Mickey Niblock
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Sport | Gaelic football | ||
| Position | Half forward | ||
| Born |
Magherafelt, County Londonderry, Northern Ireland | ||
| Club(s) | |||
| Years | Club | ||
19xx–19xx 19xx–19xx 1978–19xx 19xx–1992 |
Magherafelt Various American clubs Douglas Nemo Rangers | ||
| Club titles | |||
| Derry titles | 1 | ||
| Inter-county(ies) | |||
| Years | County | ||
1966–1973[1] | Derry | ||
| Inter-county titles | |||
| Ulster titles | 1 | ||
Mickey Niblock is a former
Niblock started his club career with
He usually played in the
Personal life
Niblock is originally from Magherafelt, Northern Ireland.[1] His uncle Frank was part of the Derry side that won the county's first ever National Football League title in 1947.[1] Frank was a big influence on Mickey during his early years.[1] Mickey's brothers Laurence, Dermot, Hugh, Brendan and twins Robert and Raymond all played for Magherafelt alongside him, with Hugh also playing for Derry.[1]
Niblock emigrated from Ireland to the United States in 1971. in the past.
Playing career
Club
Niblock played his underage football with home-club
For the seven years he was in the United States between 1971 and 1978, Niblock played for a variety of clubs.[1] In New York he played for the Monaghan club,[1] before later transferring to Sligo.[1] He won Championships with both teams.[1] When his team wasn't in action on certain weekends, he'd go to play for clubs in the likes of Chicago, Philadelphia or Boston, for example he often played for Tyrone in Philadelphia.[1]
When he moved back to Ireland in 1978 Niblock played with Intermediate Cork side Douglas for a while.[1] While there he travelled home and helped Magherafelt win the 1978 Derry Senior Football Championship.[1] It was the Magherafelt's first county title in 29 years. It is a breach of the rules to play for two clubs in different counties at the same time,[1] but as Niblock says "I couldn't resist it. Three of my brothers were playing in that final and it gave me a great thrill to win the Championship alongside them".[1] That minor indiscretion deprived him of the opportunity to play for Cork, but he has no regrets.[1]
He was later advised that
Inter-county
Niblock first came to prominence as part of the Derry
Three years later he helped the Derry
Niblock made his Derry
Later that year he emigrated to America, interrupting his inter-county career.[1] He flew home from New York to play for Derry in the 1972-1973 National Football League semi-final against Kerry in Croke Park.[1] It was Niblock's last game for the county.[1]
Niblock was later selected to play for Cork, but couldn't due to the indiscretion about playing for two clubs at once (see above).
Province
Niblock represented
Coaching and managerial career
Currently Managing Cork Club Douglas.
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Soccer
Niblock was also a talented
References
- ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q r s t u v w x y z aa ab ac ad ae af "Interview with Hogan Stand - Mickey Niblock". Hogan Stand. September 1993. Retrieved 26 August 2009.
- ^ a b c d e f g "Ulster's 125 - Derry shortlist". The Irish News. February 2009. Retrieved 22 August 2009.
- ^ a b "Cosmos Hire an Ex‐Commuter". The New York Times. 24 June 1973. Retrieved 6 October 2019.
- ^ "Michael Niblock NASL Statistics". NASL Jerseys. Retrieved 6 October 2019.