Gary McFadden explained

Gary McFadden
Nickname:Copper
Sport:Gaelic football
Code:Football
County:Donegal
Province:Ulster
Clposition:Defender
Club:Glenswilly
Clyears:?–
Clcounty:3
Clprovince:0
Clubs:Glenswilly
Counties:Donegal
Icposition:Defender
Icyears:2011–201?
Birth Date:1980s
Birth Place:County Donegal, Ireland

Gary 'Copper' McFadden (born 1980s) is an Irish Gaelic footballer who plays for Glenswilly and also, formerly, for the Donegal county team.

He was a panel member when Donegal won the 2012 All-Ireland Senior Football Championship.

He normally plays as a midfielder or half forward.[1] [2]

Early life

McFadden was educated at St Eunan's College in Letterkenny.[3] Manus McFadden, so crucial in the foundation of Glenswilly's GAA club, is his uncle, as he is also the uncle of Glenswilly player Kealan McFadden.[4]

Playing career

Club

McFadden captained Glenswilly to their first Donegal Senior Football Championship in 2011, with a 1–8 to 0–9 victory over St Michael's.[5] He was also captain when the team reached the 2007 County Final and lost.[6] McFadden won his second Donegal Senior Football Championship with Glenswilly in 2013 (he was not captain then).[7] His team progressed to the final of the Ulster Senior Club Football Championship, which they lost to Ballinderry.[8] [9]

He won a third Donegal SFC in 2016.

Inter-county

McFadden was first called up the Donegal senior team in December 2007, he made his debut in a home victory against the 2007 All Ireland champions Kerry in a league match played in Ballybofey in early 2008.

He was called into the panel again ahead of the 2012 Dr McKenna Cup.[10] He was a member of the Donegal panel that won the 2012 All-Ireland Senior Football Championship Final against Mayo.[11] [12] [13] He made a substitute appearance in the 2013 National Football League game against Kerry, an easy win in Ballybofey.[14]

Three days after the 2014 National Football League Division 2 Final against Monaghan at Croke Park, it was confirmed that McFadden was one of four players to have left the Donegal county panel, less than a month before the county's Ulster Championship game against Derry.[15] In December 2014, it was reported that McFadden had returned to the Donegal set-up after opting out in 2013.[16]

He was still playing for Donegal as of 2015.[17] [18]

Honours

Donegal
Glenswilly

Notes and References

  1. News: Chris. McNulty. Rory to lead Donegal. Donegal News. 17 May 2012. 17 May 2012.
  2. News: Chris. McNulty. Strong comeback seals win for Donegal. Donegal News. Swinford. 6 May 2012. 6 May 2012.
  3. Web site: Twitter feed. St Eunan's College. EunansFootball Best of luck 2our past pupils who r in Donegal panel v Cork in All Ire Semi-Final on Sun @neilgerardgalla @murphm95 @AntoinMcFadden @Tommyk_91 @BrickMolloy @123kav @kevin_raff @gmacfadden14 @mdboyler24 +Mr McFadden #TheCollege.
  4. News: Alan. Foley. Founding father McFadden goes back to his roots. Donegal Democrat. 24 January 2012. 24 January 2012. 'Glenswilly had reached their first ever senior championship final and were due to play St Eunan's', McFadden said. 'I flew from Kerry to Dublin on the Sunday morning and picked up a car and drove to Ballybofey. So I just landed having not seen Glenswilly play in a number of years but there they were in the county final. At the time, St Eunan's had lost a couple of successive finals but had that experience to get over the line. Of course, two years beforehand, I was thrilled to hear Glenswilly had won the Intermediate Championship and things were going well but it was a proud moment for me to see Glenswilly in a senior final with two of my nephews (Gary and Kealan McFadden) on the team'.. dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20120127085914/http://www.donegaldemocrat.ie/sport/local-sport/founding_father_mcfadden_goes_back_to_his_roots_1_3448512. 27 January 2012.
  5. News: Murphy magic proves key as Glenswilly secure first Donegal crown. Irish Independent. 3 October 2011. 3 October 2011.
  6. News: Tom. Comack. Gary hoping to copper-fasten a win for Glenswilly. Donegal Democrat. 29 September 2011. 29 September 2011.
  7. News: Murphy follows up Ireland heroics by firing Glenswilly to county glory. Irish Independent. 21 October 2013. 22 October 2013.
  8. News: Ballinderry 1-13 Glenswilly 2-06. RTÉ Sport. 1 December 2013. 1 December 2013.
  9. News: Live: Glenswilly v Ballinderry Shamrocks Ulster senior club final. Donegal Now. 1 December 2013. 1 December 2013. https://web.archive.org/web/20131203000957/http://donegalnow.com/sp/article_manager/detail/live_glenswilly_v_ballinderry_shamrocks_ulster_senior_club_final. 3 December 2013. dead.
  10. News: New faces for Donegal in McKenna Cup. Donegal Democrat. Johnston Press. 15 December 2011. 15 December 2011. There are also recalls for Peter Witherow (St Michael's), Mark McGowan, (St Eunan's) and Christopher Murrin (Killybegs) while there are first call-ups for Glenswilly captain Gary McFadden and Kilcar's Conor McManus..
  11. News: Live updates from the All-Ireland finals at Croke Park. RTÉ Sport. 23 September 2012. 23 September 2012.
  12. Web site: Sam's World Tour of Donegal — When Michael, Neil and Gary arrived in the Glen. 28 September 2012. 28 September 2012.
  13. Web site: Gary McFadden lifts Sam Maguire Trophy. Sports File. 23 September 2012.
  14. News: Chris. McNulty. Report: Murphy shoots Donegal to comfortable win. Donegal News. Ballybofey. 10 March 2013. 10 March 2013. Donegal used the chance to send in some players from the fringes. 'With next week's game in mind', McGuinness confirmed, Kavanagh and Gallagher were withdrawn while Gary McFadden was given game time and Killybegs man Matthew Smyth was given a first senior appearance..
  15. News: Donegal stunned by shock departure of Mark McHugh. BBC Sport. 30 April 2014. 30 April 2014. 24 September 2015. https://web.archive.org/web/20150924231002/http://www.bbc.com/sport/0/gaelic-games/27229767. dead.
  16. News: Harry. Walsh. Gary McDaid joins Donegal backroom team. Donegal News. 23 December 2014. 23 December 2014. https://web.archive.org/web/20171031133931/http://donegalnews.com/2014/12/32538/. 31 October 2017.
  17. News: Gallagher delighted with early statement as McBrearty steps up. Irish Independent. 1 February 2015. 1 February 2015.
  18. News: Ian. O'Riordan. Kerry hold nerve and Donegal in Tralee spring classic. The Irish Times. 15 March 2015. 15 March 2015. Subs: …G McFadden for Toye… (70 mins)..

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