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 (age 62)[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
Preview warning: Page using Template:Infobox Gaelic Athletic Association player with unknown parameter "micyears"
Preview warning: Page using Template:Infobox Gaelic Athletic Association player with unknown parameter "mcounty"

Peter Ford (born 28 January 1962) is an Irish former sportsperson. 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]

  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.