372:. He was one of very few players in Ireland to complete this unique double of club and inter-county All-Irelands and almost did the extreme rarity of winning both competitions in the same year in 1993, but Lavey were defeated in the All-Ireland club after winning the
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with Derry in 1986, defeating Antrim and Down along the way. He scored 0-12 against Antrim in the semi-final at
Loughguile, with his brother Seamus scoring 1-03 in a 2-20 to 1-06 victory. They beat Down in the final after a reply; 3-09 to 1-02.
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Downey was part of the Derry side which won four national leagues in eight years (1992, 1995, 1996 and 2000), captaining the team in 1992 and 1996. Downey and Derry finished runners-up to
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433:. He also won Footballer of the Year at the 1993 Ulster GAA Writer's Association Awards.
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675:- Winner (12): 1985, 1986, 1988, 1990, 1991, 1992, 1994, 1995, 1997, 1999, 2001, 2002
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Note: The above lists may be incomplete. Please add any other honours you know of.
348:(1992, 1995, 1996 and 2000) medals during his inter-county career. He also played
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Rodgers, Alan (10 October 2008). "Experts say Tyrone rank among the best".
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in the late 1980s, 1990s and early 2000s, where he usually played in at
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medals he had massive success at Derry
Championship level. He won four
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449:(1984 and 1985). The school went on to be runners-up in the 1984
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Derry – 1993 All-Ireland Senior
Football Champions (1st title)
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Captain Derry
National League winning sides: 1992, 1996
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Captain Derry Ulster and All-Ireland winning side: 1993
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1014:1991 All-Ireland Senior Club Football Champions
765:"Ulster GAA Writer's Association Awards - 1993"
469:Among Downey's hurling honours was winning the
669:- Runner up: 1986?, 1988?, 1994?, 1997?, 2001?
638:Derry Senior football captain: 1991-1994, 1996
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790:"Will Derry be singing the Blues at Newry?".
537:All-Ireland Senior Club Football Championship
370:All-Ireland Senior Club Football Championship
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579:- Winner (?) – 1998, 2000 (captain), more?
429:in 1993 at centre back and was named 1993
376:for the second time. Downey also won four
20:
694:Combined Universities - Winner (1): Year?
543:Ulster Senior Club Football Championship
494:All-Ireland Senior Football Championship
374:Ulster Senior Club Football Championship
16:Irish former dual player of Gaelic games
3944:All-Ireland-winning captains (football)
709:
667:Ulster Senior Club Hurling Championship
3954:Derry inter-county Gaelic footballers
2554:Team as 2000 NFL final replay versus
399:in the 1998 National League decider.
7:
3949:Alumni of Queen's University Belfast
1777:Team as of 19 September 1993 versus
654:Ulster Under 21 Hurling Championship
629:- Nominated (runner up): 1992, more?
551:- Winner (4): 1988, 1990, 1992, 1993
502:- Winner (4): 1992, 1995, 1996, 2000
471:Ulster Under 21 Hurling Championship
309:(born 27 December 1966) is a former
3924:All Stars Awards winners (football)
518:Ulster Senior Football Championship
512:Ulster Senior Football Championship
342:Ulster Senior Football Championship
3806:Fitzgibbon Cup Team of the Century
2617:1993 All Star Gaelic Football Team
555:Derry Senior Football Championship
549:Derry Senior Football Championship
445:, for whom he won two consecutive
420:Derry Senior Hurling Championships
416:Derry Minor Football Championships
412:Derry Senior Football Championship
378:Derry Senior Football Championship
14:
1997:Team as 1994-95 NFL final versus
1445:Team as 1991-92 NFL final versus
679:Derry Senior Hurling Championship
673:Derry Senior Hurling Championship
561:Derry Minor Football Championship
382:Derry Senior Hurling Championship
95:5 ft 9 in (1.75 m)
360:Downey played club football and
741:. 27 April 1998. Archived from
3929:Texaco Footballers of the Year
2309:Team as 1996 NFL final versus
1:
3325:Texaco Footballer of the Year
892:Texaco Footballer of the Year
656:- Winner (1): 1986, 1987?????
615:Texaco Footballer of the Year
520:- Runner up: 1992, 1997, 2000
443:St Patrick's College, Maghera
431:Texaco Footballer of the Year
514:- Winner (2): 1993 (c), 1998
368:, with whom he won the 1991
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455:Queen's University Belfast
441:Downey attended school at
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2495:G. McGonigle for Gilligan
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598:- Winner (2) – 1984, 1985
344:(1993 and 1998) and four
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2362:National Football League
2054:National Football League
1834:National Football League
1227:National Football League
684:Numerous underage awards
566:Numerous underage awards
563:- Winner (2): 1983, 1984
545:- Winner (2): 1990, 1992
526:- Winner (1): 1993, 1999
506:National Football League
500:National Football League
408:Ulster Club Championship
321:at senior level for the
2498:S. McLarnon for Bradley
2198:G. McGill for S. Downey
814:29 October 2013 at the
792:The Mid-Ulster Observer
496:- Winner (1): 1993 (c)
2365:Champions (5th title)
2057:Champions (4th title)
1973:D. Bateson for Brolly
1837:Champions (3rd title)
1372:D. Bateson for McGill
1230:Champions (2nd title)
3147:Ulster GAA All-Stars
2967:Ulster GAA All-Stars
2787:Ulster GAA All-Stars
366:Erin's Own GAC Lavey
338:1993 All-Ireland SFC
27:Personal information
2192:D. Dougan for Burns
745:on 3 September 2009
592:- Winner (1): 1990?
