| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Irish name | Lachtnáin Mag Fhloinn | ||
| Football Position: | Forward | ||
| Hurling Position: | Wing-Forward | ||
| Born | (1982-04-08)8 April 1982 (age 43) Glenealy, County Wicklow | ||
| Height | 5 ft 11 in (1.80 m) | ||
| Nickname | Ginnet | ||
| Clubs | |||
| Years | Club | ||
2000 – present 1999 – present | Glenealy (Hurling) Rathnew (Football) | ||
| Club titles | |||
| Football | Hurling | ||
| Wicklow titles | 11 | 10 | |
| Leinster titles | 1 | 0 | |
| Inter-county | |||
| Years | County | ||
2002 – present | Wicklow | ||
| Inter-county titles | |||
| Football | Hurling | ||
| League titles | 1 | 1 | |
Leighton Glynn is aGaelic football andhurling player fromCounty Wicklow in Ireland. He was born and raised inGlenealy, County Wicklow. He has represented theWicklow senior GAA teams in both football and hurling. At club level, he plays hurling for Glenealy[1] and football for Rathnew.[2]
Club
In December 2001, Leighton won aLeinster Senior Club Championship with Rathnew when they defeated aNa Fianna team that includedKieran McGeeney andJason Sherlock after extra time in a replay. The first match which ended in a draw saw Leighton spring from the bench with Rathnew behind to score a point before Mark Doyle levelled to set up a replay. In the replay Leighton was named as corner back alongside current Wicklow full back Damian Power as Rathnew made history in capturing the title for the first time in their history in a score of 2-16 to 1-10 after extra time. He added other county titles in 2002, 2003, 2005, 2009, 2010. He has also wonWicklow Senior Hurling Championships 10 times in 2003, 2005, 2007, 2008, 2010, 2011 and 2012 with Glenealy.
Hurling
He was part of the Wicklow team that won the All Ireland B Championship in 2003 when they over came Roscommon in the final.Glynn was a member of the Wicklow squad which reached theNational Hurling League Division Two final in 2007.[3] In 2011 after a number of years away from intercounty hurling he rejoined the team and helped them to win aNational Hurling League Div 3A title. Later he helped them reach a firstChristy Ring Cup final butKerry proved too strong on the day running out 2-21 to 2-09 winners. He was captain of the county team in 2006.
Football
Glynn first came on the inter-county scene in the mid-2000s. He won aTommy Murphy Cup with Wicklow footballers under the then new managerMick O'Dwyer. He played an instrumental role in the final, scoring 1-4 againstAntrim.[4][5] Glynn was also named asGPATommy Murphy Cup player of the year 2007. In 2008, Wicklow defeatedKildare in theLeinster Senior Football Championship (SFC) and reached the Lenister SFC quarter-final, where they lost narrowly toLaois. Glynn, again, was a major influence in those games and received the Vodafone Player of the Month award as a result.[6] In the Tommy Murphy Cup, Wicklow reached the final again, but Antrim won that game.[7] Glynn was selected in the Ireland squad for the2008 International Rules Series.[8] As a result of this, Glynn also picked up Wicklow Senior Footballer of the Year for 2008.[9]
Leighton was named as Wicklow's senior football captain for 2009 and 2010.[10] 2009 can be considered as one of Wicklow's most successful years. For the first time in their history, Wicklow played 6 Championship matches. In these 6 matches they defeated Longford in Leinster and they bet Fermanagh, Cavan and Down in the Qualifiers. Against Down, Leighton gave an inspirational performance and scored 1-3 from play.[1] He was also given man of the match against Fermanagh where he gave a workman like performance to see Wicklow through to play Cavan.[2] Leighton's run with Wicklow ended against a strong Kildare team who advanced to the 1/4 finals to play Tyrone.[3]
In September 2009, Glynn was nominated for a GAA All Star Award, along with Arklow Geraldines Ballymoney's corner-backCiarán Hyland.
In 2012, Glynn wascaptain of theWicklow side that won the Div 4 National Football Lagaue title atCroke Park.
He was a selector underJohn Evans.[citation needed]
Football
Hurling