Colm Boyle

Mayo Gaelic footballer

Colm Boyle
Personal information
Sport Gaelic football (Peil Ghaelach)
Position Centre Back
Born (1986-07-29) 29 July 1986 (age 37)
Castlebar, County Mayo, Ireland
Height 1.81 m (5 ft 11 in)
Occupation Garda (police officer)
Club(s)
Years Club
Davitts
Inter-county(ies)
Years County Apps (scores)
2008–2021[1]
Mayo 120[1]
Inter-county titles
Connacht titles 6
All-Irelands 0
All Stars 4

Colm Boyle (born 29 July 1986) is a Gaelic footballer who plays for Davitts and, formerly, the Mayo county team.[2] He won four All Star Awards and played in four finals of the All-Ireland Senior Football Championship, losing them all and scoring an own goal in the third.

Career

Boyle won six Connacht Senior Football Championships and a National Football League title.[1]

He started at left half-back in three All-Ireland football finals: the 2012 decider, which Mayo lost to Donegal by a scoreline of 0-13 to 2-11 and the 2013 decider, which Mayo lost to Dublin by a scoreline of 1-14 to 2-12.[3][4][5][6] The 2017 All-Ireland Senior Football Championship Final, his fourth, was the third final in which he started at left half-back and it was another loss to Dublin.

Before that he started in the centre in the 2016 All-Ireland Senior Football Championship Final as Mayo lost again, though Dublin needed a replay on this occasion.

He missed the 2020 and 2021 All-Ireland Senior Football Championship Final losses to Dublin and Tyrone respectively, due to a torn anterior cruciate ligament, and retired from inter-county football at the end of 2021.[1]

Boyle made an appearance for Ireland against Australia in the 2013 International Rules Series, scoring a total of one over.[7]

Boyle was named coach and selector of the Mayo minor team ahead of the 2023 season.[1]

References

  1. ^ a b c d e "Colm Boyle takes up coaching role with Mayo minors". RTÉ. 25 September 2022.
  2. ^ "Conroy leads Davitts home". The Mayo News. 18 October 2011. Retrieved 9 October 2012.
  3. ^ "Donegal 2–11 0–13 Mayo". BBC Sport. 23 September 2012. Retrieved 4 October 2012.
  4. ^ Breheny, Martin (24 September 2012). "Murphy rocket sees Donegal strike gold". Irish Independent. Retrieved 4 October 2012.
  5. ^ "As it happened: Donegal v Mayo, All-Ireland SFC final". TheScore.ie. 23 September 2012. Archived from the original on 25 September 2012. Retrieved 9 October 2012.
  6. ^ "Dublin 2–12 Mayo 1–14". RTÉ. 22 September 2013. Retrieved 22 September 2013.
  7. ^ "Ireland 57–35 Australia". RTÉ. 19 October 2013. Retrieved 19 October 2013.
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Mayo football team – current senior panel
  • 10 D. O'Connor
  • 11 A. O'Shea
  • 12 B. Walsh

Subs
7 E. Hession for Plunkett
21 J. Flynn for O'Hora
24 D. Coen for Walsh
25 A. Orme for Loftus
26 J. Carr for McLoughlin

Subs not used
16 R. Byrne
17 B. Harrison
18 C. Boyle
20 R. Brickenden
22 C. O'Shea
23 J. Durcan

Managers
K. McStay
Assistants
S. Rochford
D. Buckley
D. Mulligan
L. McHale

(Above is the starting lineup vs Tyrone on 11 September 2021)

Mayo squads
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Mayo – 2006 All-Ireland Under 21 Football Champions (4th title)
Subs used
S. Ryan for C. Boyle
K. Costello for J. Dillon
E. Varley for M. Hannick
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Mayo – 2012 All-Ireland Senior Football Championship runners-up
Subs used
26 A. Freeman for Doherty
23 J. Gibbons for Conroy
22 S. O'Shea for Moran
19 R. Feeney for Varley
Manager
J. Horan
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Mayo – 2013 All-Ireland Senior Football Championship runners-up
Subs used
24 M. Conroy for A Freeman
22 C. Carolan for T Cunniffe
25 E. Varley for A Dillon
20 B. Moran for S O'Shea
26 J. Doherty for A Moran
Manager
J. Horan
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Mayo – 2016 All-Ireland Senior Football Championship runners-up
Subs used in replay
19 S. Coen for L. Keegan
23 C. O'Shea for D. Vaughan
1 D. Clarke for R. Hennelly
24 B. Moran for A. Moran
22 A. Dillon for J. Doherty
17 C. Barrett for C. Boyle
Subs used in drawn match
20 E. Regan for A. Moran
26 C. Loftus for E. Regan
Subs not used
18 K. Keane
21 D. Drake
25 A. Freeman
Manager
S. Rochford
Selectors
D. Buckley
T. McEntee
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Mayo – 2017 All-Ireland Senior Football Championship runners-up
Subs
12 D. O'Connor for S. O'Shea
19 S. Coen for Durcan
23 C. Loftus for Moran
20 D. Drake for Doherty
22 D. Kirby for McLoughlin
17 G. Cafferkey for Higgins
Subs not used
16 R. Hennelly
21 S. Nally
24 C. O'Shea
25 B. Moran
26 A. Dillon
Manager
S. Rochford
Selectors
D. Buckley
T. McEntee
P. Burke
Ireland squads
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Ireland football team2013 International Rules Series
Coach
Earley
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Ireland football team2014 International Rules Series
Manager
Earley
Awards
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2013 All Star Gaelic Football Team
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2014 All Star Gaelic Football Team
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2016 All Star Gaelic Football Team
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2017 All Star Gaelic Football Team
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