Code: | Football |
Sport: | Gaelic football |
Enda McGowan | |
Irish: | Éanna Mac Gabhann |
Occupation: | Civil servant |
County: | Cavan |
Province: | Ulster |
Club: | Ballyhaise |
Clcounty: | 0 |
Counties: | Cavan |
Icposition: | Right wing-back |
Icyears: | 1967–1979 |
Icprovince: | 2 |
Icallireland: | 0 |
Nfl: | 0 |
Allstars: | 0 |
Birth Date: | 1946 |
Birth Place: | Manorhamilton, County Leitrim, Ireland |
Death Date: | 15 June 2022 (aged 75) |
Death Place: | Cavan, Ireland |
Kieran Enda McGowan (1946 – 15 June 2022) was an Irish Gaelic footballer who played at club level with Ballyhaise and at senior inter-county level with the Cavan county team. He usually lined out as a wing-back.
McGowan began his inter-county career at minor level with Leitrim, before having a lengthy career as a member of the Cavan senior team. He won Ulster SFC titles in 1967 and 1969.[1] McGowan also played in the Ulster finals in 1968, 1976, and 1978, the latter as team captain.[2] His achievements with Cavan were acknowledged with his being named as a replacement All-Star, while he also won Railway Cup medals with Ulster in 1970 and 1971. With his club Ballyhaise, McGowan won a Junior League medal, a Cavan IFC medal and played in the Cavan SFC final in 1978.[3] After his playing days concluded, he was a selector for the Cavan senior team which reached the 1983 Ulster final, but lost out against Donegal.[4]
McGowan died on 15 June 2022, aged 75.[5]
1968
1967, 1969
1968
1970, 1971