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Mark Lynch (Gaelic footballer)

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Mark Lynch
Personal information
Sport Gaelic football
Position Centre Forward
Born (1986-02-20) February 20, 1986 (age 38)
Banagher, Northern Ireland
Height 1.88 m (6 ft 2 in)
Club(s)
Years Club
2003–
Banagher
Club titles
  Football Hurling
Derry titles 0 1
Ulster titles 0 0
All-Ireland titles 0 0
Colleges(s)
Years College
Queen's University Belfast
College titles
Sigerson titles 1
Inter-county(ies)
Years County
2005–2018
Derry
Inter-county titles
Ulster titles 0
All-Irelands 0
NFL 1
All Stars 0

Mark Lynch (born 20 February 1986)[1] is a dual player of Gaelic games who played Gaelic football for the Derry county team, with whom he won a National League title. He plays his club football and hurling for St Mary's Banagher.

Football career

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Inter-county

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Lynch was called up to the Derry Minor team in 2002 and made his debut against Antrim[2] while only 16. Derry Minors won that year's Ulster Minor Championship and All-Ireland Minor Championship.[3] He was a member of the Derry Under-21 team that finished runners-up in both the 2004[4] and 2006[5][6] Ulster Under-21 Football Championships.

Lynch has been playing for the Senior team since 2004. He was instrumental in the 2008 National League, which Derry won, defeating Kerry in the final.[7][8] Lynch underwent a shoulder operation in November 2008 and wasn't expected to return to action until March 2009.[9]

Lynch retired from inter-county football in December 2018, citing family and work commitments.[10]

Club

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Lynch had a very successful underage football career with Banagher.

School/college

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Lynch was part of St Pat's, Maghera's 2003 MacRory Cup and Hogan Cup winning team.[1] He won one/two? Ulster Colleges Football All-Star with the school. [citation needed]In 2007 he was part of the Jordanstown side that finished runners-up to Queen's University Belfast in the Sigerson Cup final.[11] Jordanstown went one step further in 2008 and won the competition, with Lynch scoring 0–06 in the final against the Garda College.[12] He was vice-captain and stood in as captain in the early stages of the competition when regular captain Peter Donnelly was injured with a broken arm.

International Rules

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Lynch was captain of the Ireland international rules football team that won the Under 17 International Rules Series against Australia in 2003.[1]

Hurling career

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Inter-county

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Lynch represented Derry at hurling at underage level. He was part of the Derry Minor team that lost out to Antrim in the 2003 Ulster Minor Hurling Championship final.[13]

Club

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School/college

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Lynch won the Mageenan Cup with St. Pat's Maghera. He was also awarded one/two? Ulster Colleges Hurling All-Star.[citation needed]

Honours

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Country

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Inter-county

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Senior

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Under 21

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Minor

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Club

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  • Derry Senior Hurling Championship:
    • Winner (1)??: 2005
  • Derry Intermediate Hurling Championship:
    • Winner (1): 2021
  • Ulster Intermediate Club Hurling Championship:
    • Winner (1): 2021
  • Derry Under-21 Hurling Championship:'
    • Winner (1): 2007
  • Derry Minor Hurling Championship:
    • Winner (2?): 2002, 2003
  • Derry Under 16 Hurling Championship:
    • Winner (2?): 2001, 2002
  • Derry Under 16 Football Championship:
    • Winner (1): 2002 (as captain)[14]
  • North Derry Under 16 Football Championship:
    • Winner (1/2?): 2001?, 2002
  • North Derry Under 16 Football League:
    • Winner (1/2?): 2001?, 2002
  • Numerous other underage competitions

School/college

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Individual

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  • Captain of U-17 International Rules winning side: 2003
  • Datapac Combined Universities – Winner (1): 2005, more?
  • Ulster Colleges Football All-Star – Winner (at least 1): 2004,[1] more?
  • Ulster Colleges Hurling All-Star – Winner (at least 1): 2004,[1] more?

Note: The above lists may be incomplete. Please add any other honours you know of.

References

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  1. ^ a b c d e "Derry player profiles 2008". Official Derry GAA website. Spring 2008. Retrieved 11 January 2009.
  2. ^ "Interview with Mark Lynch". Hogan Stand. December 2003. Retrieved 11 January 2008.
  3. ^ "Derry Football Roll Of Honour". Official Derry GAA website. Retrieved 31 March 2008.
  4. ^ "Hogan Stand results – April 2004". Hogan Stand. Lynn Publications. Retrieved 11 January 2009.
  5. ^ "Murtagh replaces injured Coulter". BBC Sport. 24 March 2006. Retrieved 1 April 2008.
  6. ^ "Hogan Stand results – April 2006". Hogan Stand. Lynn Publications. Retrieved 3 August 2009.
  7. ^ "Derry 2–13 Kerry 2-09 2008 National League Final report". Raidió Teilifís Éireann. Archived from the original on 30 April 2008. Retrieved 27 April 2008.
  8. ^ "Derry 2–13 Kerry 2-09 2008 National League Final report – Derry GAA website". Derry GAA website. Retrieved 27 April 2008.
  9. ^ Heaney, Paddy (16 October 2008). "Bradley deserves a break from the game: Cassidy". The Irish News. p. 60. Archived from the original on 17 January 2016. Retrieved 11 November 2008.
  10. ^ "Derry forward Lynch retires from inter-county football". BBC Sport. 6 December 2018.
  11. ^ "Queen's Uni. 0–15 0–14 UUJ – Match report". BBC Sport. 3 March 2007. Retrieved 23 September 2008.
  12. ^ "UUJ 1–16 1–14 Garda College Match report". BBC Sport. 22 April 2008. Retrieved 26 April 2008.
  13. ^ "Antrim outclass Derry". BBC Sport. 14 June 2003. Retrieved 1 April 2008.
  14. ^ "Super Shamrocks the kings of Derry". 30 November 2002. Retrieved 19 September 2008.
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