Gormley first made his inter-county mark as a member of the Derry
minor team that claimed the 1984
Ulster Minor Championship. Having won
Ulster Football Championships in 1987, and 1993, he went on to play left corner forward on Derry's 1993 All-Ireland winning team, which beat
Cork in the final. He won three
National Football League medals with Derry in 1992, 1995, 1996. He started left corner forward on all three of those sides. Gormley also won
Interprovincial Championship/Railway Cup medals with
Ulster. 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 won a third Ulster medal in 1998. He stills plays on occasion for the Derry Over 40 team. ==Club career==