Terence "Sambo" McNaughton (born 1965) is an Irish former
hurler who played as a left wing-back at senior level for the
Antrim county team.
Born in
Cushendall
Cushendall (), formerly known as Newtownglens, is a coastal village and townland (of 153 acres) in County Antrim, Northern Ireland. It is located in the historic barony of Glenarm Lower and the civil parish of Layd, and is part of Causeway Coas ...
,
County Antrim
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, McNaughton first played competitive hurling during his schooling at St Aloysius High School. He arrived on the inter-county scene at the age of sixteen when he first linked up with the Antrim senior team, while also joining the under-21 and senior sides. He made his senior debut during the
1981 "B" championship. McNaughton immediately became a regular member of the starting fifteen and won two
All-Ireland "B" medals and six
Ulster
Ulster (; ga, Ulaidh or ''Cúige Uladh'' ; sco, label= Ulster Scots, Ulstèr or ''Ulster'') is one of the four traditional Irish provinces. It is made up of nine counties: six of these constitute Northern Ireland (a part of the United King ...
medals. He was an
All-Ireland
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runner-up on one occasion.
As a member of the
Ulster
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inter-provincial team on a number of occasions, McNaughton ended his career without a
Railway Cup
The GAA Interprovincial Championship ( ga, An Corn Idir-Chúigeach) or Railway Cup (''Corn an Iarnróid'') is the name of two annual Gaelic football and hurling competitions held between the provinces of Ireland. The Connacht, Leinster, Munster ...
medal. At club level he is a seven-time
ulster
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medallist with
Ruarí Óg Cushendall. In addition to this he also won eight
championship
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Championship systems
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medals.
Throughout his career McNaughton made 27 championship appearances. He retired from inter-county hurling following the conclusion of the
1997 championship.
In retirement from playing McNaughton became involved in team management. Having coached at almost every grade with Ruarí Óg, he also took charge of the Antrim minor, under-21 and senior teams as joint manager.
McNaughton is regarded as one of Antrim's greatest ever players and as one of the best players never to win an All-Ireland medal. In 2013 he was chosen at left wing-back on a special "Stars of the 1980s" team.
Playing career
Club
McNaughton joined the
Ruarí Óg senior team as a sixteen-year-old in 1981. He won his first
championship
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Championship systems
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Title match system
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medal that year following a one-point defeat of
Ballycastle in a replay of the decider. It was the club's first championship title. McNaughton later added an
ulster
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medal to his collection following a 4–17 to 0–9 trouncing of
Portaferry
Portaferry () is a small town in County Down, Northern Ireland, at the southern end of the Ards Peninsula, near the Narrows at the entrance to Strangford Lough. It is home to the Exploris aquarium and is well known for the annual Gala Week Flo ...
.
Four years later Cushendall were back in another county decider.
Loughgiel Shamrocks
Loughgiel Shamrocks GAC is a Gaelic Athletic Association club located in the village of Loughgiel/Loughguile in County Antrim, Northern Ireland. They are currently the only club in Ulster to have won an All-Ireland Senior Club Hurling Championsh ...
provided the opposition, however, a 4–13 to 1–12 victory gave McNaughton a second championship medal. He later added a second Ulster medal to his collection following a 0–19 to 0–10 victory over
Ballycran.
Cushendall failed to retain the title once again, however, McNaughton collected a third championship medal in 1987 following a defeat of
O'Donovan Rossa
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. He later won a third Ulster medal following a 3–10 to 1–6 defeat of Ballycran.
After a few years out of the limelight Cushendall bounced back in 1991 to become the dominant force in Antrim hurling once again. Three successive championship decider victories over St. John's (1991) and Ballycastle (1992 and 1993) brought McNaughton's medal tally to six. He also won back-to-back Ulster medals in the first two years following defeat of Portaferry and
Ballygalget respectively.
1996 saw McNaughton add a seventh championship medal to his collection as Ballycastle were bested once again. He later collected a sixth Ulster medal as Portaferry were beaten by 3–9 to 2–8.