457:, where he won the
453:final. He attended
402:In addition to his
384:medals with Lavey.
258:All-Ireland Titles
220:Inter-county titles
23:
623:- Winner (1): 1993
539:- Winner (1): 1991
340:title. He won two
317:, who played as a
174:All-Ireland titles
82:County Londonderry
42:Football Position:
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794:. 16 August 2007.
723:. pp. 20–21.
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604:- Runner up: 1984
557:- Runner up: 1998
508:- Runner up: 1998
323:Derry county team
319:Gaelic footballer
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189:Inter-county(ies)
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767:. Archived from
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404:All-Ireland Club
327:centre half back
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3356:J. McCartan Snr
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159:Ulster titles
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19:
3964:Dual players
3870:Henry Downey
3869:
3660:M. Donnellan
3644:M. O'Connell
3619:
3468:K. Heffernan
3372:M. O'Connell
3203:
3160:E. McCloskey
3144:
3094:M. McGleenan
3076:R. Gallagher
3023:
2964:
2843:
2836:R. McGarrity
2800:F. McConnell
2784:
2669:
2553:
2405:
2313:(5 May 1996)
2308:
2263:D. McNicholl
2105:
1996:
1984:Mickey Moran
1889:
1776:
1729:H. M. Tohill
1691:B. McCormick
1645:for S Downey
1634:D. McNicholl
1541:
1444:
1369:for Rafferty
1319:D. McNicholl
1272:
1176:Derry squads
1123:H. M. McGurk
1115:B. McCormack
1074:
952:
921:
890:
848:
828:Gaelic games
820:
791:
785:
775:11 September
773:. Retrieved
769:the original
759:
747:. Retrieved
743:the original
738:
729:
718:
712:
697:
590:Sigerson Cup
468:
459:Sigerson Cup
447:MacRory Cups
440:
424:
401:
394:
391:Inter-county
386:
359:
331:
315:Gaelic games
307:Henry Downey
306:
305:
233:
228:
197:
144:Derry titles
137:
132:
108:
56:Half-forward
22:Henry Downey
18:
3934:1966 births
3892:Joe Canning
3846:Ted Carroll
3740:S. Cavanagh
3692:K. McGeeney
3676:S. Moynihan
3604:C. O'Rourke
3588:T. McCarthy
3580:R. O'Malley
3572:B. Stafford
3564:P. Spillane
3500:P. Spillane
3492:J. Keaveney
3484:J. Keaveney
3476:J. O'Keeffe
3444:E. Mulligan
3404:M. McDonagh
3340:J. McKeever
3282:B. Devenney
3170:K. McKeever
3016:N. Donnelly
2990:K. McKeever
2818:T. Scullion
2734:G. Houlahan
2710:J. Kavanagh
2654:T. Scullion
2490:C. Gilligan
2444:N. McCusker
2414:K. McKeever
2231:S. McLarnon
2210:D. McCusker
2114:F. McCusker
2092:T. Scullion
2076:K. McKeever
1898:F. McCusker
1866:T. Scullion
1858:K. McKeever
1850:D. McCusker
1764:D. McKeever
1726:C. Rafferty
1707:S. Mulvenna
1526:F. McCusker
1518:T. Scullion
1510:K. McKeever
1502:D. McCusker
1404:B. Rafferty
1388:J. McErlean
1341:F. McCusker
1280:C. Rafferty
1265:T. Scullion
1251:K. McKeever
1243:D. McCusker
1147:Colm McGurk
1107:F. Rafferty
1054:B. Scullion
1046:A. Scullion
1017:(1st title)
809:QUB Profile
720:Gaelic Life
596:MacRory Cup
577:Railway Cup
418:and twelve
311:dual player
124:Club titles
46:Centre back
36:Dual player
3918:Categories
3880:Pat Henchy
3863:Jim Hurley
3841:Seán Silke
3817:Tommy Daly
3724:K. Donaghy
3716:S. O'Neill
3700:P. Canavan
3532:M. Furlong
3428:M. O'Dwyer
3420:S. O'Neill
3388:N. Tierney
3256:D. Marsden
3212:P. McFlynn
3186:M. McNeill
3145:Irish News
3102:J. Cassidy
3068:R. Carolan
3032:P. Shields
3006:G. Coleman
2965:Irish News
2896:R. Carolan
2785:Irish News
2742:E. Gormley
2726:C. Corkery
2718:C. Redmond
2702:K. O'Neill
2678:G. Coleman
2630:J. O'Leary
2541:D. Cassidy
2529:E. Coleman
2479:J. McBride
2472:E. Muldoon
2464:P. Bradley
2421:P. McFlynn
2399:D. O'Neill
