Francis M. "Fran" Ryder (born 1954) is an Irish former Gaelic footballer and coach who played at club level with Ballymun Kickhams and St Vincent's and at inter-county level with the Dublin senior football team. He usually lined out as a centre-back.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Irish name | Prionsias Ó Marcaigh | ||
| Sport | Gaelic football | ||
| Position | Centre-back | ||
| Born |
1954 Dublin, Ireland | ||
| Height | 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) | ||
| Occupation | Teacher, publican | ||
| Club(s) | |||
| Years | Club | ||
|
Ballymun Kickhams St Vincent's | |||
| Club titles | |||
| Dublin titles | 4 | ||
| Leinster titles | 1 | ||
| All-Ireland Titles | 1 | ||
| Inter-county(ies) | |||
| Years | County | ||
1974-1982 | Dublin | ||
| Inter-county titles | |||
| Leinster titles | 6 | ||
| All-Irelands | 3 | ||
| NFL | 1 | ||
Playing career
editRyder began his club career with Ballymun Kickhams before later transferring to St Vincent's.[1] It was with the latter club that he won the All-Ireland Club Championship in 1976. Ryder was a member of the Dublin minor football team, and later won consecutive Leinster Under-21 Championship titles. He was drafted onto the Dublin senior football team in March 1974. Ryder went on to play in six consecutive All-Ireland finals, with victories as a substitute in 1974 and 1977, while his only winners' medal came on the field of play in 1976.[2] His other honours include two National Football League titles.
Coaching career
editRyder spent five years as coach, and later selector, with the Dublin senior team from 1990 to 1995.[3] In that period, Dublin won four consecutive Leinster Championships and the All-Ireland Championship title in 1995.[4][5]
Honours
editPlayer
edit- St Vincent's
- All-Ireland Senior Club Football Championship: 1976
- Leinster Senior Club Football Championship: 1975
- Dublin Senior Football Championship: 1975, 1976, 1977, 1981
- Dublin
- All-Ireland Senior Football Championship: 1974, 1976, 1977
- Leinster Senior Football Championship: 1974, 1975, 1976, 1977, 1978, 1979
- National Football League: 1975–76, 1977–78
- Leinster Under-21 Football Championship: 1974, 1975
Coach
edit- Dublin
References
edit- ^ "'Legacies can inspire rather than burden'". Irish Examiner. 12 December 2014. Retrieved 26 December 2021.
- ^ "Ryder not seeking Dublin job". Irish Times. 13 November 1997. Retrieved 26 December 2021.
- ^ "The traumas that made 1995 All-Ireland final win sweeter for Dublin". Irish Independent. 19 October 2020. Retrieved 26 December 2021.
- ^ "Ryder may return to work with Dublin". Irish Times. 23 November 2004. Retrieved 26 December 2021.
- ^ "GAA: Ryder, Brogan interested in Dublin job". Irish Examiner. 12 October 2001. Retrieved 26 December 2021.