Pádraig Carney
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Irish name | Pádraig Ó Cearnaigh | ||
| Sport | Gaelic football | ||
| Position | Midfield | ||
| Born |
1928 Swinford, County Mayo, Ireland | ||
| Nickname | The flying doctor | ||
| Occupation | Doctor | ||
| Club(s) | |||
| Years | Club | ||
| 1940s-1950s | Castlebar Mitchels | ||
| Club titles | |||
| Mayo titles | 2 | ||
| Inter-county(ies) | |||
| Years | County | ||
| 1946-1954 | Mayo | ||
| Inter-county titles | |||
| Connacht titles | 4 | ||
| All-Irelands | 2 | ||
| NFL | 2 | ||
Pádraig Carney (born 1927) is a former Gaelic footballer who played as a centre-forward for the Mayo senior team.[1]
Carney first played for the senior team while he was still a minor in the 1946 championship and was a regular member of the starting fifteen until his retirement after the National League final in 1954. During that time he won two All-Ireland medals, four Connacht medals and two National League medals.[2] Carney also had the distinction of being the first player to score a goal from a penalty in an All-Ireland final.
Carney played club football with a range of clubs, however, it was with Castlebar Mitchels that he won two county championship medals.
References
- ↑ "The flying doctor was one of the greats". Mayo News. 8 November 2011. Retrieved 15 April 2012.
- ↑ "Mayo GAA profile". Hogan Stand website. Retrieved 13 April 2012.
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