Peter Witherow
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Sport | Gaelic football | ||
| Born | 1987 (age 36–37) | ||
| Height | 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) | ||
| Occupation | Personal Trainer | ||
| Club(s) | |||
| Years | Club | ||
2007–2017 2008 2017 |
St Michael's Donegal Boston Donegal New York | ||
| Inter-county(ies) | |||
| Years | County | ||
2007–2017 2017 |
Donegal New York | ||
| Inter-county titles | |||
| Ulster titles | ? | ||
| All-Irelands | 1 | ||
| NFL | 1 | ||
Peter Witherow (born 1987) is an Irish Gaelic footballer who plays for Donegal New York and, formerly, for St Michael's[1] and the county teams of Donegal and New York.
He is from Dunfanaghy.[2]
Witherow was part of the Donegal senior set-up from the reign of Brian McIver onwards and lined out for them in the Dr McKenna Cup and National Football League.[3] He was panel member when Donegal won the 2007 National Football League.[4] He was also a panel member when Donegal won the 2012 All-Ireland Senior Football Championship.
He played for Donegal Boston in 2008.[5]
Witherow moved to New York in 2016 and took up work in a gym, having left the University of Limerick with a master's in sports performance and obtained a graduate visa.[2] Among those to assist him was fellow expatriate Ross Wherity.[2] Witherow played at cornerback for the New York team against Sligo in the 2017 Connacht Senior Football Championship, having earlier played two challenge matches against his old side Donegal during Easter.[2]
References
[edit]- ^ St. Micheal's GAA News
- ^ a b c d Ferry, Ryan (24 June 2017). "Witherow enjoying life in the Big Apple". Donegal News. Retrieved 24 June 2017.
- ^ "New faces for Donegal in McKenna Cup". Donegal Democrat. Johnston Press. 15 December 2011. Retrieved 19 January 2013.
- ^ Ferry, Ryan (23 April 2020). "McConigley reflects on 2007 National League success". Donegal News. pp. 52–3.
- ^ "Donegal Boston come of age". Hogan Stand. 16 July 2009. Retrieved 16 July 2009.
External links
[edit]- Official profile
- Peter Witherow on Twitter
- P Witherow at gaainfo.com
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- 1987 births
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- Donegal New York Gaelic footballers
- Irish expatriate sportspeople in the United States
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- People from Dunfanaghy
- St Michael's (Donegal) Gaelic footballers
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