Peter Stevenson

Peter Stevenson
Personal information
Sport Gaelic football
Position Half back / Corner back / Corner forward
Born County Londonderry, Northern Ireland
Club(s)
Years Club Apps (scores)
?-? Drum
Ballerin
?
Inter-county(ies)
Years County Apps (scores)
?-? Derry ?
Inter-county titles
Ulster titles 2/3?
All Stars 1

Peter Stevenson is an All Star winning former Irish Gaelic footballer who played for Derry in the 1970s and 1980. Described as a "tower of strength",[1] he won the Ulster Senior Football Championships on two/three? occasions. Stevenson played club football with a number of clubs throughout his career including St. Colm's GAC Drum and Ballerin Sarsfields.

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Football career

Inter-county career

Stevenson won Ulster Senior Championships with Derry including back-to-back successes in 1975 and 1976. He won an All Star for his performances in the 1975 Championship. He was also captain of the 1977 side that lost to Armagh in the Ulster decider, lining out at left corner forward.[2]

Club career

Stevenson played his club football with Drum. He won Derry Junior Football Championships with the club and was captain of the 1983 side that finished runners-up to Glen in the Derry Intermediate Championship final.[3]

Stevenson also played for Ballerin and hurling for Drum and Dungiven.

He was part of St. Columb's College, Derry 1965 MacRory Cup and Hogan Cup winning side.[4]

References

  1. ^ "Then and now: Hat's Derry Frustrating". Sunday Life. http://www.sundaylife.co.uk/sport/article3418766.ece. Retrieved 2008-03-19. 
  2. ^ "Armagh/Derry Ulster Final Clashes - 1987 final: Derry 0-11, Armagh 0-09". 2000 Ulster Senior & Minor Football Championship Final programme (Ulster GAA Council). 16 July 2000 
  3. ^ Eamonn Higgins. "A history of the Watty Graham Club". Watty Graham's GAC Glen. Archived from the original on 2008-02-17. http://web.archive.org/web/20080217024354/http://www.wattygrahamsgac.com/history/index.html. Retrieved 2008-03-19. 
  4. ^ "The Late Colum P. Mullan". Mid-Ulster Observer (reproduced on Hogan Stand website. 2004-04-30. http://www.hoganstand.com/Derry/ArticleForm.aspx?ID=40532. Retrieved 2008-06-08. 

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