Billy Purcell
Appearance
Personal information | |||
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Irish name | Liam Puirséil | ||
Sport | Hurling | ||
Position | Left corner-forward | ||
Born |
1961 Johnstown, County Kilkenny, Ireland | ||
Club(s) | |||
Years | Club | ||
Fenians | |||
Club titles | |||
Kilkenny titles | 0 | ||
Inter-county(ies)* | |||
Years | County | Apps (scores) | |
1982-1983 | Kilkenny | 2 (0-00) | |
Inter-county titles | |||
Leinster titles | 1 | ||
All-Irelands | 0 | ||
NHL | 0 | ||
*Inter County team apps and scores correct as of 13:48, 28 June 2014. |
William "Billy" Purcell is an Irish retired hurler who played as a left corner-forward for the Kilkenny senior teams.[1]
Born in Johnstown, County Kilkenny, Purcell first excelled at hurling in his youth. He arrived on the inter-county scene at the age of seventeen when he first linked up with the Kilkenny minor team, before later joining the under-21 side. He made his senior debut during the 1982 championship. Purcell enjoyed a brief inter-county career, winning one Leinster medal on the field of play.[2] He also won two All-Ireland medals as a non-playing substitute.
At club level Purcell played with Fenians.
Honours
Team
- Kilkenny
- All-Ireland Senior Hurling Championship (2): 1982 (sub), 1983 (sub)
- Leinster Senior Hurling Championship (2): 1982, 1983 (sub)
- National Hurling League (2): 1981-82 (sub), 1982-83 (sub)
- Leinster Under-21 Hurling Championship (3): 1980, 1981, 1982
- Leinster Minor Hurling Championship (2): 1978, 1979
References
- ^ "Profile: Billy Purcell". Hurling Stats website. Retrieved 28 June 2014.
- ^ "Leinster Senior Hurling Finalists" (PDF). Leinster GAA website. Retrieved 26 June 2014.