Paul Finlay

Paul Finlay is an Irish Gaelic footballer who plays for Ballybay Pearse Brothers. He played inter-county football for the Monaghan senior team between 2002 and 2016.

Paul Finlay
Personal information
Sport Gaelic Football
Position Right Half Forward
Born Monaghan, Ireland
Height 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in)
Nickname Jap
Club(s)
Years Club
 Ballybay Pearse Brothers
Club titles
Monaghan titles 1
Colleges(s)
Years College
 IT Sligo
College titles
Sigerson titles 1
Inter-county(ies)
Years County
2003-
 Monaghan
Inter-county titles
Ulster titles 2
All-Irelands 0
NFL 2
All Stars 0

Finlay is the son of former Monaghan footballer Kieran "Jap" Finlay.[1] He won an All-Ireland title with the Monaghan Vocational Schools and played a role in Sligo IT's Sigerson Cup win in 2002.[1] He has also won Minor and Intermediate medals with Ballybay Pearses.[1] Finlay was first selected for the Monaghan senior team in 2003.[1] He was regarded as the team's playmaker[2] and participated in their 2005 National Football League Division Two win, Monaghan's first national title in twenty years.[3] In 2008 Finlay was called up to the Ireland international rules football team as a replacement for Tommy Walsh of Kerry.[4]

Honours

References
  1. "UGAAWA Press Release for Paul Finlay - Tennents/UGAAWA Merit Award for April 2003". Ulster GAA Writers Association. 2003. Archived from the original on 5 September 2008. Retrieved 25 November 2019.
  2. 25/07/2008 - 08:48:29 (25 July 2008). "Monaghan make one change as Finlay returns". Thomas Crosbie Media. Retrieved 7 January 2009.CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)
  3. "Monaghan claim stunning Division 2 victory". RTÉ. 1 May 2005. Retrieved 7 January 2009.
  4. "Finlay called up to Ireland squad". RTÉ. 15 October 2008. Retrieved 7 January 2009.
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