Cunningham hoping to end Roscommon's Croke Park famine

Anthony Cunnigham is hoping to steer them to victory at GAA headquarters on Saturday for the first time since 1980.

Roscommon manager Anthony Cunningham before the Connacht GAA Football Senior Championship Final match between Galway and Roscommon at Pearse Stadium in Galway. Photo by Eóin Noonan/Sportsfile

Anthony Cunningham hadn’t even begun his underage hurling career with Galway the last time Roscommon won a championship match in Croke Park but he’s hoping to steer them to victory at GAA headquarters on Saturday for the first time since 1980.

Back then a Roscommon team which had won Connacht for the fourth year in a row for the only time in history swept to victory over Armagh by 2-20 to 3-11 in the All-Ireland semi-final but while they started well against Kerry in the final, their hopes of a first title since 1944 were dashed in a poor game which the Kingdom won by 1-9 to 1-6.