James Masters (Gaelic footballer)
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Irish name | Séamus Mac Máistir | ||
| Sport | Gaelic football | ||
| Position | Full-forward | ||
| Born |
13 July 1982 Cork, Ireland |
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| Height | 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) | ||
| Occupation | Garda Síochána | ||
| Club(s) | |||
| Years | Club | ||
| 2002–present | Nemo Rangers | ||
| Club titles | |||
| Cork titles | 8 | ||
| Munster titles | 5 | ||
| All-Ireland Titles | 1 | ||
| Inter-county(ies) | |||
| Years | County | Apps (scores) | |
| 2005–2010 | Cork | 26 (6–80) | |
| Inter-county titles | |||
| Munster titles | 3 | ||
| All-Irelands | 0 | ||
| NFL | 1 (Division 2) | ||
| All Stars | 0 | ||
James Masters (born 13 July 1982 in Cork, Ireland) is an Irish sportsperson. He plays Gaelic football with his local club Nemo Rangers and was a member of the Cork senior inter-county team from 2005 until 2010.
James Masters was born in Cork in 1982. He was educated locally at the famous Coláiste Chríost Rí on the south side of the city. It was here that he first came to prominence as a hurler and a footballer on various school teams. In 2001 Masters was the star player for the coláiste when he scored nine points against the famous St. Colman's College to win the county colleges' title. He later studied at the Garda Síochána College in Templemore and currently works as a Garda in Bandon.
Masters plays his club hurling and football with the famous Nemo Rangers club in Cork and has enjoyed much success. He joined the senior panel in the early 2000s, however, he had to wait several years before he would make a big impact, due to the presence of stalwarts Joe Kavanagh and Colin Corkery playing in his favoured position. In 2002 Nemo reached the final of the provincial club championship. Masters came on as a substitute in that game as the club trounced Monaleen of Limerick by 4–15 to 0–6. It was Masters's first Munster Senior Club Football Championship winners' medal. In spite of contributing to this victory he played no part in Nemo's subsequent All-Ireland Senior Club Football Championship triumph on St. Patrick's Day, 2003.
Two years later in 2005 Masters had established himself on the full-forward line with Nemo. He won his first county senior championship title on the field of play that year as Muskerry were defeated by ten points. Masters later secured a second Munster club title, however, Nemo missed out on the ultimate success. In 2006 Nemo retained their county title with Masters securing a second county championship medal. The club made it three-in-a-row in 2007 before claiming the Munster club title also. It was Masters's third winners' medal in the provincial series. The subsequent All-Ireland club final pitted Nemo against St. Vincent's of Dublin. Unfortunately, Masters ended up on the losing side on that occasion.
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