Tony Boyle (Gaelic footballer)

Tony Boyle (born 1970)^[1]^[2] is an Irish former Gaelic footballer who played for An Clochán Liath and Donegal.

He is from Keadue.

He made 107 appearances for Donegal.^[3] He played for them from 1992 to 2001.

Aged 19, he made his championship debut as a 2nd half sub for Tommy Ryan v Armagh in the 1990 Ulster SFC final, won by Donegal.^[1] With the game tied (and via Barry McGowan), he found Manus Boyle, who scored a critical point.^[1]

A forward, he began at full-forward in the 1992 All-Ireland SFC Final, scoring 0–1 from play in the 0–18 to 0–14 win v Dublin. He and Noel Hegarty were the least experienced of Donegal's men on the pitch.^[4] He outplayed his opposite no 14 Vinnie Murphy.^[4] He only came into the team for the Ulster semi-final against Fermanagh.^[4]

He made a substitute appearance in Mickey Moran's first game in charge of Donegal, a league win at home to Offaly in October 2000.^[5]

He managed under-16 and minor ladies' teams for his club.^[4] And the seniors.^[6]^[7]^[8] He, with Tommy Ryan, was part of John Joe Doherty's backroom team when Doherty managed Donegal.^[4]

Honours[]

All-Ireland Senior Football Championship: 1992^[4]
Ulster Senior Football Championship: 1990,^[1] 1992^{[citation needed]}
Donegal All-County League Champions: 1996, 2001
All Star: 1992^{[citation needed]}
In May 2012, the Irish Independent named him as part of Donegal's "greatest team" spanning the past 50 years.^[9]
Silver Jubilee Football Team of the Ulster GAA Writers Association (UGAAWA) nomination: 2012^[10]^[11]

References[]

^ Jump up to: ^a ^b ^c ^d McNulty, Chris (18 July 2015). "Donegal's 1990 Ulster winners will be honoured tomorrow — here is their story". Retrieved 18 July 2015. A 19-year-old Tony Boyle sat anxiously on the substitutes[sic] bench in the Gerry Arthurs Stand.
^ "1992 All-Ireland Senior Football Final: Dublin v Donegal". 21 March 2020. Ger Canning said he was "only 22 years of age, Tony", ahead of the 1992 All-Ireland SFC final. This suggests a birthday between July and September 1970; therefore he would not have been born in 1971.
^ Breheny, Martin (22 June 2013). "'Score goals or you have no chance of beating Donegal': Former scoring ace Tony Boyle issues challenge to Sam pretenders". Irish Independent. Retrieved 22 June 2013.
^ Jump up to: ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f Foley, Alan (8 January 2009). "The heroes of '92 — Where are they now?". Donegal Democrat. Archived from the original on 18 December 2015. Retrieved 8 January 2009.
^ "Donegal make light of conditions to give Moran the ideal start". The Irish Times. 30 October 2000.
^ "GAA news: Tony Boyle confirmed as new senior manager at Dungloe". 31 December 2013. Retrieved 31 December 2013.
^ Forker, Mark (12 January 2016). "Tony Boyle re-appointed Dungloe senior team manager". Retrieved 12 January 2016.
^ McNulty, Chris (6 December 2016). "Naul honoured for a lifetime's service as Tony steps down". Retrieved 6 December 2016.
^ "GAA: Donegal's greatest team of the past 50 years named". 14 May 2012. Retrieved 14 May 2012.
^ McNulty, Chris (4 December 2012). "Ulster GAA Writers to hold landmark bash in Donegal". Donegal News. Retrieved 4 December 2012. Current All-Stars Karl Lacey, the 2012 Footballer of the Year, and Michael Murphy have been short-listed, as have 1992 All-Ireland winners Martin McHugh, Anthony Molloy, Matt Gallagher and Tony Boyle.
^ McNulty, Chris (12 December 2012). "Donegal take the top writers' awards". Donegal News. Retrieved 12 December 2012. Lacey, meanwhile, was named on the UGAAWA Jubilee Team, a selection which caused widespread debate, with some surprise in Donegal that neither of Martin McHugh or Tony Boyle were named.

External links[]

Tony Boyle at GAAinfo.com
McNulty, Chris (7 June 2020). "A self-made debut to the Promised Land: How Tony Boyle became a Donegal great". Retrieved 7 June 2020.

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[1990_winners-1] Jump up to: ^a ^b ^c ^d McNulty, Chris (18 July 2015). "Donegal's 1990 Ulster winners will be honoured tomorrow — here is their story". Retrieved 18 July 2015. A 19-year-old Tony Boyle sat anxiously on the substitutes[sic] bench in the Gerry Arthurs Stand.

[2] "1992 All-Ireland Senior Football Final: Dublin v Donegal". 21 March 2020. Ger Canning said he was "only 22 years of age, Tony", ahead of the 1992 All-Ireland SFC final. This suggests a birthday between July and September 1970; therefore he would not have been born in 1971.

[3] Breheny, Martin (22 June 2013). "'Score goals or you have no chance of beating Donegal': Former scoring ace Tony Boyle issues challenge to Sam pretenders". Irish Independent. Retrieved 22 June 2013.

[heroes_of_92-4] Jump up to: ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f Foley, Alan (8 January 2009). "The heroes of '92 — Where are they now?". Donegal Democrat. Archived from the original on 18 December 2015. Retrieved 8 January 2009.

[5] "Donegal make light of conditions to give Moran the ideal start". The Irish Times. 30 October 2000.

[6] "GAA news: Tony Boyle confirmed as new senior manager at Dungloe". 31 December 2013. Retrieved 31 December 2013.

[7] Forker, Mark (12 January 2016). "Tony Boyle re-appointed Dungloe senior team manager". Retrieved 12 January 2016.

[8] McNulty, Chris (6 December 2016). "Naul honoured for a lifetime's service as Tony steps down". Retrieved 6 December 2016.

[9] "GAA: Donegal's greatest team of the past 50 years named". 14 May 2012. Retrieved 14 May 2012.

[10] McNulty, Chris (4 December 2012). "Ulster GAA Writers to hold landmark bash in Donegal". Donegal News. Retrieved 4 December 2012. Current All-Stars Karl Lacey, the 2012 Footballer of the Year, and Michael Murphy have been short-listed, as have 1992 All-Ireland winners Martin McHugh, Anthony Molloy, Matt Gallagher and Tony Boyle.

[11] McNulty, Chris (12 December 2012). "Donegal take the top writers' awards". Donegal News. Retrieved 12 December 2012. Lacey, meanwhile, was named on the UGAAWA Jubilee Team, a selection which caused widespread debate, with some surprise in Donegal that neither of Martin McHugh or Tony Boyle were named.

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