Ned Porter

Edward "Ned" Porter (25 April 1912 - 2 May 1978) was an Irish hurler who played as a goalkeeper for the Cork senior team.

For the baseball player, see Ned Porter (baseball).
Ned Porter
Personal information
Irish name Éamonn Póirtéir
Sport Hurling
Position Goalkeeper
Born 25 April 1912
Dillon's Cross, Cork, Ireland
Died 2 May 1978 (aged 62)
Dillon's Cross, Cork, Ireland
Club(s)
Years Club
 Brian Dillon's
Glen Rovers
Club titles
Cork titles 0
Inter-county(ies)
Years County Apps (scores)
1939-1942
 Cork 4 (0-00)
Inter-county titles
Munster titles 1
All-Irelands 1
NHL 0

Porter joined the team during the 1939 championship and was a regular member of the starting fifteen until his retirement after the 1942 championship. During that time he won one All-Ireland medal and one Munster medal.

At club level Porter played with Brian Dillon's and later with Glen Rovers.

Playing career

Club

Porter began his club hurling career with Brian Dillon's on the north side of Cork city. He enjoyed little success with the club and later transferred to the famous Glen Rovers club. Although the Glen were going through a golden age, Porter ended his career without a championship medal.

Inter-county

Porter first came to prominence on the inter-county scene as a member of the Cork junior hurling team. He was an unused substitute during the team's unsuccessful championship campaign in 1934.

In 1939 Porter joined the Cork senior hurling team as they made a breakthrough in the provincial championship after nearly a decade in the doldrums. He was substitute goalkeeper as Cork claimed the Munster crown but lost an iconic All-Ireland decider to Kilkenny by a point.[1]

Porter was dropped from the senior panel in 1940, however, he subsequently replaced Dave Creedon on the Cork junior hurling team for the latter stages of that championship. He won an All-Ireland medal in that grade following a narrow 3-3 to 3-1 defeat of Galway.

By 1942 Porter was the first-choice goalkeeper on the Cork senior team. He added a Munster medal to his collection that year as Tipperary were downed by 4-15 to 4-1. The All-Ireland final was a replay of the previous year with Dublin providing the opposition once again. The game was a close affair with just a point separating the sides at the three-quarter stage. In the end Cork won comfortably enough by 2-14 to 3-4 and Porter collected an All-Ireland medal.

Honours

Team
Cork
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References
  1. "Scoring hero of the 'thunder and lightning' final". Carlow People. 29 June 2010. Retrieved 25 February 2013.
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