Damian Barton
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Personal information | |||
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Sport | Gaelic Football | ||
Position | Centre Forward | ||
Born | Derry, Northern Ireland |
19 May 1962 ||
Height | 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in) | ||
Occupation | Teacher | ||
Club(s) | |||
Years | Club | ||
Newbridge | |||
Club titles | |||
Derry titles | 1 | ||
Inter-county(ies) | |||
Years | County | ||
1981-? | Derry | ||
Inter-county titles | |||
Ulster titles | 2 | ||
All-Irelands | 1 | ||
NFL | 2 |
Damian Barton (born 19 May 1962) is a former Irish Gaelic footballer who played for Derry in the 1980s and 1990s. He 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.
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Football career
Inter-county career
Barton captained Derry to Ulster Minor and Ulster Under-21 Football Championship successes. Both team went onto be runner-ups 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 career
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. Barton will manage Robert Emmet's Slaughtneil in 2010.[5] He was appointed Derry senior manager in September 2015, on a 2 year term.
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