Henry Downey
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| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Sport | Dual player | ||
| Irish Name | Anraí Ó Domhnaigh | ||
| Place of birth | Lavey, Northern Ireland | ||
| Club information | |||
| Club | Erin's Own Lavey | ||
| Football Position | Centre back | ||
| Hurling Position | - | ||
| Club(s)* | |||
| Club | Years | Apps (scores) | |
| Lavey | |||
| Club Titles | |||
| Football | Hurling | ||
| Derry titles | 4 | 10/12 | |
| Ulster tiles | 2 | - | |
| All-Ireland Titles | 1 | - | |
| Inter County | |||
| County | Derry | ||
| Football Position | Centre back | ||
| Hurling Position | - | ||
| Inter County(ies)** | |||
| County | Years | Apps (scores) | |
| Derry (F) | ?-? | ||
| Inter County Titles | |||
| Football | Hurling | ||
| Ulster titles | 2 | - | |
| All Irelands | 1 | - | |
| All-Stars | 1 | ||
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* club appearances and scores |
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Henry Downey (Irish: Anraí Ó Domhnaigh) is a former dual GAA player, who is most notable for being a Gaelic footballer for the Derry senior football team. He won an All-Ireland Senior Football Championship medal in 1993 with Derry, where he was captain. He also won the All-Ireland Senior Club Football Championship in 1993 with his club Lavey. He was one of very few players in Ireland to complete this unique double and almost did the extreme rarity of winning both competitions in the same year in 1993, but Lavey were defeated in the All-Ireland club after winning the Ulster Senior Club Football Championship.
Downey was part of the Derry side which won four national leagues in eight years (1992, 1995, 1996 and 2000), captaining the team in 1992 and 1996.
A former pupil of St. Patrick's College Maghera, he twice tasted MacRory Cup glory.
In addition to his All-Ireland Club medal and two Ulster Club Championship medals he had massive success at Derry Championship level. He won four Derry Senior Football Championship, two Derry Minor Football Championships and ten Derry Senior Hurling Championships.
Downey won an All-star in 1993 at centre back.
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| Derry Panel: 1993 All-Ireland Final | ||
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1 D McCusker | 2 K McKeever | 3 T Scullion | 4 F McCusker | 5 J McGurk | 6 H Downey | 7 G Coleman | 8 A Tohill | 9 B McGilligan | 10 D Heaney | 11 D Barton | 12 D Cassidy | 13 J Brolly | 14 S Downey | 15 E Gormley | |
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