Adrian Sweeney
Adrian Sweeney is an Irish former Gaelic footballer who played for An Clochán Liath and the Donegal county team.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Sport | Gaelic football | ||
| Position | Full Forward | ||
| Born | Donegal | ||
| Height | 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) | ||
| Club(s) | |||
| Years | Club | ||
?–? pre-2009 |
An Clochán Liath Donegal Boston | ||
| Inter-county(ies) | |||
| Years | County | Apps (scores) | |
1996–2008 | Donegal | 136 (16–292)[1] | |
| Inter-county titles | |||
| NFL | 1 | ||
| All Stars | 1 | ||
Considered one of the finest forwards of his generation, he often played alongside Brendan Devenney for Donegal.[2]
Sweeney played for Donegal from 1996 to 2008. He won an All Star in 2003,[3] a year when Donegal made it to the All-Ireland Senior Football Championship semi-finals. He played a crucial role in the team that won the county's first National League Division 1 title in 2007.[4][5] Sweeney won an Ulster Under-21 Football Championship in 1995.[6] However, he never won the Ulster Senior Football Championship.[2] He did play in the 2004 Ulster final against Armagh at Croke Park.[7] He also played in the 2006 Ulster final against the same opponents at the same venue, and scored three points but lost again.[8]
He played for Donegal Boston.[9]
His brother Raymond also played for An Clochán Liath and Donegal.[10]
References
- McNulty, Chris (14 August 2018). "Numbers stack up as Michael Murphy tops Donegal's all-time charts". Retrieved 14 August 2018.
- Nulty, Chris (22 July 2011). "1992–2011: The best XV not to win Ulster…". Donegal News. Retrieved 22 July 2011.
- "Adrian Sweeney - '100 not out'!". Hogan Stand. 11 March 2005. Retrieved 11 March 2005.
- "Donegal duo return". Hogan Stand. 3 April 2008. Retrieved 3 April 2008.
- "Donegal claim the spoils". The Irish Times. 22 April 2007. Retrieved 22 April 2007.
- McNulty, Chris (1 August 2014). "It's all in the mind for Anthony McGrath". Donegal News. Retrieved 1 August 2014.
Under Donal Reid's management, McGrath – on a team that included Diver, Martin Coll, Adrian Sweeney, James Ruane and Brian Roper – won an Ulster Under-21 Championship against Cavan in 1995.
- "Awesome Armagh destroy Donegal". RTÉ Sport. 11 July 2004. Retrieved 11 July 2004.
That buoyed Donegal and Adrian Sweeney was unlucky to narrowly shoot wide after a free-flowing passing movement.
- "Donegal 0-09 1-09 Armagh". BBC Sport. 9 July 2006. Retrieved 9 July 2006.
- "Donegal Boston come of age". Hogan Stand. 16 July 2009. Retrieved 16 July 2009.
- "Veteran Boyle stars for Dungloe". BBC Sport. 24 June 2002. Retrieved 24 June 2002.
Brothers Adrian and Raymond Sweeney also impressed for Dungloe.