The greatest GAA comeback of all-time may have been witnessed in Clonad, Co. Laois today where a school team came from 26 points down at half-time to win by four.

With little or no wind blowing, Coláiste Choilm, Tullamore built up a huge 5-11 to 0-0 lead in the first half of their Leinster Post Primary Schools First Year 'B' football semi-final against Enniscorthy CBS.

But inspired by Ben Astel and James Murray, the Wexford boys produced a Lazarus-like recovery after the restart to win on a 11-1 to 6-12 scoreline and qualify for the Leinster final against Asbourne CS.

Cant get my head around this one at all, like how is this even possible haha

Speaking of comebacks, what was the greatest comeback of all time on the intercounty scene for you????

For me, the one that always sticks out in the memory is the 2001 All Ireland QF Dublin V Kerry in Thurles...
Although we only drew, to come back from 8 points down with 15 mins to go was incredible. And we would of won only for the genius of Maurice Fitz and ''that'' sideline!!!

ConnollyDub (Dublin) - Posts: 2007 - 21/05/2019 10:31:27    2186204

The goalkeeper must have had Enniscorthy backed if he conceded 11 goals!!! :)

StoreysTash (Wexford) - Posts: 1736 - 21/05/2019 10:51:27    2186216

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Offaly v Limerick in 1994.

We'd hate to admit it but Meath in '96 was some comeback. We didn't take our chances and they did. Boylan's Meath teams were like the villains in a horror film, you couldn't kill them. We hated them but sure you wouldn't love a team that you feared.

GreenandRed (Mayo) - Posts: 7360 - 21/05/2019 11:22:17    2186233

Royal.Legend (Meath) - Posts: 666 - 21/05/2019 11:37:57    2186240

skillet (Limerick) - Posts: 1065 - 21/05/2019 11:51:53    2186246

The greatest comeback I have seen was in the All Ireland semi final about 10 years ago between Kerry and Cork. Kerry were 8 points up with 5 minutes remaining, but Cork pulled it back to draw. They lost replay.

galwayford (Galway) - Posts: 2520 - 21/05/2019 11:53:46    2186247

Limerick against Tipp in 96 sticks out for me. We were 10 points up half time in a Munster final and Limerick come back to level.
Did Wexford beat Meath from 12 points down few years ago in football?

WildPundit (Tipperary) - Posts: 1709 - 21/05/2019 12:01:55    2186249

ConnollyDub (Dublin) - Posts: 2007 - 21/05/2019 12:10:46    2186251

Wexford v Meath in football, circa 2008/9/10?

StoreysTash (Wexford) - Posts: 1736 - 21/05/2019 12:15:45    2186256

I read this article last night and thought back to my school days and we had two massive comebacks against Our Lady's Castleblaney two years in a row. The first year the game was played in Armagh and in my head we were around 30 points down at half time and ended up coming back to win by 2 points. The following year we played them in Ardboe I think it was (or somewhere on the lough shore) and the margin was a bit less though still quite significant at half time and we once again overturned it and won the game. I always remember our manager telling us after that when we were getting back to near level their manager turned to him on the sideline and said you can't be doing this to us two years in a row! That was around 30 years ago.

Offside_Rule (Antrim) - Posts: 4058 - 21/05/2019 12:40:38    2186271

Monaghan V Derry 1992 in Blayney

Think Derry were 0-10 to 0-1 up at half time and half way through the second half it was still 0-14 to 0-7.

Then Monaghan hit them for 3 goals without reply to lead 3-7 to 0-14.
Derry then got a goal of their own and it was left to Gerry Mone to salvage a draw late on with a point

Monaghan 3-8 Derry 1-14

Think Derry won the reply handy enough

Tim_NicebutDim (Monaghan) - Posts: 347 - 21/05/2019 13:13:55    2186292

I can't remember a specific Donegal game where we staged an unlikely comeback - perhaps the recent league final against Meath. We got off to a pretty bad start but managed to get back into it and win.

It's one of the great things about sport though. A team can be dead and buried, or so it would seem, and they still find a way. The recent Champions League semi finals are a perfect example. Momentum is a powerful thing in sport. When Liverpool upped the ante, even a team as good as Barcelona couldn't stem the tide. Perhaps the best player ever to play the game, Messi was powerless and ended the game with a dazed look on his face.

Lockjaw (Donegal) - Posts: 9154 - 21/05/2019 13:16:52    2186294

Interesting to see a lot of peoples fondest memories of comebacks, including my own, are matches when theie team managed to comeback to get a draw, only to be beaten in a replay :)

ConnollyDub (Dublin) - Posts: 2007 - 21/05/2019 14:14:03    2186313

Armagh were 10 points down against Fermanagh with less than 2 minutes of normal time left in a championship match in the early 90s. They scored a late flurry of 3-2 (most of it in injury time) and won by a point. I think the score ended up 4-8 to 1-16.

Gaillimh_Abu (Galway) - Posts: 996 - 21/05/2019 14:29:02    2186317

Tyrone vs Down 2003 I think. getting beat by 11(conceding 4 goals) I think and a Peter Canavan inspired Tyrone came back and drew.

The_Fridge (Tyrone) - Posts: 2088 - 21/05/2019 15:26:19    2186335

Meaths collapse against Westmeath in 2015. 10 points at one stage Meath were ahead and Westmeath won by 4.

The_Biler (Westmeath) - Posts: 84 - 21/05/2019 16:34:01    2186351

In the 2014 league semi final, Dublin were 10 points down to Cork after about 40 minutes. They went on to win by 7. It mightn't have been the most dramatic comeback of all time but I'm struggling to think of a bigger turnaround.

Kurt_Angle (Dublin) - Posts: 567 - 21/05/2019 16:59:26    2186359

Royal.Legend (Meath) - Posts: 666 - 21/05/2019 21:10:55    2186441

Wexford 1956 League Final v Tipperary, 15 points down at half time, second half came and won the game. Nick Rackard fired up the team at half time.

Jedobi (Wexford) - Posts: 143 - 21/05/2019 22:13:01    2186460

Oldtourman (Limerick) - Posts: 4338 - 21/05/2019 22:57:55    2186474