Michael Lynch (Gaelic footballer)

Michael Lynch (born 1996/7) is an Irish goalkeeper who plays Gaelic football for Gaoth Dobhair (and formerly Naomh Colmcille) and for the Donegal county team.

Michael Lynch
Personal information
Sport Gaelic football
Position Goalkeeper
Born 28/11/1996
Derry
Height 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)
Occupation Corporate Sales Executive
Club(s)
Years Club
201?–2020
2020–
 Naomh Colmcille
Gaoth Dobhair
Inter-county(ies)
Years County
201?–
 Donegal

He is from St Johnston.[1]

Playing career

Lynch played at midfield in Naomh Colmcille's run to the 2015 Donegal Intermediate Football Championship final, which the club lost to Réalt na Mara.[2] He began the campaign as a substitute for the injured Ryan McErlean in the first minute of Naomh Colmcille's win in the quarter-final of that competition.[3]

Lynch played his club football in midfield for Naomh Colmcille before transferring to Gaoth Dobhair in 2020.[1] The then Gaoth Dobhair manager Mervyn O'Donnell said Lynch had been living nearby since the start of 2020, had attended training and was close to fellow Donegal player Odhrán McFadden-Ferry.[4] He had won the 2017 Donegal Junior Football Championship and Ulster Junior Club Football Championship with his former club.[1][5] He scored three points (including one '45) in the Ulster Club JFC final.[6]

His transfer to Gaoth Dobhair led to a three-month suspension due to him playing for his new club before he was officially allowed to do so.[7][8]

Lynch is a former underage goalkeeper for League of Ireland association football team Derry City.[9]

Under the management of Declan Bonner, Lynch became an understudy to Shaun Patton and Paul Durcan in the senior inter-county panel.[8] He made his senior debut for Donegal against Derry in the 2020 Dr McKenna Cup.[1]

Lynch made a substitute appearance in the 2022 All-Ireland Senior Football Championship qualifier loss to Armagh, after regular goalkeeper Patton was shown a black card.[10]

References
  1. "Michael Lynch moves to Gaoth Dobhair for 2020 campaign". 16 July 2020. Retrieved 16 July 2020.
  2. McNulty, Chris (25 October 2015). "Bundoran show no mercy to crush Naomh Colmcille's dreams". Retrieved 25 October 2015.
  3. McNulty, Chris (28 October 2015). "All Sports Donegal Intermediate Championship: Team of the Year". Retrieved 28 October 2015. Came on to replace the injured Ryan McErlean in the opening minute of Naomh Colmcille's quarter-final win over Carndonagh in Convoy and never looked back. Lynch's nerveless kicking of placed balls became a real feature of Naomh Colmcille's run to the final and Francie Martin has predicted a call-up to the Donegal Under-21 squad for the midfielder.
  4. Ferry, Ryan (30 July 2020). "Gaoth Dobhair travel to Donegal Town". Donegal News. p. 58. [Mervyn] O'Donnell says they don't know if they will have the Donegal reserve goalkeeper available. 'Farmer (Lynch) has been with us since the start of the year. He is living down here and himself and Odhran McFadden-Ferry would be big mates. He came down to a few sessions and was training away. He came up to me one night and said he was thinking of transferring. I said that the ball was in his court and if he wanted it to happen he would have to go and chat to his own club'…
  5. McNulty, Chris (14 October 2017). "Naomh Colmcille hold off Red Hughs' comeback for Junior Final glory". Retrieved 14 October 2017.
  6. "Ulster club JFC final: Naomh Colmcille make history". Hogan Stand. 25 November 2017. Retrieved 25 November 2017.
  7. Ferry, Ryan (23 July 2020). "Lynch transfer saga rumbles on". Donegal News. p. 64. The Donegal senior goalkeeper was handed a 12-week suspension for lining out last Friday for Gaoth Dobhair in the Regional Leagues when he was not permitted to do so… Lynch was a key player for Naomh Colmcille in recent seasons and helped them win the Ulster Junior Championship title in 2017. However, he sought a transfer to Gaoth Dobhair this season and it was granted by the Donegal CCC (Competitions Control Committee) last week as it met the requirement of residing in the catchment area for a three-month period. It's understood that Lynch had been living with a relative… It had been reported that Lynch's appeal would be heard by Ulster GAA, as he is an intercounty player. However, it is only if an intercounty player has been penalised for a Category 4 or 5 infraction that an appeal is heard outside the county.
  8. Clifford, Micheal (24 July 2020). "Donegal goalkeeper slapped with lengthy ban after transfer breach". Retrieved 24 July 2020.
  9. "Patton embracing battle to be number one". Show Your Colours: 2019 Ulster Championship Preview. North West of Ireland Printing and Publishing Company. pp. 24–25.
  10. Bogue, Declan (12 June 2022). "Armagh power past Donegal to book All-Ireland quarter-final". The42.ie. Retrieved 12 June 2022.


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