McHugh made his championship debut against Cavan in 1990.[1] He played against Armagh in the 1990 Ulster final, won by Donegal.[2]
A member of Donegal's 1992All-Ireland Senior Football Championship winning team, he played for the county from 1990 until 1996. He played as a forward and started at left half forward in the 1992 All-Ireland Final, scoring a point from play as Donegal defeated Dublin by a scoreline of 0–18 to 0–14.
His brother Martin was also a member of the 1992 All-Ireland winning team. Martin's sons Ryan and Mark and James's son Eoin have also played for Donegal.[3]
^ abcdFoley, Alan (8 January 2009). . Donegal Democrat. Archived from the original on 18 December 2015. Retrieved 8 January 2009.
^McNulty, Chris (18 July 2015). "Donegal's 1990 Ulster winners will be honoured tomorrow — here is their story". Retrieved 18 July 2015.
^O'Toole, Fintan (17 January 2013). "Dr McKenna Cup semi-final line-up confirmed while Mayo win in FBD League". The42.ie. Retrieved 17 January 2013. Donegal finally claimed their first win of the season by 1-14 to 2-10 against St Mary's in Ballybofey tonight. Manager Jim McGuinness continued to experiment with Eoin McHugh, son of former All-Ireland winner James, amongst those handed a debut.
james, mchugh, gaelic, footballer, james, mchugh, irish, former, gaelic, footballer, played, cill, chartha, donegal, county, team, james, mchughpersonal, informationirish, nameséamus, aodhasportgaelic, footballpositionright, half, forwardbornletterkenny, irela. James McHugh is an Irish former Gaelic footballer who played for Cill Chartha and the Donegal county team James McHughPersonal informationIrish nameSeamus Mac AodhaSportGaelic footballPositionRight Half ForwardBornLetterkenny IrelandClub s YearsClubCill CharthaClub titlesDonegal titles3Inter county ies YearsCounty1990 1996DonegalInter county titlesUlster titles2All Irelands1All Stars1As of 2009 he was working for the ESB 1 Contents 1 Playing career 2 Family 3 See also 4 References 5 External linksPlaying career editMcHugh made his championship debut against Cavan in 1990 1 He played against Armagh in the 1990 Ulster final won by Donegal 2 A member of Donegal s 1992 All Ireland Senior Football Championship winning team he played for the county from 1990 until 1996 He played as a forward and started at left half forward in the 1992 All Ireland Final scoring a point from play as Donegal defeated Dublin by a scoreline of 0 18 to 0 14 He won an All Star in 1992 1 He played on for his county until 1996 1 With his club Cill Chartha McHugh won the Championship in 1985 1989 and 1993 citation needed Family editHis brother Martin was also a member of the 1992 All Ireland winning team Martin s sons Ryan and Mark and James s son Eoin have also played for Donegal 3 See also editList of All Stars Awards winners football References edit a b c d Foley Alan 8 January 2009 The heroes of 92 Where are they now Donegal Democrat Archived from the original on 18 December 2015 Retrieved 8 January 2009 McNulty Chris 18 July 2015 Donegal s 1990 Ulster winners will be honoured tomorrow here is their story Retrieved 18 July 2015 O Toole Fintan 17 January 2013 Dr McKenna Cup semi final line up confirmed while Mayo win in FBD League The42 ie Retrieved 17 January 2013 Donegal finally claimed their first win of the season by 1 14 to 2 10 against St Mary s in Ballybofey tonight Manager Jim McGuinness continued to experiment with Eoin McHugh son of former All Ireland winner James amongst those handed a debut External links editJames McHugh at GAAinfo com Slow motion reverse angle of James McHugh beating Dublin goalkeeper John O Leary in the 1992 All Ireland Senior Football Championship Final Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title James McHugh Gaelic footballer amp oldid 1159526156, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
