Cathal Naughton, Date of Birth, Place of Birth

    

Cathal Naughton

Irish hurler

Date of Birth: 02-Jan-1987

Place of Birth: Newtownshandrum, Munster, Ireland

Profession: association football player, hurler

Nationality: Ireland

Zodiac Sign: Capricorn


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About Cathal Naughton

  • Cathal Naughton (born 3 July 1987) is an Irish retired hurler who played for Cork Senior Championship club newtownshandrum.
  • He played for the Cork senior hurling team for 8 years, during which time he usually lined out as a left wing-forward.Naughton began his hurling career at club level with Newtownshandrum.
  • He broke onto the club's top adult team as a 16-year-old in 2004 and was at left corner-forward when the club lost the All-Ireland final in 2006.
  • He enjoyed his greatest successes in 2005 and 2009 when the club won the Cork Championship and Munster Championship title.
  • Naughton made 55 championship appearances at senior championship level for the club, while his early prowess also saw him selected for the Cork Institute of Technology in the Fitzgibbon Cup. At inter-county level, Naughton was part of the Cork minor team that won back-to-back Munster Championships in 2004 and 2005 before later winning a Munster Championship with the under-21 team in 2007.
  • He joined the Cork senior team in 2006.
  • Naughton began his senior career as an impact sub before eventually becoming a regular member of the starting fifteen and made a combined total of 71 National League and Championship appearances in a career that ended with his last game in 2013.
  • During that time he won a Munster Championship medal as a panel member in 2006.
  • Naughton's career ended after effectively being dropped from the panel at the start of the 2014 season.

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