Willie Casey (Gaelic footballer)

William Casey (1932 – 3 December 2016) was an Irish Gaelic footballer. His league and championship career at senior level with the Mayo county team spanned thirteen seasons from 1951 to 1964.

Willie Casey

Personal information
Irish name	Liam Ó Cathasaigh
Sport	Gaelic football
Position	Left corner-back
Born	1932 Ballina, County Mayo, Ireland
Died	3 December 2016 (aged 83) Ballina, County Mayo, Ireland
Club(s)
Years	Club
	Ballina Stephenites
Club titles
Mayo titles	2
Inter-county(ies)
Years	County	Apps (scores)
1951–1964	Mayo	18 (0–03)
Inter-county titles
Connacht titles	1
All-Irelands	1
NFL	1

Casey first came to prominence on the inter-county scene at the age of eighteen when he was a key member of the Mayo junior team. He won an All-Ireland medal in 1951 before being promoted to the senior grade the following year. Casey made his debut during the 1951-52 league. Over the course of the next thirteen seasons he became a regular member of the starting fifteen and won one Connacht medal and one National Football League medal as a member of the extended panel. He played his last game for Mayo in July 1964.

Career statistics

Team	Season	National League			Connacht		All-Ireland		Total
		Division	Apps	Score	Apps	Score	Apps	Score	Apps	Score
Mayo	1951-52	Division 3	3	0-00	0	0-00	0	0-00	3	0-00
	1952-53		5	0-00	2	0-00	0	0-00	7	0-00
	1953-54		4	0-00	0	0-00	0	0-00	4	0-00
	1954-55		4	0-00	1	0-00	2	0-00	7	0-00
	1955-56	Division 2	6	0-00	1	0-00	0	0-00	7	0-00
	1956-57		6	0-00	1	0-00	0	0-00	7	0-00
	1957-58		7	0-00	2	0-00	0	0-00	9	0-00
	1958-59		6	0-01	3	0-00	0	0-00	9	0-01
	1959-60		6	0-00	1	0-00	0	0-00	7	0-00
	1960-61		0	0-00	0	0-00	0	0-00	0	0-00
	1961-62		5	0-00	2	0-03	0	0-00	7	0-03
	1962-63		0	0-00	1	0-00	0	0-00	1	0-00
	1963-64		6	0-00	2	0-00	0	0-00	8	0-00
Total			58	0-01	16	0-03	2	0-00	76	0-04

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