William Cashman (born 1961) is an Irish former hurler. At club level he played with Aghada, Imokilly and St Finbarr's, while he was also a member of the Cork senior hurling team. Cashman usually lined out at corner-back or wing-back.
Career Cashman first played Gaelic games with the Aghada club. After progressing from the juvenile and underage ranks, he went on to win a number of East Cork titles as a dual player. He simultaneously enjoyed success as a schoolboy with St. Colman's College by winning an All-Ireland Colleges Championship in 1977. Cashman also earned selection on the Imokilly divisional hurling team before transferring to the St Finbarr's club in 1982. He won a Cork SHC title in his debut season before claiming further titles in 1984 and 1988. Cashman first came to prominence on the inter-county scene as a member of the Cork minor hurling team that won consecutive All-Ireland MHC titles in 1978 and 1979. His tenure with the under-21 side also yielded success after beating Galway in the 1982 All-Ireland under-21 final. After playing in a number of National League games for the senior team earlier in the decade, Cashman made his Munster SHC debut in 1989.
Honours St Colman's College Croke Cup: 1977 Harty Cup: 1977
Aghada East Cork Junior A Hurling Championship: 1980 East Cork Junior A Football Championship: 1980, 1981
St Finbarr's Cork Senior Hurling Championship: 1982, 1984, 1988
Cork All-Ireland Under-21 Hurling Championship: 1982 Munster Under-21 Hurling Championship: 1982 All-Ireland Minor Hurling Championship: 1978, 1979 Munster Minor Hurling Championship: 1977, 1978, 1979
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