Jim Williams (hurler)

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Jim Williams
Personal information
Irish name Séamus Mac Liam
Sport Hurling
Position Centre-forward
Born 1952
Cloughjordan,
County Tipperary, Ireland
Occupation Council employee
Club(s)
YearsClub
1969-1995
 Kilruane MacDonaghs
Club titles
Tipperary titles 4
Munster titles 1
All-Ireland Titles 1
Inter-county(ies)
YearsCounty
1971-1976
1975-1986
 Tipperary (SF)
Tipperary (SH)
Inter-county titles
Munster titles 0
All-Irelands 0
NHL 1
All Stars 0

James Williams (born 1952 [1] ) is an Irish former hurler and Gaelic footballer. At club level he played with Kilruane MacDonaghs and was also a member of the Tipperary senior teams as a dual player.

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Career

Williams first played hurling and Gaelic football at juvenile and underage levels with the Kilruane MacDonaghs club. [2] He won a number of divisional minor and under-21 titles in both codes and was also a member of the team that won the first of four consecutive Tipperary Under-21AHC titles in 1973. Williams made his first appearance for the club's senior team as a 16-year-old in 1969. He was at centre-forward on the Kilruane MacDonaghs team that won the All-Ireland Club Championship title in 1986, having earlier won four Tipperary SHC titles, including one as team captain, and a Tipperary SFC title in 1975. [3] [4] His 26-year club career came to an end in 1995. [5]

Williams first appeared on the inter-county scene as a member of the Tipperary minor football team in 1970. He later spent three seasons with the under-21 team, however, his underage career ended without silverware. Williams was just out of the minor grade when he was selected for the senior team in 1971. He became dual inter-county player in 1975 when he joined the Tipperary senior hurling team. [6] Williams was part of the Tipperary team that won the 1978-79 National League. [7]

Honours

Kilruane MacDonaghs
Tipperary

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References

  1. ↑ "Co. Tipperary Senior Hurling Final match programme 1985" (PDF). Tipperary Studies website. Retrieved 12 March 2022.
  2. ↑ "The proud and rich tradition of Kilruane MacDonaghs". Tipp FM website. 5 June 2020. Retrieved 12 March 2022.
  3. ↑ "Senior Hurling (Club)". Munster GAA website. 7 June 2009. Retrieved 12 March 2022.
  4. ↑ "Kilruane". New Ross Standard. 20 March 2004. Retrieved 12 March 2022.
  5. ↑ "Kilruane MacDonaghs All-Ireland Profiles". Kilruane MacDonaghs GAA website. 23 March 2011. Retrieved 12 March 2022.
  6. ↑ "Tipperary teams: 1970-1979". Premier View website. Retrieved 12 March 2022.
  7. ↑ "Tipperary profile". Hogan Stand. Retrieved 12 March 2022.
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