From his debut, Landers became known as a midfielder and made a combined total of 29 National League and Championship appearances in a career that ended with his last game in 2003.
In what was described in the Cork Examiner as "one of the worst finals in the annals of the division", Landers was held scoreless and replaced by his brother Richard in the 1-05 to 0-08 draw.
On 22 October, he scored a point from centre-forward when Killeagh defeated Ballinhassig by 3-09 to 0-08 to win the Cork Junior Championship and secure promotion for the first time in the club's history.
On 2 September, Landers lined out at left corner-forward in Cork's 3-14 apiece draw with Kilkenny in the All-Ireland final.
Landers was selected for the junior team again the following year, however, he failed to secure a place on the starting fifteen for the opening rounds.
Landers was dropped from the starting fifteen for the rest of the provincial campaign, however, he won a Munster Championship medal on 23 July when he was introduced as a substitute in the 1-15 to 1-12 defeat of Limerick in the final.
Landers first played for the Cork senior team in a series of challenge games during the winter break of the 1991-92 National League.
On 4 July, he captained the team from midfield to their first Munster Championship title since 1992 after a 1-15 to 0-14 defeat of reigning champions Clare in the final.
On 16 August, Landers underwent micro-surgery at Tralee General Hospital to remove damaged cartilage from his knee after injuring himself in a club game two days earlier.
While it was initially feared that the injury could end his season, Landers recovered to captain Cork against Kilkenny in the All-Ireland final on 12 September.
He scored a point from midfield in the 0-12 to 0-11 victory and had the honour of becoming the first Cork player since Tomás Mulcahy in 1990 of accepting the Liam MacCarthy Cup.
[11] Landers made four appearances for Cork during the 2000 National League, however, he failed to secure a place on the starting fifteen.
On 3 July, he won a second successive Munster Championship medal, albeit as a non-playing substitute, when Cork defeated Tipperary by 0-23 to 3-12 in the final.
[12] Cork qualified for the 2002 National League final on 5 May, with Landers starting on the bench after making only a handful of cameo appearances throughout the campaign.
[18] Landers played his last game for Cork on 7 January 2003 in a 4-12 to 1-07 defeat of Blackrock in a challenge match at Páirc Uí Rinn.
His sole season in charge saw the team enjoy some early victories before making their exit from the Fitzgibbon Cup.
[21][22] On 19 November 2014, Landers joined Jimmy Barry-Murphy's Cork senior management team as coach following the departure of Kieran Kingston.
His first championship season as manager saw Killeagh record victories over Muskerry and University College Cork, before exiting following a Round 3 defeat by Imokilly.