Paul Murphy (Derry Gaelic footballer)
Derry Gaelic footballer
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Paul Murphy (born 20 September 1979)[1] is a Gaelic footballer who plays for the Derry county team, with whom he has won one/two? National League titles.
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| Born | 20 September 1979 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Occupation | Engineer[1] | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 5 ft 11 in (180 cm) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Sport | Gaelic football | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Position | Half forward | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Murphy plays his club football for St Canice's Dungiven and has won a Derry Senior Football Championship and Ulster Senior Club Football Championship with the club. He usually plays in the half forward line for Derry and midfield for Dungiven.
Playing career
Inter-county
Murphy made his Derry debut in 1998.[1] He was called up to the team again during the 2000/2001 National Football League.[2]
He was part of the Derry team that won the 2008 National League where Derry beat Kerry in the final.[3][4]
Club
Murphy and Dungiven won the Derry Senior Football Championship in 1997 and the club also went on to win that year's Ulster Senior Club Football Championship.[1] They were defeated by Corofin of Galway in the All-Ireland Club Championship semi-final the following February.[citation needed]
Honours
Inter-county
- National Football League:
- Winner (at least 1): 2008
- Dr McKenna Cup:
- Runner up: 2005,[5] 2008, more?
Club
- Ulster Senior Club Football Championship:
- Winner: 1997
- Derry Senior Football Championship:
- Winner (1): 1997
- Derry Senior Football League:
- Winner (1): 2003
Note: The above lists may be incomplete. Please add any other honours you know of.
