Jody Gormley
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Sport | Gaelic football | ||
| Position | Midfield | ||
| Born | County Tyrone, Northern Ireland | ||
| Height | 6'01' | ||
| Nickname | None | ||
| Club(s) | |||
| Years | Club | ||
| ? -? | Trillick Bredagh |
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| Club titles | |||
| Ulster titles | Ulster | ||
| Inter-county(ies) | |||
| Years | County | ||
| 2002- ? 1999-2001 1995-1998 |
Tyrone London Tyrone |
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| Inter-county titles | |||
| Ulster titles | 2 | ||
| All-Irelands | 0 | ||
| All Stars | 0 | ||
Jody Gormley is a former Gaelic footballer for Tyrone, and London. He also played a coaching role for Down following his retirement from Inter-County playing, and has held the role of Antrim football manager. Gormley can now be found managing the Bredagh club in Co. Down.
His career peak was probably in 1995, when Tyrone won the Ulster Championship, and went on end up runner-up in the All-Ireland Final. For Gormley, who was an ever-present throughout the Championship, memorable moments include scoring the winning point in a scorching Ulster Semi-Final against neighbouring rivals, Derry. This win was notable because the Tyrone team had two players sent off, and were 0-8 to 0-5 down at half time.
In the All-Ireland Final of 1995, Tyrone lost to Dublin by a point (Dublin 1-10, Tyrone 0-12). Gormley was only Tyrone player to score in that match, apart from an 11-point masterclass by Peter Canavan.
The following year, Tyrone again won the Ulster Championship, but were beaten in All-Ireland Semi Final by Meath. Gormley was one of several Tyrone players injured in that match, which many Tyrone fans attributed to Meath's heavy-handed tactics.
Tyrone's fortunes faded following this, and Gormley's job brought him to London. There he joined the London intercounty team, but they rarely performed well in the Championship.
In 2006, Jody played midfield on the Bredagh Senior team that won the Co. Down Junior Championship Final, defeating Teconnaught 1-8 to 0-5 in Downpatrick. They proceeded to hammer Drum of Derry in the Quarter Final Of The Ulster Junior Championship in Newcastle, County Down but lost to Noamh Brid of Donegal in the Semi at Breffni Park, Cavan.
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