Three years later McNaughton was in the twilight of his career when he captured his eighth championship medal following a defeat of
Dunloy
Dunloy () is a village and townland in County Antrim, Northern Ireland. It is located north of Ballymena and north-west is Ballymoney. It is located in the civil parishes in Ireland, civil parish of Finvoy, in the former Barony (Ireland), baro ...
. He finished off his club career by winning a seventh Ulster medal following a 1–12 to 1–8 defeat of Ballygalget.
Inter-county
McNaughton was just sixteen when he joined the Antrim senior team in 1981. It was a successful debut year as he secured an
All-Ireland
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medal in the "B" grade as Antrim narrowly defeated
London
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by 3–17 to 3–14.
Antrim retained their All-Ireland title in 1982, with McNaughton collecting a second winners' medal following another narrow 2–16 to 2–14 defeat of London.
In 1989 the Ulster championship was revived after a forty-five-year absence. Antrim and
Down contested the decider, with McNaughton collecting his first provincial medal following a 2–16 to 0–9 victory. Antrim later defeated
Kildare
Kildare () is a town in County Kildare, Ireland. , its population was 8,634 making it the 7th largest town in County Kildare. The town lies on the R445, some west of Dublin – near enough for it to have become, despite being a regional cen ...
in the All-Ireland quarter-final before lining out against
Offaly
County Offaly (; ga, Contae Uíbh Fhailí) is a county in Ireland. It is part of the Eastern and Midland Region and the province of Leinster. It is named after the ancient Kingdom of Uí Failghe. It was formerly known as King's County, in hono ...
in the penultimate game of the championship. Offaly were the red hot favourites going into the game, however, McNaughton's shocked their opponents and won the game by 4–15 to 1–15 courtesy of a brace of goals from
Olcan McFetridge
Olcan McFetridge (born 1963 in Armoy, County Antrim) is an Irish former sportsperson. He played hurling with his local club Armoy
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and another brace from
Aidan McCarry. Offaly, in spite of losing, recognised the historic nature of the victory and applauded Antrim while lining up in a guard of honour as the team left the field. On 3 September 1989 Antrim faced
Tipperary
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in a unique All-Ireland final. It was the Glensmen's first championship decider in forty-six years. The game was a one-sided affair from start to finish, with Tipp's
Nicky English
Nicholas J. "Nicky" English (born 20 October 1962) is an Irish former hurler who played as a full-forward at senior level for the Tipperary county team.
Born in Cullen, County Tipperary, English first played competitive Gaelic games during h ...
setting a new scoring record by bagging 2–12 in the 4–24 to 3–9 victory.
In 1990 McNaughton added a second Ulster medal to his collection following a 4–11 to 2–11 defeat of Down.
Antrim made it three-in-a-row in Ulster in 1991 with McNaughton collecting his third provincial medal following a 3–14 to 3–10 defeat of Down once again. In spite of a narrow defeat by
Kilkenny
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in the All-Ireland semi-final, McNaughton was subsequently presented with an
All-Star.
Four-in-a-row proved beyond Antrim, however, a 0–24 to 0–11 drubbing of reigning champions Down in 1993 gave McNaughton a fourth Ulster medal
McNaughton added a fifth Ulster medal to his collection in 1994 following a 1–19 to 1–13 defeat of Down in the sixth successive meeting between these two sides in the provincial decider.
Antrim lost their provincial crown in 1995, however, McNaughton won a sixth and final Ulster medal in 1996 as Down were defeated once again by 1–20 to 2–12.
An Ulster final defeat by
Derry
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in 1997 brought the curtain down on McNaughton's inter-county career.
Managerial career
In retirement from playing McNaughton became involved in the coaching side of hurling. In late 2004 he took charge of the Antrim minor hurling team along with his former playing colleague
Dominic McKinley
Dominic McKinley (born 1960 in Loughguile, County Antrim) is an Irish former sportsperson. He played hurling with his local club Loughgiel Shamrocks
Loughgiel Shamrocks GAC is a Gaelic Athletic Association club located in the village of Lough ...
