Enda McGinley (born 1981) is an Irish

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and former player for the Errigal Ciarán club and the Tyrone county team. He managed the Antrim county team between 2020 and 2022. McGinley was part of Tyrone's

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-winning teams of 2003, 2005 and 2008. He is known for his hard working style of play and for scoring from midfield. He announced his retirement from inter-county football in November 2011.

Playing career

McGinley plays his club football for Errigal Ciarán. He was a member of the Tyrone minor team who won the

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under

Mickey Harte Mickey Harte (born 1954) is an Irish Gaelic football manager and former player. He has been joint-manager of Offaly since 2024. Harte managed the Tyrone county team from 2003 until his resignation in 2020, at which time he was the longest ...

in 1998. With Harte again in charge he won two

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titles in 2000 and 2001. He was there when Harte guided Tyrone to the National League title in 2003 and then their first All Ireland later that year. He picked up his second All Ireland in 2005. McGinley has suffered a number of injuries during his career. In 2003 he suffered a broken neck in the twelfth minute of the All-Ireland final during a clash with

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player Tony McEntee, but unaware of the seriousness of his injury he played on before spending weeks afterwards in a neck brace. In 2004 he fractured his skull in a training ground accident, while in 2005 he almost missed the All-Ireland final after picking up a leg injury in the semi-final against Armagh. Just two months after the final, he sustained a serious knee injury in a club game and required reconstruction on his cruciate ligament. His playing came to the fore in 2008, when Tyrone unexpectedly made it to the All-Ireland final, with commentators such as Adrian Logan attributing a lot of the credit to McGinley's form. He was described as being among the top three midfielders in the 2008 championship. Tyrone went on to win the championship for the third time in six years. He finished his inter-county season by representing Ireland in the 2008 International Rules Series.

Management career

McGinley has become a manager, such as with the

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club

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. In 2020, he was appointed manager of the Antrim seniors, succeeding

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. McGinley and his backroom team left the Antrim senior job at the end of May 2022.Maguire, Liam
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30 May 2022. "McGinley's backroom staff will also depart".

Honours

Ulster Senior Football Championship The Ulster Senior Football Championship is an inter-county competition for Gaelic football teams in the Irish province of Ulster. It is organised by the Ulster Council of the Gaelic Athletic Association (GAA) and begins in April. The final is ...

(4) 2003 2007 2009 2010 *

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(3) 2003 2005 2008 * National Football League Division 1 (2) 2002 2003 *

Dr McKenna Cup The Dr McKenna Cup is an annual Gaelic football competition played between Counties of Ireland, counties and List of universities in Northern Ireland, universities in the province of Ulster GAA, Ulster. It is the secondary Gaelic football compe ...

(3) 2004 2005 2007 *

Ulster Under-21 Football Championship The Ulster GAA Football Under-20 Championship, known simply as the Ulster Under-20 Championship, is an annual inter-county Gaelic football competition organised by the Ulster Council of the Gaelic Athletic Association (GAA). It is the highest in ...

(2) 2000 2001 *

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 T ...

(1) 1998 *

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(4) 2000 2002 2006 2012 *

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(1) 2002 Awards *

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(1) 2008 * Irish News Ulster All-Star (1) 2008 *

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(1) 2008

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:McGinley, Enda 1981 births Living people Antrim county football team non-playing personnel Errigal Ciarán Gaelic footballers Gaelic football managers Gaelic games commentators Irish international rules football players Tyrone inter-county Gaelic footballers Winners of three All-Ireland medals (Gaelic football)