Joe Stafford
Joe Stafford was a Gaelic footballer who played for the Cavan county team.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Sport | Gaelic football | ||
| Position | Right full forward | ||
| Born | County Cavan, Ireland | ||
| Club(s) | |||
| Years | Club | ||
| ? | |||
| Inter-county(ies) | |||
| Years | County | Apps (scores) | |
| Cavan |
9-? (0) | ||
| Inter-county titles | |||
| Ulster titles | ? | ||
| All-Irelands | 2 | ||
| NFL | 1 | ||
| All Stars | 0 | ||
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 Co. 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.[1]
References
- Kelly, Tom (3 February 2010). "A football life less ordinary". The Anglo-Celt.
In 1943 [Mick Higgins] 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.
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