Paul Barden
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Position | Forward | ||
| Born |
1 July 1980 County Longford, Ireland | ||
| Height | 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) | ||
| Club titles | |||
| Football | Hurling | ||
| Bedfordshire titles | 3 | 5 | |
| Inter-county(ies) | |||
| Years | County | ||
1999 - 2015 | Longford | ||
| Inter-county titles | |||
| Football | Hurling | ||
| League titles | 2 | ||
Paul Barden (born 1 July 1980)[1] ] intercounty team from October 1998 until February 2015 when he announced his retirement. He was the longest serving inter-county player in the country until his retirement. He won an O'Byrne Cup medal with them in 2000, he also won 2 O'Byrne Shield medals in 2006 and 2007. He was also a member of the Ireland international rules football team in 2002 and 2006.[2] He also won a Railway Cup with Leinster in 2001 and 2002.[3] In 2011, he helped Longford overcome Roscommon in the National Football League Div 4 final at Croke Park. In 2012, Longford were back at Croke Park, this time for the Division 3 final and again won beating Wexford with Barden once again captain.
He plays his club football with Clonguish[4] with whom he won 3 Longford Senior Football Championships in 2003, 2004 and 2009. He also plays hurling with the club and won Longford Senior Hurling Championships in 2003, 2005 and 2006.[5]
He is the nephew of 1960s Longford footballer Brendan Barden.
Honours
- 3 Longford Senior Football Championships (2003, 2004, 2009)
- 5 Longford Senior Hurling Championships (2003, 2005, 2006, 2012, 2019)
- 2 Railway Cups (2001, 2002)
- 2 O'Bryne Cup Shields (2006, 2007)
- 1 O'Byrne Cup (1999)
- 1 National Football League Division 4 (2011) [c]
- 1 National Football League Division 3 (2012) [c]
- 1 May Player of the Month (2012)
References
- ^ "Barden, Paul". Hoganstand.com. 2000-05-31. Retrieved 2011-01-05.
- ^ "Barden's faithful ambition". Hoganstand.com. 2006-11-04. Retrieved 2011-01-04.
- ^ "Barden wins second Railway Cup medal". Hoganstand.com. 2002-11-07. Retrieved 2011-01-05.
- ^ "Longford SFC final: Barden rescues Clonguish". Hoganstand.com. 2009-09-14. Retrieved 2011-01-05.
- ^ "Barden stars in Clonguish hurling success". Hoganstand.com. 2006-10-02. Retrieved 2011-01-05.