Enda Gormley (born 8 March 1966) is a Gaelic footballer who played for the Derry county team in the 1980s, 1990s and early 2000s. He played club football with Maghera club Glen, and currently[when?] plays with Belfast club Bredagh.[1]
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Sport | Gaelic football | ||
| Position | Forward | ||
| Born |
8 March 1966 County Londonderry, Northern Ireland | ||
| Height | 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) | ||
| Occupation | Businessman | ||
| Club(s) | |||
| Years | Club | ||
|
Glen Bredagh | |||
| Inter-county(ies) | |||
| Years | County | ||
1985–2000 | Derry | ||
| Inter-county titles | |||
| Ulster titles | 3 | ||
| All-Irelands | 1 | ||
| NFL | 3 | ||
| All Stars | 2 | ||
Gormley was part of Derry's 1993 All-Ireland Championship winning side and is one of the county's highest ever scorers. Enda Gormley is one of only six Derry players who have won two All Stars. He was named at Left corner forward on the 1992 and 1993 All Star teams.[2] He is an expert free-taker.[3]
Gormley has had to overcome two serious knee injuries in his career.[4] He developed cruciate ligament trouble after suffering an injury against Fermanagh in 1989 and had blood poisoning in his leg in late 1991.
Personal life
editEnda Gormley was born in Maghera, County Londonderry, Northern Ireland, and is one of four sons born to Joe and Bridie Gormley. His father Joe was part of the Desertmartin side which won the 1953 Derry Senior Football Championship,[5] the club's first and so far only Derry Senior Championship title. Enda attended school at St Patricks College, Maghera, before going onto college at University of Ulster at Jordanstown (UUJ). He commentates on football matches for BBC.[1][failed verification]
School and college football
editWhile at school St Pat's, Maghera, Gormely won a MacRory Cup medal.[4] He was also on two Sigerson Cup winning sides (1986 and 1987) with Jordanstown and two victorious Ryan Cup teams (1987 and 1988).[4] He was also top scorer in 1986 and 1987 Sigerson finals with 0-05 and 0-03 respectively.[6]
Inter-county career
editGormley first made his inter-county mark as a member of the Derry minor team that claimed the 1984 Ulster Minor Championship.[4]
He made his Derry senior debut in 1985 against Antrim in the National Football League.[4] Having won Ulster Football Championships in 1987, and 1993, he went on to play left corner forward on Derry's 1993 All-Ireland winning team, which beat Cork in the final.[citation needed]
He won three National Football League medals with Derry in 1992, 1995, 1996. He started left corner forward on all three of those sides.[7]
Gormley also won Interprovincial Championship/Railway Cup medals with Ulster. He was top scorer in the Ulster Championship in 1987 with a total score of 0–20 and again in 1992 with 0–25.[8] He won a third Ulster medal in 1998.[9]
He stills plays on occasion for the Derry Over 40 team.[10]
Club career
editGormley was part of Glen's 1983 Derry Intermediate Football Championship winning team.[11][12] He also won a Derry Senior League medal with the club in 1987.[11] He won a Derry Junior Football Championships in 2005 with Glen Thirds.
Gormley was in the United States for a short period the 1980s and while there played with St. Columbkille's GFC, Boston. He along with fellow Glen man Damien McCusker helped the club win a Boston Senior Football Championship in 1986.[13] Recently he moved club to Bredagh, as he lives in Belfast. As a 42-year-old, 23 years after first playing senior football for Derry, he is still playing.[citation needed]
Gormley is known for being a committed clubman and even travels from his home in Belfast to help train the Glen Under-14 team.[14]
Honours
editCounty
edit- 3 Ulster Senior Football Championship 1987 1993 1998
- 3 National Football League Division 1 1992 1995 1996
- 1 All-Ireland Senior Football Championship 1993
- 1 Ulster Minor Football Championship 1984
Awards
edit- 2 GAA GPA All Stars Awards 1992 1993
School/College
edit- 2 Sigerson Cup 1986 1987
- 2 Ryan Cup 1987 1988
- 2 MacRory Cup 1983 1984
Club
edit- Derry Senior Football League – Winner (1): 1987
- Derry Intermediate Football Championship – Winner (1): 1983
- Derry Junior Football Championship – Winner (2): 2004, 2005
- Down Junior Football Championship – Winner (1) 2006
- Boston Senior Football Championship – Winner (1): 1986
References
edit- ^ a b "BBC GAA team". BBC Online. Retrieved 18 May 2008.
- ^ "GAA All Stars Down Through The Years". Archived from the original on 11 August 2007. Retrieved 23 August 2007.
- ^ "No great secret to the art of taking frees". Gaelic Life. 4 July 2008. p. 12.
- ^ a b c d e "Derry Destroyer – Enda Gormley is gunning for Tyrone". Retrieved 23 August 2007.
- ^ "GAA immortals – Patsy Breen". Hogan Stand. August 1993. Retrieved 15 September 2009.
- ^ "Sigerson Cup Roll of Honour – Top Scorers". Archived from the original on 24 August 2007. Retrieved 8 January 2008.
- ^ "Football Roll Of Honour". Retrieved 23 August 2007.
- ^ "Ulster's hot-shots". BBC News. 12 June 2007. Retrieved 23 August 2007.
- ^ "Derry grab spoils in dire tie". Irish Examiner. 20 July 1998. Archived from the original on 9 March 2008. Retrieved 9 September 2008.
- ^ "Pearses Defeat Derry!!". Archived from the original on 31 July 2007. Retrieved 9 September 2007.
- ^ a b "A history of the Watty Graham Club by Eamonn Higgins". Official Glen GAC website. Retrieved 23 September 2008.
- ^ "Picture of 1983 Derry Intermediate Championship winning panel". Official Glen GAC website. Archived from the original on 29 September 2011. Retrieved 23 September 2008.
- ^ "A Brief History of "The Killes"". Archived from the original on 8 July 2007. Retrieved 21 January 2008.
- ^ Shannon, Kieran (2 June 2008). "Local rivalry that led to greatness". Sunday Tribune. Archived from the original on 4 March 2016. Retrieved 2 June 2008.