# Jim McCorry

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Gaelic footballer and manager

Jim McCorry Sport Sport Football Inter-county Years County Armagh

**Jim McCorry** is a [Gaelic football](/source/Gaelic_football) [manager](/source/Manager_(Gaelic_games)) and former player who played at senior level for the [Armagh county team](/source/Armagh_county_football_team). He later managed both Armagh and [Down](/source/Down_county_football_team), as well as several club teams, including [Mayobridge](/source/Mayobridge_GAA) and [Kilcoo](/source/Kilcoo_GAC), reaching an [Ulster Senior Club Football Championship](/source/Ulster_Senior_Club_Football_Championship) final with both clubs.

## Career

McCorry managed [Mayobridge](/source/Mayobridge_GAA) to a [Down Senior Football Championship](/source/Down_Senior_Football_Championship) (SFC) title in 1999 (the club's first for more than eight decades) and then to an [Ulster Senior Club Football Championship](/source/Ulster_Senior_Club_Football_Championship) (SFC) final in 2001 but the club dispensed with him shortly after that game.[1] He led [Kilcoo](/source/Kilcoo_GAC) to a Down SFC and then to victory against [Crossmaglen](/source/Crossmaglen_Rangers_GAC) in the Ulster Club SFC.[2] He won an Ulster Club SFC while managing Kilcoo in 2012.[3] He also had a good record while managing Kilcoo in county finals.[4]

The [Down County Board](/source/Down_GAA) appointed McCorry as manager of [the county team](/source/Down_county_football_team) in 2015 after [Tony McEntee](/source/Tony_McEntee) turned the role down.[2] Under McCorry's management, Down gained [promotion](/source/Promotion_and_relegation) to Division 1 of the [National Football League](/source/National_Football_League_(Ireland)) but slipped out of a [All-Ireland Senior Football Championship](/source/All-Ireland_Senior_Football_Championship) qualifier to [Wexford](/source/Wexford_county_football_team) (of Division 4) and McCorry quit as Down manager in 2015.[5][6][7] He said his position was "untenable".[8] He quit Down in 2015.[9]

McCorry became involved with the [Kieran McGeeney](/source/Kieran_McGeeney)-managed Armagh in 2017, returning to the team he played for and later managed to a [National League Final](/source/National_Football_League_(Ireland)) in 1994.[10] In January 2019, he criticised college teams playing in the [Dr McKenna Cup](/source/Dr_McKenna_Cup).[11] He spent three years back with Armagh, where he was assistant manager, before suddenly departing for personal and family reasons in January 2021.[12][13]

He was appointed [Burren](/source/Burren_GAA) manager in 2022 where he wants to play a more hand passing game and slow things down .[13]

## Personal life

McCorry is from [Lurgan](/source/Lurgan).[14] He had [kidney cancer](/source/Kidney_cancer) in 2017 but had recovered by 2020.[15]

## References

1. **[^](#cite_ref-1)** Foley, Cliona (19 December 2001). ["McCorry's cup of woe"](https://www.independent.ie/sport/gaelic-games/gaelic-football/mccorrys-cup-of-woe-26065415.html). *[Irish Independent](/source/Irish_Independent)*.

1. ^ [***a***](#cite_ref-Indpt_2014_2-0) [***b***](#cite_ref-Indpt_2014_2-1) ["Jim McCorry becomes the new Down football manager"](https://www.independent.ie/sport/gaelic-games/gaelic-football/jim-mccorry-becomes-the-new-down-football-manager-30598590.html). *[Irish Independent](/source/Irish_Independent)*. 18 September 2014.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-3)** O'Rourke, Steve (18 September 2014). ["Jim McCorry is the new man at the helm in Down"](https://www.the42.ie/jim-mccorry-down-manager-1678793-Sep2014/). [The42.ie](/source/The42.ie).

