Pádraig Carney

Pádraig Carney
Personal information
Irish namePádraig Ó Cearnaigh
SportGaelic football
PositionMidfield
Born1928
Swinford, County Mayo, Ireland
NicknameThe flying doctor
OccupationDoctor
Club(s)
YearsClub
1940s-1950sCastlebar Mitchels
Club titles
Mayo titles2
Inter-county(ies)
YearsCounty
1946-1954Mayo
Inter-county titles
Connacht titles4
All-Irelands2
NFL2

Pádraig Carney (born 1927) is a former Gaelic footballer who played as a centre-forward for the Mayo senior team.[1]

Carney first played for the senior team while he was still a minor in the 1946 championship and was a regular member of the starting fifteen until his retirement after the National League final in 1954. During that time he won two All-Ireland medals, four Connacht medals and two National League medals.[2] Carney also had the distinction of being the first player to score a goal from a penalty in an All-Ireland final.

Carney played club football with a range of clubs, however, it was with Castlebar Mitchels that he won two county championship medals.

References

  1. ↑ "The flying doctor was one of the greats". Mayo News. 8 November 2011. Retrieved 15 April 2012.
  2. ↑ "Mayo GAA profile". Hogan Stand website. Retrieved 13 April 2012.