James McHugh (Gaelic footballer)

James McHugh
Personal information
Irish name Séamus Mac Aodh
Sport Gaelic Football
Position Right Half Forward
Born Letterkenny, Ireland
Club(s)
Years Club
Chíll Chartha
Club titles
Donegal titles 3
Inter-county(ies)
Years County
1990-1996 Donegal
Inter-county titles
Ulster titles 2
All-Irelands 1
NFL 0
All Stars 0

James McHugh is an Irish former Gaelic footballer from Kilcar.

Playing career

A member of Donegal's 1992 All-Ireland Senior Football Championship winning team, he played for the county from 1990 until 1996. He played as a forward and started at left half forward in the 1992 All Ireland Final, scoring a point from play as Donegal won by 0-18 to 0-14.

At club level he played for Chíll Chartha where he won the Championship in 1985, 1989, and 1993. He also won an All Star in 1992.[1]

Family

His brother Martin was also a member of the 1992 All Ireland winning team. His nephew Ryan and Mark is a star of the current team. His own son Eoin has also played for Donegal.[2]

See also

References

  1. ↑ "The heroes of '92 - Where are they now?". Donegal Democrat. Johnston Press. 8 January 2009. Archived from the original on 18 December 2015. Retrieved 28 August 2012.
  2. ↑ "Dr McKenna Cup semi-final line-up confirmed while Mayo win in FBD League". The Score. 17 January 2013. Retrieved 17 January 2013. Donegal finally claimed their first win of the season by 1-14 to 2-10 against St Mary's in Ballybofey tonight. Manager Jim McGuinness continued to experiment with Eoin McHugh, son of former All-Ireland winner James, amongst those handed a debut.


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