Michael McBride (Gaelic footballer)

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Mickey McBride
Personal information
Sport Gaelic football
Position Half back
Born (1982-01-20) 20 January 1982 (age 42)
Ballinascreen, County Londonderry,
Northern Ireland
Height 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)
Nickname Haribo
Occupation Accountant [1]
Club(s)
YearsClub
?–present
Ballinascreen
Inter-county(ies)*
YearsCountyApps (scores)
2007–present
Derry 1 (0–00)
Inter-county titles
NFL 1
*Inter County team apps and scores correct as of 00:19, 19 January 2009 (UTC)
Includes Championship games only.

Michael McBride (born 20 January 1982) [1] is a Gaelic footballer who plays for the Derry county team, with whom he has won a National League title. He plays his club football for St Colm's Ballinascreen. For both club and county he usually plays in the half back line. His brother Dermot has also played on occasion for Derry.

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Playing career

Inter-county

McBride was a substitute on the Derry panel that finished runners-up to Tyrone in the 2005 Dr McKenna Cup. [2] He was later called up to the Derry panel during the 2007 Championship for cover, but did not play in any games. He worked his way into the Derry team in the 2008 McKenna Cup (where Derry again reached the final) and the 2008 National League, which Derry won defeating Kerry in the final. [3] He made his Championship debut later that year in the defeat to Monaghan.

Details of Championship matches

  • A. ^ Result column lists Derry's score first
  • Statistics accurate as of 19 January 2009

Club

McBride won a Derry ACFL Division 2 title with Ballinacreen in 2008, promoting the club back into Division 1.

Honours

Inter-county

Club

Individual

Note: The above lists may be incomplete. Please add any other honours you know of.

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References

  1. 1 2 "Derry player profiles 2008". Official Derry GAA website. 2008. Retrieved 18 January 2009.
  2. "Derry line-ups 2005". Derry GAA website. Archived from the original on 19 July 2008. Retrieved 2 April 2008.
  3. "Derry 2–13 Kerry 2–09 2008 National League Final report - Derry GAA website". Derry GAA website. Retrieved 27 April 2008.