John Deighan

John Deighan (born 19 December 1982)[1] is a Gaelic footballer who plays for the Derry county team, with whom he has won a National League title.

He helped Derry reach the 2008 Dr McKenna Cup final, where they were defeated by Down.

[3] The league success saw Derry become favourites to win the Ulster Championship[4] and one of the top few for the All-Ireland.

However, despite a good opening victory over Donegal,[5] Derry exited the Ulster Championship against Fermanagh at the semi-final stage[6] and were defeated by Monaghan in the first round of the Qualifiers.

He missed the Fermanagh game through injury, but returned for the Monaghan match.

Donegal's Michael Murphy scores a penalty against Deighan in the 2008 Ulster Championship