Michael Fitzmaurice (Gaelic footballer) explained

Michael Fitzmaurice
Irish:Mícheál Mac Muiris
Occupation:Coaching officer
Birth Date:13 January 1967[1]
Birth Place:Lacken, County Mayo, Ireland
Feet:5
Inches:11
Sport:Gaelic football
Code:Football
County:Mayo
Province:Connacht
Club:Lacken
Clcounty:0
Counties:Mayo
Icyears:1989-1993
Icposition:Right corner-forward
Icapps(Points):11 (0-52)
Icprovince:1
Icallireland:0
Nfl:0
Allstars:0
Icupdate:20:54, 13 November 2016

Michael Fitzmaurice (born 13 January 1967) is an Irish former Gaelic footballer. His league and championship career at senior level with the Mayo county team lasted five seasons from 1989 until 1993.[2]

Fitzmaurice made his debut on the inter-county scene when he was chosen for the Mayo minor team. He was captain of the side in 1985 and claimed an All-Ireland medal following a defeat of Cork. He subsequently lined out with the Mayo under-21 team. Fitzmaurice made his senior debut during the 1988-89 league. He was a regular on the starting fifteen over the next five years and won one Connacht medal. He was an All-Ireland runner-up in 1989. He finished the 1989 championship as the top scorer Fitzmaurice played his last game for Mayo in March 1993

Career statistics

TeamSeasonConnachtAll-IrelandTotal
AppsScoreAppsScoreAppsScore
Mayo198940-1920-1360-32
199010-0700-0010-07
199140-1300-0040-13
Total90-3920-13110-52

Honours

Mayo

Notes and References

  1. News: Player profiles. The Connacht Tribune. 15 September 1989. 23 November 2022.
  2. News: Still answering the captain’s call. Mayo Advertiser. 15 May 2009. 13 November 2016.