Johnny Pilkington
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Irish name | Seán Pilineach | ||
| Sport | Hurling | ||
| Position | Right wing-forward | ||
| Born | July 1970 Birr, County Offaly, Ireland |
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| Occupation | Publican and grocer | ||
| Club(s) | |||
| Years | Club | ||
| Birr | |||
| Club titles | |||
| Offaly titles | 8 | ||
| Leinster titles | 6 | ||
| All-Ireland Titles | 4 | ||
| Inter-county(ies) | |||
| Years | County | Apps (scores) | |
| 1988-2001 | Offaly | 41 (6-56) | |
| Inter-county titles | |||
| Leinster titles | 4 | ||
| All-Irelands | 2 | ||
| NHL | 1 | ||
| All Stars | 1 | ||
Johnny Pilkington (born July 1970) is an Irish retired hurler who played as a right wing-forward for the Offaly senior hurling team.
Pilkington made his first appearance for the team during the 1988-89 National League and subsequently became a regular member of the starting fifteen until his retirement after the 2001 championship. During that time he won two All-Ireland medals, four Leinster, one National Hurling League medal and one All-Star award. Pilkington was an All-Ireland runner-up on two occasions.
At club level Pilkington is one of only a handful of players to have won four All-Ireland medals. In addition to this he has also won six Leinster medals and eight county club championship medals with Birr.
Pilkington's brother, Declan, also played hurling with Offaly.
Pilkington played his club hurling with Birr and enjoyed much success in a lengthy career. After enjoying some success at underage levels, he subsequently joined the Birr senior hurling team.
Having lost the championship decider in 1990, Birr bounced back the following year by reaching the final again. A 1-12 to 1-11 defeat of Seir Kieran gave Pilkington his first championship medal. It was Birr's first county title in twenty years. Pilkington later collected a Leinster medal following a 2-14 to 0-3 thrashing of Ballyhale Shamrocks. The subsequent All-Ireland final saw Birr take on Kiltormer of Galway, however, a 0-15 to 1-8 defeat was Pilkington's lot on that occasion.
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