Enda Gormley

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chool and college football

While at school St Pats, Maghera, Gormely won a MacRory Cup medal. He was also on two Sigerson Cup winning sides (1986 and 1987) with Jordanstown and a victorious Ryan Cup team. He was also top scorer in 1986 and 1987 Sigerson finals with 0-05 and 0-03 respectively [cite web |url= http://www.sigerson2007.com/roll.htm|title= Sigerson Cup Roll of Honour - Top Scorers|accessdate=2008-01-08 |format= |work= ] .

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 senior debut in 1985 against Antrim in the National Football League.cite web |url= http://www.hoganstand.com/Derry/ArticleForm.aspx?ID=71452|title= Derry Destroyer - Enda Gormley is gunning for Tyrone|accessdate=2007-08-23 |format= |work= ] 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 four National Football League medals with Derry in 1992, 1995, 1996, 2000. He started corner forward on three of those sides and was a substitute for the 2000 team. [cite web |url= http://www.derrygaa.ie/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=73&Itemid=122|title= Football Roll Of Honour|accessdate=2007-08-23|format= |work= ]

Gormley also won Interprovincial Championship/Railway Cup medals with Ulster. He was top scorer in the Ulster Championship in 1987 with a total score of 0-20 and again in 1992 with 0-25. [cite web |url= http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/low/northern_ireland/the_championship/6745037.stm|title= Ulster's hot-shots|accessdate=2007-08-23|format= |work= ] He won a third Ulster medal in 1998. [cite news |first= |last= |title=Derry grab spoils in dire tie |url=http://archives.tcm.ie/irishexaminer/1998/07/20/shead.htm |work=Irish Examiner |publisher= |date=1998-07-20 |accessdate=2008-09-09 ]

He stills plays on occasion for the Derry Over 40 team [cite web |url= http://www.kilreagac.com/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=30&Itemid=2|title= Pearses Defeat Derry!!|accessdate=2007-09-09|format= |work= ] .

Club career

Gormley was part of Glen's 1983 Derry Intermediate Football Championship winning team.cite web |url=http://www.wattygrahamsgac.com/History.aspx |title=A history of the Watty Graham Club by Eamonn Higgins |accessdate=2008-09-23 |work=Official Glen GAC website |publisher= |date= ] [cite web |url=http://www.wattygrahamsgac.com/imagefetch.ashx?size=2&ImageID=38 |title=Picture of 1983 Derry Intermediate Championship winning panel |accessdate=2008-09-23 |work=Official Glen GAC website |publisher= |date= ] He also won a Derry Senior League medal with the club in 1987. He won a Derry Junior Football Championships in 2005 with Glen Thirds.

Gormley was in the United States for a short period the 1980s and while there played with St. Columbkille's GFC, Boston. He along with fellow Glen man Damien McCusker helped the club win a Boston Senior Football Championship in 1986. [cite web|url=http://www.bostongaa.com/History.htm|title= A Brief History of “The Killes”|accessdate=2008-01-21] . 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. [cite news |first=Kieran |last=Shannon |authorlink= |title=Local rivalry that led to greatness |url=http://www.tribune.ie/article.tvt?_scope=Tribune%2FSport%2FGAA&id=88812&SUBCAT=Tribune%2FSport |work=Sunday Tribune |publisher= |date=2008-06-02 |accessdate=2008-06-02 ]

Honours

Club

*Derry Senior Football League - Winner (1): 1987
*Derry Intermediate Football Championship - Winner (1): 1983
*Derry Junior Football Championship - Winner (2): 2004, 2005
*Boston Senior Football Championship - Winner (1): 1986

External links

* [http://hoganstand.com/Derry/ArticleForm.aspx?ID=58661 Hoganstand article on Gormley by Kevin Carney]
* [http://uujgaelic.servasport.com/html/club/index.jsp?c=1752 UUJ GAA website]

References