Damian Barton Explained

Damian Barton
Occupation:Teacher
Birth Date:19 May 1962
Birth Place:Derry, Northern Ireland
Height:1.830NaN0
Sport:Gaelic football
Code:Football
County:Derry
Province:Ulster
Club:Newbridge
Clposition:Centre forward
Clcounty:1
Counties:Derry
Icyears:1981-?
Icposition:Centre forward
Icprovince:2
Icallireland:1
Nfl:2

Damian Barton (born 19 May 1962) is a former Gaelic footballer who played for the Derry county team in the 1980s and 1990s. He has served as 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.

Playing career

Inter-county

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

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.

Notes and References

  1. 29 May 1994 . 1994 Ulster Championship Quarter Final Programme . Derry Pen Pics .
  2. Web site: Allstars left out of Railway Cup . BBC . 2008-03-24 . 2001-11-06.
  3. News: McCloy in big drive to land a new boss . https://archive.today/20120721230606/http://www.belfasttelegraph.co.uk/imported/article955807.ece . dead . 2012-07-21 . The Belfast Telegraph . 2005-10-05 . 2008-04-04 .
  4. News: John . Campbell . Crozier is new Derry manager . https://archive.today/20120721021021/http://www.belfasttelegraph.co.uk/imported/article979283.ece . dead . 2012-07-21 . The Belfast Telegraph . 2005-10-06 . 2008-04-04 .
  5. Web site: Paddy Crozier replaces McElhom as Omagh St Enda's boss . 23 December 2009 . BBC Sport Online . 26 December 2009.