Damian Barton

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Damian Barton
Personal information
Sport Gaelic football
Date of birth May 19, 1962 (1962-05-19) (age 46)
Place of birth County Londonderry , Northern Ireland
Height 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)
Occupation Teacher
Club information
Club Newbridge
Position Half forward
Club(s)*
Club Years Apps (scores)
Newbridge ?-? ?
Club Titles
Derry Titles 1
Inter-County
County Derry
Position Half forward
Inter-County(ies)**
County Years Apps (scores)
Derry 1981-? ?
Senior Inter-County Titles
Ulster Titles 2
All-Ireland 1
NFL 2/3?

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

Damian Barton (born 19 May 1962) is a former Irish Gaelic footballer who played for Derry in the 1980s and 1990s. He part of Derry's 1993 All-Ireland Championship winning side, also winning Ulster Senior Football Championships in 1987 and 1993. He usually played in the half-forward line. Barton played club football with Seán O'Leary's GAC Newbridge, where he won a Derry Senior Football Championship in 1989. He also writes for The Irish News.

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[edit] Football career

[edit] Inter-county career

Barton captained Derry to Ulster Minor and Ulster Under-21 Football Championship successes. Both team went onto be runner-ups in the All-Ireland Minor and All-Ireland Under-21 Championships.[1]

Barton made his Senior Championship debut in 1981 against Down.[1] He won an Ulster Senior Championship medal with Derry in 1987. Barton added a second Ulster Senior Championship medal in 1993, before going on to win the 1993 All-Ireland Championship after a semi-final victory over Dublin and final defeat of Cork.

[edit] Club career

Barton was part of Newbridge's 1989 Derry Senior Football Championship winning side.

[edit] Management career

Barton has managed a number of club sides since his retirement from football, including Ballinderry in the late 1990s and An Lúb in 2007. Ballinderry were runners-up in two consecutive Derry Championships while Barton was manager. He was named manager of the UUJ in November 2001.[2] He has also managed Tyrone side Donaghmore.[3] In late 2005 he applied for the position of Derry manager, but the County Board opted for Paddy Crozier instead.[4] He currently manages Down side Burren.

[edit] References

  1. ^ a b “Derry Pen Pics”, 1994 Ulster Championship Quarter Final Programme, 29th May 1994 
  2. ^ Allstars left out of Railway Cup. BBC. Retrieved on 2008-03-24.
  3. ^ "McCloy in big drive to land a new boss", The Belfast Telegraph, 2005-10-05. Retrieved on 2008-04-04. 
  4. ^ Campbell, John. "Crozier is new Derry manager", The Belfast Telegraph, 2005-10-06. Retrieved on 2008-04-04. 

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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)