Brendan McVeigh
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Sport | Gaelic Football | ||
| Position | Goalkeeper | ||
| Born |
1981 (age 42–43) Down, Northern Ireland | ||
| Height | 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) | ||
| Club(s) | |||
| Years | Club | ||
2000- | An Ríocht | ||
| Inter-county(ies) | |||
| Years | County | ||
2003- | Down | ||
| Inter-county titles | |||
| All Stars | 1 | ||
Brendan McVeigh is a Gaelic football player from County Down, Northern Ireland. He plays for the Down senior inter county football team and for his club An Ríocht as a goalkeeper. McVeigh made his first start in 2005 against Tyrone he also played Midfield in the 2005 Championship, scoring a point.
He played in the 2010 All-Ireland Football Final in which Down were defeated 0-15 to 0-16 by Cork.[1]
In October 2010, McVeigh was named as the goalkeeper in the 2010 All Star football team for his performances for Down during the 2010 season; it was his first All Star Award.[2][3] In November 2010, McVeigh was also named in the 2010 GPA Gaelic Football Team of the Year.[4]
Honours
[edit]- Winner
- 1 All Stars Award (2010)
- 1 Irish News Ulster All Star (2010)
- 1 Dr. McKenna Cup (2008)
- 1 Railway Cup (2012)
- 1 Down ACFL League Division 1 (2007)
- 2 Down ACFL Division 2s (2006, 2009)
- Runner-up
- 1 All-Ireland Senior Football Championship (2010)
- 2 Ulster Senior Football Championships (2003, 2010)
- 2 National Football League Division 2s (2004, 2010)
- 1 National Football League Division 3 (2009)
References
[edit]- ^ "All-Ireland SFC Final: Cork 0-16 0-15 Down". BBC Sport. 19 September 2010. Retrieved 27 October 2010.
- ^ "'Strange' All Stars snub for Rebels". Irish Independent. 14 October 2010. Retrieved 19 October 2010.
- ^ "Four Down players are among the 2010 GAA All Stars". BBC Sport. 14 October 2010. Retrieved 27 October 2010.
- ^ "Cork & Down dominate GPA selection". RTÉ Sport. 4 November 2010. Archived from the original on 7 November 2010. Retrieved 10 November 2010.