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Francis McEldowney

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Dual player of Gaelic games and Derry Gaelic footballer

Francis McEldowney
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
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) 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.

Playing career

McEldowney (right) tackling Donegal's David Walsh in the 2008 Ulster Championship

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.

Club

McEldowney's underage honours include two Derry Minor Football Championship's and two Derry Minor Hurling Championship's. In 2000 he won a Derry Senior Hurling Championship with the club. 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. Slaughtneil were beaten finalists in the competition in 2008.

Honours

Football

Derry
Slaughtneil

Hurling

Slaughtneil

References

  1. ^ "Derry player profiles 2008". Official Derry GAA website. 2008. Retrieved 3 January 2009.
  2. 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.
  3. "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.
  4. "Derry 2-13 Kerry 2-09 2008 National League Final report - Derry GAA website". Derry GAA website. Retrieved 27 April 2008.

External links

Derry – 2008 National Football League Champions (6th title)
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))
Slaughtneil – 2015 All-Ireland Senior Club Football Championship runners-up
Subs used
P. McNeill for C. Cassidy
S. McGuigan for P. Kelly
P. Cassidy for R. Bradley
P. Kearney for B. McGuigan
Manager
M. Moran
Slaughtneil – 2017 All-Ireland Senior Club Football Championship runners-up
Subs used
25 B. Cassidy for C. O'Doherty
21 R. Bradley for M. McGrath
17 B. McGuigan for K. Feeney
20 G. Bradley for Sé McGuigan
Manager
M. Moran
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