Pádraig Carney

Pádraig Carney
Personal information
Irish name Pádraig Ó Cearnaigh
Sport Gaelic football
Position Midfield
Born 1928
Swinford, County Mayo, Ireland
Nickname The flying doctor
Occupation Doctor
Club(s)
Years Club
1940s-1950s Castlebar Mitchels
Club titles
Mayo titles 2
Inter-county(ies)
Years County Apps (scores)
1945-1954 Mayo 25 (2-72)
Inter-county titles
Connacht titles 4
All-Irelands 2
NFL 2

Pádraig Carney (born 1928) 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.

Career statistics

Team Season Connacht All-Ireland Total
AppsScoreAppsScoreAppsScore
Mayo 1946 30-0700-0030-07
1947 10-0000-0010-00
1948 40-1421-0361-17
1949 30-1610-0640-22
1950 10-0420-0130-05
1951 10-0330-0640-09
1952 20-0600-0020-06
1953 21-0600-0021-06
Total 171-5681-16252-72

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.
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