Liam Óg McGovern
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Irish name | Liam Óg Mac Giobheanaigh | ||
| Sport | Hurling | ||
| Position | Centre-forward/ Wing-forward | ||
| Born |
1991 Rathangan, County Wexford, Ireland | ||
| Height | 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) | ||
| Occupation | DJ | ||
| Club(s) | |||
| Years | Club | ||
| St Anne's Rathangan | |||
| Club titles | |||
| Football | Hurling | ||
| Wexford titles | 1 | 0 | |
| Colleges(s) | |||
| Years | College | ||
2009-2014 | Dublin Institute of Technology | ||
| College titles | |||
| Fitzgibbon titles | 0 | ||
| Inter-county(ies)* | |||
| Years | County | Apps (scores) | |
2012-present | Wexford | 26 (3-25) | |
| Inter-county titles | |||
| Leinster titles | 1 | ||
| All-Irelands | 0 | ||
| NHL | 0 | ||
| All Stars | 0 | ||
| *Inter County team apps and scores correct as of 19:10, 28 July 2019. | |||
Liam Óg McGovern (born 1991) is an Irish hurler who plays for Wexford Senior Championship club St Anne's Rathangan and at inter-county level with the Wexford senior hurling team. He usually lines out in the half forward line.[1]
Playing career
[edit]Dublin Institute of Technology
[edit]As a student at the Dublin Institute of Technology, McGovern joined the senior hurling team during his second year. He lined out in several Fitzgibbon Cup campaigns without success.
St Anne's Rathangan
[edit]McGovern joined the St Anne's Rathangan club at a young age and played in all grades at juvenile and underage levels as a dual player. He enjoyed championship success in the minor and under-21 grades as a Gaelic footballer.[citation needed]
On 4 October 2009, McGovern lined out at right corner-forward when St Anne's Rathangan faced Horeswood in the final of the Wexford Football Championship. He scored a point from play but ended on the losing side after a 3-11 to 1-15 defeat.[2]
McGovern was switched to centre-forward when St Anne's Rathangan qualified for the Wexford Football Championship final against Castletown on 8 October 2012. He scored two points from play and was instrumental in setting up two goals in the 2-14 to 0-08 victory.[3]
Wexford
[edit]Minor and under-21
[edit]McGovern first played for Wexford as a member of the minor team during the 2008 Leinster Championship. On 6 July 2008, he lined out at right corner-forward when Wexford suffered a 1-19 to 0-12 defeat by Kilkenny in the Leinster final.
McGovern was once again eligible for the minor grade in 2009. He lined out at right corner-forward in a second successive Leinster final on 5 July 2009 and scored four points in the 1-19 to 0-11 defeat by Kilkenny.[4]
On 23 June 2010, McGovern made his first appearance for the Wexford under-21 team when he lined out at left corner-forward in a 2-17 to 2-13 defeat of Carlow. He was switched to right wing-forward for the Leinster final on 14 July 2010 and scored four points in the 2-15 to 0-15 defeat by Dublin.[5]
McGovern lined out at left wing-forward in a second successive Leinster final on 13 July 2011. He ended on the losing side after scoring a point from play in the 1-18 to 0-11 defeat by Dublin for the second year in-a-row.[6]
McGovern was eligible for the Wexford under-21 team for a third and final season in 2012. He made his final appearance in the grade on 20 June 2012 when Wexford suffered a 3-20 to 4-06 defeat by Kilkenny at the semi-final stage.[7]
Intermediate
[edit]McGovern was in his final year with the under-21 team when he was drafted onto the Wexford intermediate panel for the 2012 Leinster Championship. On 28 June 2012, he scored two points from right wing-forward when Wexford suffered a 3-20 to 2-14 defeat by Kilkenny in the Leinster final.[8]
Senior
[edit]McGovern was added to the Wexford senior panel during the 2012 season. He made his first appearance for the team on 30 June 2012 when he came on as a 67th-minute substitute for David Redmond in a 4-12 to 0-14 defeat of Carlow in the All-Ireland Qualifiers.[9]
In August 2017, McGovern suffered a cruciate knee ligament injury in a club game which ruled him out of the 2017 National League.[10] He had only returned to competitive action at the start of the 2017 Leinster Championship when he suffered a second cruciate knee ligament injury in training which ruled him out of the rest of the season.[11][12]
On 30 June 2019, McGovern lined out at midfield when Wexford qualified for their second Leinster final in three years. He scored a point from play and ended the game with a winners' medal after the 1-23 to 0-23 defeat of Kilkenny.[13]
Career statistics
[edit]- As of 27 March 2022.
