John Paul King (born 1982) is an Irish hurler who played for Cork Senior Championship club Newtownshandrum. He was a member of the Cork senior hurling team for one season, during which time he usually lined out as a left corner-forward.[1]
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Irish name | Seán Pól Ó Cionga | ||
| Sport | Hurling | ||
| Position | Left corner-forward | ||
| Born |
1982 Newtownshandrum, County Cork, Ireland | ||
| Height | 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) | ||
| Occupation | Electrician | ||
| Club(s) | |||
| Years | Club | ||
1999-2016 | Newtownshandrum | ||
| Club titles | |||
| Cork titles | 4 | ||
| Munster titles | 3 | ||
| All-Ireland Titles | 1 | ||
| Inter-county(ies)* | |||
| Years | County | Apps (scores) | |
2004 | Cork | 1 (0-00) | |
| Inter-county titles | |||
| Munster titles | 0 | ||
| All-Irelands | 1 | ||
| NHL | 0 | ||
| All Stars | 0 | ||
| *Inter County team apps and scores correct as of 22:27, 28 November 2019. | |||
Playing career
editNewtownshandrum
editMinor and under-21
editKing joined the Newtownshandrum club at a young age and played in all grades at juvenile and underage levels. On 19 October 1997, he was just 15-years-old when he lined out at left corner-forward when Newtownshandrum faced St. Finbarr's in the Premier County Minor Championship final. King was held scoreless in Newtown's 2-13 to 0-10 defeat.[citation needed]
King subsequently progressed onto the Newtownshandrum under-21 team. On 29 November 1998, he was at left corner-forward when Newtownshandrum faced Na Piarsaigh in the Cork Under-21 Championship final. King top scored with 1-02 from play in the 1-11 to 0-14 draw. The replay took place on 6 December 1998, with King switching to right corner-forward and scoring four points from play in the 1-12 to 0-07 victory and a first title for Newtown in 25 years.[citation needed]
On 12 December 1999, King was at left wing-forward when Newtownshandrum lined out against Erin's Own in a second successive Cork Under-21 Championship final. He scored two points from play and collected a second successive winners' medal after the 1-13 to 1-07 victory.[citation needed]
O'Connor lined out in a third successive under-21 final with Newtownshandrum on 17 December 2000 when the club faced Glen Rovers. He scored 0-04 from midfield in the 1-17 to 1-07 victory and collected a third successive winners' medal.[2]
Senior
editOn 8 October 2000, King was selected at right wing-forward when Newtownshandrum faced Erin's Own in the Cork Senior Championship final. He was held scoreless throughout the game but claimed a winners' medal following the 0-14 to 0-11 victory and a first-ever championship title for Newtown.[3]
On 15 September 2002, King was at left corner-forward when Newtownshandrum faced reigning champions Blackrock in the Cork Senior Championship final. He was again held scoreless throughout the 1-14 to 0-12 defeat.[4]
Newtownshandrum faced Blackrock in a second successive Cork Senior Championship final on 12 October 2003 with King lining out at centre-forward. He scored two points from right corner-forward in the 0-17 to 1-09 victory.[5] On 30 November, King won a Munster Club Championship medal after scoring four points from right wing-forward in the 2-18 to 2-09 defeat of Patrickswell in the final.[6] King was at left wing-forward when Newtownshandrum defeated Dunloy by 0-17 to 1-06 in the All-Ireland final on 17 March 2004.[7]
On 16 October 2005, King won a third Cork Senior Championship medal when he scored two points from full-forward in a 0-15 to 0-09 defeat of Cloyne in the final.[8] He again scored two points from play when Newtownshandrum defeated Ballygunner to win a second Munster Club Championship title on 4 December 2005.[9] King was switched to midfield for the All-Ireland final on 17 March 2006 but was held scoreless in the 2-08 to 1-06 defeat by Portumna.[10]
