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Seánie McMahon
Personal information
Irish name Seán Mac Mathúna
Sport Hurling
Position Centre-back
Born 1973
Ennis, County Clare, Ireland
Height 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)
Nickname Seánie
Occupation Engineer
Club(s)
Years Club
St Joseph's Doora-Barefield
Club titles
Clare titles 3
Munster titles 2
All-Ireland Titles 1
Inter-county(ies)
Years County Apps (scores)
1994-2006 Clare 51 (0-97)
Inter-county titles
Munster titles 3
All-Irelands 2
NHL 0
All Stars 3

Seánie McMahon (born 1973) is a former Irish hurler. He played with his local club St Joseph's Doora-Barefield and with the Clare senior inter-county team from 1994 until 2006. He is the highest scoring back in All-Ireland Championship history with 0-97 from 51 games.

Playing career

Club

McMahon retired from playing with his club Doora-Barefield in 2009. He has had some success at underage levels before finally winning a senior county championship title in 1998. This was later converted into a Munster club title and on Saint Patrick's Day, 1999 McMahon claimed an All-Ireland club title following a huge win over Rathnure. Later that year he won a second county title as well as a second Munster club title. McMahon won a third Clare SHC medal in 2001.

Inter-county

McMahon is regarded by many as one of the finest hurlers to have ever played for Clare. He made his championship debut in 1994 against Tipperary and was a prominent member of the Clare side that won the Munster Championship and All-Ireland titles in 1995. Two years later in 1997 the team repeated the same feat, with McMahon claiming his second Munster and All-Ireland medals, this was followed by a third Munster medal in 1998. He played at centre half back, and along with Anthony Daly and Liam Doyle, formed one of the most formidable half backlines of the 1990s. McMahon was a stylish, skillful and powerful hurler but was also invaluable for his prowess with long distance frees, rarely finishing a game without his name on the scoresheet. He scored the first points for Clare in both the 1995 and 1997 All-Ireland finals. McMahon captained Clare to two successive All-Ireland semi finals in 2005 and 2006, losing to eventual winners Cork and Kilkenny respectively. On 6 October 2006, at 34 years of age, McMahon announced his retirement from inter-county hurling.

McMahon was selected at Centre half back on the Clare Intermediate team to play Cork in Semple Stadium on 21 June 2009.

Honours

Team

St Joseph's Doora-Barefield
Clare
Individual
  • All-Stars (3): 1995, 1997, 1998
  • Texaco Hurler of the Year (1): 1995
  • All-Ireland Senior Hurling Championship Final Man of the Match (1): 1995
  • Munster Hurling Team of the Last 25 Years (1984–2009)
  • In May 2020, the Irish Independent named McMahon at number nine in its "Top 20 hurlers in Ireland over the past 50 years".

References

  1. "Gutsy Cork scrape past heartbroken Banner". RTÉ Sport. 14 August 2005. Retrieved 6 April 2010.
  2. "Shefflin guides Cats into All-Ireland final". RTÉ Sport. 13 August 2006. Retrieved 6 April 2010.
  3. "McMahon calls time on Banner career". RTÉ Sport. 6 October 2006. Retrieved 6 April 2010.
  4. Breheny, Martin (30 May 2020). "Revealed: The Top 20 hurlers in Ireland over the past 50 years". Irish Independent. Retrieved 30 May 2020.
Preceded byBrian Whelahan
(Offaly)
Texaco Hurler of the Year
1995
Succeeded byLarry O'Gorman
(Wexford)
Preceded byBrian Lohan Clare Senior Hurling Captain
2003-2006
Succeeded byFrank Lohan
St Joseph's Doora-Barefield – 1999 All-Ireland Senior Club Hurling Champions (1st title)
Subs used
C. Mullan for G. Baker
F. O'Sullivan for J. Considine
St Joseph's Doora-Barefield – 2000 All-Ireland Senior Club Hurling Championship runners-up
Subs used
C. Mullan for N. Brodie
F. O'Sullivan for A. Whelan
P. Fahy for C. O'Neill
Clare – 1995 All-Ireland Senior Hurling Champions (2nd title)
Subs used
25 É. Taaffe for S. McNamara
17 C. Lyons for C. Clancy
19 A. Neville for É. Taaffe
Subs not used
16 S. O'Hara
18 J. McInerney
20 K. Morrissey
21 G. Moroney
22 J. Chaplin
23 C. Chaplin
24 B. Quinn
Manager
G. Loughnane
Selectors
M. McNamara
T. Considine
Clare – 1997 All-Ireland Senior Hurling Champions (3rd title)
Subs used
13 F. Hegarty for F. Tuohy
20 D. Forde for P. J. O'Connell
19 B. Murphy for F. Hegarty
Subs not used
16 B. McNamara
17 B. Quinn
21 K. Morrissey
22 C. Chaplin
23 A. Whelan
24 P. O'Rourke
25 É. Taaffe
26 S. McNamara
Manager
G. Loughnane
Selectors
M. McNamara
T. Considine
Clare – 2002 All-Ireland Senior Hurling Championship runners-up
Subs used
O. Baker for J. Reddan
G. Considine for D. Forde
A. Quinn for A. Markham
C. Plunkett for O. Baker
Subs not used
G. O'Connell
C. Harrison
K. Kennedy
D. McMahon
C. Earlie
J. Considine
R. O'Looney
P. Vaughan
B. Nugent
D. Kennedy
G. Malone
Manager
C. Lyons
Selectors
L. Mulqueen
J. Minogue
Texaco Hurler of the Year
1995 All-Star Hurling Team
1997 All-Star Hurling Team
1998 All-Star Hurling Team
All-Ireland Senior Hurling Championship Final – Man of the Match
Munster Hurling Team of the Last 25 Years (1984–2009)
Goalkeeper
Full-backs
Half-backs
Midfielders
Half-forwards
Full-forwards
See also: Gaelic football, hurling and camogie positions
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