Mark Fanning
Personal information
Irish name Marc Ó Fainín
Sport Hurling
Position Goalkeeper
Born (1991-05-16) 16 May 1991
Killurin, County Wexford, Ireland
Occupation Insurance broker
Club(s)
Years Club
 Glynn-Barntown
Club titles
Wexford titles 0
Colleges(s)
Years College
2015-2018
 Waterford Institute of Technology
College titles
Fitzgibbon titles 0
Inter-county(ies)*
Years County Apps (scores)
2010-present
 Wexford 31 (2-01)
Inter-county titles
Leinster titles 1
All-Irelands 0
NHL 0
All Stars 0
*Inter County team apps and scores correct as of 21:18, 2 July 2019.

Mark Fanning (born 16 May 1991) is an Irish hurler who plays for Wexford Senior Championship club Glynn-Barntown and at inter-county level with the Wexford senior hurling team.[1] He usually lines out as a goalkeeper.

Playing career

Waterford Institute of Technology

As a student at the Waterford Institute of Technology, Fanning was a key member of the college's senior team. He lined out in several Fitzgibbon Cup campaigns without success.[2]

Glynn-Barntown

Fanning joined the Glynn-Barntown club at a young age and played in all grades at juvenile and underage levels. He enjoyed championship success as a dual player in the under-21 grades before eventually joining the club's top adult teams.

On 3 October 2009, Fanning won a Wexford Intermediate Football Championship title following Glynn-Barntown's 2-07 to 1-05 defeat of St Mary's Rosslare in the final.

Wexford

Minor and under-21

Fanning first played for Wexford as a member of the minor team during the 2008 Leinster Championship. He made his first appearance for the team on 6 April 2008 when he lined out in goal in Wexford's 3-12 to 0-15 defeat by Kilkenny. On 6 July 2008, Fanning was again in goal when Wexford suffered a 1-19 to 0-12 defeat by Kilkenny in the Leinster final.

Fanning was once again eligible for the minor grade in 2009. He lined out in goal in a second successive Leinster final on 5 July 2009, however, Wexford suffered a 1-19 to 0-11 defeat by Kilkenny.[3]

On 23 June 2010, Fanning made his first appearance for the Wexford under-21 team when he lined out in goal in a 2-17 to 2-13 defeat of Carlow. He was again in goal for the Leinster final on 14 July 2010, which Wexford lost to Dublin by 2-15 to 0-15.[4]

Fanning lined out in goal in a second successive Leinster final on 13 July 2011. He ended on the losing side following the 1-18 to 0-11 defeat by Dublin for the second year in-a-row.[5]

Fanning was eligible for the Wexford under-21 team for a third and final season in 2012. He made his final appearance in the grade on 20 June 2012 when Wexford suffered a 3-20 to 4-06 defeat by Kilkenny at the semi-final stage.[6]

Senior

Fanning made his first appearance for the Wexford senior team on 10 March 2013. He lined out in goal in a 0-16 to 0-14 defeat by Offaly in the National League.[7] On 8 June 2013, Fanning made his Leinster Championship debut in a 1-1-17 apiece draw with Dublin.[8]

On 2 July 2017, Fanning lined out in goal in his first Leinster final against Galway. He maintained a clean sheet but ended the game on the losing side following a 0-29 to 1-17 defeat.[9]

On 20 January 2018, Fanning lined out in goal for Wexford's 1-24 apiece draw with Kilkenny in the Walsh Cup final. Wexford won the subsequent free-taking shoot-out, with Fanning scoring the winning point and claiming his first silverware at senior level with Wexford.[10]

Wexford reached a second Leinster final in three years on 30 June 2019. Fanning lined out in his usual position in goal and scored a late penalty to secure a 1-23 to 0-23 defeat of Kilkenny.[11]

Career statistics

As of match played 30 June 2019.
Team Year National League Leinster All-Ireland Total
DivisionAppsScoreAppsScoreAppsScoreAppsScore
Wexford 2010 Division 2 00-0000-0000-0000-00
2011 Division 1 00-0000-0000-0000-00
2012 Division 1B 00-0000-0000-0000-00
2013 30-0020-0030-0080-00
2014 60-0020-0040-00120-00
2015 50-0020-0010-0080-00
2016 21-0000-0030-0151-01
2017 72-0220-0010-00102-02
2018 Division 1A 60-0741-0020-00121-07
2019 50-0051-0000-00101-00
Career total 343-09172-00140-01655-10

Honours

Glynn-Barntown
  • Wexford Intermediate Football Championship (1): 2009
  • Wexford Premier Minor Hurling Championship (2009)
  • Wexford U21 Roinn 1 Hurling Championship (2009)
  • Wexford U21 Premier Hurling Championship (2010)
  • Wexford Premier Minor Football Championship (2009)
  • Wexford Premier U21 Football Championship (2011,2012)
Wexford

References

  1. ↑ Fogarty, John (14 April 2017). "Getting to know the 'unknown' hurlers of Wexford". Irish Examiner. Retrieved 14 February 2019.
  2. ↑ McCarthy, Tomás (1 February 2018). "1-6 for Limerick's Murphy as UL see off WIT to set up Fitzgibbon Cup quarter-final with UCC". The 42. Retrieved 14 February 2019.
  3. ↑ "Awesome Kehoe fires young Cats to further success". Irish Independent. 6 July 2009. Retrieved 14 February 2019.
  4. ↑ "U21s claim Leinster glory with strong finish". FODH website. 15 July 2010. Retrieved 14 February 2019.
  5. ↑ "Ruthless Dublin march on". Irish Times. 14 July 2011. Retrieved 14 February 2019.
  6. ↑ Knox, John (21 June 2012). "Walsh gets Cats firing". Irish Examiner. Retrieved 14 February 2019.
  7. ↑ "Offaly 'grind out' victory". Irish Examiner. 11 March 2013. Retrieved 14 February 2019.
  8. ↑ "Leinster SHC: all-square between Model County and Dubs". Hogan Stand. 8 June 2013. Retrieved 14 February 2019.
  9. ↑ O'Brien, Kevin (2 July 2017). "Conor Cooney masterclass leads Galway past Wexford to their first Leinster title since 2012". The 42. Retrieved 23 February 2019.
  10. ↑ Aherne, Alan (27 January 2018). "Fanning hits winner in historic shoot-out". Gorey Guardian. Retrieved 23 February 2019.
  11. ↑ O'Brien, Kevin (30 June 2019). "Wexford land first Leinster title in 15 years with thrilling victory over Kilkenny". The 42. Retrieved 1 July 2019.
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