Eoin Bradley

Eoin Bradley (commonly known by his nickname Skinner; but has also played in the half-forward line. He is known for his pace, with Eoin himself now living in Kilrea. Eoin plays football for glenullin but he has never lived there. He went to secondary school at St. Pat's College in Maghera.

His brother Paddy and cousin Gerard O'Kane both also play for Derry. His father Liam is former manager of Antrim. Eoin's uncle Gabriel Bradley won the Ulster Championship twice with Derry in 1975 and 1976.

Bradley was banned from driving motor vehicles for 16 months after consuming three times the drink drive limit and crashing into a parked car. After the crash, he fought with the owner of the car then went into the bar and continued drinking.

On one occasion he received a six-match ban for head butting a player on an opposing team.

He has also been found guilty in a court of law in Limavady of punching referee Declan O'Connor in the face. He was bound over to keep the peace for two years, fined £500 and ordered to pay £500 compensation to O'Connor.

In 2017, Glenullin refused to play a league match against The Loup, citing ill feeling towards referee Declan O'Connor who had previously reported Bradley for assault. This cost the club three league points.

In 2020, Bradley received a six-match ban for urinating on the sidelines of the Windsor Park pitch during an Irish Cup semi-final.

Bradley was sole director of MM Builders Ltd. He was fined £190,456.70 over tax affairs. HMRC listed him in their list of "deliberate tax defaulters". The list, which is published several times a year, identifies companies and individuals who have received penalties for either deliberate errors in their tax returns or failure to comply with their tax obligations. Media contacted MM Builders Ltd about the penalty but there was no comment from the firm.

In May 2025, Bradley was banned for driving for 2 months for speeding in his car. District Judge Nigel Broderick said the defendant had a "poor driving record". Bradley already had 9 penalty points on his driving license at this stage and narrowly avoided a harsher punishment.

Gaelic football career Club Bradley plays club football for John Mitchel's Glenullin. Up until the age of 14 he played as a goalkeeper and it wasn't until Under 16 level that he played in the forwards.

Bradley has played for the Glenullin Senior team since 15 years old. He won the Derry Senior Football Championship with Glenullin in 2007. Bradley was man of the match in the drawn final against Bellaghy. Irish News journalist Paddy Heaney described him as the "player who ripped the Blues apart" over the course of the two games. The club reached the Ulster League final again the following year, but were defeated by fellow Derry club Ballinderry.

In 2008 the club reached the final of the All-Ireland Sevens Championship, organised by Kilmacud Crokes. They were however beaten 1–11 to 0–13 by St. Gall's of Antrim in the decider, with Bradley scoring 0–05 in the match. He was favourite for player of the tournament which eventually went to one of his St Gall's opponents. Glenullin, jointly with Ballinderry won the 2008 Derry Senior Football League.

Manager Brian McIver permitted Bradley to play for Derry while also playing association football for Glenavon.

His inter-county career seemed to be over by 2017 or 2020.

Inter-county

Bradley was first called up to the Derry Senior panel in 2004 by Mickey Moran. including scoring a brilliant solo goal against Down in the Qualifiers. and through suspension after the rift was resolved.

Derry were once again beaten in the 2008 Dr. McKenna Cup final, this time by Down. He was instrumental in the 2008 National League, which Derry won, defeating 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 Ulster Championship victory over Donegal, Derry exited the Ulster Championship against Fermanagh at the semi-final stage, due to his pre-match meal and were defeated by Monaghan in the first round of the Qualifiers. Bradley scored 1–01 in each of the games. His goal against Fermanagh was a particularly amazing goal – rounding Peter Sherry, running 40 metres before blasting a shot past Fermanagh goalkeeper Ronan Gallagher. He captained the side in the group game against Donegal.

Association football career

Ballymoney United & Coleraine At the age of 29, Bradley ventured into association football with NIFL Championship 2 side Ballymoney United, and joined Coleraine in the NIFL Premiership shortly after.

Glenavon After a successful top-flight debut campaign, scoring 12 goals in 27 games for the Bannsiders, Bradley moved to newly-crowned Irish Cup winners Glenavon in the summer of 2014. He won his first Irish Cup, and Glenavon's second in three seasons, after defeating Linfield 2-0 in the 2016 final.

Return to Coleraine Having experienced a period of indifferent form in his third season at Glenavon, Bradley was sold back to Coleraine in January 2017. Bradley won the Irish Cup for a second time in 2018, as Coleraine claimed a 3-1 victory over Cliftonville, with Bradley scoring the third late in the game.

In 2020, Bradley received a six-match ban for urinating on the sidelines of the Windsor Park pitch during an Irish Cup semi-final.

Portadown On 30 July 2023, it was announced that Bradley had joined Portadown upon the expiry of his contract with Glenavon. Bradley would depart the club in January 2024, having scored 2 goals in 9 appearances, with the goals coming against Institute and Dergview. Following his release, he joined Ballymena & Provincial Football League side Desertmartin on 26 January 2024.

Career statistics Association football As of July 2023

Gaelic football honours

Inter-county National Football League: Winner (1): 2008 Runner up: 2009 Dr McKenna Cup: Winner: 2011 Runner up: 2005, 2008

Club All-Ireland Kilmacud Crokes Sevens Championship: Runner up: 2008 Ulster Senior Club Football League: Winner: 2007 Runner up: 2008 Derry Senior Football Championship: Winner (1): 2007 Derry Senior Football League: Winner (1): 2008

Individual Irish News Ulster GAA All-Stars Awards|Irish News Ulster GAA All-Star – Winner (2): 2006, 2011

Association football honours Glenavon Irish Cup: 2015–16

Coleraine Irish Cup: 2017–18 NIFL League Cup: 2019–20