Liam Simpson

Liam Simpson
Personal information
Irish name Liam Mac Shim
Sport Hurling
Position Left corner-back
Born (1966-06-21) 21 June 1966 (age 58)
Bennettsbridge, County Kilkenny, Ireland
Height 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)
Occupation Tyre fitter
Club(s)
Years Club
 Bennettsbridge
Club titles
Kilkenny titles 0
Inter-county(ies)
Years County
1990-1996
 Kilkenny
Inter-county titles
Leinster titles 3
All-Irelands 2
NHL 1
All Stars 2

Liam Gerard Simpson (born 21 June 1966) is an Irish former hurler. At club level he played with Bennettsbridge and was also a member of the Kilkenny senior hurling team. He usually lined out as a corner-back.[1]

Career

Simpson first came to prominence at juvenile and underage levels with the Bennettsbridge club, however, his early sporting life was dominated by soccer.[2] As a centre half of sweeper with his local club East End, he won every honour in the Kilkenny and District League. At imter-county level, Simpson was overlooked for the Kilkenny minor and under-21 teams, however, he won an All-Ireland Junior Championship title in 1990. This success saw him drafted on to the Kilkenny senior hurling team in advance of the 1990-91 league. Simspon was corner-back on the Kilkenny team that won consecutive All-Ireland CHampionship titles in 1992 and 1993.[3][4] His other honours include a National League title, three consecutive Leinster Championship medals and two consecutive All-Star Awards.

Honours

Team

Kilkenny

Individual

Awards

References

  1. ^ "Liam Simpson of Bennettsbridge". Hogan Stand. 4 September 1992. Retrieved 2 August 2021.
  2. ^ "Famed Bennettsbridge aiming to be top Cats once again". Irish Times. 22 October 2017. Retrieved 2 August 2021.
  3. ^ "Kilkenny v Cork Classics – 1992 SHC final". RTÉ Sport. 31 August 2006. Retrieved 4 August 2014.
  4. ^ "Good days...and bad". Irish Independent. 8 September 2002. Retrieved 1 August 2021.