Des McAuley

McAuley played Gaelic football at all levels as a student at Schull Community College. He earned selection to the Cork vocational schools' team and won All-Ireland Vocational School's SFC medal after a 0-13 to 0-07 win over Donegal in 1994.^[2] McAuley later studied at University College Cork and lined out in the Sigerson Cup.^[3]

At club level, McAuley began his career at juvenile and underage levels with Bantry Blues. He won back-to-back Cork U21AFC medals while simultaneously progressing to adult level. McAuley was still eligible for the minor grade when he won a Cork IFC medal in 1993 after a 0-12 to 0-10 win over Ballincollig in the final.^[4] He later won Cork SFC medals in 1995 and 1998.^[5][6]

At inter-county level, McAuley first appeared for Cork as a member of the minor team that won the All-Ireland MFC title in 1993, after a 2-07 to 0-09 win over Meath in the final.^[7] He later spent two seasons with the under-21 team but ended his tenure in that grade without silverware.^[8] McAuley also lined out in the League of Ireland with Cobh Ramblers.^[9]

McAuley was drafted onto the senior team during the 1998–99 National Football League and captained the team during several games. He ended the campaign with a winners' medal after a defeat of Dublin in the league final.^[10] McAuley was later third-choice goalkeeper behind Kevin O'Dwyer and Alan Quirke, and was a member of the extended panel for Cork's defeat by Meath in the 1999 All-Ireland final.^[11][12][13]

Schull Community College

• All-Ireland Vocational Schools Senior Football Championship: 1994

Bantry Blues

• Cork Senior Football Championship: 1995, 1998
• Cork Intermediate Football Championship: 1993
• Cork Under-21 A Football Championship: 1993, 1994

Cork

• Munster Senior Football Championship: 1999
• National Football League: 1998–99
• All-Ireland Minor Football Championship: 1993
• Munster Minor Football Championship: 1993