Philip Austin (Gaelic footballer)
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Irish name | Pilib Mac Aibhistín | ||
| Sport | Gaelic Football | ||
| Position | Corner Forward | ||
| Born | 18 December 1986 | ||
| Club(s) | |||
| Years | Club | ||
| 2003- | Borrisokane | ||
| Inter-county(ies) | |||
| Years | County | Apps (scores) | |
| 2006- | Tipperary | 32 (3-26) | |
Philip Austin (born 18 December 1986) is an Irish Gaelic football player who plays at inter-county level for Tipperary, and plays his club football for Borrisokane.
Career
Austin played minor football for Tipperary in 2004, and under-21 football in 2006 and 2007. He made his championship debut in 2006 against Kerry. On 31 July 2016, Austin started at corner-forward as Tipperary defeated Galway in the 2016 All-Ireland Quarter-finals at Croke Park to reach their first All-Ireland semi-final since 1935.[1][2] On 21 August 2016, Tipperary were beaten in the semi-final by Mayo on a 2-13 to 0-14 scoreline.[3][4][5][6]
Honours
- Tipperary
- National Football League Promotion Division 4: 2008
- National Football League Division 3 Winners: 2009
- National Football League Division 4 Winners: 2014
- Munster Under-21 Hurling Championship (1): 2006
References
- ↑ "History-makers Tipperary annihilate Galway to reach first All-Ireland semi since 1935". Irish Independent. 31 July 2016. Retrieved 1 August 2016.
- ↑ "A new chapter in Tipperary's fairytale season". Irish Examiner. 1 August 2016. Retrieved 1 August 2016.
- ↑ "Fairytale over for Tipperary as unconvincing Mayo progress to All-Ireland final". Irish Examiner. 21 August 2016. Retrieved 22 August 2016.
- ↑ "Mayo edge dogged Tipperary to book first All-Ireland final place since 2013". Irish Independent. 21 August 2016. Retrieved 22 August 2016.
- ↑ "Mayo do enough to repel Tipp in reaching final". RTE Sport. 21 August 2016. Retrieved 22 August 2016.
- ↑ "I thought the second half was bordering on heroic' - Tipp boss Kearns bursting with pride". The 42. 21 August 2016. Retrieved 22 August 2016.
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