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Ethan Rafferty
Personal information
Irish name Éatán Ó Raifeartaigh
Sport Gaelic football
Club(s)
Years Club
 Grange
Club titles
Armagh titles 1
Inter-county(ies)
Years County
2013 -
 Armagh GAA
Inter-county titles
All-Irelands 1

Ethan Rafferty is an Irish sportsperson who plays for the Armagh county football team and is an All-Ireland winning road bowler.

Intercounty

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Ethan Rafferty made his senior debut for Armagh in 2013 during the McKenna Cup under manager Paul Grimley[1], and later that year scored three points on his National League debut against Laois.[2] He also found the net in his first Championship appearance, a narrow Ulster defeat to Cavan.[3] That summer he featured in all of Armagh’s qualifier games, scoring against both Wicklow and Galway.[4][5].

In 2014, a leg and ankle injury ruled him out of the latter stages of the National League, which ended in relegation to Division 3.[6] He returned to score two points in the Ulster quarter-final against Cavan, but was sent off.[7]

Rafferty was a key contributor to Armagh’s promotion campaign in 2015, scoring 2–14 in the league under new manager Kieran McGeeney.[8] He added scores in the Championship against Donegal[9], Wicklow[10] and Galway, though Armagh exited in round two of the qualifiers.[11]

In 2016, Rafferty scored in six National League games, but Armagh were again relegated.[12] He hit five points in the Ulster Championship but Armagh fell once more to Cavan.[13]

He opened the 2017 season with a goal against Sligo and scored in subsequent Championship ties with Fermanagh[14], Kildare[15] and Westmeath[16] as Armagh reached the All-Ireland quarter-final, where they were heavily beaten by Tyrone[17].

Rafferty remained a regular in 2018, scoring a goal against Sligo[18] and 1–4 against Longford in the League[19] , followed by three points against Offaly.[20] He scored in both Ulster Championship and qualifier games before a serious hip injury against Westmeath ended his season.[21]

Injury delayed his return in 2019[22], but he re-joined the side in spring, scoring a goal against Fermanagh.[23] He featured again in early 2020[24] before the season was interrupted by the Covid-19 pandemic. He made a substitute appearance in the Ulster semi-final against Donegal.[25]

Rafferty missed the 2021 season after sustaining a cruciate ligament injury during pre-season.[26]

In 2022, he returned to the Armagh side in a new role as goalkeeper, replacing the injured Blaine Hughes during the National League.[27] He retained the jersey for the Championship, including the All-Ireland quarter-final against Galway, where he scored twice from play before the game was decided on penalties.[28]

Rafferty remained first-choice goalkeeper throughout 2023, contributing scores from open play against Monaghan[29], Kerry, Donegal, Antrim and Cavan. In the Ulster final against Derry, he scored two points but missed a crucial penalty as Armagh lost in the shootout..[30] Armagh again exited the All-Ireland series on penalties, this time to Monaghan.[31]. Later that year, Rafferty suffered a double leg break during a club match against St Peter’s, Lurgan.[32].

In 2024, he returned to the Armagh squad in a substitute role as Hughes resumed goalkeeping duties.

Rafferty reclaimed the number one jersey in 2025. Despite considering his future in light of rule changes to Gaelic football, he featured in five league games and remained in goal throughout the Ulster Championship. In the tie against Antrim, he briefly played outfield after receiving a black card.[33].

Club football

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Rafferty plays club football for Grange GAC[34] where he won the Armagh Intermediate Football Championship in 2019. [35]

Road bowls

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In road bowling, Rafferty won the Ulster intermediate road bowls title on three occasions and the All-Ireland men's intermediate title in 2024.[36]

