Anthony Masterson

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Anthony Masterson
Personal information
Irish name Antoine Mac an Mháighistir
Sport Gaelic Football
Position Goalkeeper
Born (1983-01-05) 5 January 1983 (age 39)
Castletown, County Wexford
Height 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)
Club(s)
YearsClub
2000-2016
Castletown Liam Mellows
Club titles
Wexford titles 1
Inter-county(ies)
YearsCountyApps (scores)
2003-2016
Wexford 1
Inter-county titles
NFL 1

Anthony Masterson (born 5 January 1983) is a retired Irish sportsperson who played Gaelic football for Wexford Senior Football Championship team Castletown Liam Mellows and the Wexford intercounty team since making his debut in 2005. [1] Before joining the senior panel he was a Leinster Junior Championship with Wexford and later played in the All Ireland final but lost out to Cork.

On 23 October 2016, Anthony Masterson retired due to a long-standing injury. [2]

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References

  1. "Masterson told to apologise for outburst". RTÉ Sport. 2 August 2011.
  2. O'Brien, Kevin (23 October 2016). "Wexford stopper Anthony Masterson has retired due to injury". The 42. Retrieved 13 February 2020.