with officers listed as James Cribben, John Deegan, Joseph Loughlin and Pat Crop.
Allenwood GFC was founded in 1956 by Sean Tierney and Frank Harte, a former chairman of the Sligo county board and a local camp supervisor with Bord na Móna. Allenwood players formerly played with Ballyteague, Robertstown and the now dormant Allen club. The club played at McNally's field, Walshe's field, and Lullymore before moving to Heather Park (now Sean Tierney Park). Allenwood installed the first set of floodlights in Kildare in 1999. The clubhouse was initially situated in Allenwood South, close to the banks of the Grand Canal, before moving to its current location in 1970.
The club came to prominence in 1960 when Team Captain John Mc Nally was on the Kildare team. In 1961 the club ended a run of defeats to Staffan and then beat Rheban and Carbury reserves to win the junior championship. The following year, Allenwood won the intermediate championship, beating Rathcoffey, Maynooth and devastating Celbridge in the final, with Brian Judge playing at full-forward. Kilcock, Moorefield and Carbury ousted Allenwood from the senior championships of the sixties but Allenwood was showing great consistency in the Leinster Leader Cup. They beat Raheens in the 1964 final, Clane in the 1966 final and Carbury in the 1970 final.
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