Tom Monaghan
Personal information
Sport Gaelic football
Position Left wing-forward
Born 1944
Kildorrery,
County Cork, Ireland
Height 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m)
Occupation Bank official
Club(s)
Years Club
1959-1988
 Kildorrery
Mitchelstown
→ Avondhu
Club titles
  Football Hurling
Cork titles 0 1
Inter-county(ies)
Years County Apps (scores)
1970
 Cork 0 (0-00)
Inter-county titles
Munster titles 0
All-Irelands 0
NFL 0

Thomas Monaghan (born 1944) is an Irish former hurler, Gaelic footballer and coach. At club level he played with Mitchelstown, Kildorrery and divisional side Avondhu, and also lined out at inter-county level with various Cork teams.

Playing career

Monaghan first played hurling at club level with Kildorrery as a 15-year-old in 1959. His career with the team lasted until 1988, by which stage he had won seven North Cork JHC titles. Monaghan also lined out as a Gaelic footballer with the nearby Mitchelstown club. Beginning with a Cork MFC title in 1960, he also won a Cork IFC title in 1965.[1][2] Monaghan's club performances also earned his selection to the Avondhu divisional team. He lined out in goal when the team beat University College Cork to win the Cork SHC title in 1966.[3]

Monaghan first appeared on the inter-county scene with Cork as goalkeeper on the minor team that won the All-Ireland MFC title in 1961.[4][5] He was still eligible for the minor grade when he was drafted onto the junior team in 1962.[6] Monaghan made numerous appearances for the team over the course of a decade and won an All-Ireland JFC medal in 1972.[7]

Monaghan simultaneously lined out with the Cork intermediate hurling team, winning four provincial titles as well as an All-Ireland IHC medal in 1965.[8] He made a number of appearances for the Cork senior football team in 1970.

Coaching career

Monaghan was elected to the Cork senior hurling team selection committee in October 1983. During his two-year tenure, Cork won consecutive Munster SHC titles as well as the All-Ireland SHC title in 1984.

Honours

Player

Kildorrery
Mitchelstown
Avondhu
Cork

Management

Cork

References

  1. ↑ "History". Mitchelstown GAA website. Retrieved 20 May 2023.
  2. ↑ "Major night of celebration for local GAA club". Irish Independent. 7 April 2011. Retrieved 20 May 2023.
  3. ↑ "The men of '66 take their place in the pantheon of the greats". Irish Independent. 24 December 2016. Retrieved 20 May 2023.
  4. ↑ "Recalling Cork's first All-Ireland minor football success in 1961". Echo Live. 3 June 2021. Retrieved 20 May 2023.
  5. ↑ "Minors looking for tenth All-Ireland". Irish Independent. 23 September 2000. Retrieved 20 May 2023.
  6. ↑ "Cork junior football teams: 1910-1972" (PDF). Cork GAA website. Retrieved 12 March 2013.
  7. ↑ "Junior football". Munster GAA website. Retrieved 12 March 2013.
  8. ↑ "Cork intermediate hurling teams: 1961-2009" (PDF). Cork GAA website. Retrieved 12 March 2013.
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