Eoin Bradley

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Eoin Bradley
Personal information
Sport Gaelic football
Irish Name Eoin Ó Brolcháin
Date of birth December 31, 1983 (1983-12-31) (age 24)
Place of birth Derry , Northern Ireland
Height 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)
Nickname(s) Skinner
Occupation Plasterer
Club information
Club Glenullin
Position Left corner forward
Club Titles
Derry Titles 1
Inter-County
County Derry
Position Forward
Inter-County(ies)**
County Years Apps (scores)
Derry 2004-Present 11 (?)
NFL 1

* club appearances and scores
correct as of .
**Inter County team apps and scores correct
as of 13:56, 2 June 2008 (UTC).

Eoin Bradley (Irish: Eoin Ó Brolcháin; commonly known by his nickname Skinner; born 31 December 1983) is an Irish Gaelic footballer who plays for Derry, with whom he has won the National League.

He plays his club football for John Mitchel's GAC Glenullin, and has won a Derry Senior Football Championship with the club. Bradley plays at left corner forward for both club and county; often paired in a two-man inside forward line with brother Paddy,[1] but has also played in the half-forward line.[2]

He is a brother of fellow Derry footballer Paddy Bradley, and a cousin of Derry county player Gerard O'Kane. His father Liam is a manager, who in the past has been involved in the Derry coaching staff.[3]

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[edit] Football career

[edit] Inter-county

Bradley was first called up to the Derry senior panel in 2004 by Mickey Moran.[1] He played a game in the Dr. McKenna Cup against Antrim, but suffered a horrific leg break against Jordanstown in the next outing and was out for a year and a half.[1]

Bradley and Derry reached the Dr. McKenna Cup final in 2005, where they were beaten by Tyrone.[2] His Championship debut came later that year, when he came off the bench against Monaghan.[1] He had an impressive 2005 Championship campaign,[4] including scoring a brilliant solo goal against Down in the Qualifiers.[1]

He continued his fine form into 2006 and collected an Irish News Ulster GAA All-Star award for his performances in that year's Ulster Championship and Qualifiers.

He missed most of the 2007 Championship after having a disagreement with team manager Paddy Crozier during that year's National League campaign,[5] and through suspension after the rift was resolved.[1] His solitary 2008 Championship game was a substitute appearance against Dublin in the All-Ireland quarter-final. He scored a point in the defeat, but missed two good goals chances which could have altered the result.[6]

Derry were once again beaten in the 2008 Dr. McKenna Cup final, this time by Down. He was instrumental in the 2008 National League, which Derry won, defeating Kerry in the final.[7][8] Bradley scored 1-01 in Derry's opening 2008 Ulster Championship game against Donegal.[9]

[edit] Club career

Bradley plays club football for John Mitchel's GAC Glenullin. After suffering disappointment at the semi-final stage on a few occasions, he won the Derry Senior Football Championship with Glenullin in 2007. He also won the Ulster Senior Club Football League with the club in 2007.

[edit] Honours

[edit] County

[edit] Club

[edit] Individual

  • Irish News Ulster GAA All-Star - Winner (1): 2006

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

[edit] References

  1. ^ a b c d e f Archer, Kenny. "Making the most of 2008 is Eoin's goal", The Irish News, 2008-05-31. Retrieved on 2008-05-31. 
  2. ^ a b Derry line-ups 2005. Derry GAA website. Retrieved on 2008-04-02.
  3. ^ Oak Leaf selector Bradley quits. BBC. Retrieved on 2008-04-02.
  4. ^ Campbell, John. "Bradley trio can spur on Derry", The Belfast Telegraph, 2005-12-30. Retrieved on 2008-04-04. 
  5. ^ Derry still without Eoin Bradley. BBC. Retrieved on 2008-04-02.
  6. ^ Dublin 0-18 0-15 Derry - All-Ireland quarter-final match report. BBC Online. Retrieved on 2008-05-31.
  7. ^ Derry 2-13 Kerry 2-09 2008 National League Final report. BBC. Retrieved on 2008-04-27.
  8. ^ Derry 2-13 Kerry 2-09 2008 National League Final report - Derry GAA website. Derry GAA website. Retrieved on 2008-04-27.
  9. ^ Donegal 1-12 Derry 1-14 Ulster Senior Football Championship quarter-final report. RTÉ.ie (2008-06-01). Retrieved on 2008-06-02.

[edit] External links

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Derry Senior Football Team
1 J. Deighan | 2 K. McGuckin (V. cap.) | 3 K. McCloy (Cap.) | 4  F. McEldowney  | 5 L. Hinphey  | 6 M. McBride | 7 M. McIver | 8 E. Muldoon | 9 J. Conway | 10 M. Lynch | 11 P. Murphy | 12 B.McGoldrick | 13 C. Gilligan | 14 P. Bradley 
15 | E. Bradley 
Subs: M. Friel for P. Murphy, | C. Devlin for E. Bradley | G. O’Kane for M. McBride | J. Diver for M. Lynch | J. Keenan for M. McIver
Manager: Paddy Crozier
(Team as of 30 March 2008 versus Galway)
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2006 Irish News Ulster GAA All-Stars
1 P. Hearty • 2 K. Lacey • 3 B. Owens • 4 F. Bellew • 5 A. Kernan • 6 B. Monaghan • 7 B. Dunnion • 8 P. McGrane • 9 K. McGeeney •
10 M. Little • 11 E. Bradley • 12 R. Kavanagh • 13 S. McDonnell • 14 R. Clarke • 15 P. Bradley
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