Dreadnots GFC


Dreadnots GFC is a Gaelic Athletic Association club that fields gaelic football teams in competitions organised by Louth GAA. It is located in the south Louth seaside village of Clogherhead.
The club has a local rivalry with neighbours St Fechin's. As of 2025, the club competes in the Louth Senior Championship and Division 1 of the county football Leagues.

History

The club was founded in 1887, making it one of the oldest active GAA clubs in County Louth. In 1889, Dreadnots reached the final of the Louth Senior Football Championship, losing to Newtown Blues by 1–02 to 0–03.
In 1928 the club was suspended permanently after an incident during their Second Division Championship match against Glyde Rangers. The suspension was lifted in 1953 by the County Board.
The 2002 arrival of former Louth inter-county star Colin Kelly from Newtown Blues helped propel Dreadnots to two Louth Intermediate Football Championship titles in 2004 and 2008. In 2010, forward Páraic Smith played in the controversial 2010 Leinster Senior Football Championship Final against Meath.
123 years after their first appearance in the Senior final, Dreadnots contested the 2012 decider at the Gaelic Grounds in Drogheda against reigning champions St Patrick's. Once again they were runners-up, as St Patrick's won convincingly by nine points. A third visit to the county final in 2014 - this time under the management of now-retired Colin Kelly - ended in defeat to the same opposition as St Patrick's prevailed by two points, 1–10 to 1–08.
Dermot Campbell manned the full-back berth for Louth in the 2025 Leinster Football final, as the Wee County defeated neighbours Meath by 3-14 to 1-18.

Honours

Cardinal O'Donnell Cup : 1988, 2016Paddy Sheelan Cup : 2019Louth Intermediate Football Championship : 1986, 2000, 2004, 2008Louth Intermediate Football League : 1979, 1981, 1985, 1995, 2004, 2010Dealgan Milk Products/Paddy Sheelan Shield : 1979, 1985, 2011Louth Junior Football Championship : 1999Louth Junior A Football League : 1976Kevin Mullen Shield : 1999Louth Junior 2A Football Championship : 1962, 1974Louth Junior 2A Football League : 1955, 1959, 1960, 1961, 1962, 1973Louth Junior 2B Football Championship : 2019Louth Junior 2 Football League Division 4B : 2011Louth Junior 2 Football League Division 4C : 2005Louth Under-21 Football Championship : ' 1976, ' 1977, ' 2008Louth Minor B Football Championship : 2019, 2025Louth Minor Football League : 2006 '
''Shared with St Fechin's''

Inter-county players

Dreadnots players who have represented Louth at senior inter-county level include: