Brian Lawton (hurler)

Brian Lawton
	Brian Lawton in 2016
Personal information
Irish name	Briain Ó Lachtnáin
Sport	Hurling
Position	Left wing-forward
Born	9 December 1988 (age 35); Castlemartyr, County Cork, Ireland
Height	5 ft 11 in (1.80 m)
Occupation	Business analyst
Club(s)
Years	Club
	Castlemartyr; Imokilly
Club titles
Cork titles	1
Colleges(s)
Years	College
	University College Cork
College titles
Fitzgibbon titles	1
Inter-county(ies)*
Years	County
2014-present	Cork
Inter-county titles
Munster titles	3
All-Irelands	0
NHL	0
All Stars	0
	*Inter County team apps and scores correct as of 12:40, 10 July 2015.

Brian Lawton (born 9 December 1988) is an Irish hurler who plays as a left wing-forward for club side Castlemartyr, divisional side Imokilly and at inter-county level with the Cork senior hurling team.

Playing career

College

Lawton first came to prominence as a hurler with Midleton CBS Secondary School. Having played for various college team in every grade, he was at midfield on the senior team. On 12 March 2006, Lawton won a Harty Cup medal after a 2-08 to 0-12 defeat of St. Flannan's College.^[1]

University

During his studies at University College Cork, Lawton enjoyed success as a hurler, beginning with an All-Ireland Freshers Championship title in his first year. On 2 March 2013, he won a Fitzgibbon Cup medal after a 2-17 to 2-12 defeat of Mary Immaculate College in the final.^[2]

Club

Lawton joined the Castle martyr club at a young age and played in all grades at juvenile and underage levels. As a member of the club's top adult team, he won four East Cork Junior Championship medals in six seasons. On 26 October 2014, Lawton was at centre-forward when Castlemartyr won the Cork Junior Championship after an 0-18 to 0-10 defeat of Ballinhassig.^[3]

Lawton's performances for his club in the junior grade saw him added to the Imokilly team and he has been a regular member of the team for over a decade. On 22 October 2017, he lined out as right wing-forward in the senior championship final. Lawton scored two points, including a sideline, in Imokilly's 3-13 to 0-18 defeat of Blackrock.^[4]

Inter-county

Intermediate

Lawton first played for Cork at intermediate level and made his first appearance for the team on 31 May 2009 when he came on as a substitute against Tipperary. He later won a Munster medal as a non-playing substitute after a 5-24 to 3-09 defeat of Waterford in the final.^[5] On 29 August 2009, Lawton was an unused substitute when Cork defeated Kilkenny by 2-23 to 0-16 in the All-Ireland final.^[6] He won a second successive Munster medal in 2010, scoring a point after being introduced as a substitute in a second successive defeat of Watreford in the final.^[7] On 28 August 2010, Lawton was introduced as a substitute in the 53rd minute of Cork's All-Ireland final defeat by Kilkenny.^[8]

Senior

Lawton made his senior debut for Cork on 9 March 2014, replacing Conor Lehane in the 53rd minute of a National League game against Offaly at Páirc Uí Rinn.^[9] He made several appearances throughout the league and subsequent championship. On 13 July 2014, Lawton won his first Munster medal as an unused substitute after a six-point defeat of Limeric in the finalk.^[10]

On 9 July 2017, Lawton won his second Munster medal following a 1-25 to 1-20 defeat of Clare in the final.^[11]

On 1 July 2018, Lawton won a third Munster medal after a 2-24 to 3-19 defeat of Clare in the final.^[12]

Career statistics

Club

As of match played 2 April 2018.

Team	Year	Championship
Team	Year	Apps	Score
Imokilly	2008	3	0-03
	2009	2	0-02
	2010	3	0-00
	2011	—
	2012	—
University College Cork	2013	4	0-02
Imokilly	2014	1	0-00
	2015	4	0-05
	2016	3	0-06
	2017	7	0-14
	2018	2	0-03
Total		29	0-35

Inter-county

As of match played 1 July 2018.

Team	Year	National League			Munster		All-Ireland		Total
Team	Year	Division	Apps	Score	Apps	Score	Apps	Score	Apps	Score
Cork	2014	Division 1B	4	0-01	2	0-00	0	0-00	6	0-01
	2015	Division 1A	5	0-02	0	0-00	3	0-03	8	0-05
	2016		6	0-07	1	0-01	2	0-01	9	0-09
	2017		2	0-00	1	0-00	0	0-00	3	0-00
	2018		4	0-00	2	0-00	0	0-00	6	0-00
Total			21	0-10	6	0-01	5	0-04	32	0-15