Captain's View: Roscommon 1980
Danny Murray - Roscommon v Kerry A member of the side which won four Connacht titles in a row between 1977 and 1980, Danny Murray captained the side which made the breakthrough to the All-Ireland final in 1980. "On the Saturday morning before the All-Ireland we had a training session in Hyde Park before travelling up to Dublin that afternoon by train. The following morning we got up at around 8.30 and went for a walk. Before we left for Croke Park we had a cup of tea and a team talk. Running out onto the pitch is just like all the euphoria which goes on beforehand. There is just all this hype and excitement around the place but, when the game starts, that's all left behind.
"We got off to a great start and were 1-2 to no score up after about 10 minutes, but I knew there were still 60 minutes left to play. I think on All-Ireland final day both teams are prepared so well that it's the team which makes the least amount of mistakes that wins. Kerry certainly made less mistakes than us, but they also took their opportunities. "After the game the fans they were very disappointed, but very supportive. When you get that far you think you'll be back next year to finish off the job. But Sligo beat us in the first round in 1981 and we haven't been back in the All-Ireland since."
Clubcall: Last winning captains
Mayo: Ballaghadereen (Sean Flanagan, All-Ireland 1950, 1951) - Ballaghadereen, founded in 1885, is one of the oldest clubs in the county and had to wait 44 years for its first title, winning the junior championship in 1929. They added their second junior title in 1941 but continued as a junior and intermediate club through the next three decades inspired by the legendary Sean Flanagan, who captained Mayo to an All-Ireland victory in 1950 and 1951. The club's golden era arrived between 1968 and 1972 when they won minor, under-21, junior and intermediate titles. In 1972, their first year in the senior grade, they were crowned county champions. Twenty-five years elapsed before they appeared in only their second senior final losing the 1987 decider to Ballina Stephenites.
Founded: 1885. Number of senior county titles: One. Players on current senior panel: Dermot Flanagan and Kevin Cahill. Captains of All-Ireland-winning teams: Sean Flanagan 1950 and 1951. Parish base: Ballaghaderreen. Population of cachment area: 1,500. Club members: 200.KERRY: Annascaul (Tommy Doyle, All-Ireland 1986) - In the early part of this century, like most rural clubs, the players from the Annascaul and Camp areas played with the larger surrounding clubs. The legendary Tim O'Donnell and Paddy Kennedy, who won eight All-Irelands between them in the 1930s and 40s, were such players. But in the mid 1950s the two parishes joined together to establish the Annascaul GAA club. In 1957 they won the West Kerry championship with a team that included Seamus and Sean Murphy, who won six All-Irelands with Kerry between 1955 and 1970. In 1976 the club won the Kerry novice championship, the grade below junior level, but by 1979 they had secured that title. In 1982 they were intermediate champions and despite winning it again in 1987 the system deprived them of senior football until they were crowned intermediate champions for the third time in 1992. In 1993, their first year in the senior grade, they were defeated in the county final by Laune Rangers.
Founded: mid 1950s. Number of senior county titles: None. Players on current senior panel: None. Captains [R O] of All-Ireland winning teams: Tommy Doyle 1986. Parish base: Annascaul, Camp and Inch. Population of cachment area: 800. Club members: 95.
