Brendan Boyle (Gaelic footballer)

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Brendan Boyle
Personal information
Sport Gaelic football
Position Midfield
Club(s)
Years Club
?–
Ard an Rátha
Inter-county(ies)
Years County
200?–?
Donegal

Brendan Boyle is an Irish Gaelic footballer who plays at midfield for Ard an Rátha and also, formerly, for the Donegal county team.[1]

A married civil engineer and graduate of Institute of Technology, Sligo, he spent two years with a serious back injury and almost quit the game.[2]

His championship debut was in the 2002 Ulster Senior Football Championship final, a competition he would never win as a player.[3]

He made a substitute appearance for Stephen McDermott in the 2003 All-Ireland Senior Football Championship semi-final against Armagh.[4]

In 2004, he played against Armagh in the Ulster SFC final at Croke Park.[5]

He was injured in a club game and unable to play in what proved to be Brian McEniff's last game as county team manager the next day, a one-point loss to Cavan in a 2005 All-Ireland Senior Football Championship Round 2 Qualifier.[6]

In 2009, he played in the Championship victory over Galway at Markievicz Park and the defeat to Cork at Croke Park.[7][8]

References[]

  1. ^ "McGrath returns as Ardara win". Donegal Democrat. 21 April 2014. Retrieved 21 April 2014. Brendan McNelis and Conor Classon extended Ardara's lead before Brendan Boyle landed an Ardara goal to send the visitors in 1–7 to 1–2 in front at half-time.
  2. ^ "CASE STUDY 2: Brendan Boyle". Irish Independent. 27 May 2009. Retrieved 27 May 2009.
  3. ^ Nulty, Chris (22 July 2011). "1992–2011: The best XV not to win Ulster…". Donegal News. Retrieved 22 July 2011.
  4. ^ "Armagh's double still alive". Irish Independent. 1 September 2003.
  5. ^ "Awesome Armagh destroy Donegal". RTÉ Sport. 11 July 2004. Retrieved 11 July 2004. Devenney missed another good chance from a free in the 43rd minute but made no mistake four minutes later after Brendan Boyle was fouled.
  6. ^ "Last five championship meetings between Donegal and Cavan". Donegal News. 19 November 2020. p. 57.
  7. ^ "Donegal 0–14 Galway 0–13". RTÉ Sport. 25 July 2009. Retrieved 25 July 2009.
  8. ^ "Cork 1–27 Donegal 2–10". RTÉ Sport. 2 August 2009. Retrieved 2 August 2009. Michael Murphy converted an early Donegal free, but once Cork quelled the early dominance of midfielders Brendan Boyle and Kevin Cassidy, things began to happen for them.
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