David Niblock (born 1981) is an Irish former Gaelic footballer who played for club side Nemo Rangers and at senior level for the Cork county team. He usually lined out in the forwards.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Irish name | Daithí Niobloch | ||
| Sport | Gaelic football | ||
| Position | Centre-forward | ||
| Born |
1981 Cork, Ireland | ||
| Height | 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) | ||
| Occupation | Business acc. executive | ||
| Club(s) | |||
| Years | Club | ||
1999-2015 | Nemo Rangers | ||
| Club titles | |||
| Cork titles | 9 | ||
| Munster titles | 6 | ||
| All-Ireland Titles | 1 | ||
| Inter-county(ies)* | |||
| Years | County | Apps (scores) | |
2006-2007 | Cork | 4 (0-00) | |
| Inter-county titles | |||
| Munster titles | 1 | ||
| All-Irelands | 0 | ||
| NFL | 0 | ||
| All Stars | 0 | ||
| *Inter County team apps and scores correct as of 22:25, 17 April 2020. | |||
Career
editBorn in Cork, Niblock is the son of former Derry Gaelic footballer Mickey Niblock and a nephew of Hugh Niblock.[1] He had underage success with the Nemo Rangers club before eventually joining the club's senior team. Over the course of 15 years he won nine County Senior Championship medals, while he was also a part of the club's All-Ireland Club Championship-winning team in 2003. Niblock also lined out in all grades with Cork.[2] After provincial success at minor and under-21 levels he won a Munster Championship medal ain 2006. Niblock was a substitute when Cork were beaten by Kerry in the 2007 All-Ireland final.[citation needed]
Honours
edit- Nemo Rangers
- All-Ireland Senior Club Football Championship: 2003
- Munster Senior Club Football Championship: 2000, 2001, 2002, 2005, 2007, 2010
- Cork Senior Football Championship: 2000, 2001, 2002, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2010, 2015
- Cork
References
edit- ^ "Still a Rossa: Mickey Niblock on Magherafelt, New York, Pele and Nemo Rangers". The Irish News. 17 October 2019. Retrieved 17 April 2021.
- ^ "Rebels welcome back Nemo players". RTÉ Sport. 1 March 2006. Retrieved 17 April 2021.