Jack Goulding Explained

Code:Hurling
Sport:Hurling
Jack Goulding
Irish:Seán Ó Gabhláin
Occupation:Physiotherapist
County:London
Province:Leinster
Club:Ballyduff
Fulham Irish
St Gabriel's
Ballyduff
Clyears:2014-2019
2020-2023
2020-2023
2024-
Clcountyh:1
Clcountyf:2
Colleges:University of Limerick
Fitz:1
Sig:0
Counties:Kerry
London
Icposition:Right corner-forward
Icyears:2016-2019
2022-present
Icapps(Points):6 (0-06)
Icprovince:0
Icallireland:0
Nhl:0
Allstars:0
Icupdate:22:37, 11 March 2018
Birth Date:1997
Birth Place:Ballyduff, County Kerry, Ireland

Jack Goulding (born 1997) is an Irish hurler. At club level he plays hurling with St Gabriel's and Gaelic football with Fulham Irish, having earlier played with Ballyduff, while he has also played at senior inter-county level with Kerry and London.

Career

Goulding first played hurling to a high standard as a student at Causeway Comprehensive school. He scored a vital goal when the school's under-16 team beat Roscrea Vocational School to claim the Munster Vocational JAHC title in 2012.[1] Goulding later lined out with University of Limerick and was a substitute for their Fitzgibbon Cup success in 2018.[2] [3]

After progressing through the juvenile and underage ranks with the Ballyduff club, Goulding made his senior team debut in 2014.[4] He won a Kerry SHC medal after a 4-13 to 1-19 defeat of Lixnaw in the 2017 final replay.[5] Goulding continued his club career after moving to London in 2020. With the Fulham Irish club he has won London SFC medals in 2020 and 2023.[6] [7] Goulding also won a London SHC medal with St Gabriel's in 2022.[8]

Goulding first appeared on the inter-county scene for Kerry as a dual player at minor level. He won back-to-back All-Ireland MBHC medals in 2014 and 2015, while he was also a member of the extended minor football panel that beat Tipperary by 4-14 to 0-06 to win the All-Ireland MFC title in 2015.[9] [10] [11] Goulding ended his underage inter-county tenure by winning an All-Ireland U21BHC medal in 2017, before becoming ineligible for the grade in 2018.[12]

Goulding made his senior team debut in 2016.[13] He later declared for London and made his first appearances for them in the 2022 National Hurling League.[14]

Career statistics

TeamYearNational LeagueRing CupMcDonagh CupLeinsterAll-IrelandTotal
DivisionAppsScoreAppsScoreAppsScoreAppsScoreAppsScoreAppsScore
Kerry2016Division 1B50-0630-0480-10
201760-0330-0290-05
2018Division 2A52-0652-09104-15
201953-1040-0293-12
Total215-2592-1160-06367-42
London2020Division 2B40-0240-02
2021
202250-1142-1392-24
202345-1450-1395-27
202444-3555-5099-85
Total179-62147-763116-138
Career total3814-87147-7692-1160-066723-180

Honours

University of Limerick

2018

Ballyduff

2017

St Gabriel's

2022

Fulham Irish

2020, 2023

Kerry

2017

2015

2015

2014, 2015

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Goulding the Causeway hero. Irish Examiner. 20 February 2012. 11 March 2018.
  2. Web site: UL’s scary Fitzgibbon forward line rack up almighty total against DIT. SportsJoe. 21 January 2018. 11 March 2018.
  3. Web site: Star-studded UL claim Fitzgibbon Cup despite spirited DCU effort. 24 February 2018. Irish Independent. 26 February 2018.
  4. Web site: Ballyduff pull clear with wind at backs. Irish Examiner. 28 July 2014. 11 March 2024.
  5. Web site: Brilliant Boyle bags hat-trick and 25th title for Ballyduff. Irish Independent. 16 October 2017. 11 March 2024.
  6. Web site: Fulham Irish clinch 2020 London SFC title with dramatic extra-time victory. The 42. 6 June 2021. 2 December 2023.
  7. Web site: Fulham Irish surge to fourth London SFC crown. RTÉ Sport. 29 October 2023. 2 December 2023. Conor. Martin.
  8. Web site: St Gabriels power to another London SHC title . RTÉ Sport. 26 October 2022 . 23 October 2022.
  9. Web site: Kerry are Minor B Hurling Champs. Kerry GAA website. 7 September 2013. 8 August 2014. https://web.archive.org/web/20140810091309/http://www.kerrygaa.ie/news.php?item=1270&full=y. 10 August 2014. dead. dmy-all.
  10. Web site: 14-man Kerry bag three in-a-row. Irish Examiner. 8 September 2014. 8 July 2015. James. Hayden.
  11. Web site: O'Connor's troops run riot. 21 September 2015. Irish Independent. 21 September 2015.
  12. Web site: Kerry land 8th All-Ireland U21 B hurling crown with win over Wicklow. 9 September 2017. The 42. 21 September 2023.
  13. Web site: Daire Quinn and Dan McCormack set to debut for Tipperary. Irish Examiner. 12 February 2016. 11 March 2024.
  14. Web site: First win of league campaign as classy Sligo defeat London. Sligo Champion. 3 March 2022. 11 March 2024.