Martin McHugh (Gaelic footballer)

Martin McHugh
Personal information
Irish name Máirtín Mac Aodh
Sport Gaelic football
Position Centre forward
Born 1961 (age 62–63)
Letterkenny, Ireland
Height 1.7 m (5 ft 7 in)[1]
Nickname The Wee Man[2][3]
Club(s)
Years Club
19??–?
Cill Chartha
Club titles
Donegal titles 4
Inter-county(ies)
Years County Apps (scores)
1981–1994
Donegal 138 (16–396)[4]
Inter-county titles
Ulster titles 3
All-Irelands 1
NFL 0
All Stars 2

Martin McHugh (born 1961) is a former Gaelic footballer, manager and media pundit.[5] He is a native of Kilcar, County Donegal.

McHugh was a member of the Donegal county team that won the 1992 All-Ireland Senior Football Championship. He also won three Ulster Senior Football Championships, two All Stars and, in 1992, the Texaco Footballer of the Year.

He works as a pundit on the BBC Television's coverage of the Ulster Championship and has made occasional appearances on RTÉ Television during other competitions. He has also managed Cavan and IT Sligo.

McHugh's sons, Mark and Ryan, also played for Donegal.

  1. ^ "1992 All-Ireland Senior Football Final: Dublin v Donegal". YouTube. 21 March 2020. Archived from the original on 20 December 2021.
  2. ^ Cite error: The named reference democrat_09062012 was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  3. ^ Cite error: The named reference 1990_winners was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  4. ^ McNulty, Chris (14 August 2018). "Numbers stack up as Michael Murphy tops Donegal's all-time charts". Retrieved 14 August 2018.
  5. ^ Cite error: The named reference bbc_25092014 was invoked but never defined (see the help page).

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