Tony McEntee (born 30 June 1977) is a

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and former player. He managed the senior Sligo county team between 2020 and 2025. McEntee played for the

Crossmaglen Rangers Crossmaglen Rangers Gaelic Athletic Club () is a GAA club in Crossmaglen, County Armagh, Northern Ireland. They cater for Gaelic football and camogie. Their home football ground is St. Oliver Plunkett Park, which was opened in 1959. In 1971 the ...

club and at senior level for the Armagh county team. He won All-Ireland Club SFC titles as a player and joint-manager of Crossmaglen Rangers and an

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and

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title while playing for Armagh.

Career

As a player McEntee won the All-Ireland Senior Football Championship in

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. McEntee co-led (with Gareth O'Neill) Crossmaglen Rangers to consecutive

All-Ireland Senior Club Football Championship The All-Ireland Senior Club Football Championship is an annual Gaelic football tournament which began in season 1970–71. It is the top-tier competition for the senior football clubs of Ireland and London. The current champions are Cuala of D ...

titles in 2011 and 2012, alongside three

Armagh Senior Football Championship The Armagh Senior Football Championship is an annual Gaelic football competition contested by top-tier Armagh GAA clubs. The Armagh GAA, Armagh County Board of the Gaelic Athletic Association has organised it since 1889. Clann Eireann GAC, Clan ...

s and three

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s. However, McEntee and O'Neill left their managerial roles when the club's attempt to win a third consecutive All-Ireland Club SFC failed in 2013. Later that year, McEntee was appointed as manager of the

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senior football team, succeeding

Gerry McEntee Gerry McEntee (born 19 October 1955) is an Irish former Gaelic footballer who played for the Meath county team. He played club football for Nobber GFC and Summerhill. Career During his playing career he helped his local club Nobber to rise ...

and Mark Byrne. McEntee was a selector with Mayo under the management of

Stephen Rochford Stephen Rochford (born 10 October 1978) is an Irish Gaelic football coach and former manager and player. He was manager of the senior Mayo county team from 2015 to 2018. Raised in Crossmolina, County Mayo, he won Connacht schools titles for G ...

. He was appointed as Sligo senior manager in November 2020 for a three-year term. He stayed as Sligo manager for the 2022 season. He led Sligo to the

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semi-final, narrowly missing an appearance in the final after a three-point defeat. Afterwards it was announced that he would continue as Sligo manager for the 2023 season. The possibility of an extension as Sligo manager was reported upon. McEntee quit his role as manager following Sligo's June quarter-final exit from the 2025 Tailteann Cup to

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. McEntee has described his managerial style as "direct". He excludes a player for only four reasons: "injury, application, attitude or ability." He is the twin brother of John McEntee.

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:McEntee, Tony 1977 births Living people All-Ireland Senior Club Football Championship winning managers Armagh inter-county Gaelic footballers Crossmaglen Rangers Gaelic footballers Gaelic football managers Gaelic football selectors Mayo county football team non-playing personnel Sligo county football team non-playing personnel