Pádraig Carney
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Irish name | Pádraig Ó Cearnaigh | ||
| Sport | Gaelic football | ||
| Position | Midfield | ||
| Born |
1928 Swinford, County Mayo, Ireland | ||
| Died |
(aged 91) California | ||
| Nickname | The Flying Doctor | ||
| Occupation | Doctor | ||
| Club(s) | |||
| Years | Club | ||
1940s–1950s | Castlebar Mitchels | ||
| Club titles | |||
| Mayo titles | 2 | ||
| Inter-county(ies) | |||
| Years | County | Apps (scores) | |
1945–1954 | Mayo | 25 (2–72) | |
| Inter-county titles | |||
| Connacht titles | 4 | ||
| All-Irelands | 2 | ||
| NFL | 2 | ||
Pádraig Carney (1928 – 9 June 2019) was a Gaelic footballer who played as a centre-forward for the senior Mayo county team.[1]
He was one of the last two living players from the winning 1951 Mayo team, the other being Paddy Prendergast. Carney first played for the senior team while he was still a minor in the 1946 championship and was a regular member of the starting fifteen until his retirement after the National League final in 1954. During that time, he won two All-Ireland medals, four Connacht medals and two National League medals.[2] Carney also had the distinction of being the first player to score a goal from a penalty in an All-Ireland final.
Carney played club football with a range of clubs. However, it was with Castlebar Mitchels that he won two county championship medals.
He died in June 2019, at the age of 91.[3]
Career statistics[edit]
| Team | Season | Connacht | All-Ireland | Total | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apps | Score | Apps | Score | Apps | Score | ||
| Mayo | 1946 | 3 | 0-07 | 0 | 0-00 | 3 | 0-07 |
| 1947 | 1 | 0-00 | 0 | 0-00 | 1 | 0-00 | |
| 1948 | 4 | 0-14 | 2 | 1-03 | 6 | 1-17 | |
| 1949 | 3 | 0-16 | 1 | 0-06 | 4 | 0-22 | |
| 1950 | 1 | 0-04 | 2 | 0-01 | 3 | 0-05 | |
| 1951 | 1 | 0-03 | 3 | 0-06 | 4 | 0-09 | |
| 1952 | 2 | 0-06 | 0 | 0-00 | 2 | 0-06 | |
| 1953 | 2 | 1-06 | 0 | 0-00 | 2 | 1-06 | |
| Total | 17 | 1-56 | 8 | 1-16 | 25 | 2-72 | |
References[edit]
- ^ "The flying doctor was one of the greats". Mayo News. 8 November 2011. Retrieved 15 April 2012.[dead link]
- ^ "Mayo GAA profile". Hogan Stand website. Archived from the original on 2 July 2017. Retrieved 13 April 2012.
- ^ Duffy, Emma. "Mayo 1950 and 1951 All-Ireland winner 'The Flying Doctor' has died aged 91". The42. Retrieved 10 June 2019.
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