Paul Barden

Paul Barden (born 1 July 1980)^[1] is a Gaelic footballer from County Longford, Ireland. He had been a member of the Longford intercounty team from Oct 1998 until Feb 2015 when he announced his retirement. He was the longest serving intercounty player in the country up until his retirement. He won an O'Byrne Cup medal with them in 2000, he also won 2 O'Byrne Shield medals in 2006 and 2007. He was also a member of the Ireland international rules football team in 2002 and 2006^[2] and 2006. He also won a Railway Cup with Leinster in 2001 and 2002.^[3] In 2011 he helped Longford overcome Roscommon in the National Football League Div 4 final in Croke Park. In 2012 Longford were back in Croke Park this time for the Div 3 final and again won beating Wexford with Barden once again captain.

He plays his club football with Clonguish^[4] with whom he won 3 Longford Senior Football Championships in 2003, 2004 and 2009. He also plays hurling with the club and won Longford Senior Hurling Championships in 2003, 2005 and 2006.^[5]

He is the nephew of 1960s Longford footballer Brendan Barden.

Honours

• 3 Longford Senior Football Championships (2003, 2004, 2009)
• 3 Longford Senior Hurling Championships (2003, 2005, 2006)
• 2 Railway Cups (2001, 2002)
• 2 O'Bryne Cup Shields (2006, 2007)
• 1 O'Byrne Cup (1999)
• 1 National Football League Division 4 (2011) [c]
• 1 National Football League Division 3 (2012) [c]
• 1 May Player of the Month (2012)

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