John McDermott is a former

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er who played for the Meath county team. He had much success playing inter-county football in the 1990s on the Meath teams managed by

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. For Meath he played in the midfield position.

Playing career

Club

McDermott played club football first for Curraha and later

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Inter-county

McDermott was on the Meath panel that reached the 1991 All-Ireland Senior Football Championship Final. He had to be taken off injured in Meath's surprising first round loss to

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in 1992. Then he was wild lucky not to be sent off in the

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. During his playing career he won two

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medals (1996, 1999), as well as three

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medals and one

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medal. He also won 2 All Star awards. He retired after the 2000 season but returned for the All-Ireland series of the 2001 season.

International rules

As well as playing for Meath, McDermott played in some of the Test matches against

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in some of the

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. He was made the captain of the Irish team in 1998 and 1999.

References

External links

Official Meath Website
{{DEFAULTSORT:McDermott, John Year of birth missing (living people) Living people Irish international rules football players Meath inter-county Gaelic footballers Skryne Gaelic footballers Winners of two All-Ireland medals (Gaelic football)