Henry Downey
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Irish name | Anraí Ó Domhnaigh | ||
| Sport | Dual player | ||
| Football Position: | Centre back | ||
| Hurling Position: | Half-forward | ||
| Born |
December 27, 1966 Lavey, County Londonderry, Northern Ireland |
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| Height | 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) | ||
| Club(s) | |||
| Years | Club | ||
| Lavey | |||
| Club titles | |||
| Football | Hurling | ||
| Derry titles | 4 | 12 | |
| Ulster titles | 2 | 0 | |
| All-Ireland titles | 1 | 0 | |
| Inter-county(ies) | |||
| Years | County | ||
| 1988-2001 (F) | Derry (F) Derry (H) |
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| Inter-county titles | |||
| Football | Hurling | ||
| Ulster Titles | 2 | 0 | |
| All-Ireland Titles | 1 | 0 | |
| League titles | 4 | ||
| All-Stars | 1 | 0 | |
Henry Downey (Irish: Anraí Ó Domhnaigh; born 27 December 1966) is an Irish former dual GAA player, who is most notable for being a Gaelic footballer for the Derry senior football team in the late 1980s, 1990s and early 2000s, where he usually played in at centre half back. He was part of Derry's 1993 All-Ireland Championship winning side, where he was captain. He also won two Ulster Senior Football Championships (1993 and 1998) and four National League (1992, 1995, 1996 and 2000) medals with Derry.
Downey played club football and hurling with Erin's Own GAC Lavey, with whom he won the 1991 All-Ireland Senior Club Football Championship. He was one of very few players in Ireland to complete this unique double of club and inter-county All-Irelands and almost did the extreme rarity of winning both competitions in the same year in 1993, but Lavey were defeated in the All-Ireland club after winning the Ulster Senior Club Football Championship for the second time. Downey also won four Derry Senior Football Championship and 12 Derry Senior Hurling Championship medals with Lavey.
Some of his key attributes included his leadership qualities and his surging runs up the field from the half back line.
Downey was part of the Derry side which won four national leagues in eight years (1992, 1995, 1996 and 2000), captaining the team in 1992 and 1996. Downey and Derry finished runners-up to Offaly in the 1998 National League decider.
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