Marty Boyle
Marty Boyle is an Irish Gaelic footballer who plays for Naomh Conaill and also, formerly, for the Donegal county team.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Sport | Gaelic football | ||
| Height | 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) | ||
| Occupation | Student | ||
| Club(s) | |||
| Years | Club | ||
?– | Naomh Conaill | ||
| Club titles | |||
| Donegal titles | 4 | ||
| Inter-county(ies) | |||
| Years | County | ||
20??–201? | Donegal | ||
| Inter-county titles | |||
| All-Irelands | 1 | ||
In 2005, Boyle played for his club in the final of the Donegal Senior Football Championship.[1] He played (and scored) for his club in the final of the 2010 Donegal Senior Football Championship.[2] He then played for his club in the final of the 2015 Donegal Senior Football Championship.[3] His team won all three games.
Boyle received his first Championship start for Donegal in the 2011 Ulster Senior Football Championship quarter-final against Cavan at Breffni Park, with Frank McGlynn absent due to a torn hamstring.[4] In the 2011 All-Ireland football semi-final, Dublin player Diarmuid Connolly punched Boyle in the face and then grabbed him by the throat; Connolly was red carded as a result.[5] Boyle sat on the bench during Donegal's 2012 All-Ireland Senior Football Championship Final win.[6]
References
- "Historic first title for Naomh Conaill". Irish Independent. Independent News & Media. 10 October 2005. Retrieved 10 October 2005.
- "McLoone proves too hot". Irish Independent. Independent News & Media. 4 October 2010. Retrieved 4 October 2010.
- Foley, Alan (19 October 2015). "Gutsy Naomh Conaill edge to glory". Irish Examiner. Retrieved 19 October 2015.
- McNulty, Chris (June 2011). "Three changes to Donegal team for Cavan". Donegal News. Retrieved June 2011. Check date values in:
|accessdate=(help) - Keys, Colm (30 August 2011). "Dublin hope 'natural justice' frees Connolly for All-Ireland". Irish Independent. Independent News & Media. Retrieved 30 August 2011.
- "As it happened: Donegal v Mayo, All-Ireland SFC final". The Score. 23 September 2012. Archived from the original on 25 September 2012. Retrieved 23 September 2012.