Paul Finlay

Paul Finlay
Personal information
Sport Gaelic Football
Position Right Half Forward
Born Monaghan, Ireland
Height 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in)
Nickname Jap
Club(s)
Years Club
 Ballybay Pearse Brothers
Club titles
Monaghan titles 2
Colleges(s)
Years College
 IT Sligo
College titles
Sigerson titles 1
Inter-county(ies)
Years County
2002-2016
 Monaghan
Inter-county titles
Ulster titles 2
All-Irelands 0
NFL 1
All Stars 0

Paul Finlay is an Irish Gaelic footballer who plays for Ballybay Pearse Brothers. He played at senior level for the Monaghan county team between 2002 and 2016.

Finlay is the son of former Monaghan footballer Kieran "Jap" Finlay.[1] He won an All-Ireland title with the Monaghan Vocational Schools and played a role in Sligo IT's Sigerson Cup win in 2002.[1] He has also won Minor and Intermediate medals with Ballybay Pearses.[1] Finlay was first selected for the Monaghan senior team in 2003.[1] He was regarded as the team's playmaker[2] and participated in their 2005 National Football League Division Two win, Monaghan's first national title in twenty years.[3] In 2008 Finlay was called up to the Ireland international rules football team as a replacement for Tommy Walsh of Kerry.[4]

  1. ^ a b c d "Tennents/UGAAWA Merit Award for April 2003". Ulster GAA Writers Association. 2003. Archived from the original on 5 September 2008. Retrieved 25 November 2019.
  2. ^ "Monaghan make one change as Finlay returns". Thomas Crosbie Media. 25 July 2008. Retrieved 7 January 2009.
  3. ^ "Monaghan claim stunning Division 2 victory". RTÉ. 1 May 2005. Retrieved 7 January 2009.
  4. ^ "Finlay called up to Ireland squad". RTÉ. 15 October 2008. Retrieved 7 January 2009.