- Mark Lynch (Gaelic footballer)
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Mark Lynch Personal information Irish name Marcas Ó Loingsigh Sport Dual player Football Position: Half forward Hurling Position: N/A Born February 20, 1986
Banagher, County Londonderry, Northern IrelandHeight 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) Occupation Student[1] Club(s) Years Club ?-Present Banagher Club Titles Football Hurling Derry titles ? Inter-county(ies) Years County 2004[1]-Present Derry (F) Inter-county titles Football Hurling Ulster Titles - N/A All-Ireland Titles - N/A League titles 1 N/A Mark Lynch (Irish: Marcas Ó Loingsigh; born 20 February 1986[1]) is an Irish Gaelic footballer who plays for Derry, with whom he has won a National League title. He plays his club football and hurling for St. Mary's Banagher.
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Football career
Inter-county
Lynch was called up to the Derry Minor team in 2002 and made his debut against Antrim[2] while only 16. Derry Minors won that year's Ulster Minor Championship and All-Ireland Minor Championship.[3] He was a member of the Derry Under-21 team that finished runners-up in both the 2004[4] and 2006[5][6] 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.[7][8] Lynch underwent a shoulder operation in November 2008 and isn't expected to return to action until March 2009.[9]
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.[1] 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 Queens University Belfast in the Sigerson Cup final.[10] Jordanstown went one step further in 2008 and won the competition, with Lynch scoring 0-06 in the final against the Garda College.[11] 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.[1]
Hurling career
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.[12]
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 (0/1)??:
- Derry Minor Hurling Championship:
- Winner (1?): Year?
- Derry Under 16 Hurling Championship:
- Winner (1?): Year?
- Derry Under 16 Football Championship:
- Winner (1): 2002 (as captain)[13]
- 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,[1] more?
- Ulster Colleges Hurling All-Star - Winner (at least 1): 2004,[1] more?
Note: The above lists may be incomplete. Please add any other honours you know of.
References
- ^ a b c d e f g "Derry player profiles 2008". Official Derry GAA website. Early 2008. http://www.derrygaa.ie/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=666&Itemid=184. Retrieved 11 January 2009.
- ^ "Interview with Mark Lynch". Hogan Stand. December 2003. http://www.hoganstand.com/Derry/ArticleForm.aspx?ID=6411. Retrieved 11 January 2008.
- ^ "Derry Football Roll Of Honour". Official Derry GAA website. http://www.derrygaa.ie/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=73&Itemid=122. Retrieved 31 March 2008.
- ^ "Hogan Stand results - April 2004". Hogan Stand. Lynn Publications. http://www.hoganstand.com/general/results/2004/april.aspx. Retrieved 11 January 2009.
- ^ "Murtagh replaces injured Coulter". BBC Sport Online. 24 March 2006. http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/northern_ireland/gaelic_games/4840532.stm. Retrieved 1 April 2008.
- ^ "Hogan Stand results - April 2006". Hogan Stand. Lynn Publications. http://www.hoganstand.com/general/results/2006/april.aspx. Retrieved 3 August 2009.
- ^ "Derry 2-13 Kerry 2-09 2008 National League Final report". RTÉ. http://www.rte.ie/sport/gaa/2008/0427/derrykerry.html. Retrieved 27 April 2008.
- ^ "Derry 2-13 Kerry 2-09 2008 National League Final report - Derry GAA website". Derry GAA website. http://www.derrygaa.ie/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=630&Itemid=56. Retrieved 27 April 2008.
- ^ Heaney, Paddy (16 October 2008). "Bradley deserves a break from the game: Cassidy". The Irish News: p. 60. http://www.irishnews.com/appnews/597/5776/2008/10/16/600339_360406913922Bradleyde.html. Retrieved 11 November 2008.
- ^ "Queen's Uni. 0-15 0-14 UUJ - Match report". BBC Sport Online. 3 March 2007. http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/northern_ireland/gaelic_games/6416087.stm. Retrieved 23 September 2008.
- ^ "UUJ 1-16 1-14 Garda College Match report". BBC Sport Online. 22 April 2008. http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/northern_ireland/7361815.stm. Retrieved 26 April 2008.
- ^ "Antrim outclass Derry". BBC Sport Online. 14 June 2003. http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/northern_ireland/gaelic_games/2990922.stm. Retrieved 1 April 2008.
- ^ "Super Shamrocks the kings of Derry". 30 November 2002. http://www.belfasttelegraph.co.uk/imported/gaa-super-shamrocks-the-kings-of-derry-13527822.html. Retrieved 19 September 2008.
