John Dalton (hurler)

John Dalton (born 22 July 1985) is an Irish hurler who played as a corner-back for the Kilkenny senior team.^[1]

John Dalton

Personal information
Irish name	Seán Dáltún
Sport	Hurling
Position	Right corner-back
Born	(1985-07-22) 22 July 1985 (age 39) Carrickshock, County Kilkenny, Ireland
Height	6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)
Occupation	Professional Farmer
Club(s)
Years	Club
2002-present	Carrickshock
Club titles
Kilkenny titles	0
Inter-county(ies)*
Years	County	Apps (scores)
2006-2011	Kilkenny	10 (0-00)
Inter-county titles
Leinster titles	4
All-Irelands	0
NHL	0
All Stars	0
*Inter County team apps and scores correct as of 14:23, 12 September 2011.

Dalton joined the team during the 2006 championship. However, it took two years before he became a regular member of the starting fifteen. Since then he has won five All-Ireland winner's medals as a non playing substitute and four Leinster winner's medals on the field of play.^[2] He announced his retirement following the conclusion of the 2011 championship.^[3]

At club level Dalton plays for Carrickshock, however, he has yet to win a county club championship winners' medal.

Playing career

Club

Dalton has enjoyed great success with the Carrickshock club in all grades of competition.

After winning under-16, minor and under-21 county championships, Dalton joined the club's top team in the early 2000s. After losing back-to-back county finals at intermediate level, Carrickshock triumphed in 2004 with a win over Mooncoin. The club subsequently represented Kilkenny in the provincial series of games and ended the year as Leinster champions. The great run of success for Dalton's club came to an end in the All-Ireland final, when Kildangan of Tipperary defeated Carrickshock by 2-13 to 1-13.^[4]

Honours

Team

Carrickshock

• Leinster Intermediate Club Hurling Championship (1): 2004
• Kilkenny Intermediate Club Hurling Championship (1): 2004
• Kilkenny Under-21 'B' Club Hurling Championship (1): 2000
• Kilkenny Minor 'A' Club Hurling Championship (2): 2001, 2002
• Nenagh Co-op Under-16 Hurling Championship (1): 2001

Waterford Institute of Technology

• Fitzgibbon Cup (1): 2008

Kilkenny

• All-Ireland Senior Hurling Championship (5): 2006 (sub), 2007 (sub), 2008 (sub), 2009 (sub), 2011 (sub)
• Leinster Senior Hurling Championship (6): 2006 (sub), 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011 (sub)
• National Hurling League (2): 2006 (sub), 2009 (sub)
• Walsh Cup (3): 2006, 2007, 2009
• All-Ireland Under-21 Hurling Championship (1): 2006
• Leinster Under-21 Hurling Championship (2): 2005, 2006
• All-Ireland Minor Hurling Championship (2): 2002 (sub), 2003
• Leinster Minor Hurling Championship (2): 2002 (sub), 2003

References

1. "Player profile: John Dalton". Kilkenny GAA website. Retrieved 11 February 2012.
2. "Profile: John Dalton". Hurling Stats. Archived from the original on 12 July 2011. Retrieved 2 April 2010.
3. "Cats retirement 'epidemic' spreads as Dalton calls time". Irish Examiner. 11 February 2012. Retrieved 11 February 2012.
4. "Cats' clean sweep bid ends in drama". Irish Independent. 29 March 2005. Retrieved 11 February 2012.