Bill Cooper (born 16 December 1987) is an Irish hurler who plays as a midfielder for club side Youghal, divisional side Imokilly and at inter-county level with the Cork senior hurling team.
Playing career Youghal
Cooper joined the Youghal club at a young age and played in all grades at juvenile and underage levels, enjoying championship success in under-13 and under-14 grades. His performances at club level saw him added to the Imokilly team in the senior championship in 2010. On 13 October 2013, Cooper was captain of the Youghal team that defeated Castlelyons by 0–11 to 0–10 in the premier intermediate championship final. He later won a Munster medal after scoring two points in Youghal's 2–13 to 2–10 defeat of Ballina.
Cork Intermediate
Cooper first played for Cork at intermediate level on 30 May 2010 when he came on as a substitute in a Munster Championship quarter-final defeat of Tipperary. By the end of the provincial championship, Cooper had established himself as the team's first-choice centre-forward, winning a Munster medal after a two-point defeat of Waterford. On 28 August 2010, Cooper scored three points from play in Cork's 2–17 to 1–13 defeat by Kilkenny in the All-Ireland final.
Senior
Cooper made his senior debut for Cork on 27 March 2011, replacing Cian McCarthy for the final 4 minutes of a National League game against Tipperary at Páirc Uí Chaoimh. He made his first championship appearance in an All-Ireland Qualifier on 18 June 2011 and scored 1-03 from play in a 10–20 to 1–13 defeat of Laois. Cooper missed the following two seasons due to a disc problem in his back but returned to the panel after a 14-month layoff. On 13 July 2014, he won his first Munster medal after a six-point defeat of Limerick in the final.
Over the following seasons, Cooper established himself as a key member of Cork's starting fifteen. On 9 July 2017, he won his second Munster medal following a 1–25 to 1–20 defeat of Clare in the final.
On 1 July 2018, Cooper won a third Munster medal following a 2–24 to 3–19 defeat of Clare in the final.
Career statistics Club
TeamYearCork PIHCMunsterAll-IrelandTotalAppsScoreAppsScoreAppsScoreAppsScoreYoughal200830-04——30-04200930-05——30-05201053-10——53-10201172-12——72-122012————201371-0540-0720-05131-17Total256-3640-0720-05316-48YearCork SHCMunsterAll-IrelandTotalAppsScoreAppsScoreAppsScoreAppsScore201440-05——40-05201530-04——30-04201632-03——32-03201730-03——30-03Total132-15——132-15YearCork PIHCMunsterAll-IrelandTotalAppsScoreAppsScoreAppsScoreAppsScore201831-03——31-03201920-06——20-06202032-10——32-10Total83-19——83-19Career total4611-7040-0720-055211-82
Division
TeamYearCork PSHCAppsScoreImokilly201031-02201121-042012—Total52-06Cork Institute of Technology201320-04Total20-04N/A2014—2015—2016—2017—Imokilly201860-08201960-06202010-02Total130-16Career total202-26
Inter-county
TeamYearNational LeagueMunsterAll-IrelandTotalDivisionAppsScoreAppsScoreAppsScoreAppsScoreCork2011Division 120-0100-0031-0351-042012Division 1A————2013————2014Division 1B00-0041-0610-0051-062015Division 1A50-0210-0130-0490-07201661-0510-0020-0291-07201760-0630-0110-00100-07201850-0650-0810-00110-14201950-0430-0120-01100-06202051-0210-0220-0181-05Career total342-26181-19151-11674-56
Honours
Youghal Munster Intermediate Club Hurling Championship (1): 2013 (c) Cork Premier Intermediate Hurling Championship (1): 2013 (c)
Imokilly Cork Senior Hurling Championship (2): 2018, 2019
Cork Munster Senior Hurling Championship (3): 2014, 2017, 2018 Munster Intermediate Hurling Championship (1): 2010
References
External links Bill Cooper profile at the Cork GAA website