Ned Porter

Ned Porter was an Irish hurler who played as a goalkeeper for the Cork senior team.

Porter joined the team during the 1939 championship and was a regular member of the starting fifteen until his retirement after the 1942 championship. During that time he won one All-Ireland medal and one Munster medal.

At club level Porter played with Brian Dillon's and later with Glen Rovers.

Playing career

Club

Porter began his club hurling career with Brian Dillon's on the north side of Cork city. He enjoyed little success with the club and later transferred to the famous Glen Rovers club. Although the Glen were going through a golden age, Porter ended his career without a championship medal.

Inter-county

Porter first came to prominence on the inter-county scene as a member of the Cork junior hurling team. He was an unused substitute during the team's unsuccessful championship campaign in 1934.

In 1939 Porter joined the Cork senior hurling team as they made a breakthrough in the provincial championship after nearly a decade in the doldrums. He was substitute goalkeeper as Cork claimed the Munster crown but lost an iconic All-Ireland decider to Kilkenny by a point.^[1]

Porter was dropped from the senior panel in 1940, however, he subsequently replaced Dave Creedon on the Cork junior hurling team for the latter stages of that championship. He won an All-Ireland medal in that grade following a narrow 3-3 to 3-1 defeat of Galway.

By 1942 Porter was the first-choice goalkeeper on the Cork senior team. He added a Munster medal to his collection that year as Tipperary were downed by 4-15 to 4-1. The All-Ireland final was a replay of the previous year with Dublin providing the opposition once again. The game was a close affair with just a point separating the sides at the three-quarter stage. In the end Cork won comfortably enough by 2-14 to 3-4 and Porter collected a coveted All-Ireland medal.

Honours

Team

Cork

• All-Ireland Senior Hurling Championship (1): 1942
• Munster Senior Hurling Championship (1): 1942
• All-Ireland Junior Hurling Championship (1): 1940

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