Francis McEldowney
Dual player of Gaelic games and Derry Gaelic footballer
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Irish name | Proinsias Mac Giolla Domhnaigh | ||
| Sport | Gaelic football | ||
| Position | Left Corner Back | ||
| Born | (1981-04-24) 24 April 1981 (age 43) Derry, Northern Ireland | ||
| Height | 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in) | ||
| Occupation | Plumber[1] | ||
| Club(s) | |||
| Years | Club | ||
1999– | Slaughtneil | ||
| Club titles | |||
| Football | Hurling | ||
| Derry titles | 2 | 1 | |
| Ulster titles | 1 | ||
| Inter-county(ies) | |||
| Years | County | ||
2004-2008 | Derry | ||
| Inter-county titles | |||
| NFL | 1 | ||
Francis McEldowney (born 24 April 1981)[1] is a dual player of Gaelic games who plays Gaelic football for the Derry county team, with whom he won a National League title.
McEldowney plays his club football and hurling for Robert Emmet's Slaughtneil, with whom he won three Derry Senior Football Championship and Derry Senior Hurling Championship. His twin brother Fergal also played for Derry in the past.[2]
Playing career
Inter-county
2004 was McEldowney's debut year and was ever-present for Derry in that year's Championship.
He was part of the Derry team that won the 2008 National League where Derry beat Kerry in the final.[3][4]
Club
McEldowney's underage honours include two Derry Minor Football Championship's and two Derry Minor Hurling Championship's.[1] In 2000 he won a Derry Senior Hurling Championship with the club.[1] They were also beaten in that year's Ulster Senior Club Hurling Championship final. In 2004 McEldowney was part of the first ever Slaughtneil side to win the Derry Senior Football Championship.[1] Slaughtneil were beaten finalists in the competition in 2008.
Honours
Football
- Derry
- National Football League (1): 2008
- Slaughtneil
- Ulster Senior Club Football Championship (1): 2014
- Derry Senior Football Championship (2): 2004, 2014
- Derry Senior Football League (1): 2001
- Derry Minor Football Championship (2): 1998, 1999
Hurling
- Slaughtneil
- Derry Senior Hurling Championship (1): 2000
- Derry Minor Hurling Championship (2): 1998, 1999
References
- ^ a b c d e "Derry player profiles 2008". Official Derry GAA website. 2008. Retrieved 3 January 2009.
- ^ Archer, Kenny (29 May 2008). "McEldowney content to stay in the background". The Irish News. Archived from the original on 7 October 2015. Retrieved 9 June 2008.
- ^ "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.
External links
- Player profiles on Official Derry GAA website
- Slaughneil GAC website
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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))
