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Cavan Gaelic footballer

Joe Stafford
Personal information
Irish name Seosamh Stafort
Sport Gaelic football
Position Right corner-forward
Born 19 March 1918
Killinkere, County Cavan, Ireland
Died 17 June 2000 (aged 82)
St. Vincent's Hospital, Dublin, Ireland
Height 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m)
Occupation Hotelier
Club(s)
Years Club
Killinkere
Seán McDermotts
Club titles
Cavan titles 0
Inter-county(ies)
Years County
1943–1950 Cavan
Inter-county titles
Ulster titles 6
All-Irelands 2
NFL 1

Joseph Stafford (10 March 1918 – 17 June 2000) was a Gaelic footballer who played for the Cavan county team.

Playing career

Stafford played at right full forward and was a prolific goalscorer for Cavan in the 1940s. He is 9th in All-time top Ulster goalscorers chart. His goal was crucial in securing Cavan's famous victory in the All-Ireland Senior Football Championship Final in Polo Grounds, New York in 1947. He helped Cavan retain the title the following year against County Mayo. He also won a National Football League medal in 1949/50 season. Joe Stafford was the first man to be sent off in an All-Ireland final. He had been ordered off with fifteen minutes left in the 1943 All-Ireland Senior Football Championship Final against Roscommon. His nephew, Jimmy Stafford, also played with Cavan in the 1960s and 1970s.

References

  1. Kelly, Tom (3 February 2010). "A football life less ordinary". The Anglo-Celt. In 1943 was left-half forward on the team that lost to Roscommon in the replayed All-Ireland final. Cavan had finished that game with fourteen players when Joe Stafford had been ordered off with fifteen minutes left.
  2. Fitzpatrick, Paul (14 March 2020). "In praise of Joe Stafford, Cavan's first goal king". The Anglo-Celt. Retrieved 18 March 2021.
Cavan squads
Cavan – 1947 All-Ireland Senior Football Champions (3rd title)
Subs not used
16 E. Carolan
17 T. Sheridan
18 O.R. McGovern
19 J. J. Cassidy
20 T. O'Reilly
21 E. Tiernan
22 B. Kelly
Cavan1947–48 National Football League Champions (1st title)
Cavan – 1948 All-Ireland Senior Football Champions (4th title)
Sub used
17 O. R. McGovern
Subs not used
16 B. Cully
18 T. P. O'Reilly
19 J. Wilson
20 V. Gannon
21 S. Morris


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