Timmy Dalton

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Timmy Dalton
Personal information
Irish name Tadhg Daltúin
Sport Gaelic football
Position Left wing-back
Born 1959
Cork, Ireland
Club(s)
YearsClub
1977-1994
 Nemo Rangers
Club titles
Cork titles 7
Munster titles 6
All-Ireland Titles 5
Inter-county(ies)*
YearsCountyApps (scores)
1979-1988
 Cork 5 (1-10)
Inter-county titles
Munster titles 1
All-Irelands 0
NFL 1
All Stars 0
*Inter County team apps and scores correct as of 00:28, 24 December 2016.

Timothy Dalton (born 1959) is an Irish retired Gaelic footballer. His league and championship career with the Cork senior team spanned several seasons from 1979 to 1988.

Born in Cork, Dalton first played competitive Gaelic football in his youth. He first appeared for the Nemo Rangers club at underage levels, winning back-to-back under-21 championship medals. Dalton subsequently progressed onto the Nemo Rangers senior team and went on to win five All-Ireland medals in a career that spanned three decades. He also won six Munster medals and seven county senior championship medals. [1]

Dalton made his debut on the inter-county scene when he was selected on the Cork minor team in 1976. He enjoyed two championship seasons with the minors and collected back-to-back Munster medals. Dalton subsequently joined the Cork under-21 team, winning one All-Ireland medal as captain in 1980. By this stage he had also joined the Cork senior team, making his debut during the 1979-80 league. Over the course of the next few seasons, Dalton was a regular member of the team and won one Munster medal and one National Football League medal. Dalton played his last game for Cork in May 1988.

Honours

Nemo Rangers
Cork

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References

  1. ↑ O'Sullivan, Jim (28 October 2006). "Fitzgerald following in great Nemo coaches' footsteps". Irish Examiner. Retrieved 24 December 2016.
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