Damian Barton (born 19 May 1962) is a former Gaelic footballer who played for the Derry county team in the 1980s and 1990s. He has served as manager of Derry senior football team. He was 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.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Sport | Gaelic football | ||
| Position | Centre forward | ||
| Born |
19 May 1962 Derry, Northern Ireland | ||
| 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 | ||
Playing career
editInter-county
editBarton captained Derry to Ulster Minor and Ulster Under-21 Football Championship successes. Both team went on to be runners-up 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.[citation needed]
Club
editBarton was part of Newbridge's 1989 Derry Senior Football Championship winning side.
Management career
editBarton 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 and Robert Emmet's Slaughtneil in 2010.[5] He was appointed Derry senior manager in September 2015, on a 2-year term.
References
edit- ^ a b "Derry Pen Pics". 1994 Ulster Championship Quarter Final Programme. 29 May 1994.
- ^ "Allstars left out of Railway Cup". BBC. 6 November 2001. Retrieved 24 March 2008.
- ^ "McCloy in big drive to land a new boss". The Belfast Telegraph. 5 October 2005. Archived from the original on 21 July 2012. Retrieved 4 April 2008.
- ^ Campbell, John (6 October 2005). "Crozier is new Derry manager". The Belfast Telegraph. Archived from the original on 21 July 2012. Retrieved 4 April 2008.
- ^ "Paddy Crozier replaces McElhom as Omagh St Enda's boss". BBC Sport Online. 23 December 2009. Retrieved 26 December 2009.