Damian Barton

Damian Barton

Personal information
Sport	Gaelic football
Position	Half forward
Born	19 May 1962 (1962-05-19) (age 49) County Londonderry, Northern Ireland
Height	6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)
Occupation	Teacher
Club(s)
Years	Club	Apps (scores)
?-?	Newbridge	?
Club Titles
Derry titles	1
Inter-county(ies)
Years	County	Apps (scores)
1981-?	Derry	?
Inter-county titles
Ulster titles	2
All Irelands	1
NFL	2/3?

Damian Barton (born 19 May 1962) is a former Irish Gaelic footballer who played for Derry in the 1980s and 1990s. He part of Derry's 1993 All-Ireland Championship winning side, also winning Ulster Senior Football Championships in 1987 and 1993. He usually played in the half-forward line. Barton played club football with Seán O'Leary's GAC Newbridge, where he won a Derry Senior Football Championship in 1989. He also writes for The Irish News.

Football career

Inter-county career

Barton captained Derry to Ulster Minor and Ulster Under-21 Football Championship successes. Both team went onto be runner-ups in the All-Ireland Minor and All-Ireland Under-21 Championships.^[1]

Barton made his Senior Championship debut in 1981 against Down.^[1] He won an Ulster Senior Championship medal with Derry in 1987. Barton added a second Ulster Senior Championship medal in 1993, before going on to win the 1993 All-Ireland Championship after a semi-final victory over Dublin and final defeat of Cork.

Club career

Barton was part of Newbridge's 1989 Derry Senior Football Championship winning side.

Management career

Barton has managed a number of club sides since his retirement from football, including Ballinderry in the late 1990s and An Lúb in 2007. Ballinderry were runners-up in two consecutive Derry Championships while Barton was manager. He was named manager of the UUJ in November 2001.^[2] He has also managed Tyrone side Donaghmore.^[3] In late 2005 he applied for the position of Derry manager, but the County Board opted for Paddy Crozier instead.^[4] He managed Down side Burren in 2008. Barton will manage Robert Emmet's Slaughtneil in 2010.^[5]

References

1. ^ ^{a b} "Derry Pen Pics". 1994 Ulster Championship Quarter Final Programme. 29 May 1994. 
2. ^ "Allstars left out of Railway Cup". BBC. 2001-11-06. http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/northern_ireland/1640591.stm. Retrieved 2008-03-24. 
3. ^ "McCloy in big drive to land a new boss". The Belfast Telegraph. 2005-10-05. http://www.belfasttelegraph.co.uk/imported/article955807.ece. Retrieved 2008-04-04. ^{[dead link]}
4. ^ Campbell, John (2005-10-06). "Crozier is new Derry manager". The Belfast Telegraph. http://www.belfasttelegraph.co.uk/imported/article979283.ece. Retrieved 2008-04-04. ^{[dead link]}
5. ^ "Paddy Crozier replaces McElhom as Omagh St Enda's boss". BBC Sport Online. 23 December 2009. http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/northern_ireland/gaelic_games/8427816.stm. Retrieved 26 December 2009. 

External links

• Official Derry GAA website

Persondata
Name	Barton, Damian
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Date of birth	1962-05-19
Place of birth	County Londonderry
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