Английская Википедия:Brian Lawton (hurler)
Шаблон:Short description Шаблон:Use dmy dates Шаблон:Use Irish English Шаблон:Infobox GAA player Brian Lawton (born 9 December 1988) is an Irish hurler who plays as a left wing-forward for club side Castlemartyr, divisional side Imokilly and at inter-county level with the Cork senior hurling team.
Playing career
College
Lawton first came to prominence as a hurler with Midleton CBS Secondary School. Having played for the various college team in every grade, he was at midfield on the senior team. On 12 March 2006, Lawton won a Harty Cup medal after a 2-08 to 0-12 defeat of St. Flannan's College.[1]
University
During his studies at University College Cork, Lawton enjoyed success as a hurler, beginning with an All-Ireland Freshers Championship title in his first year. On 2 March 2013, he won a Fitzgibbon Cup medal after a 2-17 to 2-12 defeat of Mary Immaculate College in the final.[2]
Club
Lawton joined the Castlemartyr club at a young age and played in all grades at juvenile and underage levels. As a member of the club's top adult team, he won four East Cork Junior Championship medals in six seasons. On 26 October 2014, Lawton was at centre-forward when Castlemartyr won the Cork Junior Championship after an 0-18 to 0-10 defeat of Ballinhassig.[3]
Lawton's performances for his club in the junior grade saw him added to the Imokilly team and he has been a regular member of the team for over a decade. On 22 October 2017, he lined out at right wing-forward in the senior championship final. Lawton scored two points, including a sideline, in Imokilly's 3-13 to 0-18 defeat of Blackrock.[4]
Inter-county
Intermediate
Lawton first played for Cork at intermediate level and made his first appearance for the team on 31 May 2009 when he came on as a substitute against Tipperary. He later won a Munster medal as a non-playing substitute after a 5-24 to 3-09 defeat of Waterford in the final.[5] On 29 August 2009, Lawton was an unused substitute when Cork defeated Kilkenny by 2-23 to 0-16 in the All-Ireland final.[6] He won a second successive Munster medal in 2010, scoring a point after being introduced as a substitute in a second successive defeat of Watreford in the final.[7] On 28 August 2010, Lawton was introduced as a substitute in the 53rd minute of Cork's All-Ireland final defeat by Kilkenny.[8]
Senior
Lawton made his senior debut for Cork on 9 March 2014, replacing Conor Lehane in the 53rd minute of a National League game against Offaly at Páirc Uí Rinn.[9] He made several appearances throughout the league and subsequent championship. On 13 July 2014, Lawton won his first Munster medal as an unused substitute after a six-point defeat of Limeric in the finalk.[10]
On 9 July 2017, Lawton won his second Munster medal following a 1-25 to 1-20 defeat of Clare in the final.[11]
On 1 July 2018, Lawton won a third Munster medal after a 2-24 to 3-19 defeat of Clare in the final.[12]
Career statistics
Club
| Team | Year | Championship | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apps | Score | ||
| Imokilly | 2008 | 3 | 0-03 |
| 2009 | 2 | 0-02 | |
| 2010 | 3 | 0-00 | |
| 2011 | — | ||
| 2012 | — | ||
| University College Cork | 2013 | 4 | 0-02 |
| Imokilly | 2014 | 1 | 0-00 |
| 2015 | 4 | 0-05 | |
| 2016 | 3 | 0-06 | |
| 2017 | 7 | 0-14 | |
| 2018 | 2 | 0-03 | |
| Total | 29 | 0-35 | |
Inter-county
| Team | Year | National League | Munster | All-Ireland | Total | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Score | Apps | Score | Apps | Score | Apps | Score | ||
| Cork | 2014 | Division 1B | 4 | 0-01 | 2 | 0-00 | 0 | 0-00 | 6 | 0-01 |
| 2015 | Division 1A | 5 | 0-02 | 0 | 0-00 | 3 | 0-03 | 8 | 0-05 | |
| 2016 | 6 | 0-07 | 1 | 0-01 | 2 | 0-01 | 9 | 0-09 | ||
| 2017 | 2 | 0-00 | 1 | 0-00 | 0 | 0-00 | 3 | 0-00 | ||
| 2018 | 4 | 0-00 | 2 | 0-00 | 0 | 0-00 | 6 | 0-00 | ||
| Total | 21 | 0-10 | 6 | 0-01 | 5 | 0-04 | 32 | 0-15 | ||
Honours
- Midleton CBS
- Harty Cup: 2006
- University College Cork
- Fitzgibbon Cup: 2013
- All-Ireland Freshers' Hurling Championship: 2007
- Castlemartyr
- Cork Lower Intermediate Hurling Championship: 2020 (c)
- Cork Junior Hurling Championship: 2014
- East Cork Junior A Hurling Championship: 2009, 2010, 2013, 2014
- Imokilly
- Cork
- Munster Senior Hurling Championship: 2014, 2017, 2018
- All-Ireland Intermediate Hurling Championship: 2009
- Munster Intermediate Hurling Championship: 2009, 2010
References
External links
- Brian Lawton profile at the Cork GAA website
