Leon Thompson

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Leon Thompson
Personal information
Irish name Leon Mac Thomáis [1]
Sport Gaelic football
Club(s)
YearsClub
200?–201?
Naomh Conaill
Club titles
Donegal titles 3
Inter-county(ies)
YearsCounty
2006–20??
Donegal
Inter-county titles
Ulster titles 1
NFL 1

Leon Thompson (born 1986) is an Irish former Gaelic footballer who played for Naomh Conaill and the Donegal county team. He was part of the Donegal team that reached the 2014 All-Ireland Senior Football Championship final. Thompson won the 2007 National Football League and, later, an Ulster Senior Football Championship medal with Donegal.

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Biography

Thompson played in the final of the 2005 Donegal Senior Football Championship (SFC), as Naomh Conaill won its first ever title (after a replay). [2] His club also won the 2010 Donegal SFC final, and went on to reach the final of the 2010 Ulster Senior Club Football Championship, knocking out Cavan champions Kingscourt, Monaghan champions Clontibret and Tyrone champions Coalisland along the way. [3] [4] He then played for his club in the final of the 2015 Donegal Senior Football Championship. His club won. [5]

After the 2005 Donegal SFC title win, Thompson was called into the Donegal senior team by manager Brian McIver. [6] [7]

Thompson is a veteran of Donegal's 2007 National Football League-winning campaign. [8] When recalled to the senior inter-county panel by Jim McGuinness for winter training in September 2013, he had not played for Donegal since 2009. [9] He maintained his place with the team for their 2014 Ulster Senior Football Championship and the year's All-Ireland SFC final. [1]

Honours

Donegal
Naomh Conaill

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References

  1. 1 2 "Countdown to Croker: Donegal name 'team' for All-Ireland final". Donegal Daily. 20 September 2014. Retrieved 20 September 2014.
  2. "Historic first title for Naomh Conaill". Irish Independent . 10 October 2005. Retrieved 10 October 2005.
  3. "Naomh Conaill's adventure continues with Coalisland test". Donegal Democrat . 9 November 2010. Archived from the original on 12 April 2015. Retrieved 9 November 2010.
  4. Keys, Colm (13 December 2010). "Kernan red card spurs on Cross'". Irish Independent . Retrieved 13 December 2010.
  5. Foley, Alan (19 October 2015). "Gutsy Naomh Conaill edge to glory". Irish Examiner . Retrieved 19 October 2015.
  6. McNulty, Chris (14 October 2015). "Brendan McDyer keen to banish the ghosts of 2012: 'It toughens you up, stuff like that'" . Retrieved 14 October 2015.
  7. "Donegal boss looks at new players". BBC Sport. 12 December 2005.
  8. 1 2 Ferry, Ryan (23 April 2020). "McConigley reflects on 2007 National League success". Donegal News . pp. 52–3.
  9. McNulty, Chris (29 September 2013). "Ciaran Bonner, Leon Thompson and Christy Toye among 'new' faces for Donegal". Donegal News . Retrieved 29 September 2013.