Daniel Hughes (Gaelic footballer)

Daniel Hughes is a Gaelic football player from County Down, Northern Ireland. He plays for the Down senior inter county football team and for his club Saval.

Daniel Hughes
Personal information
Irish name Dónall Ó hAodha
Sport Gaelic football
Position Right Half Forward
Born County Down, Northern Ireland
Height 5 ft 11 in (1.80 m)
Nickname Danny
Club(s)
Years Club
Saval
Club titles
Down titles 0
Ulster titles 0
All-Ireland Titles 0
Inter-county(ies)
Years County Apps (scores)
2001-2014
Down 35 (2-56)
Inter-county titles
All Stars 1

He scored three points in the 2010 All-Ireland Football Final where Down were defeated 0-15 to 0-16 by Cork.[1]

In October 2010, Hughes was named in the 2010 All-Star football team for his performances for Down during the 2010 season, it was his first All Star award.[2][3] In November 2010, Hughes was also named in the 2010 GPA Gaelic Football team of the year.[4] Daniel brother Johnny played for London in 2009 where Down played London. Hughes supports Liverpool F.C.[citation needed]

References

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  1. ^ "All-Ireland SFC Final: Cork 0-16 0-15 Down". BBC Sport. 19 September 2010. Retrieved 27 October 2010.
  2. ^ "'Strange' All Stars snub for Rebels". Irish Independent. 14 October 2010. Retrieved 19 October 2010.
  3. ^ "Four Down players are among the 2010 GAA All Stars". BBC Sport. 14 October 2010. Retrieved 27 October 2010.
  4. ^ "Cork & Down dominate GPA selection". RTÉ Sport. 4 November 2010. Archived from the original on 7 November 2010. Retrieved 10 November 2010.

Honours

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  • 1 Railway Cup 2009
  • 1 Dr McKenna Cup 2008
  • 1 Ulster Player of The January 2008
  • 1 All Star 2010
  • 1 Irish News Ulster All-Stars 2010
  • 1 Top Scorer In The Down Senior Football Championship 2005
  • 3 Down Senior Football League Division 2 2003 2007 2010