| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Irish name | Seán Ó Coigligh | ||
| Sport | Hurling | ||
| Position | Left wing-forward | ||
| Born | 1949 Rathnure, County Wexford, Ireland | ||
| Height | 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) | ||
| Occupation | Clerk | ||
| Club(s) | |||
| Years | Club | ||
1967-1987 | Rathnure | ||
| Club titles | |||
| Wexford titles | 9 | ||
| Leinster titles | 4 | ||
| All-Ireland Titles | 0 | ||
| Inter-county(ies) | |||
| Years | County | Apps (scores) | |
1967-1977 | Wexford | 23 (4-41) | |
| Inter-county titles | |||
| Leinster titles | 4 | ||
| All-Irelands | 1 | ||
| NHL | 1 | ||
| All Stars | 1 | ||
John Quigley (born 1949) is an Irish former hurler. At club level, he played with Rathnure and at inter-county level with the Wexford senior hurling team.
Quigley played hurling in all grades as a student at St Peter's College in Wexford. He was part of the St Peter's team that won the Leinster Colleges SHC title before later claiming a Dr Croke Cup medal after a 5-11 to 3-06 win over Limerick CBS in the 1967 All-Ireland colleges final replay. [1] [2]
At club level, Quigley first played for Rathnure at juvenile and underage levels and was part of the club's under-21 team that won the Wexford U21HC title in 1970. His 20-year senior team career yielded nine Wexford SHC titles between 1967 and 1986. [3] [4] Quigley also won four Leinster Club SHC medals during this period, however, Rathnure lost all of the subsequent All-Ireland club finals. [5]
At inter-county level, Quigley first played for Wexford during a two-year tenure with the minor team. He won back-to-back Leinster MHC medals and was at corner-back when Wexford beat Cork by 4-01 to 1-08 in the 1966 All-Ireland minor final replay. [6] [7] Quigley later won two Leinster U21HC medals.
Quigley was just out of the minor grade when he made his senior team debut in 1967. He won a Leinster SHC medal in his debut season before later claiming an All-Ireland SHC medal after coming on as a substitute in the 5-08 to 3-12 victory over Tipperary in the 1968 All-Ireland final. [8] Quigley won three more Leinster SHC medals - 1970, 1976 and 1977 - but faced defeat in each of the subsequent All-Ireland finals. [9] He also claimed National Hurling League honours in 1973 and was named on the All-Star team in 1974. [10] [11]
Performances at inter-county level for Wexford resulted in Quigley being called up to the Leinster inter-provincial team. He won Railway Cup medals in 1971 and 1975 following defeats of Munster in those finals. [12]
Quigley's brothers - Dan, Martin and Pat - also played with Rathnure and Wexford. [13]