| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Irish name | Brian Mac Cuinneagáin | ||
| Sport | Hurling | ||
| Position | Full Forward | ||
| Born | 1970 Togher, Cork, Ireland | ||
| Club(s) | |||
| Years | Club | Apps (scores) | |
1988-2003 | St Finbarr's | 49 (19-247) | |
| Club titles | |||
| Cork titles | 2 | ||
| Colleges(s) | |||
| Years | College | ||
1987-1991 | University College Cork | ||
| College titles | |||
| Fitzgibbon titles | 3 | ||
| Inter-county(ies)* | |||
| Years | County | Apps (scores) | |
1988-1993 | Cork | 1 (0-00) | |
| Inter-county titles | |||
| Munster titles | 0 | ||
| All-Irelands | 0 | ||
| NHL | 0 | ||
| All Stars | 0 | ||
| *Inter County team apps and scores correct as of 00:07, 29 June 2018. | |||
Brian Cunningham (born 1970) is an Irish former hurler. Most notable as a member of the full-forward line, he was a member at senior level of the Cork county team at various times from 1988 until 1993.
Born in Togher, Cunningham was educated at Coláiste Iognáid Rís, representing the school in the Harty Cup. He later attended University College Cork, with whom he won three Fitzgibbon Cup medals.
One of the top club scorers of his generation, Cunningham was a member of the St Finbarr's club. After joining the club's senior team in 1988, he won his first championship medal in his debut season as well as finishing the year as the championship's top scorer and man of the match in the final. Cunningham was top scorer on a further four occasions, as well as winning a second championship medal in 1993. [1]
Cunningham first came to prominence on the inter-county scene as a member of the Cork minor team in 1986. An All-Ireland runner-up in his first year on the team, he was also an All-Ireland runner-up in 1988. Cunningham subsequently joined the Cork under-21 team, winning a Munster medal in 1991. By this stage he had also joined his brother, Ger, on the Cork senior team, making his debut during the 1987-88 league. [2] Cunningham played a number of times before leaving the panel after the 1993 championship.[ citation needed ]
| Team | Season | Cork | Munster | All-Ireland | Total | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apps | Score | Apps | Score | Apps | Score | Apps | Score | ||
| St Finbarr's | 1988-89 | 4 | 2-29 | 0 | 0-00 | — | 4 | 0-03 | |
| 1989-90 | 4 | 0-30 | — | — | 4 | 0-30 | |||
| 1990-91 | 5 | 2-28 | — | — | 5 | 2-28 | |||
| 1991-92 | 2 | 1-07 | — | — | 2 | 1-07 | |||
| 1992-93 | 3 | 0-19 | — | — | 3 | 0-19 | |||
| 1993-94 | 4 | 0-24 | 0 | 0-00 | — | 5 | 2-28 | ||
| 1994-95 | 3 | 4-13 | — | — | 3 | 4-13 | |||
| 1995-96 | 3 | 2-09 | — | — | 3 | 2-09 | |||
| 1996-97 | 3 | 2-12 | — | — | 3 | 2-12 | |||
| 1997-98 | 2 | 0-12 | — | — | 2 | 0-12 | |||
| 1998-99 | 4 | 3-23 | — | — | 4 | 3-23 | |||
| 1999-00 | 4 | 0-14 | — | — | 4 | 0-14 | |||
| 2000-01 | 2 | 0-00 | — | — | 2 | 0-00 | |||
| 2001-02 | 2 | 1-14 | — | — | 2 | 1-14 | |||
| 2002-03 | 2 | 1-05 | — | — | 2 | 1-05 | |||
| 2003-04 | 2 | 1-08 | — | — | 2 | 1-08 | |||
| Career total | 49 | 19-247 | 0 | 0-00 | — | 49 | 19-247 | ||
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