Seamus Downey is a former

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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

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against

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. His brother

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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 Irish province of Ulster. It is organised by the Ulster Council of the Gaelic Athletic Association (GAA) and begins in April. The final is ...

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

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1993

References

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