Pádraig Carney

Pádraig Carney

Personal information
Irish name	Pádraig Ó Cearnaigh
Sport	Gaelic football
Position	Midfield
Born	1928 Swinford, County Mayo, Ireland
Died	9 June 2019 (aged 91) California
Nickname	The Flying Doctor
Occupation	Doctor
Club(s)
Years	Club
1940s–1950s	Castlebar Mitchels
Club titles
Mayo titles	2
Inter-county(ies)
Years	County	Apps (scores)
1945–1954	Mayo	25 (2–72)
Inter-county titles
Connacht titles	4
All-Irelands	2
NFL	2

Pádraig Carney (1928 – 9 June 2019) was a Gaelic footballer who played as a centre-forward for the senior Mayo county team.^[1]

He was one of the last two living players from the winning 1951 Mayo team, the other being Paddy Prendergast. Carney first played for the senior team while he was still a minor in the 1946 championship and was a regular member of the starting fifteen until his retirement after the National League final in 1954. During that time, he won two All-Ireland medals, four Connacht medals and two National League medals.^[2] Carney also had the distinction of being the first player to score a goal from a penalty in an All-Ireland final.

Carney played club football with a range of clubs. However, it was with Castlebar Mitchels that he won two county championship medals.

He died in June 2019, at the age of 91.^[3]

Career statistics

Team	Season	Connacht		All-Ireland		Total
		Apps	Score	Apps	Score	Apps	Score
Mayo	1946	3	0-07	0	0-00	3	0-07
	1947	1	0-00	0	0-00	1	0-00
	1948	4	0-14	2	1-03	6	1-17
	1949	3	0-16	1	0-06	4	0-22
	1950	1	0-04	2	0-01	3	0-05
	1951	1	0-03	3	0-06	4	0-09
	1952	2	0-06	0	0-00	2	0-06
	1953	2	1-06	0	0-00	2	1-06
Total		17	1-56	8	1-16	25	2-72

References

1. "The flying doctor was one of the greats". Mayo News. 8 November 2011. Retrieved 15 April 2012.^{[dead link‍]}
2. "Mayo GAA profile". Hogan Stand website. Archived from the original on 2 July 2017. Retrieved 13 April 2012.
3. Duffy, Emma. "Mayo 1950 and 1951 All-Ireland winner 'The Flying Doctor' has died aged 91". The42. Retrieved 10 June 2019.