Gareth Johnson (hurler)
Appearance
Personal information | |||
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Sport | Dual player | ||
Football Position: | Left Half-Forward | ||
Hurling Position: | Full Forward | ||
Born | County Down, Northern Ireland | ||
Height | 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) | ||
Nickname | Magic | ||
Club(s) | |||
Years | Club | ||
1999-present | Ballygalget | ||
Club titles | |||
Down titles | 7 | ||
Ulster titles | 1 | ||
Inter-county(ies) | |||
Years | County | ||
2003-2017Present 2007-2009 |
Down' Down | ||
Inter-county titles | |||
Football | Hurling | ||
Ulster Titles | 0 | 2 | |
All-Ireland Titles | 0 | 0 | |
League titles | 0 | 1 | |
All-Stars | 0 | 0 |
Gareth Johnson (born in Ballygalget, County Down) is an Irish sportsperson. He plays hurling with his local club Ballygalget and football for Loughinisland and has been a member of the Down senior inter-county hurling and football teams. Johnson scored an injury-time goal in the 2013 Christy Ring Cup final to win it for Down for the first time in a 3-16 to 2-17 victory against Kerry.
References
[edit]- McKernan welcomes 'Magic's' return. 11 May 2009.
- Christy Ring Cup: Down cruise into final. 7 June 2009.
- Down hurling stars named in football squad. 5 June 2007.
Honours
[edit]- Down
- Ulster Under-21 Hurling Championship (2): 2003, 2004
- National Hurling League Division 2 (1): 2004
- Christy Ring Cup (1): 2013
- Club
- Down Senior Hurling Championship (7): 1999, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2007, 2008, 2010
- Ulster Senior Club Hurling Championship (1): 2005