Jim Downing (Gaelic footballer)

Jim Downing
Personal information
Irish name	Séamus Ó Dúinín
Sport	Gaelic Football
Position	Midfield
Born	1946 Urhan, County Cork
Died	28 April 2012 Urhan, County Cork
Club(s)
Years	Club
	Urhan Beara
Club titles
Cork titles	1
Munster titles	1
Inter-county(ies)*
Years	County	Apps (scores)
1967-1970	Cork	2 (0-00)
Inter-county titles
Munster titles	0
All-Irelands	0
NFL	0
*Inter County team apps and scores correct as of 16:43, 30 July 2014.

James "Jim" Downing (1946 - 28 April 2012) was an Irish Gaelic footballer who played as a midfielder for the Cork senior team.^[1]^[2]

Born in Urhan, County Cork, Downing first excelled at football in his youth. He arrived on the inter-county scene at the age of seventeen when he first linked up with the Cork minor team, before later joining the under-21 and junior sides.^[3] He made his senior debut during the 1967 championship. Downing was a regular member of the panel for several years and won one Munster medal as a non-playing substitute. He was All-Ireland runner-up on one occasion.

At club level Downing was a one-time Munster and championship medallist with divisional side Beara. He also won numerous championship medals with Urhan.

Throughout his career Downing made just two championship appearances for Cork. He left the panel after the 1970 championship

Honours

Team

Urhan

Cork Intermediate Football Championship (1): 1967
Cork Intermediate Football League (1): 1966
Beara Junior Football Championship (1): 1973
Kelleher Shield (1): 1961

Beara

Munster Senior Club Football Championship (1): 1967
Cork Senior Football Championship (1): 1967

Cork

Munster Senior Football Championship (1): 1967 (sub)
Munster Junior Football Championship (1): 1966
Munster Under-21 Football Championship (1): 1965
Munster Minor Football Championship (1): 1964

References

↑ "Jimmy Downing: a tribute". Urhan GAA website. 3 May 2012. Retrieved 30 July 2014.
↑ "Jim Downing". Hogan Stand website. 12 May 2012. Retrieved 30 July 2014.
↑ "Minors looking for tenth All-Ireland". The Corkman. 23 September 2000. Retrieved 14 July 2014.

Jim Downing navigation boxes

Cork – 1964 All-Ireland Minor Football Championship runners-up

1 T. Murphy 2 R. Kelly 3 J. Cawley 4 P. Lyne 5 B. O' Brien 6 N. O'Donovan 7 Colman McCarthy 8 J. Downing 9 J. Cogan 10 E. Philpott 11 T. F. Hayes 12 C. Roche 13 B. O'Leary 14 L. McAuliffe 15 Charlie McCarthy Sub used 22 D. Bermingham for C. McCarthy Subs not used 16 P. J. Kirby 17 R. Evans 18 R. Twomey 19 C. Crowley 20 J. Barry 21 J. O'Brien

Cork – 1965 All-Ireland Under-21 Football Championship runners-up

1 B. Morgan 2 D. Kehilly 3 J. Lucey 4 J. Crowley 5 D. Dineen 6 F. Cogan 7 J. Dunlea 8 D. Coughlan 9 J. Downing 10 E. Philpott 11 M. O'Loughlin 12 J. Cogan 13 Batt O'Keeffe 14 B. O'Neill 15 Brendan O'Keeffe Sub used 17 C. Roche for D. Coughlan Subs not used 16 R. Evans 18 M. Buckley 19 B. Fitton 20 L. McAuliffe

Cork – 1966 All-Ireland Junior Football Championship runners-up

1 G. McCarthy 2 J. O'Flynn 3 T. Bermingham 4 A. Burke 5 J. O'Leary 6 J. O'Halloran 7 M. Healy 8 P. J. O'Sullivan 9 R. Evans 10 T. Burke 11 D. Sheehan 12 B. Honohan 13 C. Kelleher 14 D. McCarthy 15 B. O'Keeffe Subs used J. Downing J. Allen Subs not used J. McGrath C. Murphy J. O'Donovan

Cork – 1967 All-Ireland Senior Football Championship runners-up

1 B. Morgan 2 B. Murphy 3 J. Lucey 4 J. O'Mahony 5 F. Cogan 6 D. Coughlan (c) 7 K. Dillon 8 M. Burke 9 M. O'Loughlin 10 E. Philpott 11 G. McCarthy 12 B. O'Neill 13 É. Ryan 14 C. O'Sullivan 15 F. Hayes Subs used 20 J. Downing for E. McCarthy 18 J. J. Murphy for J. Downing 16 J. Carroll for M. Burke Subs not used 17 J. Crowley 19 J. O'Sullivan 21 T. Bermingham

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