James McHugh (Gaelic footballer)

James McHugh
Personal information
Irish nameSéamus Mac Aodh
SportGaelic Football
PositionRight Half Forward
BornLetterkenny, Ireland
Club(s)
YearsClub
Chíll Chartha
Club titles
Donegal titles3
Inter-county(ies)
YearsCounty
1990-1996Donegal
Inter-county titles
Ulster titles2
All-Irelands1
NFL0
All Stars0

James McHugh is an Irish former Gaelic footballer from Kilcar.

Playing career

A member of Donegal's 1992 All-Ireland Senior Football Championship winning team, he played for the county from 1990 until 1996. He played as a forward and started at left half forward in the 1992 All Ireland Final, scoring a point from play as Donegal won by 0-18 to 0-14.

At club level he played for Chíll Chartha where he won the Championship in 1985, 1989, and 1993. He also won an All Star in 1992.[1]

Family

His brother Martin was also a member of the 1992 All Ireland winning team. His nephew Ryan and Mark is a star of the current team. His own son Eoin has also played for Donegal.[2]

See also

References

  1. ↑ "The heroes of '92 - Where are they now?". Donegal Democrat (Johnston Press). 8 January 2009. Retrieved 28 August 2012.
  2. ↑ "Dr McKenna Cup semi-final line-up confirmed while Mayo win in FBD League". The Score. 17 January 2013. Retrieved 17 January 2013. Donegal finally claimed their first win of the season by 1-14 to 2-10 against St Mary's in Ballybofey tonight. Manager Jim McGuinness continued to experiment with Eoin McHugh, son of former All-Ireland winner James, amongst those handed a debut.

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