Henry Downey

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Henry Downey
Personal information
Sport Dual player
Irish Name Anraí Ó Domhnaigh
Date of Birth December 27, 1966 (1966-12-27) (age 41)
Place of birth Lavey,County Londonderry
, Northern Ireland
Height 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m)
Club information
Club Erin's Own Lavey
Football Position Centre back
Hurling Position Midfield
Club(s)*
Lavey
Club Titles
Football Hurling
Derry titles 4 12
Ulster tiles 2 -
All-Ireland Titles 1 -
Inter County
County Derry
Football Position Centre back
Hurling Position -
Inter County(ies)**
County Years Apps (scores)
Derry (F) 1988-2001
Inter County Titles
Football Hurling
Ulster titles 2 -
All Irelands 1 -
League titles 4 {{{nhl}}}
All Stars 1

* club appearances and scores
correct as of .
**Inter County team apps and scores correct
as of .

Henry Downey (Irish: Anraí Ó Domhnaigh; born 27 December 1966) is an Irish former dual GAA player, who is most notable for being a Gaelic footballer for the Derry senior football team in the 1990s ans early 2000s, where he usually played in at centre half back. He was part of Derry's 1993 All-Ireland Championship winning side, where he was captain. He also won two Ulster Senior Football Championships (1993 and 1998) and four National League (1992, 1995, 1996 and 2000) medals with Derry.

Downey played club football and hurling with Erin's Own GAC Lavey, with whom he won the 1991 All-Ireland Senior Club Football Championship. He was one of very few players in Ireland to complete this unique double of club and inter-county All-Irelands and almost did the extreme rarity of winning both competitions in the same year in 1993, but Lavey were defeated in the All-Ireland club after winning the Ulster Senior Club Football Championship for the second time. Downey also won four Derry Senior Football Championship and 12 Derry Senior Hurling Championship medals with Lavey.

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[edit] Football career

Downey was part of the Derry side which won four national leagues in eight years (1992, 1995, 1996 and 2000), captaining the team in 1992 and 1996. Downey and Derry finished runners-up to Offaly in the 1998 National League decider.[1]

In addition to his All-Ireland Club medal and two Ulster Club Championship medals he had massive success at Derry Championship level. He won four Derry Senior Football Championship, two Derry Minor Football Championships and ten Derry Senior Hurling Championships.

Downey won an All-star in 1993 at centre back and was named 1993 Footballer of the year. He also won Footballer of the Year at the 1993 Ulster GAA Writer's Association Awards[2].

[edit] School/college

Downey attended school at St. Pat's College in Maghera, with whom he won two consecutive MacRory Cups (1984 and 1985). The school went onto be runners-up in the 1984 Hogan Cup final. He attended Queens University Belfast and while there won the Sigerson Cup.

[edit] Hurling career

Among Downey's hurling honours was winning the Ulster Under 21 Hurling Championship with Derry in 1986, defeating Antrim and Down along the way. He scored 0-12 against Antrim in the semi-final at Loughguile, with his brother Seamus scoring 1-03 in a 2-20 to 1-06 victory. They beat Down in the final after a reply; 3-09 to 1-02.[3]

[edit] Honours

[edit] Football

[edit] County

[edit] Club

[edit] Province

  • Railway Cup - Winner (?) - 1998, 2000 (captain), more?

[edit] School/College

[edit] Individual

  • Texaco Footballer of the Year: 1993
  • All Star - Winner (1): 1993
  • All Star - Nominated (runner up): 1992, more?
  • Captain Derry Ulster and All-Ireland winning side: 1993
  • Captain Derry National League winning sides: 1992, 1996
  • Derry Senior football captain: 1991-1994, 1996

[edit] Hurling

[edit] County

  • Ulster Under 21 Hurling Championship - Winner (1): 1986, 1987?????

[edit] Club

[edit] Individual

  • Combined Universities - Winner (1): Year?

Note: The above lists may be incomplete. Please add any other honours you know of.

[edit] References

  1. ^ "Lyons' pride pass tough test of character to land League", Irish Examiner, 1998-04-27. Retrieved on 2008-04-06. 
  2. ^ Ulster GAA Writer's Association Awards - 1993. Retrieved on 2007-09-11.
  3. ^ "Will Derry be singing the Blues at Newry?", The Mid-Ulster Observer, 2007-08-16. Retrieved on 2008-06-05. 

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Gaelic games
Preceded by
Anthony Molloy]
(Donegal)		 All-Ireland Football Final
winning captain
1993		 Succeeded by
DJ Kane
Down
Preceded by
Micky Linden
(Down)		 Texaco Footballer of the Year
1993		 Succeeded by
Martin McHugh
(Donegal)
Preceded by
?		 Derry senior
football captain
1991-1994		 Succeeded by
Tony Scullion
Preceded by
Tony Scullion		 Derry senior
football captain
1996		 Succeeded by
Kieran McKeever
v • d • e
Derry Panel: 1993 All-Ireland Final

1 D McCusker | 2 K McKeever | 3 T Scullion | 4 F McCusker | 5 J McGurk | 6 H Downey | 7 G Coleman | 8 A Tohill | 9 B McGilligan | 10 D Heaney | 11 D Barton | 12 D Cassidy | 13 J Brolly | 14 S Downey  | 15 E Gormley |
Subs: D McNicholl for D Cassidy | É Burns for S Downey
Manager:É Coleman 
(Team as of September 1993 versus Cork)