Glyde Rangers GFC


Glyde Rangers GFC is a Gaelic Athletic Association club that fields gaelic football teams in competitions organised by Louth GAA. It is based in the County Louth village of Tallanstown, eleven kilometres southwest of Dundalk.
As of 2025, the club competes in the Louth Junior Football Championship and Division 3 of the county football Leagues.
At underage level, Glyde Rangers regularly combine with Tallanstown parish neighbours Westerns, Seán McDermott's and John Mitchels to enter teams in competitions under the banner of 'Baile Talún'.
The club also has a Ladies' Gaelic football team that competes in the county Intermediate Championship.

History

The club was founded in 1926 and takes its name from the eponymous river, which flows through Tallanstown village. The club's sole success in the Louth Senior Football Championship came in 1934, when they defeated Wolfe Tones of Drogheda in the county final by 1–03 to 0–04.

Honours

Louth Senior Football Championship : 1934Cardinal O'Donnell Cup : 1932Louth Junior Football Championship : 1929, 1948, 1962, 1969, 1990, 1996, 2023Louth Senior Football League Division 1B : 2003Louth Intermediate Football League : 2000, 2008Louth Junior A Football League : 1969, 1986, 2015, 2017Louth Junior 2A Football Championship : 1928, 1933, 1944Louth Junior 2B Football Championship : 2000Kevin Mullen Shield : 1986, 2017, 2025Louth Junior 2 Football League Division 4C : 1993Louth Junior 2 Football League Division 4B : 1999, 2000, 2002

Inter-county players

Glyde Rangers players who have represented Louth at senior inter-county level include:
  • Jimmy Coyle
  • Jimmy Kelly
  • Eugene Callan
  • Paddy Fox
  • Richie Barry
  • Gerry Sheridan
  • Richie Brennan
  • Niall Flynn
  • Conor Sheridan
  • David Devaney
  • Trevor O'Brien
  • Niall Sharkey