| Team | Year | National League | Leinster | All-Ireland | Total | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Score | Apps | Score | Apps | Score | Apps | Score | ||
| Wexford | 2012 | Division 1B | 0 | 0-00 | 0 | 0-00 | 2 | 0-01 | 2 | 0-01 |
| 2013 | 0 | 0-00 | 0 | 0-00 | 0 | 0-00 | 0 | 0-00 | ||
| 2014 | 6 | 1-09 | 2 | 1-02 | 4 | 1-08 | 12 | 3-19 | ||
| 2015 | 6 | 4-12 | 2 | 0-03 | 1 | 0-00 | 9 | 4-15 | ||
| 2016 | 6 | 0-03 | 1 | 0-04 | 3 | 0-03 | 10 | 0-10 | ||
| 2017 | 0 | 0-00 | 1 | 0-00 | 0 | 0-00 | 1 | 0-00 | ||
| 2018 | Division 1A | 0 | 0-00 | 2 | 0-00 | 2 | 0-00 | 4 | 0-00 | |
| 2019 | 6 | 0-04 | 5 | 1-03 | 1 | 0-01 | 12 | 1-08 | ||
| 2020 | Division 1B | 5 | 0-03 | 1 | 0-00 | 1 | 0-00 | 7 | 0-03 | |
| 2021 | 4 | 0-01 | 2 | 0-04 | 1 | 0-01 | 7 | 0-06 | ||
| 2022 | Division 1A | 6 | 0-02 | 0 | 0-00 | 0 | 0-00 | 6 | 0-02 | |
| Career total | 39 | 5-34 | 16 | 2-16 | 15 | 1-14 | 70 | 8-64 | ||
Honours
[edit]- St Anne's
- Wexford Senior Football Championship (1): 2012
- Wexford Under-21 Hurling Championship (1): 2011
- Wexford Minor Football Championship (1): 2008
- Wexford
References
[edit]- ^ Hogan, Vincent (6 January 2018). "'To do your cruciate once is horrific, to do it twice is unthinkable'". Irish Independent. Retrieved 14 February 2019.
- ^ "Opportunist goals give Horeswood a vital edge". Irish Times. 5 October 2009. Retrieved 14 February 2019.
- ^ "Wexford SFC final: Barry inspires St. Anne's". Hogan Stand. 8 October 2012. Retrieved 14 February 2019.
- ^ "Awesome Kehoe fires young Cats to further success". Irish Independent. 6 July 2009. Retrieved 14 February 2019.
- ^ "U21s claim Leinster glory with strong finish". FODH website. 15 July 2010. Retrieved 14 February 2019.
- ^ "Ruthless Dublin march on". Irish Times. 14 July 2011. Retrieved 14 February 2019.
- ^ Knox, John (21 June 2012). "Walsh gets Cats firing". Irish Examiner. Retrieved 14 February 2019.
- ^ "Leinster IHC: Cats in control". Hogan Stand. 28 June 2012. Retrieved 14 February 2019.
- ^ Crowe, Dermot (1 July 2012). "Jacob drags sluggish Model through". Irish Independent. Retrieved 14 February 2019.
- ^ "McGovern's injury blow". Wexford People. 3 September 2016. Retrieved 14 February 2019.
- ^ Fogarty, John (7 June 2017). "Wexford's Liam Óg McGovern suffers torn cruciate". Irish Examiner. Retrieved 14 February 2019.
- ^ Hogan, Vincent (6 January 2018). "'To do your cruciate once is horrific, to do it twice is unthinkable'". Irish Independent. Retrieved 14 February 2019.
- ^ O'Brien, Kevin (30 June 2019). "Wexford land first Leinster title in 15 years with thrilling victory over Kilkenny". The 42. Retrieved 1 July 2019.