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Joseph McTeague (born 1946) is an Irish former Gaelic footballer. At club level, he played with Ballyteague and he was also a member of the Kildare senior football team.

Career

McTeague had his first success at club level in 1964 when he won a Kildare MFC title with St Mary's. He later progressed to adult level with Ballyteague and won a Kildare JAFC medal in 1972 followed by a Kildare IFC medal in 1973. McTeague also lined out when Ballyteague were beaten by Carbury in the Kildare SFC final in 1974.

At inter-county level, McTeague was part of the Kildare team that won consecutive Leinster U21FC titles as well as the All-Ireland U21FC title in 1965. He later spent a decade with the senior team but lost four leinster SFC finals between 1966 and 1976.

Honours

St Mary's

• Kildare Minor Football Championship: 1964

Ballyteague

• Kildare Intermediate Football Championship: 1973
• Kildare Junior A Football Championship: 1972

Kildare

• All-Ireland Under-21 Football Championship: 1965
• Leinster Under-21 Football Championship: 1965, 1966

References

1. "Close-up on the players". Nationalist and Leinster Times. 1 October 1965. Retrieved 19 December 2024.
2. "Wrapped in green and gold; Mr Ballyteague John Ivers chats all things Larks". Kildare Live. 31 October 2024. Retrieved 19 December 2024.
3. "Leinster Under-21 All-Ireland Football Winning Teams" (PDF). Leinster GAA website. Retrieved 19 December 2024.
4. "Leinster Senior Football Finalists" (PDF). Leinster GAA website. Retrieved 19 December 2024.

• 1946 births
• Living people
• Ballyteague Gaelic footballers
• Kildare inter-county Gaelic footballers
• 20th-century Irish sportsmen