At club level he played with Brian Dillons, Glen Rovers and Seandún and was also a member of the Cork senior hurling team.
Porter quickly established himself as the team's first-choice goalkeeper and won three successive City JHC titles in that position between 1936 and 1938.
Porter transferred to the nearby Glen Rovers club in 1941 and was an unused substitute on the team that beat Ballincollig in that year's senior final.
[8] After missing the 1940 Munster JHC, Porter was once again back with the Cork junior team for the All-Ireland series.
Porter replaced Jim Buttimer as first-choice goalkeeper with the senior team in advance of the 1942 Munster SHC.