John Buckley (1863 - 10 September 1935) was an Irish hurler who played for Cork Championship club Aghabullogue. He played for the Cork senior hurling team for one season, during which time he usually lined out as a goalkeeper.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Irish name | Seán Ó Buachalla | ||
| Sport | Hurling | ||
| Position | Goalkeeper | ||
| Born |
1863 Coachford, County Cork, Ireland | ||
| Died |
10 September 1935 (aged 72) St. Finbarr's Hospital, Cork, Ireland | ||
| Occupation | Railway porter | ||
| Club(s) | |||
| Years | Club | ||
| Aghabullogue | |||
| Club titles | |||
| Cork titles | 1 | ||
| Inter-county(ies)* | |||
| Years | County | Apps (scores) | |
1890 | Cork | 2 (0-00) | |
| Inter-county titles | |||
| Munster titles | 1 | ||
| All-Irelands | 1 | ||
| *Inter County team apps and scores correct as of 18:50, 8 March 2019. | |||
Playing career
editAghabullogue
editBuckley joined the Aghabullogue club when it was founded and quickly became the club's goalkeeper.[1] On 13 July 1890, Buckley was in goal when Aghabullogue defeated Aghada by 7-03 to 1-01 to win the Cork Championship.[2]
Cork
editBuckley made his first appearance for the Cork hurling team on 29 September 1890. He lined out in goal as Cork defeated Kerry by 2-00 to 0-01 to win the Munster Championship. Buckley was again in goal on 16 November when Cork defeated Wexford by 1-06 to 2-02 in the All-Ireland final.[citation needed]
Career statistics
edit| Team | Year | Munster | All-Ireland | Total | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apps | Score | Apps | Score | Apps | Score | ||
| Cork | 1890 | 1 | 0-00 | 1 | 0-00 | 2 | 0-00 |
| Career total | 1 | 0-00 | 1 | 0-00 | 2 | 0-00 | |
Honours
edit- Aghabullogue
- Cork
References
edit- ^ "A model GAA club". Hogan Stand. 23 May 2006. Retrieved 1 August 2014.
- ^ "History: 1889-2005". Aghada GAA club. Archived from the original on 17 November 2017. Retrieved 10 November 2017.
