Peter Ford (Gaelic footballer)

Peter Ford
Personal information
Irish name Peadar Mac Giollarnáth
Sport Gaelic football
Position Full-back
Born (1962-01-28) 28 January 1962[1]
Ballinrobe, County Mayo
Height 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)
Occupation Secondary school teacher
Club(s)
Years Club
1980s–1990s
St Mary's
Inter-county(ies)
Years County
1980s–1990s
Mayo
Inter-county titles
Connacht titles 0
All-Irelands 0
NFL 0
All Stars 0

Peter Ford (born 28 January 1962) is an Irish former sportsman. He played Gaelic football with Sligo club St Mary's and was a member of the senior Mayo county team in the 1980s and 1990s. Ford later served as manager of the Galway and Sligo teams.[2]

He departed as Galway manager in August 2007.[3][4]

He has also managed Breaffy.[5]

He is a secondary school teacher.[6]

References

  1. ^ "Player profiles". The Connacht Tribune. 15 September 1989. Retrieved 23 November 2022.
  2. ^ "Mayo GAA profile". www.hoganstand.com. Archived from the original on 2 July 2017. Retrieved 9 April 2010.
  3. ^ "Ford leaves the stage". The Mayo News. 14 August 2007.
  4. ^ "Ford quits as Galway boss". Irish Examiner. 10 August 2007. Peter Ford has become the latest inter-county manager to quit his job this summer — the former Mayo footballer ended his tenure as Galway senior football boss last night.
  5. ^ Gannon, Colm (5 September 2020). "Breaffy stay the course to see off Westport". Mayo Advertiser. Retrieved 6 October 2020.
  6. ^ Cummiskey, Gavin (8 October 2004). "Ford takes over in Galway". The Irish Times.