Gareth Johnson (hurler)

Gareth Johnson

Personal information
Sport	Dual player
Football Position:	Left Half-Forward
Hurling Position:	Full Forward
Born	County Down, Northern Ireland
Height	6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)
Nickname	Magic
Club(s)
Years	Club
1999-present	Ballygalget
Club titles
Down titles	7
Ulster titles	1
Inter-county(ies)
Years	County
2003-2017Present 2007-2009	Down' Down
Inter-county titles
	Football	Hurling
Ulster Titles	0	2
All-Ireland Titles	0	0
League titles	0	1
All-Stars	0	0

Gareth Johnson (born in Ballygalget, County Down) is an Irish sportsperson. He plays hurling with his local club Ballygalget and football for Loughinisland and has been a member of the Down senior inter-county hurling and football teams. Johnson scored an injury-time goal in the 2013 Christy Ring Cup final to win it for Down for the first time in a 3-16 to 2-17 victory against Kerry.

References

• McKernan welcomes 'Magic's' return. 11 May 2009.
• Christy Ring Cup: Down cruise into final. 7 June 2009.
• Down hurling stars named in football squad. 5 June 2007.

Honours

Down

• Ulster Under-21 Hurling Championship (2): 2003, 2004
• National Hurling League Division 2 (1): 2004
• Christy Ring Cup (1): 2013

Club

• Down Senior Hurling Championship (7): 1999, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2007, 2008, 2010
• Ulster Senior Club Hurling Championship (1): 2005