Tony Hadden

Tony Hadden
Personal information
Irish name Antóin Ó hAidín
Sport Gaelic football
Position Right corner-forward
Born 1936 (1936)
Newry, Northern Ireland
Died (aged 89)
Portadown, Northern Ireland
Height 5 ft 11 in (1.80 m)
Club(s)
Years Club
 Newry Shamrocks
Club titles
Down titles 2
Inter-county(ies)
Years County
1954–1964
 Down
Inter-county titles
Ulster titles 4
All-Irelands 2
NFL 2

Anthony Hadden (1936 – 7 August 2025) was a Northern Irish Gaelic footballer and selector. At club level, he played with Newry Shamrocks and at inter-county level with the Down senior football team.[1]

Playing career

Hadden played Gaelic football at all levels during his time as a student at Abbey CBS in Newry. He later played with the Shamrocks club and won Down SFC medals in 1956 and 1961.[2]

At inter-county level, he first played for Down as part of the Minor team in 1954. He made his senior team debut in a Dr Lagan Cup game in September 1954. Hadden lined out with the junior team in 1955, while he was on and off the senior team over the course of the following few years. He won an Ulster JFC medal in 1958.[3]

Hadden won his first Ulster SFC medal in 1959. It was the first of three successive Ulster SFC titles, while he also claimed consecutive All-Ireland SFC medals in 1960 and 1961.[4][5] Hadden won four Ulster SFC titles in all, as well as two National League titles. He was also part of the Ulster team that claimed Railway Cup honours in 1960.[6]

Management career

After bringing his inter-county career to an end in 1964, Hadden later moved to team management and coaching. In 1977, he was part of the team management that guided Down to a first All-Ireland MFC success with victory over Meath. In 1981, Hadden was a senior team selector when Down won the Ulster SFC title.[7]

Death

Hadden died on 7 August 2025, at the age of 89.[8]

Honours

Player

Newry Shamrocks
Down
Ulster

Management

Down

References

  1. ^ "Paddy Mo's greatest Down side of all time". Down Recorder. 22 April 2020. Retrieved 12 May 2024.
  2. ^ "'A wonderful player, and a wonderful person': Down GAA bids farewell to Sixties legend Tony Hadden". The Irish News. 8 August 2025. Retrieved 11 August 2025.
  3. ^ "Stars of the County Down". Irish Press. 20 September 1960. Retrieved 12 May 2024.
  4. ^ "The boys of summer: Down's 1968 heroes recall glorious All-Ireland triumph 50 years on". The Irish News. 21 September 2008. Retrieved 4 March 2024.
  5. ^ "We had good times". Down Recorder. 29 July 2020. Retrieved 12 May 2024.
  6. ^ "Then and now: Tony had it all". Belfast Telegraph. 22 December 2002. Retrieved 12 May 2024.
  7. ^ "Tony Hadden RIP". GAA website. 11 August 2025. Retrieved 11 August 2025.
  8. ^ "Tony Hadden". Safely Home. Retrieved 11 August 2025.
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