Gavin Devlin is a Gaelic footballer who plays for the Ardboe club. He is a former member of the Tyrone county team, winning two All-Ireland SFCs.

Gavin Devlin
Personal information
Irish name Gábháin Ó Doibhilin
Sport Gaelic football
Position Half back
Born County Tyrone, Northern Ireland
Height 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)
Occupation Building Contractor[1]
Club(s)
Years Club
? -present
Ardboe
Club titles
Tyrone titles 1
Inter-county(ies)
Years County
Tyrone
Inter-county titles
Ulster titles 3
All-Irelands 2

Playing career

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Youth

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Devlin had considerable success at county youth level. He has won one All Ireland minor Championship (1998) and two All-Ireland Under 21 Championships in 2000 and 2001.

Senior

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Devlin won two All-Ireland medals; in 2003, playing a pivotal role in Tyrone's blanket defence system and as a panel member in 2005.

Management career

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Devlin has coached Kildress Wolfe Tones Seniors in Tyrone.

He assisted Mickey Harte during the end of his tenure as Tyrone senior manager, then moved with him to Louth.[2][3]

References

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  1. ^ "Player Profiles - Tyrone", 2005 All-Ireland Final Match Programme, DBA Publishing, 25 September 2005
  2. ^ "Mickey Harte takes on role as Louth manager". The 42. 24 November 2020. Retrieved 24 November 2020.
  3. ^ "Peter Fitzpatrick insists Mickey Harte can pump life into Wee County". RTÉ. 24 November 2020.
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