Enda Gormley
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| Enda Gormley | ||
| Personal information | ||
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| Sport | Gaelic football | |
| Irish Name | Éanna Ó Garmaile | |
| Date of birth | March 8, 1966 | |
| Place of birth | County Londonderry , Northern Ireland |
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| Height | 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) | |
| Occupation | Businessman | |
| Club information | ||
| Club | Bredagh | |
| Position | Forward | |
| Inter-County | ||
| County | Derry | |
| Position | Forward | |
| Inter-County(ies)** | ||
| County | Years | Apps (scores) |
| Derry | 1985-2000 | |
| Senior Inter-County Titles | ||
| Ulster Titles | 3 | |
| All-Ireland | 1 | |
| NFL | 3/4? | |
| All Stars | 2 | |
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* club appearances and scores |
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Enda Gormley (Irish: Éanna Ó Garmaile; born 8 March 1966) is an Irish Gaelic footballer who played with Derry in the 1980s, 1990s and early 2000s. He played club football with Glen, and currently plays with Belfast club Bredagh.[1]
Gormley was part of Derry's 1993 All-Ireland Championship winning side and is one of the county's highest ever scorers. Enda Gormely is one of a few players who have won two All Stars. He was named at Left Corner Forward on the 1992 and 1993 All Star teams.[2]
Gormley has had to overcome two serious knee injuries in his career.[3] He developed cruciate ligament trouble after suffering an injury against Fermanagh in 1989 and had blood poisoning in his leg in late 1991.
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[edit] Personal life
Enda Gormley was born in Maghera, County Londonderry, Northern Ireland, and is one of three sons born to Joe and Bridie Gormley. He attended school at St Patricks College, Maghera, before going onto college at University of Ulster at Jordanstown (UUJ). He commentates on football matches for BBC.[1]
[edit] School and college football
While at school St Pats, Maghera, Gormely won a MacRory Cup medal.[3] He was also on two Sigerson Cup winning sides (1986 and 1987) with Jordanstown and a victorious Ryan Cup team.[3] He was also top scorer in 1986 and 1987 Sigerson finals with 0-05 and 0-03 respectively[4].
[edit] Inter-county career
Gormley first made his inter-county mark as a member of the Derry minor team that claimed the 1984 Ulster Minor Championship.[3]
He made his Derry senior debut in 1985 against Antrim in the National Football League.[3] Having won Ulster Football Championships in 1987 and 1993, he went on to play Left Corner Forward on Derry's 1993 All-Ireland winning team, which beat Cork in the final.
He won four National Football League medals with Derry in 1992, 1995, 1996, 2000. He started corner forward on three of those sides and was a substitute for the 2000 team.[5]
Gormley also won Interprovincial Championship/Railway Cup medals with Ulster. He was top scorer in the Ulster Championship in 1987 with a total score of 0-20 and again in 1992 with 0-25.[6]
He stills plays on occasion for the Derry Over 40 team[7].
[edit] Club career
Gormley was part of Glen's 1983 Derry Intermediate Football Championship winning team. He also won a Derry Senior League medal with the club in 1987. He won a Derry Junior Football Championships in 2005 with Glen Thirds.
Gormley was in the United States for a short period the 1980s and while there played with St. Columbkille's GFC, Boston. He along with fellow Glen man Damien McCusker helped the club win a Boston Senior Football Championship in 1986.[8]. Recently he moved club to Bredagh, as he lives in Belfast. As a 42 year old, 23 years after first playing senior football for Derry, he is still playing.
Gormley is known for being a committed clubman and even travels from his home in Belfast to help train the Glen Under-14 team.[9]
[edit] Honours
[edit] Club
- Derry Senior Football League - Winner (1): 1987
- Derry Junior Football Championship - Winner (1/2?): 2004?, 2005
- Boston Senior Football Championship - Winner (1): 1986
[edit] External links
[edit] References
- ^ a b BBC GAA team. BBC online. Retrieved on 2008-05-18.
- ^ GAA All Stars Down Through The Years. Retrieved on 2007-08-23.
- ^ a b c d e Derry Destroyer - Enda Gormley is gunning for Tyrone. Retrieved on 2007-08-23.
- ^ Sigerson Cup Roll of Honour - Top Scorers. Retrieved on 2008-01-08.
- ^ Football Roll Of Honour. Retrieved on 2007-08-23.
- ^ Ulster's hot-shots. Retrieved on 2007-08-23.
- ^ Pearses Defeat Derry!!. Retrieved on 2007-09-09.
- ^ A Brief History of “The Killes”. Retrieved on 2008-01-21.
- ^ Shannon, Kieran. "Local rivalry that led to greatness", Sunday Tribune, 2008-06-02. Retrieved on 2008-06-02.
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