Michael Fitzmaurice (Gaelic footballer)

Irish retired Gaelic footballer

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Michael FitzmauricePersonal information

Irish name|  Mícheál Mac Muiris
Sport|  Gaelic football
Position|  Right corner-forward
Born|  (1967-01-13) 13 January 1967 (age 58)[1]
Lacken, County Mayo, Ireland
Height|  5 ft 11 in (1.80 m)
Occupation|  Coaching officer
Club(s)
Years|  Club

|  Lacken
Club titles
Mayo titles|  0
Inter-county(ies)*
Years|  County|  Apps (scores)

1989-1993

|  Mayo|  11 (0-52)
Inter-county titles
Connacht titles|  1
All-Irelands|  0
NFL|  0
All Stars|  0
*Inter County team apps and scores correct as of 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

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Team  | Season  | Connacht | All-Ireland | Total

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Apps | Score | Apps | Score | Apps | Score
Mayo | 1989 | 4 | 0-19 | 2 | 0-13 | 6 | 0-32
1990 | 1 | 0-07 | 0 | 0-00 | 1 | 0-07
1991 | 4 | 0-13 | 0 | 0-00 | 4 | 0-13
Total  | 9 | 0-39 | 2 | 0-13 | 11 | 0-52

## Honours

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Mayo

* Connacht Senior Football Championship (1): 1989

## References

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1. ^ "Player profiles". The Connacht Tribune. 15 September 1989. Retrieved 23 November 2022.
2. ^ "Still answering the captain's call". Mayo Advertiser. 15 May 2009. Retrieved 13 November 2016.

Achievements

Preceded by

Paul Clarke
(Dublin)

|  All-Ireland Minor Football Final
winning captain
1985  | Succeeded by

John Joyce
(Galway)

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Mayo – 1989 All-Ireland Senior Football Championship runners-up

* 1 G. Irwin
* 2 J. Browne
* 3 P. Ford
* 4 D. Flanagan
* 5 M. Collins
* 6 T. J. Kilgallon
* 7 J. Finn
* 8 S. Maher
* 9 L. McHale
* 10 G. Maher
* 11 W. J. Padden
* 12 N. Durkin
* 13 M. Fitzmaurice
* 14 J. Burke
* 15 K. McStay

Subs used
18 A. Finnerty for J. Burke
20 R. Dempsey for S. Maher
22 B. Kilkelly for G. Maher

Subs not used
16 E. Lavin
17 D. Kearney
19 M. Feeney
21 M. Carney
23 P. Holmes
24 T. Grady

Manager
J. O'Mahony
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