Billy Field (Gaelic footballer) explained

Code:Football
Sport:Gaelic Football
Billy Field
Irish:Liam an Mhachaire
Occupation:Bank official
County:Cork
Province:Munster
Club:St Michael's
Clyears:1971-1981
Clcounty:1
Colleges:University College Cork
Sig:1
Counties:Cork
Icposition:Right corner-forward
Icyears:1972-1976
Icapps(Points):6 (2-20)
Icprovince:1
Icallireland:1
Nfl:0
Allstars:0
Icupdate:20:13, 12 April 2012
Birth Date:1952
Birth Place:Blackrock, County Cork, Ireland

William Field (born 1952) is an Irish former Gaelic footballer. At club level he played with St Michael's and at inter-county level was a member of the Cork senior football team.

Career

Field enjoyed his first successes, not as a Gaelic footballer but as a hurling goalkeeper with the Blackrock minor team that won Cork MHC titles in 1968 and 1969. He also played as a schoolboy with Coláiste Chríost Rí and was part of the school team that won a Corn Uí Mhuirí-Hogan Cup double in 1970.[1] He was later a member of the University College Cork team that beat University College Galway to win the Sigerson Cup title in 1972. Field first appeared on the inter-county scene as a member of the Cork minor football team in 1970.[2] He later appeared with the under-21 team after making his senior team debut in December 1972. Field was Cork's top scorer in his debut season and also won a Munster SFC, however, he suffered a broken leg which ruled him out of Cork's 1973 All-Ireland final defeat of Galway.[3] [4] [5] He returned to the team over team over the following few seasons. Field was also a member of the St. Michael's team that lost three consecutive Cork SFC finals from 1976 to 1978.[6]

Honours

Coláiste Chríost Rí

1970

1970

University College Cork

1972

Blackrock
Cork

1973

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Last of the crown duals. Irish Independent. 8 June 2013. 12 March 2022.
  2. News: Cork minor football teams: 1970-2009. Cork GAA website. 1 August 2022.
  3. News: Munster Senior Football Winning Teams. Munster GAA website. 12 April 2012.
  4. News: Ger Canning: Remembering the shocking '73 Munster final. RTÉ Sport. 22 April 2020. 1 August 2022.
  5. News: When boys of ’73 served up a treat. Irish Examiner. 21 August 2009. 1 August 2022.
  6. News: St Michael's have a point to prove after previous county final disappointments. Echo Live. 19 October 2018. 11 August 2021.