Damian Barton
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Sport | Gaelic Football | ||
| Position | Centre Forward | ||
| Born |
19 May 1962 Derry, Northern Ireland | ||
| Height | 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in) | ||
| Occupation | Teacher | ||
| Club(s) | |||
| Years | Club | ||
| Newbridge | |||
| Club titles | |||
| Derry titles | 1 | ||
| Inter-county(ies) | |||
| Years | County | ||
1981-? | Derry | ||
| Inter-county titles | |||
| Ulster titles | 2 | ||
| All-Irelands | 1 | ||
| NFL | 2 | ||
Damian Barton (born 19 May 1962) is a former Irish Gaelic footballer who played for Derry in the 1980s and 1990s. He is currently manager of Derry Senior football team. He was part of Derry's 1993 All-Ireland Championship winning side, also winning Ulster Senior Football Championships in 1987 and 1993. He usually played in the half-forward line. Barton played club football with Seán O'Leary's GAC Newbridge, where he won a Derry Senior Football Championship in 1989. He also writes for The Irish News.
Football career
Inter-county career
Barton captained Derry to Ulster Minor and Ulster Under-21 Football Championship successes. Both team went on to be runners-up in the All-Ireland Minor and All-Ireland Under-21 Championships.[1]
Barton made his Senior Championship debut in 1981 against Down.[1] He won an Ulster Senior Championship medal with Derry in 1987. Barton added a second Ulster Senior Championship medal in 1993, before going on to win the 1993 All-Ireland Championship after a semi-final victory over Dublin and final defeat of Cork.
Club career
Barton was part of Newbridge's 1989 Derry Senior Football Championship winning side.
Management career
Barton has managed a number of club sides since his retirement from football, including Ballinderry in the late 1990s and An Lúb in 2007. Ballinderry were runners-up in two consecutive Derry Championships while Barton was manager. He was named manager of the UUJ in November 2001.[2] He has also managed Tyrone side Donaghmore.[3] In late 2005 he applied for the position of Derry manager, but the County Board opted for Paddy Crozier instead.[4] He managed Down side Burren in 2008 and Robert Emmet's Slaughtneil in 2010.[5] He was appointed Derry senior manager in September 2015, on a 2-year term.
References
- ^ a b "Derry Pen Pics". 1994 Ulster Championship Quarter Final Programme. 29 May 1994.
- ^ "Allstars left out of Railway Cup". BBC. 2001-11-06. Retrieved 2008-03-24.
- ^ "McCloy in big drive to land a new boss". The Belfast Telegraph. 2005-10-05. Archived from the original on 2012-07-21. Retrieved 2008-04-04.
{{cite news}}: Cite has empty unknown parameter:|coauthors=(help); Unknown parameter|dead-url=ignored (|url-status=suggested) (help) - ^ Campbell, John (2005-10-06). "Crozier is new Derry manager". The Belfast Telegraph. Archived from the original on 2012-07-21. Retrieved 2008-04-04.
{{cite news}}: Cite has empty unknown parameter:|coauthors=(help); Unknown parameter|dead-url=ignored (|url-status=suggested) (help) - ^ "Paddy Crozier replaces McElhom as Omagh St Enda's boss". BBC Sport Online. 23 December 2009. Retrieved 26 December 2009.