Paul Finlay
Personal information | |||
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Sport | Gaelic Football | ||
Position | Right Half Forward | ||
Born | Monaghan, Ireland | ||
Height | 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in) | ||
Nickname | Jap | ||
Club(s) | |||
Years | Club | ||
Ballybay Pearse Brothers | |||
Club titles | |||
Monaghan titles | 1 | ||
Colleges(s) | |||
Years | College | ||
IT Sligo | |||
College titles | |||
Sigerson titles | 1 | ||
Inter-county(ies) | |||
Years | County | ||
2003- | Monaghan | ||
Inter-county titles | |||
Ulster titles | 2 | ||
All-Irelands | 0 | ||
NFL | 2 | ||
All Stars | 0 |
Paul Finlay is an Irish Gaelic footballer who plays for Ballybay Pearse Brothers. He played inter-county football for the Monaghan senior team between 2002 and 2016.
Finlay is the son of former Monaghan footballer Kieran "Jap" Finlay.[1] He won an All-Ireland title with the Monaghan Vocational Schools and played a role in Sligo IT's Sigerson Cup win in 2002.[1] He has also won Minor and Intermediate medals with Ballybay Pearses.[1] Finlay was first selected for the Monaghan senior team in 2003.[1] He was regarded as the team's playmaker[2] and participated in their 2005 National Football League Division Two win, Monaghan's first national title in twenty years.[3] In 2008 Finlay was called up to the Ireland international rules football team as a replacement for Tommy Walsh of Kerry.[4]
Honours
- Ulster Senior Football Championship (2): 2013, 2015
- National Football League, Division 2 (2): 2014, 2005
- National Football League, Division 3 (1): 2013
- Monaghan Senior Football Championship (1): 2012
References
- ^ a b c d "UGAAWA Press Release for Paul Finlay - Tennents/UGAAWA Merit Award for April 2003". Ulster GAA Writers Association. 2003. Archived from the original on 5 September 2008. Retrieved 25 November 2019.
- ^ 25/07/2008 - 08:48:29 (25 July 2008). "Monaghan make one change as Finlay returns". Thomas Crosbie Media. Retrieved 7 January 2009.
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has numeric name (help) - ^ "Monaghan claim stunning Division 2 victory". RTÉ. 1 May 2005. Retrieved 7 January 2009.
- ^ "Finlay called up to Ireland squad". RTÉ. 15 October 2008. Retrieved 7 January 2009.