Liam Hinphey

Liam Hinphey ;(born 15 August 1984) He is a cousin of two-time Derry All Star Joe Brolly.

Football career Inter-county Hinphey was first called up to the Derry Senior football panel in November 2005 for the 2006 season. He was part of the Derry team that won the 2008 National League where Derry beat Kerry in the final. Hinphey missed the first round of the 2008 Ulster Senior Football Championship against Donegal with a pelvic injury (osteo pubis), and was expected to be sidelined for the rest of the season. However, early detection and appropriate treatment saw him make a quicker than expected recovery and made his club return in the Derry Championship against Bellaghy on 1 July. He has opted out of the 2009 panel, as he will be traveling around Australia for six months from March 2009 to September 2009.

Club Hinphey played his club football for St Canice's Dungiven and won the Derry ACFL Division 2 in 2007. He returned from Australia in late July in time for the latter stages of the 2009 Derry Championship.

School/college A relative late-comer to football, Hinphey won the MacRory and Hogan Cups in 2003 with St. Patricks's Maghera.

Hurling Inter-county Hinphey won the Ulster Minor Hurling Championship with Derry minors in 2001. He made his Senior Derry debut when he was 18 years old against Kerry in 2003. He returned to the hurling panel in 2009, but was only available for the first two rounds of the National Hurling League, as he decided to travel Australia from March. Having arrived in Sydney he signed for the Sydney Shamrocks Hurling club and played brilliantly at centre back as they won the first NSW competition of the year, the Central Coast tournament.

While travelling in Australia he played for ?.

Club Hinphey had a highly successful underage career with Kevin Lynchs, This success has continued at Senior level. Hinphey has won five Derry hurling Championships with the club (2003, Ulster Minor Hurling Championship: Winner (1): 2001 Runner up: 2002, more?

Club Ulster Senior Club Hurling Championship: Runner up: 2003, 2006, 2007 Derry Senior Hurling Championship: Winner (5): 2003, 2004, 2006, 2007, 2008 (Captain.) Runner up: 2005 Numerous underage awards

School Mageean Cup: Winner (1/2?): 2001, 2003?

Individual Ulster Colleges Hurling All-Star: Winner (1?): 2003

Note: The above lists may be incomplete. Please add any other honours you know of.