| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Sport | Dual player | ||
| Born | 1943 Dundalk, County Louth | ||
| Club(s) | |||
| Years | Club | ||
| Clan na Gael Naomh Moninne | |||
| Inter-county(ies) | |||
| Years | County | ||
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.
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]
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]