Down Senior Hurling Pen Pics (2005)
Christy Ring Cup Final: Down v Westmeath

Graham Clarke –  Club   Ballygalget, goalkeeper; Age 30;
Height 5’ 8”; Weight  11st 7; Occupation Electrician

Liam Clarke – Club Ballygalget, defender, Age 26;
Height  5' 7”; Weight 12st;  Occupation Joiner

Stephen Murray – Club Portaferry;  defender; Age 29;
Height 6’ 0”; Weight 11st  5; Occupation Joiner

Simon Wilson – Club Ballycran;  Defender; Age  26;
Height 5’ 8”; Weight  12st 7;  (team captain); Occupation  Joiner.

Gary Savage  (Gazza)– Club Ballycran; Defender; Age 35;
Height 5’ 10”; Weight  13st ; Occupation Bricklayer

Gabriel Clarke – Club Ballygalget; Defender; Age 23; 
Height 6’ 0”; Weight 11st 12;    Occupation Computer Engineer

Andy Savage – Club Portaferry;  Midfielder; Age 25;
Height 5’ 7”; Weight 10st; Occupation  Joiner.

Gerard Adair – Club Portaferry; Midfielder; Age 29;
Height  5’ 11”; Weight 13st;  Occupation  Civil Servant

Paul Braniff – Club Portaferry;  Forward;  Age 23; 
Height  6’ 4”; Weight 11st 4; Occupation Student

Brendan McGourty – Club  Ballycran;  Forward; Age 20;
Height 6’ 0”; Weight  13st; Occupation Student

Martin Coulter (Dinger) – Club Ballygalget;  Forward; Age 30; 
Height 5’ 8”; Weight 12st  5; Occupation Civil Servant

Gareth “Magic” Johnson -  Club Ballygalget; Forward;
Age  21; Height  6’ 4”; Weight  13 st; Occupation  Bricklayer

Richard Murray – Club Portaferry; Goalkeeper; Age  21;
Height 6’ 0”; Weight  11st 5; Occupation  Joiner.

Eoin Clarke – Club Ballygalget; Forward; Age 22; 
Height  5’ 8”; Weight 12st;  Electronics Engineer

Stephen Clarke – Club Ballygalget; Forward; Age  22; 
Height  5’ 9”; Weight 12st;  Occupation  Student

Paddy Hughes – Club Ballycran; Defender; Age  21;
Height 5’ 7”; Weight 11st  8;  Occupation  Student

Emmett Trainor – Club Portaferry;  Forward;  Age 26;
Height  5’ 11’; Weight  12st; Occupation  Engineer

Paddy Monan – Club Ballygalget; Midfielder;  Age 32; 
Height  6’ 1”; Weight  12st  8;  Occupation Joiner

Andy Bell  --- Club Ballycran;  Defender: Age 19; 
Height 5’ 10”; Weight 11st; Occupation  Student

Ciaran Coulter – Club Portaferry; Defender; Age  19;
Height 6’ 0”; Weight 11st; Occupation Student.

Eoin McGuinness—Club Newry Shamrocks;  Forward;
Age 19; Height 5’ 11”;  Weight 12st 10; Occupation Student

Ciaran Courtney --  Club Newry Shamrocks; Midfielder ;
Age 20; Height 6’ 4”; Weight   13st 7; Occupation Student

Jonathan McCusker—Club  Ballela; Forward; Age 19;
Height 5’ 9”; Weight 12st; Occupation Student

Darren Flynn—Club Ballygalget; Midfielder/Forward; Age 20;
Height 5’ 11”; Weight 11st 7; Occupation Student.

John Doherty – Club Ballycran;  Defender; Age 20;
Height  6’ 3”; Weight 13st; Occupation Joiner

Paul Smith—Club Portaferry; Forward; Age 21;
Height 5’9”; Weight 11st; Occupation Student

 

 

An  Captaen
Simon  Wilson

Simon is hoping to maintain winning sequence to day. In the NHL Division 2 final last may against Westmeath he captained the side to victory in the absence of the suspended captain Martin Coulter. He has played on the county senior side for eight years and has represented Ulster for the past seven seasons. A county SHC medal, still eludes him but he has won one IHC medal; 2 U16 trophies and also was a winner at U14 level in the Waterford Crystal Feile.

He is married to Graunie and has one daughter Orla. Simon is now 26 he captains his club side Ballycran and hopes to day to collect a second national title.