Enda Gormley

Enda Gormley (born 8 March 1966) is a Gaelic footballer who played for the Derry county team in the 1980s, 1990s and early 2000s. He played club football with Maghera club Glen, and currently plays with Belfast club Bredagh. He is an expert free-taker.

Gormley has had to overcome two serious knee injuries in his career. the club's first and so far only Derry Senior Championship title. Enda attended school at St Patricks College, Maghera, before going onto college at University of Ulster at Jordanstown (UUJ). He commentates on football matches for BBC.

School and college football While at school St Pat's, Maghera, Gormely won a MacRory Cup medal.

Inter-county career Gormley first made his inter-county mark as a member of the Derry minor team that claimed the 1984 Ulster Minor Championship. Having won Ulster Football Championships in 1987, and 1993, he went on to play left corner forward on Derry's 1993 All-Ireland winning team, which beat Cork in the final.

He won three National Football League medals with Derry in 1992, 1995, 1996. He started left corner forward on all three of those sides.

Gormley also won Interprovincial Championship/Railway Cup medals with Ulster. He was top scorer in the Ulster Championship in 1987 with a total score of 0–20 and again in 1992 with 0–25. He won a third Ulster medal in 1998.

He stills plays on occasion for the Derry Over 40 team.

Club career Gormley was part of Glen's 1983 Derry Intermediate Football Championship winning team. He also won a Derry Senior League medal with the club in 1987. Recently he moved club to Bredagh, as he lives in Belfast. As a 42-year-old, 23 years after first playing senior football for Derry, he is still playing.

Gormley is known for being a committed clubman and even travels from his home in Belfast to help train the Glen Under-14 team.

Honours County 3 Ulster Senior Football Championship 1987 1993 1998 3 National Football League Division 1 1992 1995 1996 1 All-Ireland Senior Football Championship 1993 1 Ulster Minor Football Championship 1984

Awards 2 GAA GPA All Stars Awards 1992 1993

School/College 2 Sigerson Cup 1986 1987 2 Ryan Cup 1987 1988 2 MacRory Cup 1983 1984

Club Derry Senior Football League – Winner (1): 1987 Derry Intermediate Football Championship – Winner (1): 1983 Derry Junior Football Championship – Winner (2): 2004, 2005 Down Junior Football Championship – Winner (1) 2006 Boston Senior Football Championship – Winner (1): 1986