Martin O'Doherty
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| Martin O’Doherty | ||
| Personal information | ||
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| Sport | Hurling | |
| Irish Name | Máirtin Ó Dochartaigh | |
| Full name | Martin O’Doherty | |
| Place of birth | Blackpool , Cork | |
| Club information | ||
| Club | Glen Rovers | |
| Position | Full-back | |
| Inter-County | ||
| County | Cork | |
| Position | Full-back | |
| Inter-County(ies)** | ||
| County | Years | Apps (scores) |
| Cork | 1971-1982 | 25 (0-0) |
| Senior Inter-County Titles | ||
| Munster Titles | 6 | |
| All-Ireland | 3 | |
| All Stars | 3 | |
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* club appearances and scores |
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Martin O’Doherty (born 1952) is a former Irish sportsperson. He played hurling with his local club Glen Rovers and with the Cork senior inter-county team in the 1970s.
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[edit] Playing career
[edit] Club
O’Doherty played his club hurling with the famous Glen Rovers club on the north side of Cork city. He enjoyed much success with the club, beginning in 1972 when he won his first senior county title. This was later converted into a Munster club title. O’Doherty won an All-Ireland club medal in late 1973 following a defeat of St. Rynagh’s of Offaly. He won a second county medal in 1976. This victory was once again converted into both Munster and All-Ireland honours.
[edit] Inter-county
O’Doherty first came to prominence in the late 1960s as a dual player with the various Cork underage hurling and football teams. In 1968 he won an All-Ireland medal at minor level with the footballers, before winning a Munster minor football medal in 1969. That year O’Doherty also won his first Munster title with the hurlers. This was later converted into an All-Ireland medal. In 1970 O’Doherty repeated this feat by winning a second set of both Munster and All-Ireland minor honours. He also claimed an All-Ireland under-21 football medal that same year. Doherty continued his great run of success in 1971 by winning both Munster and All-Ireland honours in hurling at under-21 level. He also claimed both Munster and All-Ireland honours with the footballers at under-21 level that same year. Two years later in 1973 Doherty added another All-Ireland under-21 hurling medal to his haul.
By 1971 O’Doherty had joined the Cork junior football team where he played along with such future stars as Dinny Allen and Brian Murphy. He won a Munster medal that year before collecting an All-Ireland junior medal in 1972. Two years later in 1974 O’Doherty was a member of the Cork senior hurling team and he won a National Hurling League medal. The following year he collected his first senior Munster title, however, Cork were beaten by Galway in the All-Ireland semi-final. The following year O’Doherty won a second provincial title, a victory which allowed Cork to advance directly to the All-Ireland final. ‘The Rebels’ faced a nightmare start as Wexford scored two goals in the first eight minutes. Cork quickly settled into the game and defeated the men from the Model County on a score line of 2-21 to 4-11, giving O’Doherty his first senior All-Ireland title.
In 1977 O’Doherty captured a third Munster title and Cork qualified for a second consecutive All-Ireland final showdown with Wexford. Once again Cork accounted for the men from the Model County and O’Doherty collected a second All-Ireland medal. He was later presented with his first All-Star award. 1978 saw O’Doherty add a fourth provincial medal to his collection. It was a special year for Cork hurling as the team later defeated Kilkenny in the championship decider, giving O’Doherty a third All-Ireland medal in-a-row. Once again he was honoured with an All-Star award. In 1979 O’Doherty won a fifth consecutive Munster medal, however, Cork were caught on the hop by Galway in the All-Ireland semi-final once again. In spite of this he won a third All-Star award. Cork’s championship form took a downturn for the next two seasons, however, the team was back on form again in 1982 with O’Doherty winning his sixth Munster title. Kilkenny, however, were the victors in the subsequent All-Ireland final. O’Doherty retired from inter-county hurling following this defeat.
| Sporting positions | ||
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| Preceded by Denis Coughlan |
Cork Senior Hurling Captain 1977 |
Succeeded by Charlie McCarthy |
| Achievements | ||
| Preceded by Iggy Clarke (Galway) |
All-Ireland Under-21 Hurling Final winning captain 1973 |
Succeeded by Ger Fennelly (Kilkenny) |
| Preceded by Ray Cummins (Cork) |
All-Ireland Senior Hurling Final winning captain 1977 |
Succeeded by Charlie McCarthy (Cork) |
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