Liam Watson (hurler)
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| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Irish name | Liam Mac Uait | ||
| Sport | Hurling | ||
| Born |
1983 Loughgiel Northern Ireland | ||
| Height | 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) | ||
| Club(s) | |||
| Years | Club | ||
2001– | Loughgiel Shamrocks | ||
| Club titles | |||
| Antrim titles | 3 | ||
| Ulster titles | 2 | ||
| All-Ireland Titles | 1 | ||
| Inter-county(ies)* | |||
| Years | County | Apps (scores) | |
2002–? ?–? |
Antrim Warwickshire | 17 (4–49) | |
| Inter-county titles | |||
| Ulster titles | 11 | ||
| All-Irelands | 0 | ||
| NHL | 0 | ||
| All Stars | 0 | ||
| *Inter County team apps and scores correct as of 17:17, 7 July 2012. | |||
Liam Watson (born 1983) is a former hurler who played for Loughgiel Shamrocks and at senior level for the Antrim county team.[1] He was nominated for an All Star award in 2011 and travelled to the United States as a replacement.[2]
Watson made his first appearance for Antrim during the 2002 championship and immediately became a regular member of the starting fifteen. He won eleven Ulster medals, one National League (Division 2) medal and one Christy Ring Cup medal, the latter as a non-playing substitute.
At club level, Watson is an All-Ireland medalist with Loughgiel Shamrocks. He has also won four Ulster medals and four county club championship medals. In March 2012 he scored 3–7 when he won the All-Ireland Senior Club Hurling Championship with Loughgiel after a 4–13 0–17 defeat of Coolderry in the final at Croke Park.[3]
He won the 2017 Lory Meagher Cup while playing for Warwickshire.[citation needed]
