Conor McManus
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Clontibret, County Monaghan
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Sport | Gaelic football | ||
| Position | Left corner forward | ||
| Born |
30 November 1987 Clontibret, County Monaghan | ||
| Height | 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in) | ||
| Club(s) | |||
| Years | Club | ||
| Clontibret O'Neills | |||
| Club titles | |||
| Monaghan titles | 7 | ||
| Inter-county(ies)* | |||
| Years | County | Apps (scores) | |
2007–2024 | Monaghan | 78 (9-291) | |
| Inter-county titles | |||
| Ulster titles | 2 | ||
| All Stars | 3 | ||
| *Inter County team apps and scores correct as of 12 May 2025. | |||
Vincent Conor McManus is a Gaelic footballer who formerly played at senior level for the Monaghan county team.[1][2] Often referred to as one of his county's best-ever players, he is Monaghan's top scorer in National Football League history.[3]
After winning the 2013 Ulster Senior Football Championship with Monaghan,[4] he was hauled down by Sean Cavanagh in sight of goal in the All-Ireland quarter-final, with Monaghan losing only by two points in the end.[5] McManus was later named in the 23-man Ireland squad for the 2013 International Rules Series against Australia.[6] He scored two goals in the second Test against Australia at Croke Park and won the man of the match award, as Ireland earned a record-breaking victory.[7][8] On 8 November 2013, McManus won an All Star at corner-forward. He added a second All Star in 2015 after winning his second Ulster Championship that year, having scored 1-26. During a club match with Clontibret O'Neills in spring 2014, he suffered a knee injury that kept him out until the Ulster Football Championship quarter-final against Tyrone. He won another county championship medal as Clontibret came back from a five-point deficit to win 1-10 to 1-09 against Scotstown.[9] McManus enjoyed a good 2015 Ulster Final when scoring six points in an 0-11 to 0-10 win for the Farney Men against Donegal. McManus also scored no fewer than 0-12 in a 1-14 to 0-16 loss to All-Ireland champions Dublin in the National League Division 1 on 27 February 2016. He was the top scorer in that year's National League with 2-43.
Selected for Ireland in the 2014 International Rules Test, McManus won the GAA medal as the Irish player of the series against Australia.[10] He was a scoring asset for Ireland in the 2015 test match, which Ireland won, before winning a second GAA medal in the 2017 International Rules Series for his performance in a losing Irish side.[11]
