Emmet Bolton

Irish Gaelic footballer

Emmet Bolton
Personal information
Sport Gaelic Football
Position Left half back
Born (1985-11-30) 30 November 1985 (age 38)
Naas, Ireland
Height 1.8 m (5 ft 11 in)
Club(s)
Years Club
2002–
Eadestown
Inter-county(ies)
Years County
2007–2017
Kildare
Inter-county titles
NFL 1

Emmet Bolton (born 30 November 1985) is a Gaelic footballer from County Kildare. He plays for the Kildare senior inter-county football team.[1] He was named in the 2010 Opel GPA Team of the Year, and in 2011 he was nominated for an All Stars Award.[2][3]

In 2011, Bolton was part of the Ireland team that won the 2011 International Rules Series against Australia by 130 to 65.[4][5]

References

  1. ^ "Dublin make a late point". Irish Times. 27 June 2011. Retrieved 22 November 2011.
  2. ^ "Bolton & Doyle make GPA team". Kildare GAA. Retrieved 22 November 2011.
  3. ^ "All-Star football nominees are named". RTÉ Sport. 4 October 2011. Archived from the original on 4 October 2011. Retrieved 22 November 2011.
  4. ^ "Australia 29-50 Ireland - As It Happened". RTÉ Sport. 4 November 2011. Archived from the original on 6 November 2011. Retrieved 7 November 2011.
  5. ^ "Ireland win second test and Rules series". Irish Examiner. 4 November 2011. Retrieved 7 November 2011.
Ireland Football Squads
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Ireland football team2010 International Rules Series
  • 1 Cluxton
  • 2 Begley
  • 3 Brogan
  • 4 Canty
  • 5 Cavanagh (c)
  • 6 Clarke
  • 7 Donaghy
  • 8 Glynn
  • 9 Goulding
  • 10 Hanley (vc)
  • 11 Kavanagh
  • 12 Keenan
  • 13 Kennelly
  • 14 McDermott
  • 15 McDonnell
  • 16 McKeever
  • 17 McKernan
  • 18 B. Murphy
  • 19 M. Murphy
  • 20 Reilly
  • 21 Shields
  • 22 Walsh
  • 23 Bolton
  • 26 Coulter
Standby players
Coach
Tohill
Selectors
de Paor
Liston
O'Brien
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Ireland football team2011 International Rules Series
Coach
Tohill