John Buckley (1863 - 10 September 1935) was an Irish hurler who played for Cork Championship club Aghabullogue. He played for the Cork senior hurling team for one season, during which time he usually lined out as a goalkeeper.
Playing career Aghabullogue
Buckley joined the Aghabullogue club when it was founded and quickly became the club's goalkeeper. On 13 July 1890, Buckley was in goal when Aghabullogue defeated Aghada by 7-03 to 1-01 to win the Cork Championship.
Cork
Buckley made his first appearance for the Cork hurling team on 29 September 1890. He lined out in goal as Cork defeated Kerry by 2-00 to 0-01 to win the Munster Championship. Buckley was again in goal on 16 November when Cork defeated Wexford by 1-06 to 2-02 in the All-Ireland final.
Career statistics
TeamYearMunsterAll-IrelandTotalAppsScoreAppsScoreAppsScoreCork189010-0010-0020-00Career total10-0010-0020-00
Honours
Aghabullogue Cork Senior Hurling Championship (1): 1890
Cork All-Ireland Senior Hurling Championship (1): 1890 Munster Senior Hurling Championship (1): 1890
References
External links
John Buckley obituary