Darren Clarke (Gaelic footballer)
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Sport | Gaelic football | ||
| Position | corner-forward | ||
| Born | Ardee, County Louth | ||
| Occupation | AIB employee | ||
| Club(s) | |||
| Years | Club | ||
|
St Mary's St Sylvester's (Dublin) | |||
| Club titles | |||
| Leinster titles | 0 | ||
| All-Ireland Titles | 0 | ||
| Inter-county(ies) | |||
| Years | County | ||
2004-2014 | Louth | ||
Darren Clarke (born 1983) is a retired Irish gaelic footballer from Louth. He played with his local club St Mary's from juvenile level until 2008, when he joined Dublin side St Sylvester's.[1] He returned to the Ardee club in 2013.[2] He was a member of the Louth senior squad from 2004 until 2014.
Clarke won Railway Cup honours with Leinster in 2006.[3] He retired from club football at the end of the 2023 season.[4]
Honours
- County
- National Football League Division 2 (1): 2006
- National Football League Division 3 (1): 2011
- Tommy Murphy Cup (1): 2006
- O'Byrne Cup (1): 2009
- Owen Treacy Cup (1): 2006[5]
- Club
- Louth Senior Football Championship (2): 2022,[6] 2023[7]
- Cardinal O'Donnell Cup (2): 2002,[8] 2021,[9]
- Paddy Sheelan Cup (3): 2016, 2018, 2021
- Louth Senior Football League Division 1B (1): 2004[10]
- Dublin Senior Football League (1): 2010[11]
- Dublin Senior B Football Championship (1): 2008[12]
- St Vincent de Paul Cup (2): 2008, 2009
- Province
- Railway Cup (1): 2006
References
- ^ "Marys let Clarke leave". Hogan Stand. 12 April 2008.
- ^ "Bannigan hails Clarke influence on Sylvester's". Fingal Independent. 22 January 2013.
- ^ "Chance for the fans to". Irish Independent. 1 November 2006.
- ^ "Former Louth star Clarke bows out with Joe Ward medals taking pride of place". LMFM. 9 February 2024.
- ^ "American bossed on own soil by ace Reds". Irish Independent. 25 October 2006.
- ^ "Ardee St Marys end 27 year wait for Joe Ward Cup following thrilling Senior Replay". Dundalk Democrat. 16 October 2022.
- ^ "Ardee St. Mary's earn back-to-back Louth titles". RTÉ Sport. 22 October 2023.
- ^ "Gutsy 14-man St Marys deny Mattock the double". Drogheda Independent. 6 December 2002.
- ^ "Cardinal O'Donnell in Ardee for First Time in 19 Years". Louth GAA. 3 September 2021.
- ^ "McShane Cup for Mary's as Division 1B winners". The Argus. 3 September 2004.
- ^ "Syls and Ravens ready for the off". Fingal Independent. 16 February 2011.
- ^ "Syls win inaugural senior B championship in style". Fingal Independent. 26 November 2008.