Brendan McVeigh
Irish Gaelic footballer
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Sport | Gaelic Football | ||
| Position | Goalkeeper | ||
| Born | 1981 (age 42–43) Down, Northern Ireland | ||
| Height | 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) | ||
| Club(s) | |||
| Years | Club | ||
2000- | An Ríocht | ||
| Inter-county(ies) | |||
| Years | County | ||
2003- | Down | ||
| Inter-county titles | |||
| All Stars | 1 | ||
Brendan McVeigh is a Gaelic football player from County Down, Northern Ireland. He plays for the Down senior inter county football team and for his club An Ríocht as a goalkeeper. McVeigh made his first start in 2005 against Tyrone he also played Midfield in the 2005 Championship, scoring a point.
He played in the 2010 All-Ireland Football Final in which Down were defeated 0-15 to 0-16 by Cork.[1]
In October 2010, McVeigh was named as the goalkeeper in the 2010 All Star football team for his performances for Down during the 2010 season; it was his first All Star Award.[2][3] In November 2010, McVeigh was also named in the 2010 GPA Gaelic Football Team of the Year.[4]
Honours
- Winner
- 1 All Stars Award (2010)
- 1 Irish News Ulster All Star (2010)
- 1 Dr. McKenna Cup (2008)
- 1 Railway Cup (2012)
- 1 Down ACFL League Division 1 (2007)
- 2 Down ACFL Division 2s (2006, 2009)
- Runner-up
- 1 All-Ireland Senior Football Championship (2010)
- 2 Ulster Senior Football Championships (2003, 2010)
- 2 National Football League Division 2s (2004, 2010)
- 1 National Football League Division 3 (2009)
References
- ^ "All-Ireland SFC Final: Cork 0-16 0-15 Down". BBC Sport. 19 September 2010. Retrieved 27 October 2010.
- ^ "'Strange' All Stars snub for Rebels". Irish Independent. 14 October 2010. Retrieved 19 October 2010.
- ^ "Four Down players are among the 2010 GAA All Stars". BBC Sport. 14 October 2010. Retrieved 27 October 2010.
- ^ "Cork & Down dominate GPA selection". RTÉ Sport. 4 November 2010. Archived from the original on 7 November 2010. Retrieved 10 November 2010.
External links
- Brendan McVeigh Interview
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Down – 2010 All-Ireland Senior Football Championship runners-up
- 1 B. McVeigh
- 2 D. McCartan
- 3 D. Gordon
- 4 D. Rafferty
- 5 D. Rooney
- 6 K. McKernan
- 7 C. Garvey
- 8 P. Fitzpatrick
- 9 K. King
- 10 D. Hughes
- 11 M. Poland
- 12 B. Coulter (c)
- 13 P. McComiskey
- 14 J. Clarke
- 15 M. Clarke
- Sub used
- 25 C. Maginn for J. Clarke
- 20 B. MacArdle for D. Rafferty
- 29 A. Branagan for K. King
- 30 C. Laverty for M. Poland
- 27 R. Murtagh for P. McComiskey
- Subs not used
- D. Alder
- A. Carr
- J. Colgan
- L. Howard
- D. O'Hagan
- M. Doran
- A. Rodgers
- R. Sexton
- J. Browne
- G. McArdle
- K. Anderson
- A. McArdle
- P. Devlin
- K. Duffin
- L. Lennon
- C. Murdock
- Manager
- J. McCartan
