Jimmy Hatton
Personal information
Irish name Séamus Mac Giolla Chatáin
Sport Dual player
Football Position: Left corner-forward
Hurling Position: Left corner-forward
Born 14 August 1934[1]
Kilcoole,
County Wicklow, Irish Free State
Died 28 February 2023(2023-02-28) (aged 88)
Delgany,
County Wicklow, Ireland
Occupation Sales rep
Club(s)
Years Club
 Kilcoole
Club titles
  Football Hurling
Wicklow titles 1 0
Inter-county(ies)
Years County
1955–1965
 Wicklow
Inter-county titles
  Football Hurling
Leinster Titles 0 0
All-Ireland Titles 0 0
League titles 0 0

James Hatton (14 August 1934 – 28 February 2023) was an Irish Gaelic footballer, hurler and referee. He played at club level with Kilcoole and was a dual player with the Wicklow senior teams. Hatton also served as a referee at club and inter-county levels.

Playing career

Hatton first played Gaelic football and hurling as a schoolboy with Kilcoole NS and Greystones CBS, winning a North Wicklow Juvenile League title in 1948. He later played at underage levels with Newtownmountkennedy and won a Wicklow U16FC title in 1950.[2]

Hatton later had a lengthy career at senior levels with the Kilcoole club. He won a Wicklow SFC title in 1954, while he also lined out in several Wicklow SHC finals.[3] Hatton also spent a decade as a dual player with Wicklow. He won an O'Byrne Cup title in 1957 and a Leinster JHC medal in 1964.

Post-playing career

Hatton began refereeing at club level in 1957.[4] He had the distinction of refereeing 11 All-Ireland finals at club and inter-county levels in both hurling and Gaelic football. These include eight All-Ireland finals at senior level, including both senior finals in 1966. Hatton also refereed the inaugural All-Ireland club final in 1971.[5]

Hatton also served in various administrative roles with the Kilcoole club. He was a team selector when Wicklow won the Leinster JFC title in 1969 and when the Wicklow senior hurlers won Division 2 of the National Hurling League in 1976.

Personal life and death

Hatton worked as a company rep for a clothing company. He married Rose Reilly in 1965 and the couple had four children; two boys and two girls. She predeceased Hatton in 2017.[6]

Hatton died on 28 February 2023, at the age of 88.[7][8]

Honours

Newtownmountkennedy
  • Wicklow Under-16 Football Championship: 1950
Kilcoole
Wicklow

References

  1. ↑ "He's Got Medals". Greystones Guide website. June 2020. Retrieved 1 March 2023.
  2. ↑ "Jimmy Hatton and Jimmy Gammell". GAA website. Retrieved 1 March 2023.
  3. ↑ "Remembering the men of '54". Wicklow People. 2 December 2014. Retrieved 1 March 2023.
  4. ↑ "Wicklow's 'Knight of the Whistle'". Bray People. 25 April 2020. Retrieved 1 March 2023.
  5. ↑ "Jimmy Hatton – referee, hurler, footballer, county selector (both codes)". Wicklow GAA website. 27 March 2019. Retrieved 1 March 2023.
  6. ↑ "The death has occurred of Rose Ann HATTON (née Reilly)". rip.ie. 21 October 2017. Retrieved 1 March 2023.
  7. ↑ "Legendary All-Ireland final referee Jimmy Hatton dies at 88". Irish Independent. 1 March 2023. Retrieved 1 March 2023.
  8. ↑ "Death of legendary Wicklow referee Jimmy Hatton". Hogan Stand. 1 March 2023. Retrieved 1 March 2023.
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