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Crossmaglen Rangers

Crossmaglen

Armagh

Crossmaglen Rangers G.A.C cater for Gaelic football and camogie. Their home football ground is St. Oliver Plunkett Park which was opened in 1959. In 1971 the British Army took possession of a portion of the ground despite opposition from the club and the Irish Government, and this led to a controversy regarding the British Army's conduct.

The club have won the All-Ireland Senior Club Football Championship on four occasions. They have won the Ulster Senior Club Football Championship seven times and won the Armagh Senior Football Championship 38 times.

The club fields underage teams from U-10 to U-21 as well as Senior, Junior and 'B' teams. Ladies football and camogie are played in the club, with the camogie teams in particular achieving much success in recent years. The seniors play in the Armagh Senior Leagues and Armagh Senior Football Championship. Crossmaglen have a number of players on the current Armagh county team, including Paul Hearty, Aaron Kernan, Stephen Kernan, Paul Kernan,Tony Kernan and [[Francie Bellew]. Oisin McConville who is the all time top scorer in Ulster Senior Championship history also plays for them and holds a national record for playing 103 Armagh Senior Club Championship games in succession.

On 19 October 2008 the club won their 13th Armagh Senior Club Football Championship in a row by defeating Pearse Óg. This is a national record.