James Smiddy (born 1974) is an Irish former hurler. At club level he played with Castlemartyr and divisional side Imokilly and at inter-county level was a member of the Cork senior hurling team. Smiddy usually lined out as a forward.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Irish name | Séamus Smidí | ||
| Sport | Hurling | ||
| Position | Right corner-forward | ||
| Born |
1974 Castlemartyr, County Cork, Ireland | ||
| Occupation | Garda Síochána[1] | ||
| Club(s) | |||
| Years | Club | Apps (scores) | |
1991-2015 1993-2005 |
Castlemartyr → Imokilly |
28 (5-94) | |
| Club titles | |||
| Cork titles | 2 | ||
| Colleges(s) | |||
| Years | College | ||
| Garda College | |||
| College titles | |||
| Fitzgibbon titles | 0 | ||
| Inter-county(ies) | |||
| Years | County | Apps (scores) | |
1996 | Cork | 0 (0-00) | |
| Inter-county titles | |||
| Munster titles | 0 | ||
| All-Irelands | 0 | ||
| NHL | 0 | ||
| All Stars | 0 | ||
Career
editSmiddy first played hurling and Gaelic football at juvenile and underage levels with the Castlemartyr club. He also played in various competitions as a schoolboy with Midleton CBS, including the Harty Cup.[2] Smiddy spent 25 years as a player at adult level with Castlemartyr and won several divisional titles as a dual player before winning a Cork JAHC title in 2014.[3] He also earned selection with the Imokilly divisional team and won consecutive Cork SHC titles in 1997 and 1998.[4][5]
Smiddy first appeared on the inter-county scene as a dual player at minor level. After winning a Munster MFC title, he later won a Munster U21HC title while also lining out with the under-21 football team.[6][7] Smiddy was part of the Cork junior hurling team that won the Munster JHC title in 1996, the same year he made a number of appearances for the Cork senior hurling team in various tournament and pre-season games.[8] He was part of the Cork intermediate hurling team that beat Galway in the 1997 All-Ireland intermediate final.[9]
Honours
edit- Castlemarty
- Cork Junior A Hurling Championship: 2014
- East Cork Junior A Football Championship: 1991
- East Cork Junior A Hurling Championship: 2009, 2010, 2013, 2014
- Imokilly
- Cork
References
edit- ^ "Community gardaí in Cork supporting most vulnerable during pandemic". Echo Live. 23 April 2020. Retrieved 11 December 2021.
- ^ "Brian Corcoran's brilliance at U14 helped establish the mystique of the Imokilly division". Echo Live. 13 October 2018. Retrieved 11 December 2021.
- ^ "50 years of heartbreak over for comeback kings Castlemartyr". Irish Examiner. 27 October 2014. Retrieved 11 December 2017.
- ^ "O'Leary guiding light". Irish Times. 6 October 1997. Retrieved 9 August 2016.
- ^ "Imokilly repeat success". Irish Times. 2 November 1998. Retrieved 9 August 2016.
- ^ "Minor football". Munster GAA website. Retrieved 9 August 2021.
- ^ "Under 21 hurling". Munster GAA website. Retrieved 9 August 2021.
- ^ "Junior hurling". Munster GAA website. Retrieved 9 August 2021.
- ^ "Intermediate hurling". Munster GAA website. Retrieved 9 August 2021.