Michael McIver

Michael McIver
Personal information
Irish name Mícheál Mac Íomhair
Sport Gaelic football
Position Half back
Born 2 March 1986 (1986-03-02) (age 26)
Ballinderry, County Londonderry,
Northern Ireland
Height 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m)
Nickname Lloyd
Occupation Teacher
Club(s)
Years Club
?-Present Ballinderry
Club Titles
Derry titles 2
Inter-county(ies)*
Years County Apps (scores)
2007-Present Derry 2 (0-01)
Inter-county titles
NFL 1
*Inter County team apps and scores correct as of 11:46, 8 January 2009 (UTC)
Championship games only.

Michael "Lloyd" McIver (Irish: Mícheál Mac Íomhair; born 2 March 1986[1]) is an Irish Gaelic footballer who plays for Derry, with whom he has won a National League title. McIver plays his club football for Ballinderry Shamrocks, and has won the Derry Senior Football Championship twice with the club.

For both club and county McIver usually plays in half back line, but has also played corner back.

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Football career

Inter-county

McIver represented Derry at Minor and Under 21 level. He was captain of the Under 21 side in 2007.[1] He was first called up to the Derry Senior football panel during the 2007 Championship for cover, but didn't play in any games. He worked his way into the Derry team in the 2008 National League campaign.

He was part of the Derry team that won the 2008 National League where Derry beat Kerry in the final.[2][3] His Championship debut came later in 2008 against Donegal who were ironically managed by his father Brian.

Championship games

# Date Competition Venue Opponent Result Score Mins Match report
1 1 June 2008 Ulster SFC QF MacCumhail Park, Ballybofey Donegal 1-14 : 1-12 0-00 35 [1], [2], [3]
2 21 June 2008 Ulster SFC SF Healy Park, Omagh Fermanagh 1-09 : 1-11 0-01 58 [4], [5]

Notes:

Club

McIver won his first Derry Senior Football Championship in 2006.[1] He won a second Derry Championship medal with Ballinderry in 2008. In both years the club also reached the final of the Ulster Senior Club Football Championship.

Honours

Inter-county

Club

Individual

References

  1. ^ a b c "Derry player profiles 2008". Official Derry GAA website. Early 2008. http://www.derrygaa.ie/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=666&Itemid=184. Retrieved 8 January 2009. 
  2. ^ "Derry 2-13 Kerry 2-09 2008 National League Final report". Derry GAA website. http://www.derrygaa.ie/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=630&Itemid=56. Retrieved 4 April 2008. 
  3. ^ "Derry 2-13 Kerry 2-09 2008 National League Final report". RTÉ. http://www.rte.ie/sport/gaa/2008/0427/derrykerry.html. Retrieved 4 April 2008. 

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