James McHugh (Gaelic footballer)

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James McHugh
Personal information
Irish name Séamus Mac Aodha
Sport Gaelic football
Position Right Half Forward
Born Letterkenny, Ireland
Club(s)
YearsClub
Cill Chartha
Club titles
Donegal titles 3
Inter-county(ies)
YearsCounty
1990–1996
Donegal
Inter-county titles
Ulster titles 2
All-Irelands 1
All Stars 1

James McHugh is an Irish former Gaelic footballer who played for Cill Chartha and the Donegal county team.

Contents

As of 2009, he was working for the ESB. [1]

Playing career

McHugh made his championship debut against Cavan in 1990. [1] He played against Armagh in the 1990 Ulster final, won by Donegal. [2]

A member of Donegal's 1992 All-Ireland Senior Football Championship winning team, he played for the county from 1990 until 1996. He played as a forward and started at left half forward in the 1992 All-Ireland Final, scoring a point from play as Donegal defeated Dublin by a scoreline of 0–18 to 0–14.

He won an All Star in 1992. [1]

He played on for his county until 1996. [1]

With his club Cill Chartha, McHugh won the Championship in 1985, 1989, and 1993.[ citation needed ]

Family

His brother Martin was also a member of the 1992 All-Ireland winning team. Martin's sons Ryan and Mark and James's son Eoin have also played for Donegal. [3]

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References

  1. 1 2 3 4 Foley, Alan (8 January 2009). "The heroes of '92 — Where are they now?". Donegal Democrat . Archived from the original on 18 December 2015. Retrieved 8 January 2009.
  2. McNulty, Chris (18 July 2015). "Donegal's 1990 Ulster winners will be honoured tomorrow — here is their story" . Retrieved 18 July 2015.
  3. O'Toole, Fintan (17 January 2013). "Dr McKenna Cup semi-final line-up confirmed while Mayo win in FBD League". The42.ie . Retrieved 17 January 2013. Donegal finally claimed their first win of the season by 1-14 to 2-10 against St Mary's in Ballybofey tonight. Manager Jim McGuinness continued to experiment with Eoin McHugh, son of former All-Ireland winner James, amongst those handed a debut.