| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Irish name | Maitiú Ó Ciaragáin | ||
| Sport | Gaelic football | ||
| Position | Right corner-forward | ||
| Born | 1943 (age 81–82) Summerhill,County Meath,Ireland | ||
| Height | 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) | ||
| Nickname | MK | ||
| Club | |||
| Years | Club | ||
| Summerhill | |||
| Club titles | |||
| Meath titles | 4 | ||
| Leinster titles | 1 | ||
| Inter-county | |||
| Years | County | ||
1966–1977 | Meath | ||
| Inter-county titles | |||
| Leinster titles | 2 | ||
| All-Irelands | 1 | ||
| NFL | 1 | ||
| All Stars | 1 | ||
Matthew Kerrigan (born 1943) is an Irish formerGaelic footballer andmanager who played for theSummerhill club and at senior level for theMeath county team. He later had several successes as an inter-county manager.
Kerrigan had an unconventional beginning[according to whom?] to his inter-county career after failing to earn a call-up to theMeath minor football team. He later missed out in the under-21 grade as Meath didn't enter theLeinster Under-21 Championship at the time. Kerrigan first appeared for Meath as a member of the junior team that lost the1964 All-Ireland home final, before making his senior debut againstLouth during the1966-67 National League. His debut season ended with a victory overCork in the1967 All-Ireland final.[1] Kerrigan made a secondAll-Ireland final appearance in 1970, losing out toKerry on that occasion, before claiming aNational League title in 1975 and ending the season by being selected on theAll-Star team.[2][3] He also enjoyed success on the club scene as part of theSummerhillfour-in-a-row team from 1974 to 1977. Kerrigan ended his career by winning aLeinster Club Championship title.
In retirement from playing, Kerrigan's management career included roles with various Meath teams in all grades, including the senior team, and he guided the minors and under 21s to a number of Leinster titles. Kerrigan also had spells in charge ofWestmeath andCavan.[4][5]
He managed Westmeath for nearly four years, between 1992 and 1995.[6]
He has worked as an analyst forLMFM.[7]
Kerrigan spent almost four years in charge of Westmeath up to 1995, arriving only weeks before a championship match in 1992 against Carlow. From such a sorry state of affairs he managed to set the revolution in place, raising them from Division 4 league status to Division 2 before his departure.
Centre half forward on that All-Ireland winning team and well known LMFM analyst Mattie Kerrigan acted as MC while members of the team recalled highlights of the tour.