Ted Downey
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Midleton, County Cork, Ireland
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Irish name | Tadhg Ó Dúnaigh | ||
| Sport | Gaelic Football | ||
| Position | Forward | ||
| Born |
15 February 1874 Midleton, County Cork, Ireland | ||
| Died |
24 September 1942 (aged 68) Kilmainham, Dublin, Ireland | ||
| Nickname | Ted | ||
| Occupation | Floorwalker | ||
| Club(s) | |||
| Years | Club | ||
|
Midleton Young Irelands Kickhams | |||
| Club titles | |||
| Cork titles | 1 | ||
| Inter-county(ies) | |||
| Years | County | ||
1892 1897 |
Cork Dublin | ||
| Inter-county titles | |||
| Munster titles | 0 | ||
| Leinster titles | 1 | ||
| All-Irelands | 2 | ||
Timothy Downey (15 February 1874 – 24 September 1942) was an Irish Gaelic footballer who played as a forward for club sides Midleton, Young Irelands and Kickhams and was a member of the Cork and Dublin senior football teams throughout the 1890s.
Born near Midleton, County Cork, Downey showed much promise as a Gaelic footballer in his youth and was selected, at the age of 16, to play for Midleton's first team in the 1890 County Championship.[1] It was a successful campaign which yielded his first winners' medal. Downey subsequently lined out in the 1890 All-Ireland final which saw Cork claim the title after a 2–04 to 0–01 defeat of Wexford.[2] A move to Dublin saw him join up with the Young Irelands and, in 1896, he claimed County Championship honours. Downey claimed a second successive Dublin County Championship title in 1897, however, this time it was with the Kickhams club. He ended the season by winning a second ALl-Ireland medal after Dubin's 2–06 to 0–02 defeat of Cork.[citation needed]