Mark Lynch (Gaelic footballer)
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| Mark Lynch | ||
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| Personal information | ||
| Sport | Gaelic football | |
| Irish Name | Marcas Ó Loingsigh | |
| Place of birth | County Londonderry , Northern Ireland |
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| Height | 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) | |
| Occupation | Student | |
| Club information | ||
| Club | Banagher | |
| Position | Full forward | |
| Club(s)* | ||
| Club | Years | Apps (scores) |
| Banagher | ?-Present | ? |
| Inter-County | ||
| County | Derry | |
| Position | Forward | |
| Inter-County(ies)** | ||
| County | Years | Apps (scores) |
| Derry | ? - Present | ? |
| NFL | 1 | |
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* club appearances and scores |
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Mark Lynch (Irish: Marcas Ó Loingsigh) is an Irish Gaelic footballer who plays for Derry, with whom he has won the National League. He plays his club football for St. Mary's Banagher. Lynch also plays hurling for Banagher.
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[edit] Football career
[edit] Inter-county
Lynch was part of the Derry Minor side that won the 2002 Ulster Minor Championship and All-Ireland Minor Championship.[1] He was a member of the Derry Under-21 team that finished runners-up to Tyrone in the 2006 Ulster Under-21 Football Championship.[2]
He had instumental in the 2008 National League, which Derry won, defeating Kerry in the final.[3][4]
[edit] School/college
Lynch was part of St. Pat's Maghera's 2003 MacRory Cup and Hogan Cup winning team. He won an (two?) Ulster Colleges Football All-Star with the school. In 2007 he was part of the Jordanstown side that finished runners-up to Queens University Belfast in the Sigerson Cup. Jordanstown went one step further in 2008 and won the competition, with Lynch scoring 0-06 in the final against the Garda College.[5] He was vice-captain and stood in as captain in the early stages of the competition when captain Peter Donnelly was injured with a broken arm.
[edit] Hurling career
[edit] Inter-county
Lynch was part of the Derry Minor hurling team that lost out to Antrim in the 2003 Ulster Minor Hurling Championship final.[6]
[edit] School/college
Lynch won one/two? Mageenan Cups with St. Pat's Maghera. He was also awarded an (two?) Ulster Colleges Hurling All-Star.
[edit] Honours
[edit] Country
- U-17 International Rules Series - Winner (1): Year?
[edit] County
- National Football League - Winner (1): 2008
- Dr. McKenna Cup - Runner up: 2008, more?
- All-Ireland Minor Football Championship - Winner (1): 2002
- Ulster Minor Football Championship - Winner (1): 2002
- Ulster Minor Hurling Championship - Runner up: 2002?, 2003
- Ulster Under-21 Football Championship - Runner up: 2004?, 2006
[edit] Club
- Derry Minor Hurling Championship - Winner (1?): Year?
- Derry U-16 Hurling Championship - Winner (1?): Year?
- Numerous underage awards
[edit] College
- MacRory Cup - Winner (1): Year?
- Hogan Cup - Winner (1): Year?
- Mageenan Cup (hurling) - Winner (2): Year?, 2004
- Sigerson Cup - Runner up: 2007
[edit] Individual
- Captain of U-17 International Rules winning side: Year?
- Datapac Combined Universities - Winner (1): 2005
- Ulster Colleges Football All-Star - Winner (1?): 2004
- Ulster Colleges Hurling All-Star - Winner (1?): 2004
Note: The above lists may be incomplete. Please add any other honours you know of.
[edit] External links
[edit] References
- ^ Derry Football Roll Of Honour. Official Derry GAA website. Retrieved on 2008-03-31.
- ^ Murtagh replaces injured Coulter. BBC. Retrieved on 2008-04-01.
- ^ Derry 2-13 Kerry 2-09 2008 National League Final report. BBC. Retrieved on 2008-04-27.
- ^ Derry 2-13 Kerry 2-09 2008 National League Final report - Derry GAA website. Derry GAA website. Retrieved on 2008-04-27.
- ^ UUJ 1-16 1-14 Garda College Match report (BBC). Retrieved on 2008-04-26.
- ^ Antrim outclass Derry. BBC. Retrieved on 2008-04-01.
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