1. **[^](#cite_ref-4)** ["Kilcoo upset the odds to keep McCorry's final record intact"](https://www.independent.ie/sport/gaelic-games/gaelic-football/kilcoo-upset-the-odds-to-keep-mccorrys-final-record-intact-28821821.html). *[Irish Independent](/source/Irish_Independent)*. 22 October 2012.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-5)** ["Jim McCorry quits the Down hotseat"](https://www.rte.ie/sport/gaa/2015/0820/722571-jim-mccorry-quits-the-down-hotseat/). [RTÉ](/source/RT%C3%89). 21 August 2015.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-6)** ["Jim McCorry quits as Down football manager"](https://www.independent.ie/sport/gaelic-games/gaelic-football/jim-mccorry-quits-as-down-football-manager-31466559.html). *[Irish Independent](/source/Irish_Independent)*. 20 August 2015.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-7)** Moran, Seán (20 August 2015). ["Down manager Jim McCorry steps down after only one season in charge"](https://www.irishtimes.com/sport/gaelic-games/gaelic-football/down-manager-jim-mccorry-steps-down-after-only-one-season-in-charge-1.2323381). *[The Irish Times](/source/The_Irish_Times)*.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-8)** ["Jim McCorry says he was left with no option but to quit Down job"](https://www.bbc.com/sport/gaelic-games/34041118). [BBC](/source/BBC). 24 August 2015.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-9)** ["McCorry steps down"](https://hoganstand.com/article/index/242885). *Hogan Stand*. 20 August 2015.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-10)** ["Jim McCorry: Former Armagh and Down boss joins Kieran McGeeney's management team"](https://www.bbc.com/sport/gaelic-games/42184528). [BBC](/source/BBC). 30 November 2017.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-11)** Farrell, Sinead (3 January 2019). ["Jim McCorry says that college teams are struggling to compete in the pre-season competition"](https://www.the42.ie/college-teams-dr-mckenna-cup-4421654-Jan2019/). [The42.ie](/source/The42.ie).

1. **[^](#cite_ref-12)** Crossan, Brendan (12 January 2021). ["Departing Jim McCorry will be a huge miss to Armagh: Aidan Forker"](https://www.irishnews.com/sport/gaafootball/2021/01/12/news/departing-jim-mccorry-will-be-a-huge-miss-to-armagh-aidan-forker-2184000/). *[The Irish News](/source/The_Irish_News)*.

1. ^ [***a***](#cite_ref-Orchard_assistant_boss_13-0) [***b***](#cite_ref-Orchard_assistant_boss_13-1) ["Jim McCorry: Orchard assistant boss named new manager of Burren"](https://www.bbc.com/sport/northern-ireland/54798920). [BBC](/source/BBC). 3 November 2020.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-14)** Watters, Andy (1 December 2017). ["Jim McCorry to look at improving Armagh game management after joining Kieran McGeeney backroom team"](https://www.irishnews.com/sport/gaafootball/2017/12/01/news/jim-mccorry-to-look-at-improving-armagh-game-management-after-joining-kieran-mcgeeney-backroom-team-1200705/). *[The Irish News](/source/The_Irish_News)*.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-15)** ["'I wouldn't go into the football environment with Armagh unless it was safe: Jim McCorry"](https://www.irishnews.com/sport/gaafootball/2020/09/25/news/-i-wouldn-t-go-into-the-football-environment-with-armagh-unless-it-was-safe-jim-mccorry-2077846/). *[The Irish News](/source/The_Irish_News)*. 25 September 2020.

Sporting positions Preceded by ? Armagh Senior Football Manager 1991–1995 Succeeded by Brian McAlinden & Brian Canavan Preceded by James McCartan Jnr Down Senior Football Manager 2014–2015 Succeeded by Éamonn Burns

v t e Armagh football team – managers Senior J. McCorry (1991–95) B. McAlinden & B. Canavan (1995–01) J. Kernan (2001–07) P. McDonnell (2007–09) P. O'Rourke (2009–12) P. Grimley (2012–2014) K. McGeeney (2014–) Minor P. McGrane (20?–18) C. McKeever (2018–21) B. Hughes (2021–)

v t e Down football team – managers P. McGrath (1989–2002) P. O'Rourke (2002–06) R. Carr (2006–09) J. McCartan (2009–14) J. McCorry (2014–15) É. Burns (2015–18) P. Tally (2018–21) J. McCartan (2021–22) C. Laverty (2022–) Under-21s incl. P. McGrath: until 2009 Under-20s incl. C. Laverty: 2020– Minors incl. P. McGrath: c. 1987; 2010–201? • J. McCartan: 2015–2? • P. Cunningham: 2021–2021/2? • B. Coulter 2022–

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