{{Short description|Irish Gaelic footballer and manager}} {{Use dmy dates|date=March 2020}} {{Use Hiberno-English|date=March 2020}} {{Infobox GAA player |image = |name = Damian Barton |irish = |nickname = |occupation = Teacher |birth_date = {{birth date and age|1962|5|19|df=yes}} |birth_place = Derry, Northern Ireland |height = {{convert|1.83|m|ftin|0|abbr=on}} |sport = Gaelic football |code = Football |county = Derry |province = Ulster |club = Newbridge |clyears = |clposition = Centre forward |clapps(points) = |clcounty = 1 |clprovince = |clallireland = |counties = Derry |icyears = 1981-? |icposition = Centre forward |icapps(points) = |icprovince = 2 |icallireland = 1 |nfl = 2 |allstars = |clupdate = |icupdate = }}
'''Damian Barton''' (born 19 May 1962) is a former Gaelic footballer who played for the Derry county team in the 1980s and 1990s. He has served as manager of Derry senior football team. He was part of Derry's 1993 All-Ireland Championship winning side, also winning Ulster Senior Football Championships in 1987 and 1993. He usually played in the half-forward line. Barton played club football with Seán O'Leary's GAC Newbridge, where he won a Derry Senior Football Championship in 1989. He also writes for ''The Irish News''.
==Playing career== ===Inter-county=== Barton captained Derry to Ulster Minor and Ulster Under-21 Football Championship successes. Both team went on to be runners-up in the All-Ireland Minor and All-Ireland Under-21 Championships.<ref name="programme">{{ Cite journal | date = 29 May 1994 | journal = 1994 Ulster Championship Quarter Final Programme | title= Derry Pen Pics }}</ref>
Barton made his Senior Championship debut in 1981 against Down.<ref name="programme"/> He won an Ulster Senior Championship medal with Derry in 1987. Barton added a second Ulster Senior Championship medal in 1993, before going on to win the 1993 All-Ireland Championship after a semi-final victory over Dublin and final defeat of Cork.{{fact|date=March 2020}}
===Club=== Barton was part of Newbridge's 1989 Derry Senior Football Championship winning side.
==Management career== Barton has managed a number of club sides since his retirement from football, including Ballinderry in the late 1990s and An Lúb in 2007. Ballinderry were runners-up in two consecutive Derry Championships while Barton was manager. He was named manager of the UUJ in November 2001.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/northern_ireland/1640591.stm |title=Allstars left out of Railway Cup |work=BBC |access-date=2008-03-24 | date=2001-11-06}}</ref> He has also managed Tyrone side Donaghmore.<ref>{{cite news |title=McCloy in big drive to land a new boss |url=http://www.belfasttelegraph.co.uk/imported/article955807.ece |archive-url=https://archive.today/20120721230606/http://www.belfasttelegraph.co.uk/imported/article955807.ece |url-status=dead |archive-date=2012-07-21 |work=The Belfast Telegraph |date=2005-10-05 |access-date=2008-04-04 }} </ref> In late 2005 he applied for the position of Derry manager, but the County Board opted for Paddy Crozier instead.<ref>{{cite news |first=John |last=Campbell |title=Crozier is new Derry manager |url=http://www.belfasttelegraph.co.uk/imported/article979283.ece |archive-url=https://archive.today/20120721021021/http://www.belfasttelegraph.co.uk/imported/article979283.ece |url-status=dead |archive-date=2012-07-21 |work=The Belfast Telegraph |date=2005-10-06 |access-date=2008-04-04 }} </ref> He managed Down side Burren in 2008 and Robert Emmet's Slaughtneil in 2010.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/northern_ireland/gaelic_games/8427816.stm |title=Paddy Crozier replaces McElhom as Omagh St Enda's boss |date=23 December 2009 |work=BBC Sport Online |access-date=26 December 2009}}</ref> He was appointed Derry senior manager in September 2015, on a 2-year term.
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{{DEFAULTSORT:Barton, Damian}} Category:1962 births Category:Living people Category:Coaches of Gaelic football teams at Irish universities Category:Derry inter-county Gaelic footballers Category:Newbridge Gaelic footballers Category:Winners of one All-Ireland medal (Gaelic football)