Dave McCarthy

Dave McCarthy

Personal information
Irish name	Daithi Mac Cárthaigh
Sport	Gaelic football
Position	Left wing-forward
Born	Clonakilty, County Cork
Occupation	Shop owner
Club(s)
Years	Club
1960s-1980s	Clonakilty
Club Titles
Cork titles	0
Inter-county(ies)
Years	County	Apps (scores)
1972-1979	Cork	19 (3-8)
Inter-county titles
Munster titles	2
All Irelands	1
NFL	0
All Stars	1

Dave McCarthy (born 1949 in Clonakilty, County Cork) is a retired Irish sportsperson. He played Gaelic football with his local club Clonakilty and was a member of the Cork senior inter-county team from 1972 until 1979.

Playing career

Club

McCarthy played his club football with his local club in Clonakilty, however, he enjoyed little success.

Inter-county

McCarthy first came to prominence on the inter-county scene as a member of the Cork minor football team in the late 1960s. He was a non playing substitute as Cork claimed both Munster and All-Ireland titles in 1967.

By 1973 McCarthy was a key member of the Cork senior football team and he duly won his first Munster title on the field of play.^[1] The 5-12 to 1-15 defeat of arch-rivals Kerry showed the traditional football powers that Cork were coming. The subsequent All-Ireland final pitted Cork against Galway. Teenager Jimmy Barry-Murphy scored the first of his two goals after just two minutes before scored a third for Cork after switching to left wing-forward. At full-time Cork were the champions by 3-17 to 2-13. This victory gave McCarthy a coveted All-Ireland winners' medal.^[2]

Cork continued their provincial dominance in 1974. A 1-11 to 0-7 defeat of Kerry gave McCarthy a second Munster winners' medal. This victory resulted in Cork being installed as the favourites to retain their All-Ireland title. An air of overconfidence crept into the side as McCarthy’s side were defeated by eventual champions Dublin in the All-Ireland semi-final. He continued playing with Cork for another few years, however, Kerry dominated provincial football for the next decade.

Inter-provincial

McCarthy also lined out with Munster in the inter-provincial football competition. He first played with his province in 1975 and success was immediate. That year he captured a coveted Railway Cup winners' medal following a high-scoring victory over Ulster. It was the first of four Railway Cup victories as Munster also recorded victories in 1976, 1977 and 1978.^[3]

References

1. ^ "Senior Football - Munster Final Winning Teams (1887-2007)". Munster GAA. http://munster.gaa.ie/teams/seniorfootball.html. Retrieved 2009-03-26. ^{[dead link]}
2. ^ "Cork Hurling Profile". www.hoganstand.com. http://www.hoganstand.com/Cork/Profile.aspx. Retrieved 2009-03-26. 
3. ^ "Munster Railway Cup Football Teams". Munster GAA. http://munster.gaa.ie/teams/railwaycupfootball.html. Retrieved 2009-03-26. ^{[dead link]}

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Name	Maccarthy, Dave
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Date of birth	1949
Place of birth	Clonakilty
Date of death
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