Martin Quigley (hurler)
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Irish name | Máirtín Ó Coigligh | ||
| Sport | Hurling | ||
| Position | Forward | ||
| Born | 1951 (age 65–66) Rathnure, County Wexford |
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| Height | 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) | ||
| Club(s) | |||
| Years | Club | ||
| Rathnure | |||
| Inter-county(ies) | |||
| Years | County | ||
| 1970s-1980s | Wexford | ||
| Inter-county titles | |||
| Leinster titles | 3 | ||
| All-Irelands | 0 | ||
| NHL | 1 | ||
| All Stars | 4 | ||
Martin Quigley (born 1951 in Rathnure, County Wexford) is a retired Irish sportsman. He played hurling with his local club Rathnure and with the Wexford senior inter-county team in the 1970s and 1980s. Quigley is regarded as one of the greatest players never to have won an All-Ireland medal.
Quigley played his club hurling with the famous Rathnure club and enjoyed much success. He won his first senior county title with the club in 1971. It was the first of a famous four-in-a-row as further county titles were annexed in 1972, 1973 and 1974. These wins were converted into Leinster club titles in 1971 and 1973. Quigley won further county medals in 1977, 1979 and 1980. He continued his club hurling well into the 1980s, winning both county and Leinster titles in 1986.
Quigley first came to prominence on the inter-county scene as a member of the Wexford minor hurling team in the 1960s. He won a Leinster title in this grade in 1967 before later lining out in his first All-Ireland final. Cork provided the opposition on that occasion and went on to claim a 2-15 to 5-3 victory. Quigley won second Leinster minor medal in 1968 before lining out in a second All-Ireland final. Cork were the opponents once again, however, the result was the same as 'the Rebels' took the title with a 2-13 to 3-7 win.
In 1969 Quigley moved up to the under-21 grade. In this grade he won a Leinster title in 1969 before later lining out in the All-Ireland final. A Cork team that he was well used to provided the opposition on that occasion and won the game by 5-13 to 4-7. Quigley added a second Leinster under-21 title to his collection in 1970 before later playing in his second consecutive All-Ireland final. Once again Cork provided the opposition, however, the game ended in a draw. The replay proved more conclusive as ‘the Rebels’ trounced Quigley's side by 5-17 to 0-8. In 1971 Quigley was appointed captain of the under-21 team. That year he collected a third consecutive Leinster medal before lining out in the All-Ireland final. For the fifth year in-a-row Quigley faced Cork in a championship decider and, unfortunately, Cork made it five out of five with a 7-8 to 1-11 victory over the Leinster men.
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