Stephen Rochford plays down significance of historic football feat

Stephen Rochford will go down in the annals of AIB Club football history, the first All-Ireland winner as a player with one club and as a manager with another.

His playing exploits were on behalf of Crossmolina in 2001 and, despite crossing the border into enemy Galway territory, he has now delivered in equal measure with his adopted club.

Perhaps most impressive about Rochford’s achievement in Corofin is their unfulfilled potential before his arrival, coming up short in two All-Ireland semi-finals in recent years.