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Pete McGrath
Peter McGrath (born 6 June 1953), from Rostrevor, County Down, is an Irish former Gaelic footballer and current manager. He managed the Down senior football team to the All-Ireland titles in 1991 and 1994.
McGrath was employed for almost thirty years as a physical education teacher at St Colman's College, Newry. He retired from this position in 2006.
McGrath played at all grades for Rostrevor GAC, including togging out for the first team aged only 15, and represented St Colman's at all levels of schools' competition; he also played for Down Minors. McGrath captained the first Queen's University team to win the All-Ireland Freshers title by defeating UCD 2-16 to 0-6 in Dundalk in March 1973.
In 1987 McGrath was in charge of the Down team that won the All-Ireland Minor Football Championship. He managed the Down senior team between 1989 and 2002 and was at the helm when Down won the Ulster and All Ireland Senior Championships in 1991 and 1994. He managed the Ireland team in the International Rules Series in 2004 and 2005.
McGrath managed the Down U-21 team to the All Ireland final in 2009, before stepping down in October 2009.
McGrath has had spells in club management with Cooley Kickhams, An Riocht and Bryansford. He also coached the Gaelic football teams at St Colman's College, guiding them to five Hogan Cup wins between 1975 and 1998.
In October 2010, he returned to county management after being named as the Down minor manager on a three-year term, his second time in charge of the team.
He was twice manager of the Fermanagh Senior Football team and took the team to the All-Ireland quarter-final in 2015 after having gained promotion to Division Two of the National Football League for 2016.
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Pete McGrath
Peter McGrath (born 6 June 1953), from Rostrevor, County Down, is an Irish former Gaelic footballer and current manager. He managed the Down senior football team to the All-Ireland titles in 1991 and 1994.
McGrath was employed for almost thirty years as a physical education teacher at St Colman's College, Newry. He retired from this position in 2006.
McGrath played at all grades for Rostrevor GAC, including togging out for the first team aged only 15, and represented St Colman's at all levels of schools' competition; he also played for Down Minors. McGrath captained the first Queen's University team to win the All-Ireland Freshers title by defeating UCD 2-16 to 0-6 in Dundalk in March 1973.
In 1987 McGrath was in charge of the Down team that won the All-Ireland Minor Football Championship. He managed the Down senior team between 1989 and 2002 and was at the helm when Down won the Ulster and All Ireland Senior Championships in 1991 and 1994. He managed the Ireland team in the International Rules Series in 2004 and 2005.
McGrath managed the Down U-21 team to the All Ireland final in 2009, before stepping down in October 2009.
McGrath has had spells in club management with Cooley Kickhams, An Riocht and Bryansford. He also coached the Gaelic football teams at St Colman's College, guiding them to five Hogan Cup wins between 1975 and 1998.
In October 2010, he returned to county management after being named as the Down minor manager on a three-year term, his second time in charge of the team.
He was twice manager of the Fermanagh Senior Football team and took the team to the All-Ireland quarter-final in 2015 after having gained promotion to Division Two of the National Football League for 2016.