Charlie McCarthy (hurler)

Charlie McCarthy
Personal information
Irish name Cathal Mac Cárthaigh
Sport Hurling
Position Left corner-forward
Born 1946 (age 77–78)
Tower Street, Cork, Ireland
Height 5 ft 7 in (1.70 m)
Nickname Cheeky Charlie[citation needed]
Occupation Painter and decorator
Club(s)
Years Club
1963–1981
 St Finbarr's
Club titles
Cork titles 5
Munster titles 4
All-Ireland Titles 2
Inter-county(ies)*
Years County Apps (scores)
1965–1980
 Cork 45 (24–149)
Inter-county titles
Munster titles 9
All-Irelands 5
NHL 4
All Stars 3
*Inter County team apps and scores correct as of 01:11, 8 April 2015.
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Charles McCarthy (born 1946) is an Irish former hurler who played as a left corner-forward at senior level for the Cork county team.[1]

Born in Tower Street, Cork, McCarthy first played competitive hurling during his schooling at Sullivan's Quay CBS.[2] He arrived on the inter-county scene at the age of sixteen when he first linked up with the Cork minor teams as a dual player, before later joining the under-21 hurling side. He made his senior debut during the 1965 championship. McCarthy immediately became a regular member of the starting fifteen and won five All-Ireland medals, nine Munster medals and four National Hurling League medals. The All-Ireland-winning captain of 1978, he was an All-Ireland runner-up on two occasions.

As a member of the Munster inter-provincial team on a number of occasions, McCarthy won one Railway Cup medal. At club level he is a two-time All-Ireland medallist with St Finbarr's. In addition to this he has also won four Munster medals and five championship medals, after beginning his career with Redmonds.

McCarthy's career tally of 24 goals and 149 points ranks him as Cork's fifth highest championship scorer of all-time.

Throughout his career McCarthy made 45 championship appearances. His retirement came following the conclusion of the 1980 championship.

In retirement from playing McCarthy became involved in team management and coaching. After serving as coach of the Cork minor and senior teams he guided club side St Finbarr's to championship success.

McCarthy is widely regarded as one of the greatest hurlers of his era. During his playing days he won three All-Star awards. He has been repeatedly voted onto teams made up of the sport's greats, including at right corner-forward on the Club Hurling Silver Jubilee Team and the Supreme All-Stars team.[3] McCarthy was also chosen as one of the 125 greatest hurlers of all-time in a 2009 poll.[4]

  1. ^ Doody, Derry J. F. "Charlie McCarthy: St. Finbarrs & Cork Hurling Legend". Scoreboard Memories website. Archived from the original on 12 April 2015. Retrieved 4 September 2010.
  2. ^ Conlon, Tommy (17 March 2002). "A melting pot of codes, a factory for local heroes". Scoreboard Memories website. Retrieved 8 April 2015.
  3. ^ Breheny, Martin (28 November 2001). "Residents of Quality Street form another galaxy". Irish Independent. Retrieved 4 September 2010.
  4. ^ Breheny, Martin & Keyes, Colm (4 November 2009). "The 125 greatest stars of the GAA: 76–100". Irish Independent. Retrieved 4 September 2010.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)