King lined out at full-forward in a fifth Cork Senior Championship final on 14 October 2007. He was held scoreless throughout the game and ended on the losing side after a 1-11 to 1-07 defeat by reigning champions Erin's Own.[11]
On 11 October 2009, King was selected on the substitutes' bench when Newtownshandrum faced Sarsfields in the Cork Senior Championship final. He was introduced as a 38th-minute substitute and claimed a fourth winners' medal after scoring a point in the 3-22 to 1-12 defeat.[12] On 29 November 2009, King was again introduced as a substitute when Newtownshandrum won their third Munster Club Championship after a 2-11 to 2-09 defeat of Ballygunner.[13]
Cork
editSenior
editKing was added to the Cork senior hurling team following Newtownshandrum's All-Ireland Club Championship success in 2004. On 27 June 2004, he was an unused substitute when Cork suffered a 3-16 to 1-21 defeat by Waterford in the Munster final.[14] On 15 August 2004, King made his championship debut when he came on as a 61st-minute substitute for Joe Deane at right corner-forward in a 1-27 to 0-12 defeat of Wexford in the All-Ireland semi-final.[15] On 12 September 2004, he was an unused substitute when Cork defeated Kilkenny by 0-17 to 0-09 in the All-Ireland final[16]
Career statistics
editInter-county
edit| Team | Year | National League | Munster | All-Ireland | Total | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Score | Apps | Score | Apps | Score | Apps | Score | ||
| Cork | 2004 | Division 1B | — | 0 | 0-00 | 1 | 0-00 | 1 | 0-00 | |
| Total | — | 0 | 0-00 | 1 | 0-00 | 1 | 0-00 | |||
Honours
edit- Newtownshandrum
- All-Ireland Senior Club Hurling Championship (1): 2004
- Munster Senior Club Hurling Championship (3): 2003, 2005, 2009
- Cork Senior Hurling Championship (4): 2000, 2003, 2005, 2009
- Cork Under-21 Hurling Championship (3): 1998, 1999, 2000
- Cork
References
edit- ^ "Newtown wait on forward's fitness". IOL. 16 March 2004. Archived from the original on 8 March 2012. Retrieved 4 March 2011.
- ^ "Must be a unique situation to have two county titles in the one parish". The Corkman. 20 November 2003. Retrieved 18 March 2012.
- ^ "First title for Newtownshandrum". Hogan Stand. 16 October 2000. Retrieved 18 March 2012.
- ^ O'Sullivan, Jim (16 September 2002). "Cork SHC final: Browne goal decisive as Rockies retain title". Irish Examiner. Retrieved 18 March 2012.
- ^ "Classy Newtown record revenge". Irish Independent. 13 October 2003. Retrieved 18 March 2012.
- ^ Hogan, Vincent (1 December 2003). "Rebels trip light fantastic". Irish Independent. Retrieved 18 March 2012.
- ^ "Newtownshandrum win All-Ireland hurling". Breaking News. 17 March 2004. Retrieved 18 March 2012.
- ^ "CORK: Newtown's all-star cast back in business". Irish Independent. 17 October 2005. Retrieved 18 March 2012.
- ^ "Newtown hold nerve". Irish Independent. 5 December 2005. Retrieved 18 March 2012.
- ^ "Canning duo lift Portumna". Irish Independent. 18 March 2006. Retrieved 18 March 2012.
- ^ Newman, Edward (15 October 2007). "Erin's Own battle hard to retain Rebel hurling crown". Irish Independent. Retrieved 18 March 2012.
- ^ O'Flynn, Diarmuid (12 October 2009). "Newtown know-how snuffs out Sars". Irish Examiner. Retrieved 18 March 2012.
- ^ Moynihan, Michael (30 November 2009). "Resolute Newtown turn tide". Irish Examiner. Retrieved 18 March 2012.
- ^ Keys, Colm (9 September 2014). "Was final the best game of hurling ever to be played?". Irish Independent. Retrieved 20 January 2019.
- ^ O'Sullivan, Jim (16 August 2004). "Rampant Rebels issue timely warning to champions". Irish Examiner. Retrieved 20 January 2019.
- ^ "Cork savour sweet victory". Irish Examiner. 13 September 2004. Archived from the original on 21 January 2019. Retrieved 20 January 2019.