Patsy Bradley is a

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er who plays for the Robert Emmet's Slaughtneil club and the Derry county team. He has won a

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title with his county and the

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with his club. For both club and county Bradley usually plays in

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Playing career

Inter-county

Bradley was part of the Derry

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side that won the 2002 Ulster Minor and All-Ireland Minor Championships. He was a member of the Derry

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team that finished runners-up in the 2004 Ulster Under 21 Championship. He was part of the Derry

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that won the 2008 National League where Derry beat

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in the final.

Club

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Bradley was part of the first Slaughtneil side to win the

, defeating

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in the final. Slaughtneil reached the final again in

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, but were beaten by

Ballinderry Shamrocks Ballinderry Shamrocks GAC ( ga, Baile an Doire na Seamróga CLG) is a Gaelic Athletic Association club based in Ballinderry, County Londonderry, Northern Ireland. The club is a member of the Derry GAA and cater for gaelic football and camogie. ...

. In 2014 Bradley was part of the Slaughtneil side who won both the Derry Senior Football Championship and the

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. He helped Slaughtneil repeat this achievement again in 2016 in a tight contest against Kilcoo from Down.

Honours

;Derry *

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(1):

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(1): 2002 *

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(1): 2002 ;Slaughtneil *

(2): 2014, 2016 *

(3): 2004, 2014, 2016

References

External links

Player profiles on Derry GAA website
1984 births Living people Derry inter-county Gaelic footballers Slaughtneil Gaelic footballers {{Derry-gaelic-football-bio-stub