John Deighan (born 19 December 1982) is a Gaelic footballer who plays for the Derry county team, with whom he has won a National League title. He plays his club football for Limavady Wolfhounds GAC. He plays as goalkeeper for Derry.
Playing career
Inter-county Deighan was called up to the Derry Senior panel in 2008. He helped Derry reach the 2008 Dr McKenna Cup final, where they were defeated by Down. He was part of the Derry panel that won that year's National League where Derry beat Kerry in the final. The league success saw Derry become favourites to win the Ulster Championship and one of the top few for the All-Ireland. However, despite a good opening victory over Donegal, Derry exited the Ulster Championship against Fermanagh at the semi-final stage and were defeated by Monaghan in the first round of the Qualifiers. The Donegal match saw Deighan make his Championship debut. He missed the Fermanagh game through injury, but returned for the Monaghan match.
Championship matches' details # Date Competition Venue Opponent Result Score Match report 1 1 June 2008 Ulster SFC QF MacCumhaill Park, Ballybofey Donegal 1-14 : 1-12 0-00 , BBC, Derry GAA 2 19 July 2008 Qualifiers Round 2 St Tiernach's Park, Clones Monaghan 1-12 : 1-13 0-00 RTÉ, BBC, Derry GAA A. Result column lists Derry's score first Statistics accurate as of 17 January 2009
Limavady Wolfounds G.A.C.
Honours
Inter-county National Football League: Winner (1): 2008 Dr McKenna Cup: Runner up: 2008
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References
External links Player profiles on Official Derry GAA website Limavady Wolfhounds GAC website