Enda Gormley was born in Maghera, County Londonderry, Northern Ireland, and is one of four sons born to Joe and Bridie Gormley. His father Joe was part of the Desertmartin side which won the 1953 Derry Senior Football Championship, the club"s first and so far only Derry Senior Championship title.
Enda attended school at Street Patricks College, Maghera, before going onto college at University of Ulster at Jordanstown (UUJ).
He played club football with Glen, and currently plays with Belfast club Bredagh. Gormley was part of Derry"s 1993 All-Ireland Championship winning side and is one of the county"s highest ever scorers. He was named at Left Corner Forward on the 1992 and 1993 All Star teams.
He is an expert free-taker.
Gormley has had to overcome two serious knee injuries in his career. He developed cruciate ligament trouble after suffering an injury against Fermanagh in 1989 and had blood poisoning in his leg in late 1991.
He was also on two Sigerson Cup winning sides (1986 and 1987) with Jordanstown and two victorious Ryan Cup teams (1987 and 1988). He was also top scorer in 1986 and 1987 Sigerson finals with 0-05 and 0-03 respectively.
He made his Derry senior debut in 1985 against Antrim in the National Football League.
He started left corner forward on all three of those sides. He was top scorer in the Ulster Championship in 1987 with a total score of 0-20 and again in 1992 with 0-25. He stills plays on occasion for the Derry Over 40 team
Gormley was part of Glen"s 1983 Derry Intermediate Football Championship winning team
Gormley was in the United States for a short period the 1980s and while there played with Saint Columbkille"s GFC, Boston. Recently he moved club to Bredagh, as he lives in Belfast.
As a 42-year-old, 23 years after first playing senior football for Derry, he is still playing. Gormley is known for being a committed clubman and even travels from his home in Belfast to help train the Glen Under-14 team
County 3 Ulster Senior Football Championship 1987 1993 1998 School/College Club.
3 Ulster Senior Football Championship 1987 1993 1998 3 National Football League Division 1 1992 1995 1996 1 All-Ireland Senior Football Championship 1993 1 Ulster Minor Football Championship 1984 2 Grade Point Average Gaelic Athletic Association All Star Awards 1992 1993 2 Sigerson Cup 1986 1987 2 Ryan Cup 1987 1988 2 MacRory Cup 1983 1984 Derry Senior Football League - Winner (1): 1987 Derry Intermediate Football Championship - Winner (1): 1983 Derry Junior Football Championship - Winner (2): 2004, 2005 Down Junior Football Championship - Winner (1) 2006 Boston Senior Football Championship - Winner (1): 1986.
Gormley first made his inter-county mark as a member of the Derry minor team that claimed the 1984 Ulster Minor Championship.
