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Mark Lynch (born 20 February 1986) is a dual player of Gaelic games who played Gaelic football for the Derry county team, with whom he won a National League title. He plays his club football and hurling for St Mary's Banagher.

Football career

Inter-county

Lynch was called up to the Derry Minor team in 2002 and made his debut against Antrim while only 16. Derry Minors won that year's Ulster Minor Championship and All-Ireland Minor Championship. He was a member of the Derry Under-21 team that finished runners-up in both the 2004 and 2006 Ulster Under-21 Football Championships.

Lynch has been playing for the Senior team since 2004. He was instrumental in the 2008 National League, which Derry won, defeating Kerry in the final. Lynch underwent a shoulder operation in November 2008 and wasn't expected to return to action until March 2009.

Lynch retired from inter-county football in December 2018, citing family and work commitments.

Club

Lynch had a very successful underage football career with Banagher.

School/college

Lynch was part of St Pat's, Maghera's 2003 MacRory Cup and Hogan Cup winning team. He won one/two? Ulster Colleges Football All-Star with the school. In 2007 he was part of the Jordanstown side that finished runners-up to Queen's University Belfast in the Sigerson Cup final. Jordanstown went one step further in 2008 and won the competition, with Lynch scoring 0–06 in the final against the Garda College. He was vice-captain and stood in as captain in the early stages of the competition when regular captain Peter Donnelly was injured with a broken arm.

International Rules

Lynch was captain of the Ireland international rules football team that won the Under 17 International Rules Series against Australia in 2003.

Hurling career

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Inter-county

Lynch represented Derry at hurling at underage level. He was part of the Derry Minor team that lost out to Antrim in the 2003 Ulster Minor Hurling Championship final.

Club

School/college

Lynch won the Mageenan Cup with St. Pat's Maghera. He was also awarded one/two? Ulster Colleges Hurling All-Star.

Honours

Country

• Under 17 International Rules Series:
  • Winner (1): 2003

Inter-county

Senior

• National Football League:
  • Winner (1): 2008

Under 21

• Ulster Under-21 Football Championship:
  • Runner up: 2004, 2006

Minor

• All-Ireland Minor Football Championship:
  • Winner (1): 2002
• Ulster Minor Football Championship:
  • Winner (1): 2002
• Ulster Minor Hurling Championship: – Runner up: 2002?, 2003

Club

• Derry Senior Hurling Championship:
  • Winner (1)??: 2005
• Derry Intermediate Hurling Championship:
  • Winner (1): 2021
• Ulster Intermediate Club Hurling Championship:
  • Winner (1): 2021
• Derry Under-21 Hurling Championship:'
  • Winner (1): 2007
• Derry Minor Hurling Championship:
  • Winner (2?): 2002, 2003
• Derry Under 16 Hurling Championship:
  • Winner (2?): 2001, 2002
• Derry Under 16 Football Championship:
  • Winner (1): 2002 (as captain)
• North Derry Under 16 Football Championship:
  • Winner (1/2?): 2001?, 2002
• North Derry Under 16 Football League:
  • Winner (1/2?): 2001?, 2002
• Numerous other underage competitions

School/college

• Sigerson Cup:
  • Winner (1): 2008
  • Runner up: 2007
• Hogan Cup:
  • Winner (1): 2003
• MacRory Cup:
  • Winner (1): 2003
• Mageenan Cup:
  • Winner (1?/2?): Year(s)?

Individual

• Captain of U-17 International Rules winning side: 2003
• Datapac Combined Universities – Winner (1): 2005, more?
• Ulster Colleges Football All-Star – Winner (at least 1): 2004, more?
• Ulster Colleges Hurling All-Star – Winner (at least 1): 2004, more?

Note: The above lists may be incomplete. Please add any other honours you know of.

References

1. ^ "Derry player profiles 2008". Official Derry GAA website. Spring 2008. Retrieved 11 January 2009.
2. "Interview with Mark Lynch". Hogan Stand. December 2003. Retrieved 11 January 2008.
3. "Derry Football Roll Of Honour". Official Derry GAA website. Retrieved 31 March 2008.
4. "Hogan Stand results – April 2004". Hogan Stand. Lynn Publications. Retrieved 11 January 2009.
5. "Murtagh replaces injured Coulter". BBC Sport. 24 March 2006. Retrieved 1 April 2008.
6. "Hogan Stand results – April 2006". Hogan Stand. Lynn Publications. Retrieved 3 August 2009.
7. "Derry 2–13 Kerry 2-09 2008 National League Final report". Raidió Teilifís Éireann. Archived from the original on 30 April 2008. Retrieved 27 April 2008.
8. "Derry 2–13 Kerry 2-09 2008 National League Final report – Derry GAA website". Derry GAA website. Retrieved 27 April 2008.
9. Heaney, Paddy (16 October 2008). "Bradley deserves a break from the game: Cassidy". The Irish News. p. 60. Archived from the original on 17 January 2016. Retrieved 11 November 2008.
10. "Derry forward Lynch retires from inter-county football". BBC Sport. 6 December 2018.
11. "Queen's Uni. 0–15 0–14 UUJ – Match report". BBC Sport. 3 March 2007. Retrieved 23 September 2008.
12. "UUJ 1–16 1–14 Garda College Match report". BBC Sport. 22 April 2008. Retrieved 26 April 2008.
13. "Antrim outclass Derry". BBC Sport. 14 June 2003. Retrieved 1 April 2008.
14. "Super Shamrocks the kings of Derry". 30 November 2002. Retrieved 19 September 2008.

External links

• Interview with Hogan Stand magazine (December 2003)
• Player profiles on Official Derry GAA website
• St Mary's GAC Banagher website

• 1986 births
• Living people
• Banagher Gaelic footballers
• Banagher hurlers
• Derry inter-county Gaelic footballers
• Derry hurlers
• Dual players
• 21st-century Irish sportsmen