Enda Gormley (born 8 March 1966) is a

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er who played for the Derry county team in the 1980s, 1990s and early 2000s. He played club football with

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club Glen, and currently plays with

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club Bredagh. Gormley was part of Derry's 1993 All-Ireland Championship winning side and is one of the county's highest ever scorers. Enda Gormley is one of only six Derry players who have won two All Stars. He was named at Left Corner Forward on the 1992 and 1993 All Star teams. He is an expert free-taker. Gormley has had to overcome two serious

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injuries in his career. He developed

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trouble after suffering an injury against

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in 1989 and had blood poisoning in his leg in late 1991.

Personal life

Enda Gormley was born in

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, and is one of four sons born to Joe and Bridie Gormley. His father Joe was part of the

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side which won the 1953

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, the club's first and so far only Derry Senior Championship title. Enda attended school at St Patricks College, Maghera, before going onto college at

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(UUJ). He commentates on football matches for

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School and college football

While at school St Pat's, Maghera, Gormely won a MacRory Cup medal. He was also on two

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winning sides (1986 and 1987) with

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and two victorious

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teams (1987 and 1988). He was also top scorer in 1986 and 1987 Sigerson finals with 0-05 and 0-03 respectively.

Inter-county career

Gormley first made his inter-county mark as a member of the Derry minor team that claimed the 1984 Ulster Minor Championship. He made his Derry

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debut in 1985 against Antrim in the

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. Having won Ulster Football Championships in 1987, and 1993, he went on to play Left Corner Forward on Derry's 1993 All-Ireland winning team, which beat Cork in the final. He won three

medals with Derry in 1992, 1995, 1996. He started left corner forward on all three of those sides. Gormley also won Interprovincial Championship/Railway Cup medals with

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. He was top scorer in the Ulster Championship in 1987 with a total score of 0-20 and again in 1992 with 0-25. He won a third Ulster medal in 1998. He stills plays on occasion for the Derry Over 40 team.

Club career

Gormley was part of Glen's 1983

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winning team. He also won a Derry Senior League medal with the club in 1987. He won a

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s in 2005 with Glen Thirds. Gormley was in the

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for a short period the 1980s and while there played with St. Columbkille's GFC, Boston. He along with fellow Glen man

Damien McCusker Damien McCusker (born 21 October 1966) is a Gaelic footballer who played for the Derry county team in the 1980s, 1990s and early 2000s. He still plays club football with Watty Graham's GAC Glen. With the exception of the 1989 season, he played ...

helped the club win a

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in 1986. Recently he moved club to Bredagh, as he lives in Belfast. As a 42-year-old, 23 years after first playing senior football for Derry, he is still playing. Gormley is known for being a committed clubman and even travels from his home in Belfast to help train the Glen Under-14 team.

Honours

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 us ...

1987 1993 1998 * 3 National Football League Division 1 1992 1995 1996 * 1

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 ...

1993 * 1

Ulster Minor Football Championship The Ulster Minor Football Championship is the Minor "knockout" competition in the game of Gaelic football played in the province of Ulster in Ireland. The series of games are organised by the Ulster Council. The trophy for the winning side is Th ...

1984

Awards

* 2

GAA GPA All Stars Awards The Gaelic Athletic Association-Gaelic Players' Association All Stars Awards (often known simply as the All Stars) are awarded annually to the best player in each of the 15 playing positions in Gaelic football and hurling. Additionally, one play ...

1992 1993

School/College

* 2

1986 1987 * 2 Ryan Cup 1987 1988 * 2 MacRory Cup 1983 1984

Club

* Derry Senior Football League - Winner (1): 1987 *

- Winner (1): 1983 * Derry Junior Football Championship - Winner (2): 2004, 2005 * Down Junior Football Championship - Winner (1) 2006 *

- Winner (1): 1986

References

External links

''Hogan Stand'' article on Gormley by Kevin CarneyUUJ GAA websiteMy Greatest Game: 1993 All-Ireland winning Derry hero Enda Gormley
{{DEFAULTSORT:Gormley, Enda 1966 births Living people Derry inter-county Gaelic footballers Gaelic football in Massachusetts Gaelic games commentators Glen Gaelic footballers Irish expatriate sportspeople in the United States People from Maghera Winners of one All-Ireland medal (Gaelic football)