Brendan McVeigh

Brendan McVeigh

Personal information
Sport	Gaelic Football
Position	Goalkeeper
Born	1981 (age 34–35) Down, Northern Ireland
Height	6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)
Club(s)
Years	Club
2000-	An Ríocht
Inter-county(ies)
Years	County
2003-	Down
Inter-county titles
All Stars	1

Brendan McVeigh is a Gaelic football player from County Down, Northern Ireland. He plays for the Down senior inter county football team and for his club An Ríocht as a goalkeeper. McVeigh made his first start in 2005 against Tyrone he also played Midfield in the 2005 Championship, scoring a point.

He played in the 2010 All-Ireland Football Final in which Down were defeated 0-15 to 0-16 by Cork.^[1]

In October 2010, McVeigh was named as the goalkeeper in the 2010 All Star football team for his performances for Down during the 2010 season; it was his first All Star Award.^[2][3] In November 2010, McVeigh was also named in the 2010 GPA Gaelic Football Team of the Year.^[4]

Honours

Winner

• 1 All Stars Award (2010)
• 1 Irish News Ulster All Star (2010)
• 1 Dr. McKenna Cup (2008)
• 1 Railway Cup (2012)
• 1 Down ACFL League Division 1 (2007)
• 2 Down ACFL Division 2s (2006, 2009)

Runner-up

• 1 All-Ireland Senior Football Championship (2010)
• 2 Ulster Senior Football Championships (2003, 2010)
• 2 National Football League Division 2s (2004, 2010)
• 1 National Football League Division 3 (2009)

References

1. "All-Ireland SFC Final: Cork 0-16 0-15 Down". BBC Sport. 2010-09-19. Retrieved 2010-10-27.
2. "'Strange' All Stars snub for Rebels". Irish Independent. 2010-10-14. Retrieved 2010-10-19.
3. "Four Down players are among the 2010 GAA All Stars". BBC Sport. 2010-10-14. Retrieved 2010-10-27.
4. "Cork & Down dominate GPA selection". RTÉ Sport. 2010-11-04. Retrieved 2010-11-10.

External links

• Brendan McVeigh Interview