Barry Gillis

Barry Gillis
Personal information
Irish name	Barra Mac Giolla Íosa
Sport	Gaelic football
Position	Goalkeeper
Born	(1980-01-12) 12 January 1980 Magherafelt, County Londonderry, Northern Ireland
Height	6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)
Occupation	Service engineer^[1] postman,^[2] car wash owner and a postman working from Magherafelt
Club(s)
Years	Club
	Magherafelt
Inter-county(ies)
Years	County
199x-	Derry
Inter-county titles
NFL	2

Barry Gillis (Irish: Barra Mac Giolla Íosa; born 12 January 1980^[1]) is an Irish Gaelic footballer who plays for Derry, with whom he has won the National League twice. He plays his club football for Magherafelt O'Donovan Rossa.

Gillis plays full forward for Magherafelt, but plays as goalkeeper for Derry.^[3] He is in the unique position of winning a National League medal as an outfielder (2000), and another National League medal as goalkeeper (2008).^[4]

Playing career

Inter-county

Gillis was originally called up to the Derry panel as an outfielder in the late 1990s^[3] and was on the panel for Derry's 2000 National League success.^[3]^[5] Gillis was part of the panel when Derry reached that year's Ulster Senior Football Championship final, but were defeated by Armagh.^[4] He pulled out of the panel for a couple of seasons in the 2000s as he was working in Dublin, but returned again.^[3]

He was part of the Derry team that won the 2008 National League where Derry beat Kerry in the final.^[6]^[7]

Club

Gillis usually plays goalkepper for Magherafelt.

Honours

County

National Football League:
- Winner (2): 2000, 2008
Ulster Senior Football Championship:
- Runner up: 2000
Dr. McKenna Cup:
- Runner up: 2005,^[8] 2008, more?

Note: The above lists may be incomplete. Please add any other honours you know of. works/owns a car wash that is 2nd to none on the station road of magherafelt.

References

1 2 "Derry player profiles 2008". Official Derry GAA website. Early 2008. Retrieved 3 January 2009. Check date values in: |date= (help)
↑ "Derry player profiles 2008". Official Derry GAA website. Early 2008. Retrieved 3 January 2009. Check date values in: |date= (help)
1 2 3 4 Rodgers, Alan (29 February 2008). "Kerry litmus test". Gaelic Life. |access-date= requires |url= (help)
1 2 "Derry need to make a championship mark says Gillis". Hogan Stand. Lynn Publications. 2 January 2009. Retrieved 3 January 2009.
↑ "Derry record intact after a dour struggle". Irish Independent. 29 November 1999. Retrieved 2008-03-16.
↑ "Derry 2-13 Kerry 2-09 2008 National League Final report". RTÉ Online. Archived from the original on 30 April 2008. 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.

External links

Derry – 2000 National Football League Champions (5th title)

1 M. Conlan 2 G. Coleman 3 S. M. Lockhart 4 D. O'Neill 5 H. Downey 6 K. McKeever 7 P. McFlynn 8 A. Tohill 9 D. Heaney 10 N. McCusker 11 D. Dougan 12 R. Rocks 13 P. Bradley 14 E. Muldoon 15 J. McBride Subs used C. Gilligan for Rocks G. McGonigle for Gilligan S. McLarnon for Bradley Subs not used B. Gillis A. Heaney E. Burns Manager E. Coleman Backroom team D. Cassidy

(Team as 2000 NFL final replay versus Meath)

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))

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