Peter Darby

Peter J. Darby (1938^{[citation needed]} – 18 December 2022) was an Irish Gaelic footballer and hurler who played at club level with Trim and at inter-county level with the Meath senior teams. He usually lined out as a defender.

Peter Darby

Personal information
Irish name	Peadar Mac Diarmada
Sport	Gaelic football
Position	Left corner-back
Born	1938 Trim, County Meath, Ireland
Died	18 December 2022 (aged 84) Navan, County Meath, Ireland
Height	5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)
Occupation	Sales rep
Club(s)
Years	Club
	Trim
Club titles
	Football	Hurling
Meath titles	1	5
Inter-county(ies)
Years	County
1958-1968	Meath
Inter-county titles
Leinster titles	3
All-Irelands	1
NFL	0

Playing career

Darby enjoyed a hugely successful club career as a dual player with Trim. In 1962 he captained the team from full-back to their only Keegan Cup triumph, while he also won five Meath SHC titles.^[1] After a period with the Meath minor team, Darby made his senior team debut as a 19-year-old against Dublin in 1958. He was one of the key figures on the team that made a breakthrough and won the Leinster Championship in 1964. Darby was at left corner-back for the All-Ireland final defeat by Galway. He was named captain of the team the following year and was again at left corner-back when Meath beat Cork in the 1967 All-Ireland final.^[2]

Post playing career

In retirement from playing Darby served as chairman of the Trim club, was a Meath senior selector and an officer of the Meath County Board. He was inducted into the Meath GAA Hall of Fame in December 2017.^[3]

Darby died on 18 December 2022, at the age of 84.^[4]

Honours

Trim

• Meath Senior Football Championship: 1962 (c)
• Meath Senior Hurling Championship: 1955, 1956, 1957, 1959, 1960

Meath

• All-Ireland Senior Football Championship: 1967
• Leinster Senior Football Championship: 1964, 1966, 1967
• Leinster Junior Hurling Championship: 1961