John Deighan

John Deighan
Personal information
Irish nameSeán Ó Duígeannáin
SportGaelic football
PositionGoalkeeper
Born19 December 1982
Limavady, County Londonderry,
Northern Ireland
Height6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)
NicknameDiggsy
OccupationChartered Accountant[1]
Club(s)
YearsClub
?-PresentLimavady
Inter-county(ies)*
YearsCountyApps (scores)
2008-PresentDerry2 (0-00)
Inter-county titles
NFL1
*Inter County team apps and scores correct as of 02:58, 18 January 2009 (UTC).

John Deighan (Irish: Seán Ó Duígeannáin; born 19 December 1982[1]) is an Irish Gaelic footballer who plays for Derry, with whom he has won a National League title. He plays his club football for Limavady Wolfhounds GAC. He plays as goalkeeper for Derry.

Playing career

Donegal's Michael Murphy scores a penalty against Deighan in the 2008 Ulster Championship

Inter-county

Deighan was called up to the Derry Senior panel in 2008. He helped Derry reach the 2008 Dr. McKenna Cup final, where they were defeated by Down.[2] He was part of the Derry panel that won the that year's National League where Derry beat Kerry in the final.[3] The league success saw Derry become favourites to win the Ulster Championship[4] and one of the top few for the All-Ireland. However, despite a good opening victory over Donegal,[5] Derry exited the Ulster Championship against Fermanagh at the semi-final stage[6] and were defeated by Monaghan in the first round of the Qualifiers.[7] The Donegal match saw Deighan make his Championship debut. He missed the Fermanagh game through injury, but returned for the Monaghan match.

Championship matches' details

Limavady Wolfounds G.A.C.

Honours

Inter-county

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References

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 "Derry player profiles 2008". Official Derry GAA website. Early 2008. Retrieved 18 January 2009. Check date values in: |date= (help)
  2. ↑ "Down secure McKenna Cup". BreakingNews.ie. 17 January 2008. Retrieved 1 April 2008.
  3. ↑ "Derry 2-13 Kerry 2-09 2008 National League Final report - Derry GAA website". Derry GAA website. Retrieved 27 April 2008.
  4. ↑ "Monaghan 1-13 1-12 Derry - Match report (BBC)". BBC Sport Online. 19 July 2008. Retrieved 7 October 2008.
  5. ↑ "Donegal 1-12 Derry 1-14 - Match report". RTÉ. 1 June 2008. Retrieved 2 September 2008.
  6. ↑ "Fermanagh 1-11 Derry 1-09 - Match report". RTÉ. 21 June 2008. Retrieved 2 September 2008.
  7. ↑ "Monaghan 1-13 Derry 1-12 - Match report (RTÉ)". RTÉ. 19 July 2008. Retrieved 2 September 2008.

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