External links
- Interview with Hoganstand magazine (December 2003)
- Player profiles on Official Derry GAA website
- St. Mary's GAC Banagher website
- Official Derry GAA website
Derry Senior Football Team 1 B. Gillis • 2 K. McGuckin • 3 K. McCloy • 4 G. O'Kane • 21 C. McKaigue • 6 B. McGoldrick • 7 S.L. McGoldrick • 8 F. Doherty (c.) • 9 J. Diver • 10 B. McGuigan • 11 P. Murphy • 12 E. Lynn • 13 E. Bradley • 14 Paddy Bradley • 15 J. Kielt
Subs used: 27 M. Lynch for P. Murphy • 23 B. Mullan for E. Lynn
Subs not used: 5 P. Cartin • 16 J. Deighan • 17 D. McBride • 18 J. Keenan • 19 S.M. Lockhart • 20 B. Óg McAlary • 22 J. Conway • 24 G. McShane • 25 P. Young • 26 S. Bradley • 28 E. Brown • 29 D. Mulholland • 30 C. O'Boyle • Patsy Bradley (inj.) • S. McGuckin • N. McCusker (vice-c.) (inj.) • C. McWilliams • E. Muldoon (inj.)Manager: D. Cassidy
Backroom team: • K. Madden • M. O'Connell • • B. McRory(Team as 2009 Ulster Championship quarter-final versus Monaghan (24 May 2009))
Derry - All-Ireland Minor Football Champions 2002 1 E. McNicholl • 2 M. McGoldrick • 3 G. O'Kane (c.) • 4 J. Keenan • 5 C. McCallon • 6 M. Lynch • 7 P. O'Hea • 8 P. Bradley • 9 R. Convery • 10 B. McGoldrick • 11 C. O'Kane • 12 C. Moran • 13 J. Bateson • 14 P. Young • 15 C. Mullan
Subs: M. Dunne • R. Murray • N. Mullan • S. Crozier • S. Mullan • M. Ceary • J. McCullagh • A. Cassidy • M. O'BrienManager: C. Brown
Backroom team: • P. Crozier • Others?(Team as 2002 All-Ireland Minor Championship final versus Meath (September 2002))
Note: This is not a complete list of the entire panel. If you know of any other panel members, please add.Derry - National Football League winners 2008 (6th title) 1 B. Gillis | 2 K. McGuckin | 23 N. McCusker | 4 F. McEldowney | 5 L. Hinphey | 6 G. O'Kane | 7 M. McIver | 8 F. Doherty | 9 J. Diver | 10 M. Lynch | 11 B. McGoldrick | 12 E. Muldoon | 13 C. Gilligan | 14 Paddy Bradley | 15 E. Bradley
Subs used: 21 S.M. Lockhart for F. McEldowney | 26 Paul Murphy for E. Bradley | 3 K. McCloy (capt.) for L. Hinphey | 20 J. Keenan for M. McIver | 25 C. Mullan for C. Gilligan
Subs not used: 16 J. Deighan | 17 Patsy Bradley | 18 P. Cartin | 19 R. Dillon | 22 M. McBride | 24 R. McElhone | 27 P. O'Hea | 28 C. O'Kane | 29 R. Wilkinson | • J. Conway | • C. Devlin | • M. Friel | • E. Lynn | • S.L. McGoldrick | • E. O'KaneManager: P. Crozier
Backroom team: • Peter Doherty | • Martin Heaney | • Bernie Henry | • John McCloskey(Team as 2008 NFL final versus Kerry (27 April 2008))
Derry - National Football League runners-up 2009 1 B. Gillis • 2 K. McGuckin • 3 K. McCloy • 4 G. O'Kane • 19 C. McKaigue • 18 B. McGuigan • 7 S.L. McGoldrick • 8 F. Doherty (c.) • 9 J. Diver • 10 E. Lynn • 11 P. Murphy • 12 B. Mullan • 13 E. Bradley • 14 Paddy Bradley • 15 M. Lynch
Subs used: 22 J. Kielt for Paddy Bradley • 14 Paddy Bradley for B. Mullan • 25 D. McBride for G. O'Kane • 24 S. Bradley for P. Murphy • 27 R. Dillon for D. McBride
Subs not used: 16 S. McGuckin • 17 B. Óg McAlary • 20 E. Muldoon • 21 J. Conway • 23 P. Young • 26 J. Keenan • Patsy Bradley • Paul Bradley • E. Brown • P. Cartin • J. Deighan • C. Devlin • S.M. Lockhart • N. McCusker (vice-c.) • B. McGoldrick • J. O'KaneManager: D. Cassidy
Backroom team: • K. Madden • M. O'Connell • • B. McRoryCategories:- Derry Gaelic footballers
- Derry hurlers
- Banagher Gaelic footballers
- Banagher hurlers
- 1986 births
- Living people
- Under 17 International Rules Series:
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