| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Irish name | Pádraig Ó Cearnaigh | ||
| Sport | Gaelic football | ||
| Position | Midfield | ||
| Born |
1928 Swinford, County Mayo, Ireland | ||
| Died |
(aged 91) California | ||
| 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 (1928 – 9 June 2019) was a Gaelic footballer who played as a centre-forward for the senior Mayo county team.
He was one of the last two living players from the winning 1951 Mayo team, the other being Paddy Prendergast. 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. 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.
He died in June 2019, at the age of 91.
Career statistics
| Team | Season | Connacht | All-Ireland | Total | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apps | Score | Apps | Score | Apps | Score | ||
| Mayo | 1946 | 3 | 0-07 | 0 | 0-00 | 3 | 0-07 |
| 1947 | 1 | 0-00 | 0 | 0-00 | 1 | 0-00 | |
| 1948 | 4 | 0-14 | 2 | 1-03 | 6 | 1-17 | |
| 1949 | 3 | 0-16 | 1 | 0-06 | 4 | 0-22 | |
| 1950 | 1 | 0-04 | 2 | 0-01 | 3 | 0-05 | |
| 1951 | 1 | 0-03 | 3 | 0-06 | 4 | 0-09 | |
| 1952 | 2 | 0-06 | 0 | 0-00 | 2 | 0-06 | |
| 1953 | 2 | 1-06 | 0 | 0-00 | 2 | 1-06 | |
| Total | 17 | 1-56 | 8 | 1-16 | 25 | 2-72 | |
References
- "The flying doctor was one of the greats". Mayo News. 8 November 2011. Retrieved 15 April 2012.
- "Mayo GAA profile". Hogan Stand website. Archived from the original on 2 July 2017. Retrieved 13 April 2012.
- Duffy, Emma. "Mayo 1950 and 1951 All-Ireland winner 'The Flying Doctor' has died aged 91". The42. Retrieved 10 June 2019.
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