Paul Murphy (born 20 September 1979)[1] is a Gaelic footballer who plays for the Derry county team, with whom he has won one/two? National League titles.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Irish name | Pól Ó Murchú | ||
| Sport | Gaelic football | ||
| Position | Half forward | ||
| Born |
20 September 1979 Dungiven, County Londonderry, Northern Ireland | ||
| 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 | ||
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 edit
Inter-county edit
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 edit
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.[citation needed]
Honours edit
Inter-county edit
- National Football League:
- Winner (at least 1): 2008
- Dr McKenna Cup:
- Runner up: 2005,[5] 2008, more?
Club edit
- 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 edit
- ^ a b c d e "Derry player profiles 2008". Official Derry GAA website. 2008. Retrieved 17 January 2009.
- ^ "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. Archived from the original on 30 April 2008. 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. Archived from the original on 19 July 2008. Retrieved 2 April 2008.
External links edit
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