Seamus Downey is a former
Gaelic football
Gaelic football ( ga, Peil Ghaelach; short name '), commonly known as simply Gaelic, GAA or Football is an Irish team sport. It is played between two teams of 15 players on a rectangular grass pitch. The objective of the sport is to score by kic ...
er who played for the
Lavey club and the
Derry county team in the 1980s, 1990s and 2000. He retired from inter-county football in 2000.
Downey was part of Derry's
1993 All-Ireland Championship winning side where he scored a goal in the
final
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*Final (competition), the last or championship round of a sporting competition, match, game, or other contest which decides a winner for an event
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against
Cork
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Materials
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***Wine cork
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. His brother
Henry captained the winning Derry team in the final.
Honours
Club:
1 All-Ireland club championship 1991
County
* 3
Ulster Senior Football Championship
The Ulster Senior Football Championship is an inter-county competition for Gaelic football teams in the province of Ulster. It is organised by the Ulster Council of the Gaelic Athletic Association (GAA) and begins in early May. The final is usu ...
1987 1993 1998
* 3
National Football League Division 1 1992 1995 1996
* 1
All-Ireland Senior Football Championship 1993
References
Derry inter-county Gaelic footballers
Living people
Winners of one All-Ireland medal (Gaelic football)
Year of birth missing (living people)
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