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Barton named as Derry senior manager

New Derry manager Damien Barton  
New Derry manager Damien Barton   New Derry manager Damien Barton  

DERRY have turned to another of their 1993 All-Ireland winning players by appointing Damien Barton as their new senior football manager.

The 53-year-old has huge experience at club level, mostly within his own county, but also with clubs in Down and Tyrone.

The Newbridge clubman will succeed Brian McIver, who stepped down after three seasons in charge but was then unveiled recently as a new director of football for the Oak Leaf County.

Barton will become only the second member of the famous ’93 team to manage his county’s senior side, with his fellow half-forward Damian Cassidy having been the main man for the 2009 and '10 campaigns.

See The Irish News on Wednesday for full report...