2384:G. Coleman
2289:F. Kearney
2267:D. O'Neill
2253:D. Cassidy
2249:D. Bateson
2217:A.N. Other
2178:E. Gormley
2099:K. Diamond
2084:G. Coleman
1962:E. Gormley
1874:G. Coleman
1759:H. Gribben
1743:E. Coleman
1718:D. O'Neill
1683:D. Bateson
1675:K. Diamond
1595:D. Cassidy
1555:G. Coleman
1420:E. Coleman
1395:D. Cassidy
1385:K. O'Neill
1349:E. Gormley
1287:G. Coleman
1099:J. Chivers
1091:D. O'Boyle
1038:D. Doherty
931:1991–1994
865:D. J. Kane
704:References
689:Individual
609:Individual
68:1966-12-27
3764:A. Brogan
3708:C. Cooper
3636:P. Curran
3628:M. Linden
3620:H. Downey
3612:M. McHugh
3556:J. O'Shea
3548:J. O'Shea
3524:J. O'Shea
3516:J. O'Shea
3508:M. Sheehy
3460:B. Morgan
3396:M. Newell
3348:S. Murphy
3266:J. Brolly
3248:D. Dougan
3204:H. Downey
3086:J. Brolly
3060:P. Reilly
3050:D. McCabe
3042:A. Tohill
3024:H. Downey
2980:P. O'Dowd
2906:M. Linden
2888:P. Reilly
2862:A. Tohill
2844:H. Downey
2826:F. Devlin
2810:P. Devlin
2686:A. Tohill
2670:H. Downey
2662:J. McGurk
2513:A. Heaney
2509:B. Gillis
2492:for Rocks
2485:Subs used
2451:D. Dougan
2436:D. Heaney
2428:A. Tohill
2406:H. Downey
2377:M. Conlan
2293:A. McGurk
2258:C. McGurk
2224:J. McGurk
2185:Subs used
2170:S. Downey
2162:J. Brolly
2146:D. Barton
2122:A. Tohill
2106:H. Downey
1969:Subs used
1954:S. Downey
1946:J. Brolly
1930:D. Barton
1922:D. Heaney
1906:A. Tohill
1890:H. Downey
1882:J. McGurk
1722:C. McGurk
1699:R. Ferris
1626:Subs used
1619:E Gormley
1611:S. Downey
1603:J. Brolly
1587:D. Barton
1579:D. Heaney
1563:A. Tohill
1542:H. Downey
1534:J. McGurk
1400:C. McGurk
1391:R. Tracey
1382:E. Heaney
1367:J. McGurk
1361:S. Downey
1356:Subs used
1333:J. Brolly
1326:G. McGill
1311:A. Tohill
1303:D. Heaney
1273:H. Downey
1159:A. McGurk
1139:S. Downey
1075:H. Downey
1062:J. McGurk
602:Hogan Cup
451:Hogan Cup
334:captained
289:All-Stars
214:Derry (H)
210:Derry (F)
3684:P. Joyce
3668:T. Giles
3540:T. Drumm
3452:W. Bryan
3380:L. Foley
3274:T. Boyle
3222:J. Burns
3196:D. Diver
2998:C. Brady
2870:F. Logan
2646:D. Deasy
2517:E. Burns
2457:R. Rocks
2297:E. Young
2237:D. Quinn
2138:E. Burns
2069:J. Kelly
1938:E. Burns
1753:M. Moran
1732:E. Kelly
1667:D. Quinn
1659:D. Kelly
1643:É. Burns
1432:M. Moran
1408:E. Burns
1258:D. Quinn
1154:Sub used
1030:B. Regan
853:winning
812:Archived
627:All Star
621:All Star
571:Province
483:Football
427:All-star
229:Football
133:Football
3748:T. Ó Sé
3732:M. Ó Sé
3596:S. Fahy
3240:R. Carr
2922:S. Lawn
2880:C. Corr
2524:Manager
2359:– 2000
2311:Donegal
2273:Manager
2049:1995–96
1999:Donegal
1979:Manager
1829:1994–95
1755:(coach)
1738:Manager
1415:Manager
1222:1991–92
958:captain
927:captain
907:Donegal
855:captain
842:Donegal
749:6 April
643:Hurling
478:Honours
380:and 12
362:hurling
350:hurling
332:Downey
234:Hurling
138:Hurling
100:Club(s)
2579:Awards
1447:Tyrone
648:County
617:: 1993
488:County
414:, two
397:Offaly
225:
198:County
129:
92:Height
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3753:2010:
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3617:1993:
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3385:1964:
3377:1963:
3369:1962:
3361:1961:
3353:1960:
3345:1959:
3337:1958:
3143:1998
2963:1997
2783:1995
2556:Meath
2356:Derry
2043:Derry
1823:Derry
1216:Derry
1008:Lavey
962:1996
954:Derry
923:Derry
896:1993
859:1993
364:with
194:Years
118:Lavey
105:Years
78:Lavey
32:Sport
1779:Cork
884:Down
869:Down
777:2007
751:2008
661:Club
531:Club
109:Club
62:Born
313:of
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1951:14
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1935:12
1927:11
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