# Tom Nallen

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Irish Gaelic footballer

**Tom Nallen** is an Irish former [Gaelic footballer](/source/Gaelic_football) who was captain of the [Crossmolina Deel Rovers](/source/Crossmolina_Deel_Rovers),[1][2] as well as the [Mayo county team](/source/Mayo_county_football_team). Playing as a full-back, Nallen was known as "The Riddler".[3] His brother [James](/source/James_Nallen) and their uncle [John](/source/John_Nallen) also played for Mayo and Crossmolina.[4]

With Mayo he won the [2001 National Football League](/source/2000%E2%80%9301_National_Football_League_(Ireland)) title.[3] In the 2001 [Connacht Senior Football Championship](/source/Connacht_Senior_Football_Championship) Nallen scored a goal in Mayo's game against [Sligo](/source/Sligo_county_football_team).[3]

As his club's [captain](/source/Captain_(Gaelic_games)), Nallen was the first person from a [Mayo GAA](/source/Mayo_GAA) team to raise the [Andy Merrigan Cup](/source/Andy_Merrigan_Cup) after Crossmolina's victory in the [2001 All-Ireland Senior Club Football Championship](/source/2000%E2%80%9301_All-Ireland_Senior_Club_Football_Championship) final.[5] He had earlier captained his club to the 1999 [Mayo Senior Football Championship](/source/Mayo_Senior_Football_Championship) title.[6] As of 2009, he was still playing for his club while based in Dublin, with Allianz.[3]

## References

1. **[^](#cite_ref-1)** ["All-Ireland Club Football"](https://www.independent.ie/sport/gaelic-games/gaelic-football/all-ireland-club-football/26713615.html). *[Irish Independent](/source/Irish_Independent)*. 15 March 2011. Retrieved 3 May 2025.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-2)** Rice, Sean (10 October 2006). ["Familiarity bred contempt"](https://www.mayonews.ie/news/sport/1107758/familiarity-bred-contempt.html). *Mayo Live*. Retrieved 3 May 2025.

1. ^ [***a***](#cite_ref-2001-team_3-0) [***b***](#cite_ref-2001-team_3-1) [***c***](#cite_ref-2001-team_3-2) [***d***](#cite_ref-2001-team_3-3) Finnerty, Mike (20 April 2010). ["The 2001 Mayo team: where are they now?"](https://www.mayonews.ie/news/home/1144291/the-2001-mayo-team-where-are-they-now.html).

1. **[^](#cite_ref-4)** ["Crossmolina legend John Nallen passes away"](https://www.mayonews.ie/news/home/1122719/crossmolina-legend-john-nallen-passes-away.html). 8 January 2019.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-5)** McGovern, Oisín (9 January 2025). ["Crossmolina Deel Rovers face Ballinderry in Croke Park decider this Sunday"](https://www.mayonews.ie/news/gaa/1697738/preview-mayo-club-ahead-of-all-ireland-intermediate-final.html).

1. **[^](#cite_ref-6)** ["1999 Mayo Senior Football Final Jubilee Team"](https://mayogaa.com/2024/10/31/1999-mayo-senior-football-final-jubilee-team/). 31 October 2024.

v t e Crossmolina Deel Rovers – 2001 All-Ireland Senior Club Football Champions (1st title) 1 B. Heffernan 2 S. Rochford 3 T. Nallen (c) 4 C. Reilly 5 P. Gardiner 6 D. Mulligan 7 P. McAndrew 8 J. Nallen 9 M. Moyles 10 J. Keane 11 C. McDonald 12 E. Lavelle 13 P. McGuinness 14 L. Moffatt 15 J. Leonard Subs used 17 G. O'Malley for J. Leonard 21 T. Loftus for J. Keane Manager T. Jordan

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