Stephen John Riordan (24 December 1876 – 23 August 1942) was an Irish
hurler who played for
Cork Championship club
Blackrock
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. He played for the
Cork senior hurling team
The Cork county hurling team represents Cork in hurling and is governed by Cork GAA, the county board of the Gaelic Athletic Association. The team competes in the three major annual inter-county competitions; the All-Ireland Senior Hurling Cha ...
for six years, during which time he usually lined out as a half-forward.
Riordan began his hurling career at club level with Blackrock. He broke onto the club's top adult team in
1898
Events
January–March
* January 1 – New York City annexes land from surrounding counties, creating the City of Greater New York as the world's second largest. The city is geographically divided into five boroughs: Manhattan, B ...
, a year in which he won his first
Cork Championship title. Riordan won a further six championship titles with Blackrock.
At inter-county level, Riordan joined the Cork senior team in
1902
Events
January
* January 1
** The Nurses Registration Act 1901 comes into effect in New Zealand, making it the first country in the world to require state registration of nurses. On January 10, Ellen Dougherty becomes the world's f ...
. From his debut, he was ever-present as a half-forward and made 21 Championship appearances in a career that ended with his last game in 1908 All-Ireland Senior Hurling Championship, 1908. During that time he was part of two All-Ireland Senior Hurling Championship, All-Ireland Championship-winning teams – in 1902 and 1903 All-Ireland Senior Hurling Championship, 1903 as List of Cork senior hurling team captains, captain. Riordan was also involved in four of Cork's Munster Senior Hurling Championship, Munster Championship-winning teams.
Honours
;Blackrock
*Cork Senior Hurling Championship (7):
1898
Events
January–March
* January 1 – New York City annexes land from surrounding counties, creating the City of Greater New York as the world's second largest. The city is geographically divided into five boroughs: Manhattan, B ...
, 1903 Cork Senior Hurling Championship, 1903, 1908 Cork Senior Hurling Championship, 1908, 1910 Cork Senior Hurling Championship, 1910, 1911 Cork Senior Hurling Championship, 1911, 1912 Cork Senior Hurling Championship, 1912, 1913 Cork Senior Hurling Championship, 1913
;Cork
*All-Ireland Senior Hurling Championship (2):
1902
Events
January
* January 1
** The Nurses Registration Act 1901 comes into effect in New Zealand, making it the first country in the world to require state registration of nurses. On January 10, Ellen Dougherty becomes the world's f ...
, 1903 All-Ireland Senior Hurling Championship, 1903 (c)
*Munster Senior Hurling Championship (4): 1903 All-Ireland Senior Hurling Championship#Munster Senior Hurling Championship, 1903, 1904 All-Ireland Senior Hurling Championship#Munster Senior Hurling Championship, 1904, 1905 All-Ireland Senior Hurling Championship#Munster Senior Hurling Championship, 1905, 1907 All-Ireland Senior Hurling Championship#Munster Senior Hurling Championship, 1907
References
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1876 births
1942 deaths
Blackrock National Hurling Club hurlers
Cork inter-county hurlers
All-Ireland Senior Hurling Championship winners