Conor Gormley (born 10 October 1980) is an Irish

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 ki ...

er for the Carrickmore St Colmcille's club and the Tyrone county team. With his county, Gormley is a three-time

All-Ireland Senior Football Championship The All-Ireland Senior Football Championship (SFC) ( ga, Craobh Shinsir Peile na hÉireann) is the premier competition in Gaelic football. An annual tournament organised by the Gaelic Athletic Association (GAA), it is contested by the county ...

winner and All Stars Award winner in 2003, 2005 and 2008. As of 2021, gormley is still playing club football with carrickmore at the age of 41

Playing career

Club

Gormley plays his club football for Carrickmore St Colmcille's and has won four Tyrone Senior Championship medals with the club in 1999, 2001, 2004 and 2005.

Inter-county

Gormley has been one of the most consistent performers in a Tyrone jersey and was pivotal in the 2003, 2005 and 2008 All-Ireland winning Tyrone county teams. His greatest moment in a Tyrone jersey came in the

2003 All-Ireland Senior Football Championship Final The 2003 All-Ireland Senior Football Championship Final was the 116th final of the All-Ireland Senior Football Championship, a Gaelic football tournament. It was held on 28 September 2003 at Croke Park, Dublin and featured defending champions Ar ...

against

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. With two minutes remaining in the match, and Tyrone a vulnerable three points ahead, Steven McDonnell, who had already scored five goals in the Championship had picked up the ball in a very dangerous area, and was bearing down on goal. As he kicked the ball, Gormley made an outstanding diving block to prevent an almost certain goal. In August 2006, Gormley suffered a double leg break in a club game. This ruled him out for the rest of the year, although he returned to action in 2007, and his performances earned him a Gaelic Players Association award. Gormley made the Tyrone senior squad managed by Art McRory before he made the U-21 squad managed by current senior boss

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Electrical work

Outside of football Gormley is an electrician by trade.

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Gormley, Conor 1980 births Living people Carrickmore St Colmcille's Gaelic footballers Tyrone inter-county Gaelic footballers Winners of three All-Ireland medals (Gaelic football)