Willie Casey (Gaelic footballer)
William Casey (1932 – 3 December 2016) was an Irish Gaelic footballer. His league and championship career at senior level with the Mayo county team spanned thirteen seasons from 1951 to 1964.[1]
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Irish name | Liam Ó Cathasaigh | ||
| Sport | Gaelic football | ||
| Position | Left corner-back | ||
| Born |
1932 Ballina, County Mayo, Ireland | ||
| Died |
3 December 2016 (aged 84) Ballina, County Mayo, Ireland | ||
| Club(s) | |||
| Years | Club | ||
| Ballina Stephenites | |||
| Club titles | |||
| Mayo titles | 2 | ||
| Inter-county(ies) | |||
| Years | County | Apps (scores) | |
1951–1964 | Mayo | 18 (0–03) | |
| Inter-county titles | |||
| Connacht titles | 1 | ||
| All-Irelands | 0 | ||
| NFL | 1 | ||
Casey first came to prominence on the inter-county scene at the age of eighteen when he was a key member of the Mayo junior team. He won an All-Ireland medal in 1951 before being promoted to the senior grade the following year. Casey made his debut during the 1951-52 league. Over the course of the next thirteen seasons he became a regular member of the starting fifteen and won one Connacht medal and one National Football League medal as a member of the extended panel. He played his last game for Mayo in July 1964.
Career statistics
| Team | Season | National League | Connacht | All-Ireland | Total | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Score | Apps | Score | Apps | Score | Apps | Score | ||
| Mayo | 1951-52 | Division 3 | 3 | 0-00 | 0 | 0-00 | 0 | 0-00 | 3 | 0-00 |
| 1952-53 | 5 | 0-00 | 2 | 0-00 | 0 | 0-00 | 7 | 0-00 | ||
| 1953-54 | 4 | 0-00 | 0 | 0-00 | 0 | 0-00 | 4 | 0-00 | ||
| 1954-55 | 4 | 0-00 | 1 | 0-00 | 2 | 0-00 | 7 | 0-00 | ||
| 1955-56 | Division 2 | 6 | 0-00 | 1 | 0-00 | 0 | 0-00 | 7 | 0-00 | |
| 1956-57 | 6 | 0-00 | 1 | 0-00 | 0 | 0-00 | 7 | 0-00 | ||
| 1957-58 | 7 | 0-00 | 2 | 0-00 | 0 | 0-00 | 9 | 0-00 | ||
| 1958-59 | 6 | 0-01 | 3 | 0-00 | 0 | 0-00 | 9 | 0-01 | ||
| 1959-60 | 6 | 0-00 | 1 | 0-00 | 0 | 0-00 | 7 | 0-00 | ||
| 1960-61 | 0 | 0-00 | 0 | 0-00 | 0 | 0-00 | 0 | 0-00 | ||
| 1961-62 | 5 | 0-00 | 2 | 0-03 | 0 | 0-00 | 7 | 0-03 | ||
| 1962-63 | 0 | 0-00 | 1 | 0-00 | 0 | 0-00 | 1 | 0-00 | ||
| 1963-64 | 6 | 0-00 | 2 | 0-00 | 0 | 0-00 | 8 | 0-00 | ||
| Total | 58 | 0-01 | 16 | 0-03 | 2 | 0-00 | 76 | 0-04 | ||
References
- "Death of Mayo great Willie Casey". Hogan Stand. 5 December 2016. Retrieved 5 December 2016.
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