Francis McEldowney is an Irish

Ireland

Ireland is an island to the northwest of continental Europe. It is the third-largest island in Europe and the twentieth-largest island on Earth...

 Gaelic football

Gaelic football

Gaelic football , commonly referred to as "football" or "Gaelic", or "Gah" is a form of football played mainly in Ireland...

er who plays for Derry

Derry GAA

The Derry County Board of the Gaelic Athletic Association or Derry GAA is one of the 32 county boards of the GAA in Ireland. It is responsible for Gaelic games in the GAA county of Derry, which covers virtually the same territory as the former administrative county of Londonderry...

, with whom he has won a National League

National Football League (Ireland)

The National Football League is a Gaelic football tournament held annually between the county teams of Ireland, under the auspices of the Gaelic Athletic Association. The prize for the winning team is the New Ireland Cup, presented by the New Ireland Assurance Company...

 title.

McEldowney plays his club football and hurling

Hurling

Hurling is an outdoor team game of ancient Gaelic origin, administered by the Gaelic Athletic Association, and played with sticks called hurleys and a ball called a sliotar. Hurling is the national game of Ireland. The game has prehistoric origins, has been played for at least 3,000 years, and...

 for Robert Emmet's Slaughtneil

Slaughtneil GAC

Robert Emmet's GAC Slaughtneil is a Gaelic Athletic Association club based in Slaughtneil, County Londonderry, Northern Ireland. The club is a member of the Derry GAA and currently cater for Gaelic football, Hurling and Camogie...

, with whom he won a Derry Senior Football Championship and Derry Senior Hurling Championship. His twin brother Fergal has also played for Derry in the past.

Playing career

Inter-county

2004 was McEldowney's debut year and was ever-present for Derry in that year's Championship

All-Ireland Senior Football Championship 2004

-Leinster Senior Football Championship:---------------------------------------------Ulster Senior Football Championship:-------------------------------------Connacht Senior Football Championship:----------------...

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He was part of the Derry team that won the 2008 National League

National Football League (Ireland) 2008

The 2008 National Football League was the Gaelic football league contested by 33 GAA counties' football teams, 32 from Ireland and one from England.-Format:...

 where Derry beat Kerry

Kerry GAA

The Kerry County Board of the Gaelic Athletic Association is one of the 32 county boards of the GAA in Ireland, and is responsible for Gaelic games in County Kerry...

 in the final.

Club

McEldowney's underage honours include two Derry Minor Football Championship

Derry Minor Football Championship

The Derry Minor Football Championship is an annual Gaelic football club competition between the top Derry Minor clubs. The winners of the Derry Championship qualify to represent their county in the Ulster Minor Club Football Championship...

s and two Derry Minor Hurling Championships. In 2000 he won a Derry Senior Hurling Championship with the club. They were also beaten in that year's Ulster Senior Club Hurling Championship

Ulster Senior Club Hurling Championship

The Ulster Senior Club Hurling Championship is an annual tournament played between the senior hurling clubs in Ulster. There are nine county championships between the nine counties of Ulster. The nine winners go on to play each other in the Ulster Club Championship in a knock-out format...

 final. In 2004 McEldowney was part of the first ever Slaughtneil side to win the Derry Senior Football Championship. Slaughtneil were beaten finalists in the competition in 2008.

Inter-county

• National Football League
  National Football League (Ireland)
  The National Football League is a Gaelic football tournament held annually between the county teams of Ireland, under the auspices of the Gaelic Athletic Association. The prize for the winning team is the New Ireland Cup, presented by the New Ireland Assurance Company...
  
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  • Winner (1): 2008
    National Football League (Ireland) 2008
    The 2008 National Football League was the Gaelic football league contested by 33 GAA counties' football teams, 32 from Ireland and one from England.-Format:...
    
    
• Dr. McKenna Cup:
  • Runner up: 2005, 2008, more?

Club

• Derry Senior Football Championship:
  • Winner (1): 2004
  • Runner up: 2008
    Derry Senior Football Championship 2008
    -Match day 2:-Match day 3:-Section 2:-Match day 1:-Match day 2:-Match day 3:-Section 3:-Match day 1:-Match day 2:-Match day 3:-Section 4:-Match day 1:-Quarter-finals:-Semi-finals:-Final:...
    
    
• Derry Senior Football League:
  • Winner (1): 2001
• Derry Minor Football Championship
  Derry Minor Football Championship
  The Derry Minor Football Championship is an annual Gaelic football club competition between the top Derry Minor clubs. The winners of the Derry Championship qualify to represent their county in the Ulster Minor Club Football Championship...
  
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  • Winner (2): Years?
• Underage competitions

Club

• Ulster Senior Club Hurling Championship
  Ulster Senior Club Hurling Championship
  The Ulster Senior Club Hurling Championship is an annual tournament played between the senior hurling clubs in Ulster. There are nine county championships between the nine counties of Ulster. The nine winners go on to play each other in the Ulster Club Championship in a knock-out format...
  
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  • Runner up: 2000
• Derry Senior Hurling Championship:
  • Winner (1): 2000
  • Runner up: 1998?, 2002?, 2004?
• Derry Minor Hurling Championship:
  • Winner (2): 1998, 1999

Note: The above lists may be incomplete. Please add any other honours you know of.

External links

• Player profiles on Official Derry GAA website
• Slaughneil GAC website
• Official Derry GAA website