Gavin Devlin

Irish Gaelic footballer

Gavin Devlin
Personal information
Irish name Gábháin Ó Doibhilin
Sport Gaelic football
Position Half back
Born County Tyrone, Northern Ireland
Height 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)
Occupation Building Contractor[1]
Club(s)
Years Club
? -present
Ardboe
Club titles
Tyrone titles 1
Inter-county(ies)
Years County
Tyrone
Inter-county titles
Ulster titles 3
All-Irelands 2

Gavin Devlin is a Gaelic footballer who plays for the Ardboe club. He is a former member of the Tyrone county team, winning two All-Ireland SFCs.

Playing career

Youth

Devlin had considerable success at county youth level. He has won one All Ireland minor Championship (1998) and two All-Ireland Under 21 Championships in 2000 and 2001.

Senior

Devlin won two All-Ireland medals; in 2003, playing a pivotal role in Tyrone's blanket defence system and as a panel member in 2005.

Management career

Devlin has coached Kildress Wolfe Tones Seniors in Tyrone.

He assisted Mickey Harte during the end of his tenure as Tyrone senior manager, then moved with him to Louth.[2][3]

References

  1. ^ "Player Profiles - Tyrone", 2005 All-Ireland Final Match Programme, DBA Publishing, 25 September 2005
  2. ^ "Mickey Harte takes on role as Louth manager". The 42. 24 November 2020. Retrieved 24 November 2020.
  3. ^ "Peter Fitzpatrick insists Mickey Harte can pump life into Wee County". RTÉ. 24 November 2020.

External links

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Tyrone squads
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Tyrone – 2003 All-Ireland Senior Football Champions (1st title)
Subs
P. McConnell
D. Carlin
Mark Harte
C. Holmes
P. Horisk
C. Lawn
P. Loughran
D. McCrossan
M. McGee
C. McGinley
F. McGuigan
S. Mulgrew
S. O'Neill
B. Robinson
M. Coleman
Manager
Mickey Harte
(Team as of September 2003 versus Armagh)
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Tyrone – 2005 All-Ireland Senior Football Champions (2nd title)
Substitutes used
C. Holmes for Canavan
C. Lawn for McMahon
P. Canavan for McGinley
Substitutes not used
J. Devine
E. Bradley
B. Meenan
G. Devlin
B. Donnelly
P. Donnelly
C. Gourley
Mark Harte
C. McCullagh
L. Meenan
M. Murphy
M. Penrose
S. Sweeney
Manager
M. Harte
Trainer
F. McCann
(Team as of 25 September 2005 versus Kerry)
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Tyrone – 2018 All-Ireland Senior Football Championship runners-up
Subs used
17 L. Brennan for C. Meyler
6 F. Burns for N. Sludden
14 R. Donnelly for C. McAliskey
20 H. Loughran for K. McGeary
22 D. McClure for C. McShane
21 R. O'Neill for M. Bradley
Subs not used
16 M. O'Neill
19 M. Cassidy
21 C. McCann
23 A. McCrory
24 H. P. McGeary
Manager
M. Harte
Selectors
G. Devlin
S. O'Neill
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