References

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  1. ^ "Dr McKenna Cup: Armagh 1-11 3-9 Cavan". BBC Sport. 12 January 2013. Retrieved 3 June 2025.
  2. ^ "Laois 0-20 Armagh 1-10". RTÉ. 2 February 2013. Retrieved 3 June 2025.
  3. ^ "Dunne majestic as Cavan defeat Armagh". Ulster GAA. 20 May 2013. Retrieved 3 June 2025.
  4. ^ "Armagh 2-21 Wicklow 0-2". RTÉ. 30 June 2013. Retrieved 3 June 2025. John Flynn pulled off a superb save to deny Stefan Campbell, and when Ethan Rafferty hit a late point
  5. ^ "Galway 1-11 Armagh 0-09". RTÉ. 20 July 2013. Retrieved 3 June 2025.
  6. ^ John Campbell (7 June 2014). "Ethan Rafferty is hungry for glory after the despair". Belfast Telegraph. The tall, rangy Grange clubman is intent on making up for lost time after a troublesome ankle injury and a tweaked hamstring combined to rule out his involvement in the latter stages of the Allianz League in which the Orchard County slid into Division Three.
  7. ^ "Armagh 1-12 Cavan 0-09". RTÉ. 9 June 2014. Retrieved 3 June 2025. Armagh attacker Ethan Rafferty, who had been booked, saw black, followed by red.
  8. ^ "Armagh too strong for Fermanagh in League Decider". Ulster GAA. 27 April 2015. Retrieved 3 June 2025.
  9. ^ "Donegal progress untested by Armagh". 14 June 2015. Retrieved 3 June 2025. Armagh pulled back points through Caolan Rafferty, Ethan Rafferty and Tony Kernan
  10. ^ "Jamie Clarke double sees off wasteful Wicklow". RTÉ. Retrieved 3 June 2025. any future opponent of Armagh in the Qualifiers could not help but be impressed with the sublime scoring from Clarke, Ethan Rafferty and Michael McKenna
  11. ^ "Galway impress in away win against Armagh". Retrieved 3 June 2025.
  12. ^ "Division Two: Armagh relegated as Fermanagh survive". BBC Sport. Retrieved 3 June 2025.
  13. ^ "Ulster Championship: Cavan 2-16 0-14 Armagh". BBC Sport. Retrieved 3 June 2025.
  14. ^ "Armagh finish well to advance to next round". 25 June 2017. Retrieved 3 June 2025.
  15. ^ "Jamie Clarke lights up Croker as Armagh upset Kildare to book All-Ireland quarter-final". 29 July 2017. Retrieved 3 June 2025. Armagh sub Ethan Rafferty kicked a wonder score from almost 40m out
  16. ^ "Late Rafferty goal seals Armagh win over Westmeath". RTÉ. 8 July 2017. Retrieved 3 June 2025.
  17. ^ "Harte and Mulgrew bag the goals as Tyrone breeze past Armagh in Croke Park". the42.ie. 5 August 2017. Retrieved 3 June 2025.
  18. ^ "Allianz FL Division 3 and 4 round-up". Retrieved 3 June 2025. Andrew Murnin and Ethan Rafferty rattled the Sligo net as Armagh cruised to an emphatic win
  19. ^ "Division 3: Armagh pip Longford and Westmeath claim win". RTÉ. 11 February 2018. Retrieved 3 June 2025. Ethan Rafferty top-scored with 1-4, and probably missed the same amount again, but his goal after 69 minutes was the controversial – and pivotal – score.
  20. ^ "Armagh beat Offaly to maintain 100% record". RTÉ. 27 February 2018. Retrieved 3 June 2025.
  21. ^ "Slick Armagh put paid to Westmeath challenge". 9 June 2018. Retrieved 3 June 2025. Rafferty before going off with a serious injury, set the tone, scoring right from the throw in
  22. ^ "Recovering Rafferty to miss start of league". HoganStand.com. 14 November 2018. Retrieved 3 June 2025.
  23. ^ "Armagh secure safety and dent Fermanagh promotion hopes". 16 March 2019. Retrieved 3 June 2025. Substitute Ethan Rafferty's 64th minute goal put the victory firmly in Armagh's grasp
  24. ^ "Thrilling draw between Westmeath and Armagh". RTÉ. 23 February 2020. Retrieved 3 June 2025.
  25. ^ "Donegal ease past Armagh to reach yet another Ulster final". the42.ie. 14 November 2020. Retrieved 3 June 2025.
  26. ^ "Innocuous incident scuppers season for Armagh full-forward Ethan Rafferty". The Irish News. 8 June 2021. Retrieved 3 June 2025. ETHAN Rafferty's 2021 season was scuppered in an innocuous incident during Armagh's ... pre-season
  27. ^ "Mayo finish strongly to get the better of Armagh". 28 February 2022. Retrieved 3 June 2025.
  28. ^ "Galway beat Armagh on penalties in Croke Park epic". RTÉ. 26 June 2022. Retrieved 3 June 2025.
  29. ^ "Armagh stave off Monaghan's late charge to seal victory in Division 1 opener". RTÉ. Retrieved 3 June 2025.
  30. ^ "Derry break Armagh hearts with penalty shootout win". 28 June 2023. Retrieved 3 June 2025.
  31. ^ "Monaghan hold their nerve in shootout against Armagh to reach All-Ireland SFC semi-final". 2 July 2023. Retrieved 3 June 2025.
  32. ^ "Armagh blow as Ethan Rafferty suffers serious leg injury". RTÉ. 29 July 2023. Retrieved 3 June 2025.
  33. ^ "Armagh reach semi-finals with win over brave Antrim". BBC Sport. 12 April 2025. Retrieved 3 June 2025. The biggest moment of the half as Blaine Hughes came off the bench to save Kavan Keenan's penalty after Ethan Rafferty was black carded.
  34. ^ "Armagh star Ethan Rafferty suffers devastating leg break in club encounter". Armagh i. 29 July 2023. Retrieved 3 June 2025. The Orchard county goalkeeper who, incidentally, plays outfield for his club, Grange, suffered the injury in the final moments of a clash with Lurgan side, St Peter's.
  35. ^ "Armagh Intermediate Football Champions 2019". An Ghráinseach Ard Mhacha. Retrieved 3 June 2025.
  36. ^ "Armagh GAA Star Delivers Great One-Liner After All-Ireland Bowls Title Win". Balls.ie. 14 July 2024. Retrieved 3 June 2025. Raffety is a three-time Ulster Intermediate Road Bowls champion and lost the All-Ireland final in 2022
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