| Code: | Hurling |
| Sport: | Hurling |
| John Kidney | |
| Irish: | Seán Ó Duáin |
| Occupation: | Fisherman |
| County: | Cork |
| Province: | Munster |
| Clubs: | Blackrock |
| Counties: | Cork |
| Icposition: | Left half-back |
| Icyears: | 1891-1897 |
| Icapps(Points): | 6 |
| Icprovince: | 1 |
| Icallireland: | 1 |
| Birth Date: | 1872 |
| Birth Place: | Blackrock, County Cork, Ireland |
John Kidney (born 30 June 1871) was an Irish hurler who played as a left half-back for the Cork senior team.
Kidney made his first appearance for the team during the 1891 championship and was a regular member of the starting seventeen until his retirement after the 1897 championship. During that time he won one All-Ireland medal and one Munster medal.[1] [2]
At club level Kidney won multiple county club championship medalist with Blackrock.
His brother, Dinny Kidney, was also an All-Ireland medalist with Cork.