John Deighan (born 19 December 1982)[1] is a Gaelic footballer who plays for the Derry county team, with whom he has won a National League title. He plays his club football for Limavady Wolfhounds GAC. He plays as goalkeeper for Derry.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Sport | Gaelic football | ||
| Position | Goalkeeper | ||
| Born |
19 December 1982 Limavady, County Londonderry, Northern Ireland | ||
| Height | 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) | ||
| Nickname | Diggsy | ||
| Occupation | Chartered Accountant[1] | ||
| Club(s) | |||
| Years | Club | ||
?–present | Limavady | ||
| Inter-county(ies)* | |||
| Years | County | Apps (scores) | |
2008–present | Derry | 2 (0–00) | |
| Inter-county titles | |||
| NFL | 1 | ||
| *Inter County team apps and scores correct as of 02:58, 18 January 2009 (UTC). | |||
Playing career
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Inter-county
editDeighan was called up to the Derry Senior panel in 2008. He helped Derry reach the 2008 Dr McKenna Cup final, where they were defeated by Down.[2] He was part of the Derry panel that won that year's National League where Derry beat Kerry in the final.[3] The league success saw Derry become favourites to win the Ulster Championship[4] and one of the top few for the All-Ireland. However, despite a good opening victory over Donegal,[5] Derry exited the Ulster Championship against Fermanagh at the semi-final stage[6] and were defeated by Monaghan in the first round of the Qualifiers.[7] The Donegal match saw Deighan make his Championship debut. He missed the Fermanagh game through injury, but returned for the Monaghan match.[citation needed]
Championship matches' details
edit| # | Date | Competition | Venue | Opponent | Result[A] | Score | Match report |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1 June 2008 | Ulster SFC QF | MacCumhaill Park, Ballybofey | Donegal | 1-14 : 1-12 | 0-00 | RTÉ, BBC, Derry GAA |
| 2 | 19 July 2008 | Qualifiers Round 2 | St Tiernach's Park, Clones | Monaghan | 1-12 : 1-13 | 0-00 | RTÉ[permanent dead link], BBC, Derry GAA |
- A. ^ Result column lists Derry's score first
- Statistics accurate as of 17 January 2009
Limavady Wolfounds G.A.C.
Honours
editInter-county
edit- National Football League:
- Winner (1): 2008
- Dr McKenna Cup:
- Runner up: 2008
Note: The above lists may be incomplete. Please add any other honours you know of.
References
edit- ^ a b "Derry player profiles 2008". Official Derry GAA website. 2008. Retrieved 18 January 2009.
- ^ "Down secure McKenna Cup". BreakingNews.ie. 17 January 2008. Archived from the original on 14 June 2011. Retrieved 1 April 2008.
- ^ "Derry 2-13 Kerry 2-09 2008 National League Final report - Derry GAA website". Derry GAA website. Retrieved 27 April 2008.
- ^ "Monaghan 1-13 1-12 Derry - Match report (BBC)". BBC Sport Online. 19 July 2008. Retrieved 7 October 2008.
- ^ "Donegal 1-12 Derry 1-14 - Match report". RTÉ. 1 June 2008. Archived from the original on 12 September 2012. Retrieved 2 September 2008.
- ^ "Fermanagh 1-11 Derry 1-09 - Match report". RTÉ. 21 June 2008. Archived from the original on 1 September 2009. Retrieved 2 September 2008.
- ^ "Monaghan 1-13 Derry 1-12 - Match report (RTÉ)". RTÉ. 19 July 2008. Retrieved 2 September 2008.[permanent dead link]