St Joseph's (Waltham Cross)
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St Joseph's are a Gaelic football
club in the Town of Waltham Cross
, Hertfordshire
, England
.
, County Galway
(from where the Club takes its colours), to introduce youngsters in the area to the sport of Gaelic football. The club was named after the St Joseph's parish of Waltham Cross and were then accepted into the Hertfordshire Gaelic Athletic Association
as a Junior club.
Since then the Club have regularly fielded Under-8, Under-10, Under-12, Under-14 and Under-16 sides in the County Competitions with the Club lifting its first Trophy in September 2010 when the Under-16's won the County Cup.
The Club fielded a senior side for the first time in July 2011.
Gaelic football
Gaelic football , commonly referred to as "football" or "Gaelic", or "Gah" is a form of football played mainly in Ireland...
club in the Town of Waltham Cross
Waltham Cross
Waltham Cross is the most southeasterly town in Hertfordshire, England. It is 12 miles from the City of London and immediately north of the M25 motorway, forming part of the Greater London Urban Area and London commuter belt. Part of Waltham Cross is located within Greater London.-Geography:It is...
, Hertfordshire
Hertfordshire
Hertfordshire is a ceremonial and non-metropolitan county in the East region of England. The county town is Hertford.The county is one of the Home Counties and lies inland, bordered by Greater London , Buckinghamshire , Bedfordshire , Cambridgeshire and...
, England
England
England is a country that is part of the United Kingdom. It shares land borders with Scotland to the north and Wales to the west; the Irish Sea is to the north west, the Celtic Sea to the south west, with the North Sea to the east and the English Channel to the south separating it from continental...
.
History
Formed in April 2005 by Noel Griffin, a native of CarraroeCarraroe
An Cheathrú Rua is a village in County Galway, Ireland. The village is within the Irish-speaking region of Connemara, and is famous for its traditional fishing boats known as Galway Hookers. Its population is widely dispersed over Carraroe peninsula between Greatman's Bay and Casla Bay...
, County Galway
Galway
Galway or City of Galway is a city in County Galway, Republic of Ireland. It is the sixth largest and the fastest-growing city in Ireland. It is also the third largest city within the Republic and the only city in the Province of Connacht. Located on the west coast of Ireland, it sits on the...
(from where the Club takes its colours), to introduce youngsters in the area to the sport of Gaelic football. The club was named after the St Joseph's parish of Waltham Cross and were then accepted into the Hertfordshire Gaelic Athletic Association
Hertfordshire GAA
The Hertfordshire County Board of the Gaelic Athletic Association or Hertfordshire GAA is one of the county boards outside Ireland, and is responsible for Gaelic games in Hertfordshire...
as a Junior club.
Since then the Club have regularly fielded Under-8, Under-10, Under-12, Under-14 and Under-16 sides in the County Competitions with the Club lifting its first Trophy in September 2010 when the Under-16's won the County Cup.
The Club fielded a senior side for the first time in July 2011.