John Devine (Gaelic footballer)

John Devine
Personal information
Irish name Seán Ó Daimhín
Sport Gaelic football
Position Goalkeeper
Born 13 June 1983 (1983-06-13) (age 28)
Tyrone
Height 1.88 m (6 ft 2 in)
Occupation Teacher
Club(s)
Years Club
Errigal Ciarán
Inter-county(ies)
Years County
Tyrone
Inter-county titles
Ulster titles 4
All Irelands 3
NFL 2
All Stars 0

John Devine is the Tyrone Gaelic football goalkeeper. He is in competition for the position with Pascal McConnell and Johnny Curren, but all three players maintain a good relationship.

He was the goalkeeper for Tyrone in their first All-Ireland-winning year, but was the substitute goalie when Tyrone repeated the feat in 2005.[1]

Devine was due to start the 2008 All-Ireland Gaelic Football Final on 21 September however the night before the game his father died.[2] The Tyrone team went on to win their third All Ireland of the decade, and dedicated the win to their absent goalkeeper, having wore black armbands throughout the match.[3]

1 P McConnell
2 M Swift • 3 C McCarron • 4 R McMenamin
5 D Harte • 6 C Gormley • 7 P Jordan
8 A Cassidy • 9 S Cavanagh
10 B Dooher (Cap.) • 11 B McGuigan • 12 P Harte
13 M Penrose • 14 M Donnelly • 15 Stephen O'Neill

Subs: J Devine, D Carlin, C Cavanagh, K Coney, K Hughes, D McCaul, T McGuigan, N McKenna, Joe McMahon, E Mulligan, Shaun O'Neill,
Unavailable Panellists: E McGinley, Justin McMahon

Manager: Mickey Harte

(Team as of 5 June 2011 versus Monaghan)

16 P. McConnell
2 R. McMenamin • 3 Justin McMahon • 12 Joe McMahon
5 D. Harte • 6 C. Gormley • 7 P. Jordan •
8 C. Holmes • 9 E. McGinley
10 B. Dooher (Cap.) • 29 M. Penrose • 12 R. Mellon
13 T. McGuigan • 14 S. Cavanagh • 15 C. McCullagh

Subs: J. Curran, D. Carlin, C. Cavanagh, P. Donnelly, N. Gormley, K. Hughes, C. McCarron, D. McCaul, M. McGee, C. Gourley, R. Mulgrew, E. Mulligan, Shaun O'Neill, B. McGuigan, PJ Quinn, Stephen O'Neill*, P. Quinn*

Manager: Mickey Harte
(Team as of 21 September 2008 versus Kerry)
Notes: J Devine was on the starting lineup but had to withdraw from the squad due to a family bereavement.
Stephen O'Neill's name was not in the match program due to there only being space for thirty names. He played, and came on as a substitute with the number 31 on his back.[4]

Paul Quinn's name was not in the match program due to there only being space for thirty names.