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.
| 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 | ||
Playing career
editToal'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
editAs 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
edit- Club
- Cardinal O'Donnell Cup (1): 1982
- ACC Cup (2): 1979, 1982
- Louth Senior Hurling Championship (5): 1967, 1970, 1973, 1974, 1976
- County
- All-Ireland Junior Football Championship (1): 1961
- All-Ireland Junior Hurling Championship (2): 1976, 1977
- Leinster Junior Hurling Championship (1): 1973[8]
- O'Byrne Cup (1): 1963
- As manager/coach
- Louth Senior Football Championship (2): 1985, 1987
- Cardinal O'Donnell Cup (1): 1987
- Drogheda and Dundalk Dairies Shield (1): 1981
- Leinster Colleges Senior Football Championship (3): 1985, 2002, 2011
References
edit- ^ a b "Leslie has the Midas touch". Hogan Stand. 27 November 2011.
- ^ "The Complete Handbook of Gaelic Games - Full GAA records From 1887 To 2021 Inclusive, p.244" (PDF). GAA. 2021.
- ^ a b "Leslie Toal's dual All-Ireland win unlikely to be repeated". Dundalk Democrat. 9 November 2023.
- ^ "Louth legend Leslie gets All-Ireland medal 40-years later". Dundalk Democrat. 2 January 2018.
- ^ "Players of the year". Hogan Stand. 27 November 2011.
- ^ "Straight A's for Dundalk schools". Hogan Stand. 20 November 2002.
- ^ "CBS 1985 champs recall glory day". The Argus. 11 May 2011.
- ^ "The Complete Handbook of Gaelic Games - Full GAA records From 1887 To 2021 Inclusive, p.77" (PDF). GAA. 2021.