James Williams (born 1952[1]) is an Irish former hurler and Gaelic footballer. At club level he played with Kilruane MacDonaghs and was also a member of the Tipperary senior teams as a dual player.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Irish name | Séamus Mac Liam | ||
| Sport | Hurling | ||
| Position | Centre-forward | ||
| Born |
1952 Cloughjordan, County Tipperary, Ireland | ||
| Occupation | Council employee | ||
| Club(s) | |||
| Years | Club | ||
1969-1995 | Kilruane MacDonaghs | ||
| Club titles | |||
| Tipperary titles | 4 | ||
| Munster titles | 1 | ||
| All-Ireland Titles | 1 | ||
| Inter-county(ies) | |||
| Years | County | ||
1971-1976 1975-1986 |
Tipperary (SF) Tipperary (SH) | ||
| Inter-county titles | |||
| Munster titles | 0 | ||
| All-Irelands | 0 | ||
| NHL | 1 | ||
| All Stars | 0 | ||
Career
editWilliams first played hurling and Gaelic football at juvenile and underage levels with the Kilruane MacDonaghs club.[2] He won a number of divisional minor and under-21 titles in both codes and was also a member of the team that won the first of four consecutive Tipperary Under-21AHC titles in 1973. Williams made his first appearance for the club's senior team as a 16-year-old in 1969. He was at centre-forward on the Kilruane MacDonaghs team that won the All-Ireland Club Championship title in 1986, having earlier won four Tipperary SHC titles, including one as team captain, and a Tipperary SFC title in 1975.[3][4] His 26-year club career came to an end in 1995.[5]
Williams first appeared on the inter-county scene as a member of the Tipperary minor football team in 1970. He later spent three seasons with the under-21 team, however, his underage career ended without silverware. Williams was just out of the minor grade when he was selected for the senior team in 1971. He became dual inter-county player in 1975 when he joined the Tipperary senior hurling team.[6] Williams was part of the Tipperary team that won the 1978-79 National League.[7]
Honours
edit- Kilruane MacDonaghs
- All-Ireland Senior Club Hurling Championship: 1986
- Munster Senior Club Hurling Championship: 1985
- Tipperary Senior Football Championship: 1975
- Tipperary Senior Hurling Championship: 1977, 1978, 1979, 1985
- Tipperary Under-21 A Hurling Championship: 1973
- Tipperary
References
edit- ^ "Co. Tipperary Senior Hurling Final match programme 1985" (PDF). Tipperary Studies website. Retrieved 12 March 2022.
- ^ "The proud and rich tradition of Kilruane MacDonaghs". Tipp FM website. 5 June 2020. Retrieved 12 March 2022.
- ^ "Senior Hurling (Club)". Munster GAA website. 7 June 2009. Retrieved 12 March 2022.
- ^ "Kilruane". New Ross Standard. 20 March 2004. Retrieved 12 March 2022.
- ^ "Kilruane MacDonaghs All-Ireland Profiles". Kilruane MacDonaghs GAA website. 23 March 2011. Archived from the original on 18 May 2022. Retrieved 12 March 2022.
- ^ "Tipperary teams: 1970-1979". Premier View website. Retrieved 12 March 2022.
- ^ "Tipperary profile". Hogan Stand. Retrieved 12 March 2022.