Bill Cooper (born 16 December 1987) is an Irish hurler who plays as a midfielder for club side Youghal, divisional side Imokilly and at inter-county level with the Cork senior hurling team.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Irish name | Liam Cúipéir | ||
| Sport | Hurling | ||
| Position | Midfield | ||
| Born |
16 December 1987 Youghal, County Cork, Ireland | ||
| Height | 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) | ||
| Occupation | Quantity surveyor | ||
| Club(s) | |||
| Years | Club | Apps (scores) | |
2008-present 2010-2011 2013 2018-present |
Youghal → Imokilly → Cork IT → Imokilly |
13 (2-15) 5 (2-06) 2 (0-04) 13 (0-16) | |
| Club titles | |||
| Cork titles | 3 | ||
| Colleges(s) | |||
| Years | College | ||
| Cork Institute of Technology | |||
| Inter-county(ies)* | |||
| Years | County | Apps (scores) | |
2011-2021 | Cork | 30 (2-29) | |
| Inter-county titles | |||
| Munster titles | 3 | ||
| All-Irelands | 0 | ||
| NHL | 0 | ||
| All Stars | 0 | ||
| *Inter County team apps and scores correct as of 23:41, 6 November 2020. | |||
Playing career
editYoughal
editCooper joined the Youghal club at a young age and played in all grades at juvenile and underage levels, enjoying championship success in under-13 and under-14 grades.[1] His performances at club level saw him added to the Imokilly team in the senior championship in 2010. On 13 October 2013, Cooper was captain of the Youghal team that defeated Castlelyons by 0–11 to 0–10 in the premier intermediate championship final.[2] He later won a Munster medal after scoring two points in Youghal's 2–13 to 2–10 defeat of Ballina.[3]
Cork
editIntermediate
editCooper first played for Cork at intermediate level on 30 May 2010 when he came on as a substitute in a Munster Championship quarter-final defeat of Tipperary.[4] By the end of the provincial championship, Cooper had established himself as the team's first-choice centre-forward, winning a Munster medal after a two-point defeat of Waterford.[5] On 28 August 2010, Cooper scored three points from play in Cork's 2–17 to 1–13 defeat by Kilkenny in the All-Ireland final.[6]
Senior
editCooper made his senior debut for Cork on 27 March 2011, replacing Cian McCarthy for the final 4 minutes of a National League game against Tipperary at Páirc Uí Chaoimh.[7] He made his first championship appearance in an All-Ireland Qualifier on 18 June 2011 and scored 1-03 from play in a 10–20 to 1–13 defeat of Laois.[8] Cooper missed the following two seasons due to a disc problem in his back but returned to the panel after a 14-month layoff.[9] On 13 July 2014, he won his first Munster medal after a six-point defeat of Limerick in the final.[10]
Over the following seasons, Cooper established himself as a key member of Cork's starting fifteen. On 9 July 2017, he won his second Munster medal following a 1–25 to 1–20 defeat of Clare in the final.[11]
On 1 July 2018, Cooper won a third Munster medal following a 2–24 to 3–19 defeat of Clare in the final.[12]
Career statistics
editClub
edit- As of match played 28 August 2020.
| Team | Year | Cork PIHC | Munster | All-Ireland | Total | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apps | Score | Apps | Score | Apps | Score | Apps | Score | ||
| Youghal | 2008 | 3 | 0-04 | — | — | 3 | 0-04 | ||
| 2009 | 3 | 0-05 | — | — | 3 | 0-05 | |||
| 2010 | 5 | 3-10 | — | — | 5 | 3-10 | |||
| 2011 | 7 | 2-12 | — | — | 7 | 2-12 | |||
| 2012 | — | — | — | — | |||||
| 2013 | 7 | 1-05 | 4 | 0-07 | 2 | 0-05 | 13 | 1-17 | |
| Total | 25 | 6-36 | 4 | 0-07 | 2 | 0-05 | 31 | 6-48 | |
| Year | Cork SHC | Munster | All-Ireland | Total | |||||
| Apps | Score | Apps | Score | Apps | Score | Apps | Score | ||
| 2014 | 4 | 0-05 | — | — | 4 | 0-05 | |||
| 2015 | 3 | 0-04 | — | — | 3 | 0-04 | |||
| 2016 | 3 | 2-03 | — | — | 3 | 2-03 | |||
| 2017 | 3 | 0-03 | — | — | 3 | 0-03 | |||
| Total | 13 | 2-15 | — | — | 13 | 2-15 | |||
| Year | Cork PIHC | Munster | All-Ireland | Total | |||||
| Apps | Score | Apps | Score | Apps | Score | Apps | Score | ||
| 2018 | 3 | 1-03 | — | — | 3 | 1-03 | |||
| 2019 | 2 | 0-06 | — | — | 2 | 0-06 | |||
| 2020 | 3 | 2-10 | — | — | 3 | 2-10 | |||
| Total | 8 | 3-19 | — | — | 8 | 3-19 | |||
| Career total | 46 | 11-70 | 4 | 0-07 | 2 | 0-05 | 52 | 11-82 | |
Division
edit- As of match played 20 October 2019.
