Paul Murphy (Derry footballer)

For the Kerry footballer, see Paul Murphy (Kerry footballer).

Paul Murphy
Personal information
Irish name	Pól Ó Murchú
Sport	Gaelic football
Position	Half forward
Born	(1979-09-20) 20 September 1979 Dungiven, County Londonderry, Northern Ireland
Height	5 ft 11 in (1.80 m)
Occupation	Engineer^[1]
Club(s)
Years	Club
199x-Present	Dungiven
Club titles
Derry titles	1
Ulster titles	1
Inter-county(ies)
Years	County
1998^[1]-Present	Derry
Inter-county titles
Ulster titles	1
NFL	1

Paul Murphy (Irish: Pól Ó Murchú; born 20 September 1979^[1]) is an Irish Gaelic footballer who plays for Derry, with whom he has won one/two? National League titles.

Murphy plays his club football for St. Canice's Dungiven and has won a Derry Senior Football Championship and Ulster Senior Club Football Championship with the club. He usually plays in the half forward line for Derry and midfield for Dungiven.

Playing career

Murphy made his Derry debut in 1998.^[1] He was called up to the team again during the 2000/2001 National Football League.^[2]

He was part of the Derry team that won the 2008 National League where Derry beat Kerry in the final.^[3]^[4]

Murphy and Dungiven won the Derry Senior Football Championship in 1997 and the club also went on to win that year's Ulster Senior Club Football Championship.^[1] They were defeated by Corofin of Galway in the All-Ireland Club Championship semi-final the following February.

Note: The above lists may be incomplete. Please add any other honours you know of.

↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 "Derry player profiles 2008". Official Derry GAA website. Early 2008. Retrieved 17 January 2009. Check date values in: |date= (help)
↑ "Coleman delivers a new-look Derry". BBC Sport Online. 19 October 2000. Retrieved 21 January 2008.
↑ "Derry 2-13 Kerry 2-09 2008 National League Final report". RTÉ. Retrieved 27 April 2008.
↑ "Derry 2-13 Kerry 2-09 2008 National League Final report - Derry GAA website". Derry GAA website. Retrieved 27 April 2008.
↑ "Derry line-ups 2005". Derry GAA website. Retrieved 2 April 2008.

Derry – 2008 National Football League Champions (6th title)

1 B. Gillis 2 K. McGuckin 23 N. McCusker 4 F. McEldowney 5 L. Hinphey 6 G. O'Kane 7 M. McIver 8 F. Doherty 9 J. Diver 10 M. Lynch 11 B. McGoldrick 12 E. Muldoon 13 C. Gilligan 14 Paddy Bradley 15 E. Bradley Subs used 21 S. M. Lockhart for F. McEldowney 26 P. Murphy for E. Bradley 3 K. McCloy (capt.) for L. Hinphey 20 J. Keenan for M. McIver 25 C. Mullan for C. Gilligan Subs not used 16 J. Deighan 17 Patsy Bradley 18 P. Cartin 19 R. Dillon 22 M. McBride 24 R. McElhone 27 P. O'Hea 28 C. O'Kane 29 R. Wilkinson J. Conway C. Devlin M. Friel E. Lynn S. L. McGoldrick E. O'Kane Manager P. Crozier Backroom team Peter Doherty Martin Heaney Bernie Henry John McCloskey

(Team as 2008 NFL final versus Kerry (27 April 2008))

Derry – 2009 National Football League runners-up

1 B. Gillis 2 K. McGuckin 3 K. McCloy 4 G. O'Kane 19 C. McKaigue 18 B. McGuigan 7 S. L. McGoldrick 8 F. Doherty (c.) 9 J. Diver 10 E. Lynn 11 P. Murphy 12 B. Mullan 13 E. Bradley 14 Paddy Bradley 15 M. Lynch Subs used 22 J. Kielt for Paddy Bradley 14 Paddy Bradley for B. Mullan 25 D. McBride for G. O'Kane 24 S. Bradley for P. Murphy 27 R. Dillon for D. McBride Subs not used 16 S. McGuckin 17 B. Óg McAlary 20 E. Muldoon 21 J. Conway 23 P. Young 26 J. Keenan Patsy Bradley Paul Bradley E. Brown P. Cartin J. Deighan C. Devlin S.M. Lockhart N. McCusker (vice-c.) B. McGoldrick J. O'Kane Manager D. Cassidy Backroom team K. Madden M. O'Connell B. McRory

(Team as 2009 NFL final versus Kerry (26 April 2009))