List of Donegal senior Gaelic football team captains explained
This article lists players who have captained the senior Donegal county football team in the Ulster Senior Football Championship and the All-Ireland Senior Football Championship. Unlike other counties the captain is not chosen from the club that has won the Donegal Senior Football Championship.
Michael Murphy captained the team from 2011 until his retirement at the age of 33 in November 2022.[1] [2]
Patrick McBrearty replaced Murphy as team captain.[3]
List of captains
Notes and References
- https://web.archive.org/web/20221116185915/https://www.rte.ie/sport/football/2022/1116/1336564-donegal-skipper-michael-murphy-announces-retirement/ "Donegal skipper Michael Murphy announces retirement"
- News: Michael. Verney. End of an era in Donegal as Michael Murphy announces shock inter-county retirement. Irish Independent. 16 November 2022. 16 November 2022.
- News: Colm. Keys. Paddy McBrearty succeeds Michael Murphy as Donegal captain for 2023 campaign. Irish Independent. 15 January 2023. 15 January 2023.
- News: Jonny. McClintock. Photographs catch the eye at Dunfanaghy GC. Donegal News. 24 February 2022. 24 February 2022.
- News: Tom. Daly. One Hundred Years. 1974: Pauric McShea captained Donegal to second Ulster title with Martin Carney, Alan Kane and Thomas Quinn also on panel. Jim 'Natch' Gallagher is mentor..
- News: Pauric McShea. Hogan Stand. 16 October 1994. Pauric went on to captain the Ulster title winning Donegal team of '74….
- Web site: GAA Programme Ulster Final Special. Highland Radio. 20 June 2019. 20 June 2019.
- News: Peter. Campbell. Donegal heroes of 1983. Donegal Democrat. 15 July 2008. dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20151218181207/http://www.donegaldemocrat.ie/news/donegal-news/donegal-heroes-of-1983-1-1985399. 18 December 2015. …Michael Lafferty (c)….
- Web site: A look back at previous finals. 2020 Ulster Final programme. 45. Manus Boyle scored two late points to secure their first title since 1983 as Anthony Molloy collected the Anglo Celt for his first of two as team captain..
- News: Donegal ring the changes. The Irish Times. 23 May 1996. James McHugh will lead the attack with captain Noel Hegarty moving back to centre back, which many regard as his best position..
- News: Alan. Foley. The heroes of '92 — Where are they now?. Donegal Democrat. 8 January 2009. dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20151218180946/http://www.donegaldemocrat.ie/sport/the-heroes-of-92-where-are-they-now-1-1989654. 18 December 2015.
- News: Donegal make light of conditions to give Moran the ideal start. The Irish Times. 30 October 2000. Donegal had excellent defensive performances from captain Damien Diver and Raymond Sweeney..
- News: Dermot. Crowe. Former wild child wants football's natural high. Sunday Independent. 25 February 2007. 25 February 2007. Mark Crossan, the team captain, delivered the news..
- News: Chris. McNulty. Roisin follows a proud tradition. Donegal News. 1 February 2013. 1 February 2013. Seven years after her cousin Christy — son of her aunt, Rosemary — took the armband during Brian McIver's first year in Donegal….
- News: Donegal 0–09 1–09 Armagh. BBC Sport. 9 July 2006. …C Toye (capt)….
- News: Donegal achieve historic win — First national league title comes to county after victory over Mayo. Donegal Times. 25 April 2007. https://web.archive.org/web/20150412230842/http://www.donegaltimes.com/2007/04_2/sport.html. dead. 12 April 2015. Bloddied[sic] but unbowed, Neil Gallagher, Donegal's captain, raises the National League trophy, after Donegal defeated Mayo in the final..
- News: Cassidy chosen as new Donegal captain. BreakingNews.ie. 7 January 2008. 7 January 2008.
- News: Kavanagh is named Donegal captain. BBC Sport. 19 December 2008. 19 December 2008.
- News: Colm. Keys. Cassidy lifts the lid on averting mass revolt. Irish Independent. 4 November 2011. 4 November 2011. Cassidy, who was captain that year, revealed the detail.
- News: Michael Murphy chosen to captain Donegal next season. BBC Sport. 1 December 2010. 1 December 2010.
- News: Colm. Keys. Paddy McBrearty succeeds Michael Murphy as Donegal captain for 2023 campaign. Irish Independent. 15 January 2023. 15 January 2023.
