Gerard McGrattan

Gerard McGrattan

Personal information
Irish name	Gearóid Mag Reachtain
Sport	Hurling
Position	Right wing-forward
Born	1972 Portaferry, County Down, Northern Ireland
Height	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)
Nickname	Gerry
Occupation	engineer
Club(s)
Years	Club
1989-2006	Portaferry
Club titles
Down titles	7
Ulster titles	0
Inter-county(ies)
Years	County
1992-2004	Down
Inter-county titles
Ulster titles	3
NHL	1
All Stars	1

Gerard McGrattan (born 1972) is an Irish former hurler who played as a right wing-forward for the Down senior team.^[1]

McGrattan made his first appearance for the team during the 1992 championship and quickly became a regular player until his retirement at the end of the 2004 championship. During that time he won three Ulster winners' medals and remains the only Down hurler to have won an All Stars Award.

At club level McGrattan played with Portaferry, winning seven county championship winners' medals during a club career that spanned three decades.

Honours

• Ulster Senior Hurling Championship (3) 1992 1995 1997
• National Hurling League Division 2 (1) 2004
• Ulster Under-21 Hurling Championship (1) 1990
• Ulster Minor Hurling Championship (1) 1989
• Ulster Minor Hurling Championship (1) 1989
• Antrim Senior Hurling League (2) 2002 2003
• Down Senior Hurling Championship (7) 1989 1991 1996 2000 2001 2002 2006

References

1. "Profile of Gerard McGrattan". Hogan Stand website. 29 January 1993. Retrieved 5 December 2011.