Ballyteague GFC
Ballyteague GFC is a Gaelic football club in Kilmeage, County Kildare, Ireland, club of the year in 1980, winners of junior, and intermediate in successive years 1972-1973 and senior finalists in 1974.
History
RIC records from 1890 show that Boherkill and Kilmoney club had 50 members with officers listed as Edward Delaney, Edward Loughlin, and John Flynn senior and junior listed as officers. Ballyteague affiliated 1927–51, founded by Mick Behan, Paddy Nugent and Jack Gilligan while Dinny Dunny, father of Pat, was one of the original players. The original colours were vertical stripes of red and green.
Gaelic football
After re-affiliating in 1951, Ballyteague won Junior B in 1962. Joe McTeague, Seamus Brennan, Michael Nugent, John Jacob and later Tommy Herbert spearheaded their Towers GAA (Kildare)|Towers] and they then eliminated Clane and played a memorable three-game semi-final saga against area side St. Wolstan's. At half time in the 1974 county final they were 0-5 to 0-1 ahead against Carbury, but failed to score in the second half and lost 2-9 to 0–5. When they were promoted to senior again after 1991 they beat Sarsfields and Round Towers in the championship. The club stages the Herbert Cup tournament.
Honours
Kildare Senior Football Championship Finalists 1974Kildare Intermediate Football Championship: 1973, 1991, 2022Kildare [Junior Football Championship|Kildare Junior A Football Championship] 1972, 1988Kildare Junior B Football Championship: 1972Kildare Intermediate Football League: 1967Kildare Football League Division 2: 1972Kildare Football League Division 3: Winners 2002, 2015, 2018Kildare Junior Football League: 1928, 1979Kildare Minor Football League: 1981Kildare Intermediate B Football Championship: 2005, 2007