Paul Finlay is an Irish Gaelic footballer who plays for Ballybay Pearse Brothers. He played at senior level for the Monaghan county team between 2002 and 2016.
| 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 | 2 | ||
| Colleges(s) | |||
| Years | College | ||
| IT Sligo | |||
| College titles | |||
| Sigerson titles | 1 | ||
| Inter-county(ies) | |||
| Years | County | ||
2002-2016 | Monaghan | ||
| Inter-county titles | |||
| Ulster titles | 2 | ||
| All-Irelands | 0 | ||
| NFL | 1 | ||
| 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
edit- Ulster Senior Football Championship (2): 2013, 2015
- National Football League, Division 2 (2): 2014, 2005
- National Football League, Division 3 (1): 2013
- Monaghan Senior Football Championship (2): 2012, 2022
References
edit- ^ a b c d "Tennents/UGAAWA Merit Award for April 2003". Ulster GAA Writers Association. 2003. Archived from the original on 5 September 2008. Retrieved 25 November 2019.
- ^ "Monaghan make one change as Finlay returns". Thomas Crosbie Media. 25 July 2008. Retrieved 7 January 2009.
- ^ "Monaghan claim stunning Division 2 victory". RTÉ. 1 May 2005. Retrieved 7 January 2009.
- ^ "Finlay called up to Ireland squad". RTÉ. 15 October 2008. Retrieved 7 January 2009.