Cathal Naughton
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Irish name | Cathal Mac Neachtáin | ||
| Sport | Hurling | ||
| Position | Left wing-forward | ||
| Born |
3 July 1987 Newtownshandrum, County Cork, Ireland |
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| Height | 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) | ||
| Occupation | Business development manager | ||
| Club(s) | |||
| Years | Club | ||
| 2005–present | Newtownshandrum | ||
| Club titles | |||
| Cork titles | 2 | ||
| Munster titles | 2 | ||
| All-Ireland Titles | 0 | ||
| Inter-county(ies)* | |||
| Years | County | Apps (scores) | |
| 2006–2013 | Cork | 36 (1–33) | |
| Inter-county titles | |||
| Munster titles | 0 | ||
| All-Irelands | 0 | ||
| NHL | 0 | ||
| All Stars | 0 | ||
| *Inter County team apps and scores correct as of 17:07, 29 July 2014. | |||
Cathal Naughton (born 3 July 1987) is an Irish hurler who played as a left wing-forward for the Cork senior team.
Born in Newtownshandrum, County Cork, Naughton first played competitive hurling during his schooling at Charleville CBS. He arrived on the inter-county scene at the age of sixteen when he first linked up with the Cork minor team, before later joining the under-21 side. He made his senior debut during the 2006 National Hurling League. Naughton went on to play a key role for Cork and won one Munster medal as a non-playing substitute. He was an All-Ireland runner-up on two occasions.
As a member of the Munster inter-provincial team Naughton made a number of appearances without winning a Railway Cup medal. At club level he is a two-time Munster medallist with Newtownshandrum. In addition to this he has also won two championship medals.
Throughout his career Naughton made 36 championship appearances for Cork. His retirement came following the conclusion of the 2013 championship.
Naughton enjoyed a successful soccer career with Charleville A.F.C. with whom he won many honours and also played with the Limerick Schoolboy League in the Kennedy Cup. He spent a year at the Nottingham Forest F.C. academy in his teens and he was offered a contract with the club but declined the offer in favour of continuing his education at home. He was also invited to try out for Manchester City F.C.. At home, Naughton played representative soccer with Ireland on four occasions at under-17 level.
Now Naughton plys his trade with Granagh United (GUFC) in the Limerick Desmond league first division. Naughton has been in free scoring form so far this season. Last year he guided GUFC to the desmond league division two title.
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