Captain (Gaelic games)

[7] Jim Gavin upon taking over as Dublin manager, adopted a similar practice by naming Stephen Cluxton as his captain.

[10] The 2021 GAA Congress outlawed the possibility of joint captains, which had crept into the games over the previous decade, raising a trophy.

[12] A young supporter with cancer helped Dr Crokes captain Johnny Buckley raise the Andy Merrigan Cup after the 2017 All-Ireland Senior Club Football Championship final.

[13][14] Coalisland captain Stephen McNally performed a similar gesture with a supporter after the 2018 Tyrone Senior Football Championship final.

[16] Ballymun Kickhams players James McCarthy and John and Paddy Small all raised the trophy together after winning the 2020 Dublin Senior Football Championship.

[18] Cork won the 2021 Munster Minor Football Championship, with joint captains Rory O'Shaughnessy and Hugh O'Connor both raising the trophy afterwards.

Dublin footballer Stephen Cluxton holds the record for most All-Ireland titles won as captain (7).
Brendan Maher captained Tipperary to the All-Ireland SHC in 2016.
Declan O'Sullivan captained Kerry to back-to-back All-Ireland SFC titles in 2006 and 2007. This was a rare occurrence back then.
Seán O'Kennedy captained Wexford to several All-Ireland SFC titles in the 1910s.
David Burke , seen here playing for his local club, captained Galway to the All-Ireland SHC in 2017.