Tomás Tierney

Irish Gaelic footballer

Tomás Tierney
Personal information
Irish name Tomás Ó Tiarnaigh
Sport Gaelic football
Position Centre Back/Mid-Field
Born (1961-09-14) 14 September 1961 (age 62)
Milltown, County Galway, Ireland
Occupation Venison Farmer
Club(s)
Years Club Apps (scores)
1979-1990
Milltown 37 (5-30)
Club titles
Galway titles 1
Colleges(s)
Years College
UCG
College titles
Sigerson titles 3
Inter-county(ies)
Years County
1982-1989
1991-1993
Galway
Mayo
Inter-county titles
Connacht titles 7

Tomás Tierney (born 14 September 1961) is an Irish former Gaelic footballer who played at senior level for the Galway and Mayo county teams in the 1980s and 1990s.[1] He played his club football for Milltown.

Tierney helped St Jarlath's College in Tuam win the Hogan Cup in 1978, as well as winning three Sigerson Cups with University College Galway in 1980/81, 1982/83 and 1983/84, captaining the side in 1984. In 1981 he was a member of the Galway team who were beaten in the All-Ireland Under 21 Football Championship final by Cork after a replay. He played on the Galway team who were beaten by Dublin in the 1983 All-Ireland Senior Football Championship Final. He also played football for Mayo in the early 1990s, becoming one of very few people to win Connacht medals with both Galway and Mayo.

Honours

St Jarlath's College, Tuam
Milltown
UCG
  • Sigerson Cup : (3) 1980/81, 1982/83, 1983/84 (capt.)
    • Runner-up : (1) 1981/82
Galway
Mayo

References

  1. ^ "Tomás Tierney: A winner with unfinished business". Hogan Stand. 14 August 1992. Retrieved 9 November 2016.
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Galway – 1981 All-Ireland Under-21 Football Championship runners-up
  • 1 P. Coyne
  • 2 S. Cronin
  • 3 P. Conneely
  • 4 J. Rhatigan
  • 5 H. Heskin
  • 6 T. Tierney
  • 7 M. Gleeson
  • 8 A. Murphy
  • 9 P. Kelly
  • 10 V. Daly
  • 11 M. Mac Donncha
  • 12 M. Brennan
  • 13 P. O'Dea
  • 14 C. O'Dea
  • 15 G. Gibbons
Subs used
M. Sweeney for M. Mac Donncha
M. Mac Donncha for C. O'Dea
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Galway – 1983 All-Ireland Senior Football Championship runners-up
Subs used
19 M. Brennan for B. Talty
21 W. Joyce for P. Lee
24 J. Tobin for J. Hughes
Subs not used
16 N. Hynes
17 P. Connolly
18 F. Broderick
20 T. Naughton
22 P. Kelly
23 T. J. Gilmore
25 M. Joyce
Manager
M. McDonagh