Leslie Toal

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Leslie Toal
Personal information
Sport Dual player
Born 1943
Dundalk, County Louth
Club(s)
YearsClub
 Clan na Gael
Naomh Moninne
Inter-county(ies)
YearsCounty
1961–1978
1968–1978
 Louth football
Louth hurling

Leslie Toal is a retired Irish Gaelic footballer who played as a defender for the Louth senior football team and at club level with Clan na Gael. He also represented his county in hurling for several years.

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Playing career

Toal's inter-county football career began with the Louth junior side while still a teenager. He was a member of the panel that progressed to the final of the 1961 All-Ireland Junior Football Championship. He appeared as a substitute as Louth overcame Yorkshire by 3 points. [1] Promoted to the county senior squad in 1962, he went on to have a lengthy career with Louth. In 1968, he was selected by Leinster and lined out for his province at centre-half back in that year's Railway Cup final. [2] After his football career ended, he served as a selector for the Louth football team. [3]

His hurling career brought him five Louth County Championship medals. [1] At inter-county level, he won two All-Ireland Junior Hurling Championship medals [3] and one Leinster Junior Hurling Championship medal. [4]

Coaching career

As a manager with his local club Clan na Gael, he won the Louth Senior Football Championship twice, and a League and Championship Double in 1987. [5] He also coached Dundalk secondary schools' teams to three Leinster senior football titles. [6] [7]

Honours

Club
County
As manager/coach

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References

  1. 1 2 "Leslie has the Midas touch". Hogan Stand . 27 November 2011.
  2. ↑ "The Complete Handbook of Gaelic Games - Full GAA records From 1887 To 2021 Inclusive, p.244" (PDF). GAA . 2021.
  3. 1 2 "Leslie Toal's dual All-Ireland win unlikely to be repeated". Dundalk Democrat . 9 November 2023.
  4. ↑ "Louth legend Leslie gets All-Ireland medal 40-years later". Dundalk Democrat . 2 January 2018.
  5. ↑ "Players of the year". Hogan Stand . 27 November 2011.
  6. ↑ "Straight A's for Dundalk schools". Hogan Stand . 20 November 2002.
  7. ↑ "CBS 1985 champs recall glory day". The Argus . 11 May 2011.
  8. ↑ "The Complete Handbook of Gaelic Games - Full GAA records From 1887 To 2021 Inclusive, p.77" (PDF). GAA . 2021.
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