- Darren Fay
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Darren Fay Personal information Irish name Darren Ó Féich Sport Gaelic football Position Full Back Born 11 April 1976
Trim, County Meath, IrelandClub(s) Years Club Trim Inter-county(ies)* Years County Apps (scores) 1996-2008 Meath 49 Inter-county titles Leinster titles 3 All Irelands 2 All Stars 3 *Inter County team apps and scores correct as of 17:42, 4 August 2007 (UTC). Darren Fay (born 11 April 1976 in Meath) is a former successful Meath Gaelic Footballer. He is regarded the latest in a long line of Great Meath Full Backs, following the likes of Mick Lyons, Jack Quinn, Paddy O'Brien & Tommy "The Boiler" McGuinness and Brendan Murphy. He plays club football for Trim. He came to prominence in 1996 when he won an All Ireland senior medal in his first season as a Meath regular first team player. In 1999 he won his second All Ireland medal. He is also the holder of 3 Leinster Senior medals. Darren has won 3 All Star awards. For the 2006 season Darren made himself unavailable for the Meath team but he returned to the Meath panel for the 2007 season. On July 23, 2008 Fay confirmed his retirement after a shocking defeat to Limerick.
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Meath - All-Ireland Senior Football Champions 1996 (6th title) 1 C. Martin | 2 M. O'Reilly | 3 D. Fay | 4 M. O'Connell | 5 C. Coyle | 6 E. McManus | 7 P. Reynolds | 8 J. McGuinness | 9 J. McDermott | 10 T. Giles | 11 T. Dowd (Capt.) | 12 G. Geraghty | 13 C. Brady | 14 B. Reilly | 15 B. Callaghan | Subs: J. Devine | O. Murphy | Manager: S. Boylan
Meath - All-Ireland Senior Football Champions 1999 (7th title) 1 C. Sullivan | 2 M. O'Reilly | 3 D. Fay | 4 C. Murphy | 5 P. Reynolds | 6 E. McManus | 7 H. Traynor | 8 N. Crawford | 9 J. McDermott | 10 E. Kelly | 11 T. Giles | 12 N. Nestor | 13 O. Murphy | 14 G. Geraghty (Capt.) | 15 D. Curtis | Subs: R. Kealy | B. Callaghan | T. Dowd | Manager: S. Boylan
Meath - All-Ireland Senior Football Championship Runners-up 2001 1 C. Sullivan | 2 M. O'Reilly | 3 D. Fay | 4 C. Murphy | 5 D. Curtis | 6 N. Nestor | 7 H. Traynor | 8 N. Crawford | 9 J. McDermott | 10 E. Kelly | 11 T. Giles (c) | 12 R. Kealy | 13 O. Murphy | 14 G. Geraghty | 15 R. McGee |
Manager: S. BoylanIreland international football team 2001 | International Rules Series 1 C. Sullivan |
2 G. Canty |
3 D. Fay |
4 S. M. Lockhart |
5 A. Rainbow |
6 K. McGeeney |
7 S. Óg De Paor |
8 D. Ó Sé |
9 S. Moynihan |
10 D. Earley | 11 M. Donnellan |
12 T. Kennelly | 13 G. Geraghty |
14 A. Tohill (c) |
15 B. Devenney |
Subs: • C. McManus |• P. Joyce |
• B. J. O'Sullivan |
• J. Crowley |
• F. Grehan |
• C. McAnallen • C. Goggins • M. F. Russell • D. McCabe • N. Buckley • C. Whelan
Coach: B. McEniff
Selectors: • J. O'Keeffe |• P. Clarke |
1996 All Star Gaelic Football Team 1 F. McConnell | 2 K. Mortimer | 3 D. Fay | 4 M. O'ConnellFOTY | 5 P. Holmes | 6 J. Nallen | 7 P. Curran | 8 J. McDermott | 9 L. McHale |
10 T. Giles | 11 T. Dowd | 12 J. Horan | 13 J. Brolly | 14 P. Canavan | 15 M. Fitzgerald1999 All Star Gaelic Football Team 1 K. O'Dwyer | 2 M. O'Reilly | 3 D. Fay | 4 A. Lynch | 5 C. O'Sullivan | 6 K. McGeeney | 7 P. Reynolds | 8 J. McDermott | 9 C. Whelan |
10 D. Marsden | 11 T. GilesFOTY | 12 J. Horan | 13 P. Clifford | 14 G. Geraghty | 15 O. Murphy2001 All Star Gaelic Football Team 1 C. Sullivan | 2 K. Fitzgerald | 3 D. Fay | 4 C. Goggins | 5 D. Meehan | 6 F. Grehan | 7 S. De Paor | 8 K. Walsh | 9 R. O'Connell |
10 E. Kelly | 11 S. O'Neill | 12 M. DonnellanFOTY | 13 O. Murphy | 14 P. Joyce | 15 J. CrowleyCategories:- Living people
- Meath Gaelic footballers
- Trim Gaelic footballers
- People from County Meath
- 1996 Gaelic Athletic Association All Star Awards winners (football)
- 1999 Gaelic Athletic Association All Star Awards winners (football)
- 2001 Gaelic Athletic Association All Star Awards winners (football)
- Irish international rules football players
- 1976 births
- Winners of two All-Ireland medals (Gaelic football)
- Leinster Gaelic football biography stubs
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