. Before he took up that appointment McNaughton also took charge of a combined Ulster hurling team for
Fitzgibbon Cup
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inter-university competition. In 2005 Antrim won the
Ulster
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minor title, however, the team was later defeated in the All-Ireland series. In 2006 both McNaughton and McKinley were appointed co-managers of the Antrim under-21 team while also retaining their positions as co-managers of the minor team. That year both Antrim teams won their respective Ulster titles, however, both the minor and under-21 teams were later defeated in the All-Ireland series. He also went on to make hurls under the name McNaughton hurleys.
Antrim
In late 2006 both McNaughton and McKinley were appointed joint-managers of the Antrim senior hurling team. They also retained their positions as joint-managers of the under-21 team.
McNaughton and McKinley's opening season as managers got off to a good start as Antrim beat
London
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, and then trounced
Down by 2–24 to 0–4 to win the Ulster final. Antrim then went on to play in group 1A of the qualifiers, with matches against
Galway
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and
Laois
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. The managed a single victory over Laois, leaving them third in the group and unable to proceed any further.
McNaughton's 2008 season started promisingly with Antrim winning the
Walsh Cup for the first time. This campaign included beating the 2007 (and subsequently 2008) All-Ireland Champions,
Kilkenny
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. Later in the year, the nine counties of Ulster, along with London, participated in the
Ulster
Ulster (; ga, Ulaidh or ''Cúige Uladh'' ; sco, label= Ulster Scots, Ulstèr or ''Ulster'') is one of the four traditional Irish provinces. It is made up of nine counties: six of these constitute Northern Ireland (a part of the United King ...
championship. A system of seeding designed to reduce the number of one-sided matches left Antrim's first game a semi-final against
Derry
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, which they won 2–17 to 1–12. The provincial final saw Antrim take on Down once again with victory going to Antrim. McNaughton and McKinley's team got little reward for this provincial victory due to the introduction of a new format for the All-Ireland championship. This meant that Antrim were forced to play Galway in phase one of the qualifiers. Antrim were trounced by 'the Tribesmen' by 6–21 to 1–10. Phase two of the qualifiers saw Antrim take on
Waterford
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, however, a 6–18 to 0–15 defeat saw Antrim's championship campaign come to an end. Antrim then had to play a relegation play-off against Laois, to ensure that they remained eligible to compete in the All-Ireland series in 2009. They duly won that match 2–18 to 0–16.
Antrim's 2009 campaign marked the first time the county was admitted to the
Leinster Championship. They were knocked out at the quarter final stage by
Dublin
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. They also competed in the Ulster Championship, where they beat Down in the final on a scoreline of 3–20 to 4–15. In spite of this, they still proceeded to the qualifiers. In phase one of the qualifiers, Antrim were beaten by Laois, to put them into the relegation playoffs, where they were beaten by
Offaly
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. Antrim were then due to play
Wexford
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to decide which side was to be relegated to the
Christy Ring Cup
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for 2010. However, McNaughton and the managers of the other teams involved in the play-offs appealed to the GAA's Disputes Resolution Authority, who took the decision to postpone the relegation final until a future date. The Director General of the GAA suggested that the relegation final will be played, but that no team would end up being relegated and that a decision would be made on the issue in early October 2009.
McNaughton stepped down as manager of the Antrim Senior hurling team in August 2009.
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Honours
Player
;Ruairí Óg Cushendall
*
Ulster Senior Club Hurling Championship
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(7): 1981, 1985, 1987, 1991, 1992, 1996, 1999
*
Antrim Senior Club Hurling Championship (8): 1981, 1985, 1987, 1991, 1992, 1993, 1996, 1999
;Antrim
*
All-Ireland Senior B Hurling Championship
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(2):
1981
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1982
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Ulster Senior Hurling Championship
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(6):
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1993
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1996
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Manager
;Antrim
*
Ulster Senior Hurling Championship
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(3):
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Ulster Minor Hurling Championship
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(2): 2005, 2006
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Walsh Cup (1):
2008
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References
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1965 births
Living people
Ruairi Og Cushendall hurlers
Antrim inter-county hurlers
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Ulster inter-provincial hurlers
Hurling managers
Hurling selectors