John Deighan (born 19 December 1982)[1] is a Gaelic footballer who plays for the Derry county team, with whom he has won a National League title. He plays his club football for Limavady Wolfhounds GAC. He plays as goalkeeper for Derry.
Personal information | |||
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Sport | Gaelic football | ||
Position | Goalkeeper | ||
Born |
(1982-12-19) 19 December 1982 (age 39) Limavady, County Londonderry, Northern Ireland | ||
Height | 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) | ||
Nickname | Diggsy | ||
Occupation | Chartered Accountant[1] | ||
Club(s) | |||
Years | Club | ||
?–present | Limavady | ||
Inter-county(ies)* | |||
Years | County | Apps (scores) | |
2008–present | Derry | 2 (0–00) | |
Inter-county titles | |||
NFL | 1 | ||
*Inter County team apps and scores correct as of 02:58, 18 January 2009 (UTC). |
Deighan was called up to the Derry Senior panel in 2008. He helped Derry reach the 2008 Dr McKenna Cup final, where they were defeated by Down.[2] He was part of the Derry panel that won that year's National League where Derry beat Kerry in the final.[3] The league success saw Derry become favourites to win the Ulster Championship[4] and one of the top few for the All-Ireland. However, despite a good opening victory over Donegal,[5] Derry exited the Ulster Championship against Fermanagh at the semi-final stage[6] and were defeated by Monaghan in the first round of the Qualifiers.[7] The Donegal match saw Deighan make his Championship debut. He missed the Fermanagh game through injury, but returned for the Monaghan match.[citation needed]
# | Date | Competition | Venue | Opponent | Result[A] | Score | Match report |
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1 | 1 June 2008 | Ulster SFC QF | MacCumhaill Park, Ballybofey | Donegal | 1-14 : 1-12 | 0-00 | RTÉ, BBC, Derry GAA |
2 | 19 July 2008 | Qualifiers Round 2 | St Tiernach's Park, Clones | Monaghan | 1-12 : 1-13 | 0-00 | RTÉ[permanent dead link], BBC, Derry GAA |
Limavady Wolfounds G.A.C.
Note: The above lists may be incomplete. Please add any other honours you know of.
Derry – 2008 National Football League Champions (6th title) | |
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(Team as 2008 NFL final versus Kerry (27 April 2008)) |
Derry – 2009 National Football League runners-up | |
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(Team as 2009 NFL final versus Kerry (26 April 2009)) |