William J. Spain (3 September 1865 – 9 April 1936) was an Irish hurler and Gaelic footballer.
Spain also played hurling with the CJ Kickhams club and with the Dublin senior inter-county team in the 1880s.
Spain was born in Moanfin in the parish of Cloughjordan, County Tipperary, and may have initially played hurling and football with the local Rapla team.
Limerick beat Meath, Kilkenny and Tipperary to qualify for the All Ireland final against Louth.
Eleven minutes into the second-half he scored a goal after a long dribbling run from his own 21-yard line.
‘The Dubs’ fought back in the second-half with Spain scoring a hat trick of goals as Clare collapsed.
Dublin won the game by 5–1 to 1–6, giving Spain an All-Ireland hurling title to match his football one.