John Devine (Gaelic footballer)

John Devine
Personal information
Irish name	Seán Ó Daimhín
Sport	Gaelic football
Position	Goalkeeper
Born	(1983-06-13) 13 June 1983 Tyrone
Height	1.81 m (5 ft 11 in)
Occupation	Teacher
Club(s)
Years	Club
	Errigal Ciarán
Inter-county(ies)
Years	County
2002-2013	Tyrone
Inter-county titles
Ulster titles	4
All-Irelands	3
NFL	2
All Stars	0

John Devine is a Gaelic football goalkeeper. For many years a player with the Tyrone team he was in competition for the position with Pascal McConnell, Johnny Curran and Niall Morgan, but all three players maintained a good relationship, with McConnell being his rival for the best part of 10 years.

Playing career

Club

Devine represents the Errigal Ciarán club. He holds three county titles with the club, and one Ulster club title in 2002.^[1]

Inter-county

After winning the 2001 All-Ireland Minor Football Championship with Tyrone, Devine made his debut for the senior team at the age of 19 in 2002 against Leitrim.^[1] He was the goalkeeper for Tyrone in their first All-Ireland-winning year, but was the substitute goalie when Tyrone repeated the feat in 2005.^[2]

He was due to start the 2008 All-Ireland Senior Football Championship Final on 21 September; however the night before the game his father died.^[3] The Tyrone team went on to win their third All-Ireland of the decade, and dedicated the win to their absent goalkeeper, having worn black armbands throughout the match.^[4]

After two shoulder re-construction surgeries, he went on to captain the Tyrone senior team to McKenna cup victory in 2012. Devine announced his retirement from inter-county football in March 2013 to concentrate on his career with Errigal Ciaran.^[1]

References

1 2 3 "John Devine retires from inter-county football with Tyrone". RTÉ Sport. Raidió Teilifís Éireann. 19 March 2013. Retrieved 19 March 2013.
↑ "Tyrone are 2005 All-Ireland senior football champions". Hogan Stand. 25 September 2005. Retrieved 25 September 2005.
↑ "Kerry v Tyrone (21 Sept)". BBC Sport. BBC. 20 September 2008. Retrieved 20 September 2008.
↑ Rutherford, Adrian (24 September 2008). "Tyrone heroes at funeral of team mate's dad". The Belfast Telegraph. Independent News & Media. Retrieved 24 September 2008.

Tyrone Football Squads

Tyrone – 2003 All-Ireland Senior Football Champions (1st title)

1 J. Devine 2 C. Gourley 3 C. McAnallen 4 R. McMenamin 5 C. Gormley 6 G. Devlin 7 P. Jordan 8 K. Hughes 9 S. Cavanagh 10 B. Dooher 11 B. McGuigan 12 G. Cavlan 13 E. McGinley 14 P. Canavan (cap.) 15 E. Mulligan Subs P. McConnell D. Carlin Mark Harte C. Holmes P. Horisk C. Lawn P. Loughran D. McCrossan M. McGee C. McGinley F. McGuigan S. Mulgrew S. O'Neill B. Robinson M. Coleman Manager M. Harte

(Team as of September 2003 versus Armagh)

Tyrone – 2005 All-Ireland Senior Football Champions (2nd title)

1 P. McConnell 2 R. McMenamin 3 J. McMahon 4 M. McGee 5 D. Harte 6 C. Gormley 7 P. Jordan 8 E. McGinley 9 S. Cavanagh 10 B. Dooher (Cap.) 11 B. McGuigan 12 R. Mellon 13 P. Canavan 14 S. O'Neill 15 E. Mulligan Substitutes used C. Holmes for Canavan C. Lawn for McMahon P. Canavan? for McGinley Substitutes not used J. Devine E. Bradley B. Meenan G. Devlin B. Donnelly P. Donnelly C. Gourley M. Harte C. McCullagh L. Meenan M. Murphy M. Penrose S. Sweeney Manager M. Harte

(Team as of 25 September 2005 versus Kerry)

Tyrone – 2008 All-Ireland Senior Football Champions (3rd title)

16 P. McConnell 2 R. McMenamin 3 Justin McMahon 12 Joe McMahon 5 D. Harte 6 C. Gormley 7 P. Jordan 8 C. Holmes 9 E. McGinley 10 B. Dooher (Cap.) 29 M. Penrose 12 R. Mellon 13 T. McGuigan 14 S. Cavanagh 15 C. McCullagh Substitutes used Stephen O'Neill* for McCullagh (25') K. Hughes for Holmes (half-time) B. McGuigan for Penrose (51') E. Mulligan for Mellon (57') C. Cavanagh for T. McGuigan (68') Substitutes not used J. Curran D. Carlin P. Donnelly N. Gormley C. McCarron D. McCaul M. McGee C. Gourley R. Mulgrew E. Mulligan Shaun O'Neill P. J. Quinn P. Quinn* Manager M. Harte

(Team as of 21 September 2008 versus Kerry)

Notes: J Devine was on the starting lineup but had to withdraw from the squad due to a family bereavement. Stephen O'Neill's name was not in the match program due to there only being space for thirty names. He played, and came on as a substitute with the number 31 on his back. Paul Quinn's name was not in the match program due to there only being space for thirty names.

Awards

2007 Irish News Ulster GAA All-Stars

1 J. Devine 2 M. McGoldrick 3 K. McCloy 4 D. Mone 5 C. Gormley 6 G. McQuaid 7 D. Freeman 8 E. Lennon 9 F. Doherty 10 E. Muldoon 11 R. Woods 12 S. Cavanagh 13 P. Bradley 14 V. Corey 15 T. Freeman

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