| Team | Year | Cork PSHC | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apps | Score | ||
| Imokilly | 2010 | 3 | 1-02 |
| 2011 | 2 | 1-04 | |
| 2012 | — | ||
| Total | 5 | 2-06 | |
| Cork Institute of Technology | 2013 | 2 | 0-04 |
| Total | 2 | 0-04 | |
| N/A | 2014 | — | |
| 2015 | — | ||
| 2016 | — | ||
| 2017 | — | ||
| Imokilly | 2018 | 6 | 0-08 |
| 2019 | 6 | 0-06 | |
| 2020 | 1 | 0-02 | |
| Total | 13 | 0-16 | |
| Career total | 20 | 2-26 | |
Inter-county
edit- As of match played 14 November 2020.
| Team | Year | National League | Munster | All-Ireland | Total | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Score | Apps | Score | Apps | Score | Apps | Score | ||
| Cork | 2011 | Division 1 | 2 | 0-01 | 0 | 0-00 | 3 | 1-03 | 5 | 1-04 |
| 2012 | Division 1A | — | — | — | — | |||||
| 2013 | — | — | — | — | ||||||
| 2014 | Division 1B | 0 | 0-00 | 4 | 1-06 | 1 | 0-00 | 5 | 1-06 | |
| 2015 | Division 1A | 5 | 0-02 | 1 | 0-01 | 3 | 0-04 | 9 | 0-07 | |
| 2016 | 6 | 1-05 | 1 | 0-00 | 2 | 0-02 | 9 | 1-07 | ||
| 2017 | 6 | 0-06 | 3 | 0-01 | 1 | 0-00 | 10 | 0-07 | ||
| 2018 | 5 | 0-06 | 5 | 0-08 | 1 | 0-00 | 11 | 0-14 | ||
| 2019 | 5 | 0-04 | 3 | 0-01 | 2 | 0-01 | 10 | 0-06 | ||
| 2020 | 5 | 1-02 | 1 | 0-02 | 2 | 0-01 | 8 | 1-05 | ||
| Career total | 34 | 2-26 | 18 | 1-19 | 15 | 1-11 | 67 | 4-56 | ||
Honours
edit- Youghal
- Munster Intermediate Club Hurling Championship (1): 2013 (c)
- Cork Premier Intermediate Hurling Championship (1): 2013 (c)
- Imokilly
- Cork
References
edit- ^ Murphy, Brian (24 February 2016). "My Club: Bill Cooper - Youghal". GAA website. Retrieved 5 July 2018.
- ^ O'Callaghan, Theresa (14 October 2013). "Youghal smash 'n' grab". Irish Examiner. Retrieved 15 October 2013.
- ^ "Youghal find an extra edge in hour of glory". Irish Examiner. 18 November 2013. Retrieved 8 July 2018.
- ^ "Holders show their mettle". Irish Times. 31 May 2010. Retrieved 8 July 2018.
- ^ "O'Sullivan to fore for Cork". Irish Independent. 23 July 2010. Retrieved 8 July 2018.
- ^ "Clinical Cleere helps classy Cats end Cork's reign". Irish Times. 30 August 2010. Retrieved 8 July 2018.
- ^ "No advantage in cagey encounter". Irish Times. 28 March 2011. Retrieved 8 July 2018.
- ^ O'Brien, Brendan (20 June 2011). "Laois just cannon fodder for Rebels". Irish Examiner. Retrieved 8 July 2018.
- ^ Moynihan, Michael (17 May 2016). "Bill Cooper: Cork have a lot of ground to make up". Irish Examiner. Retrieved 8 July 2018.
- ^ Breheny, Martin (14 July 2014). "Supersub Paudie O'Sullivan gives Cork real belief". Irish Independent. Retrieved 7 July 2018.
- ^ "Cork victorious over Clare in Munster hurling final". Irish Examiner. 9 July 2017. Retrieved 5 July 2018.
- ^ Clerkin, Malachy (1 July 2018). "Cork quietly collect another Munster title as Clare crumble". Irish Times. Retrieved 5 July 2018.
External links
edit- Bill Cooper profile at the Cork GAA website