Stephen McBrearty

Stephen McBrearty is an Irish Gaelic footballer who plays for Cill Chartha and also, formerly, the Donegal county team.

Stephen McBrearty
Personal information
Sport Gaelic football
Club(s)
Years Club
20??–
 Cill Chartha
Club titles
Donegal titles 1
Inter-county(ies)
Years County
2016–2018
 Donegal
Ulster titles 1

He is the younger brother of Patrick McBrearty.[1]

Playing career

Club

With his club Cill Chartha, McHugh won the 2012 Donegal Minor Football Championship.[2] However, he was not fully fit for the final due to a knee ligament injury sustained the semi-final.[3]

He won the 2017 Donegal Senior Football Championship. It was the first time his club had won the title in 24 years.[4]

Inter-county

First featuring for his county at senior level under the management of Rory Gallagher, McBrearty was first called up ahead of the 2016 season as one of twelve new recruits, alongside such players as Eoghan Bán Gallagher and Stephen McMenamin.[5] McBrearty made a number of appearances during Donegal's Division One campaign in the 2016 National Football League: first he was a second-half substitute in the league opener against Down,[6] then a second-half substitute in the fifth round of fixtures against Roscommon,[7] and then a second-half substitute in the seventh round of fixtures against Monaghan.[8] He also made a substitute appearance in the league semi-final defeat to Dublin.[9]

McBrearty made a substitute appearance for Donegal against Kerry in the opening round of the 2017 National Football League.[10] He made other substitute appearances against Dublin and Tyrone in the third and fifth round of fixtures respectively.[11][12]

Under the management of Declan Bonner, McBrearty scored a point as a second-half substitute against Kerry in Killarney in the opening fixture of the 2018 National Football League.[13] He started the next game against Galway and scored two points.[14] He started the next game away to Dublin and scored a point.[15] He appeared as a substitute in the fourth game against Kildare.[16] He made a second-half substitute appearance against Tyrone in the next game and scored a point.[17] He started the sixth game against Monaghan.[18] He made a substitute appearance in the seventh game against Mayo.[19]

McBrearty did not play in the 2018 Ulster Senior Football Championship final, in which Donegal defeated Fermanagh.[20] He made a late substitute appearance in the preliminary round against Cavan, but featured in neither the quarter-final against Derry nor the semi-final against Down.[21][22][23]

Alongside club mates Mark McHugh and Ciaran McGinley, McBrearty opted out of the Donegal panel for 2019.[24] He had his appendix removed in mid-2019.[24]

Honours
Donegal
Cill Chartha

References
  1. McNulty, Chris (20 September 2014). "McBrearty brothers look to cement a place in history". Donegal News. Retrieved 20 September 2014.
  2. McNulty, Chris (3 December 2012). "Minor Cup is 'back down the trough' after Kilcar win". Donegal News. Retrieved 3 December 2012.
  3. McNulty, Chris (3 December 2012). "Major show from Eoin McHugh as Kilcar triumph". Donegal News. Retrieved 3 December 2012. Still, this was a performance and a win that they managed with one of their stars, Stephen McBrearty, playing a largely peripheral role due to a knee ligament injury that had forced him off early in their semi-final win over Cloughaneely. McBrearty did get more involved in the closing stages, when Matthew McClean, Cormac Cannon and Man of the Match Eoin McHugh popped over the points that opened the gates of glory for the Towney side.
  4. McNulty, Chris (15 October 2017). "End result all that matters for Kilcar after final win over Naomh Conaill". Retrieved 15 October 2017.
  5. Maguire, Gerry (24 November 2015). "Rory Gallagher puts his faith in youth with minor promotions". The Irish News. Retrieved 24 November 2015. The new players on the squad are Danny Rodgers (Dungloe), Stephen McMenamin (Red Hugh's), Kieran Gillespie (Gaoth Dobhair), Michael Carroll (Gaoth Dobhair), Eoin Bán Gallagher (Killybegs), Ciarán Thompson (Naomh Conaill), Stephen McBrearty (Kilcar), Caolan McGonigle (Buncrana), Jack O'Brien (Naomh Muire), Tony McClenaghan (Moville), Rory Carr (St Eunan's) and Caolan Ward (St Eunan's). With the exception of Ward, all of the above are in the 19-20 age bracket.
  6. Bannon, Orla (30 January 2016). "Disastrous return to Division One for Down as Donegal run riot in Newry". Irish Independent. Retrieved 30 January 2016.
  7. Campbell, Peter (13 March 2016). "Rossies signal greater intent after win over Donegal". RTÉ Sport. Retrieved 13 March 2016.
  8. Shalvey, Colm (3 April 2016). "Last gasp Monaghan avoid relegation". Retrieved 3 April 2016.
  9. "FL1 semi-final: dazzling Dubs demolish disappointing Donegal". Hogan Stand. 10 April 2016. Retrieved 10 April 2016.
  10. Foley, Alan (5 February 2017). "Geaney at the double as Kerry achieve first opening round league win under Fitzmaurice". The42.ie. Retrieved 5 February 2017.
  11. Foley, Alan (26 February 2017). "Murphy's injury-time free rescues a draw for Donegal as Dublin extend unbeaten run to 32 games". The42.ie. Retrieved 26 February 2017.
  12. Kelly, Kevin (18 March 2017). "Allianz FL D1: Donegal too good for Tyrone". Retrieved 18 March 2017.
  13. O'Toole, Fintan (28 January 2018). "Casey hits winning point, O'Shea fires 0-7 and 3 red cards shown in Kerry Donegal clash". The42.ie. Retrieved 28 January 2018.
  14. Foley, Alan (4 February 2018). "Last-gasp Galway snatch victory in Donegal to make it two from two". The42.ie. Retrieved 4 February 2018.
  15. O'Brien, Kevin (10 February 2018). "Dublin survive strong Donegal fightback to make it three wins from three". The42.ie. Retrieved 10 February 2018.
  16. Campbell, Peter (25 February 2018). "Donegal scrape by 14-man Kildare in relegation dogfight". RTÉ Sport. Retrieved 25 February 2018.
  17. Bogue, Declan (10 March 2018). "Two-goal Tyrone move closer to safety with big win over Donegal in Omagh". The42.ie. Retrieved 10 March 2018.
  18. Graham, John (18 March 2018). "Monaghan ease past relegation-threatened Donegal". RTÉ Sport. Retrieved 18 March 2018.
  19. Gannon, Colm (25 March 2018). "McLoughlin's stunning 74th minute equaliser sees Mayo survive the drop and Donegal suffer relegation". The42.ie. Retrieved 25 March 2018.
  20. Mooney, Francis (24 June 2018). "Energetic Donegal end Fermanagh's Ulster title dream". RTÉ Sport. Retrieved 24 June 2018.
  21. McNulty, Chris (13 May 2018). "Ulster SFC: Donegal too good for Cavan". Retrieved 13 May 2018.
  22. Mooney, Francis (27 May 2018). "McBrearty excels to fire Donegal past Derry". RTÉ Sport. Retrieved 27 May 2018.
  23. Mooney, Francis (10 June 2018). "14-man Donegal cruise past Down into Ulster decider". RTÉ Sport. Retrieved 10 June 2018.
  24. Craig, Frank (9 August 2019). "Kilcar lay league marker ahead of championship". Donegal News. p. 65.
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