Paul Murphy (Derry footballer)
Personal information | |||
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Irish name | Pól Ó Murchú | ||
Sport | Gaelic football | ||
Position | Half forward | ||
Born |
Dungiven, County Londonderry, Northern Ireland | 20 September 1979||
Height | 5 ft 11 in (1.80 m) | ||
Occupation | Engineer[1] | ||
Club(s) | |||
Years | Club | ||
199x-Present | Dungiven | ||
Club titles | |||
Derry titles | 1 | ||
Ulster titles | 1 | ||
Inter-county(ies) | |||
Years | County | ||
1998[1]-Present | Derry | ||
Inter-county titles | |||
Ulster titles | 1 | ||
NFL | 1 |
Paul Murphy (Irish: Pól Ó Murchú; born 20 September 1979[1]) is an Irish Gaelic footballer who plays for Derry, with whom he has won one/two? National League titles.
Murphy plays his club football for St. Canice's Dungiven and has won a Derry Senior Football Championship and Ulster Senior Club Football Championship with the club. He usually plays in the half forward line for Derry and midfield for Dungiven.
Playing career
Inter-county
Murphy made his Derry debut in 1998.[1] He was called up to the team again during the 2000/2001 National Football League.[2]
He was part of the Derry team that won the 2008 National League where Derry beat Kerry in the final.[3][4]
Club
Murphy and Dungiven won the Derry Senior Football Championship in 1997 and the club also went on to win that year's Ulster Senior Club Football Championship.[1] They were defeated by Corofin of Galway in the All-Ireland Club Championship semi-final the following February.
Honours
Inter-county
- National Football League:
- Winner (at least 1): 2008
- Dr. McKenna Cup:
- Runner up: 2005,[5] 2008, more?
Club
- Ulster Senior Club Football Championship:
- Winner: 1997
- Derry Senior Football Championship:
- Winner (1): 1997
- Derry Senior Football League:
- Winner (1): 2003
Note: The above lists may be incomplete. Please add any other honours you know of.
References
- 1 2 3 4 5 "Derry player profiles 2008". Official Derry GAA website. Early 2008. Retrieved 17 January 2009. Check date values in:
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(help) - ↑ "Coleman delivers a new-look Derry". BBC Sport Online. 19 October 2000. Retrieved 21 January 2008.
- ↑ "Derry 2-13 Kerry 2-09 2008 National League Final report". RTÉ. Retrieved 27 April 2008.
- ↑ "Derry 2-13 Kerry 2-09 2008 National League Final report - Derry GAA website". Derry GAA website. Retrieved 27 April 2008.
- ↑ "Derry line-ups 2005". Derry GAA website. Retrieved 2 April 2008.
External links
- Player profiles on Official Derry GAA website
- St. Canice's GAC Dungiven website
- Official Derry GAA website