Tony McManus (Gaelic footballer)
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Sport | Gaelic football | ||
| Position | Forward | ||
| Born |
14 April 1957 County Roscommon, Ireland | ||
| Height | 5 ft 11 in (1.80 m) | ||
| Club(s) | |||
| Years | Club | ||
2000's | Clann na nGael | ||
| Club titles | |||
| Roscommon titles | 12 | ||
| Connacht titles | 7 | ||
| Colleges(s) | |||
| Years | College | ||
| UCD | |||
| College titles | |||
| Sigerson titles | 3 | ||
| Inter-county(ies) | |||
| Years | County | Apps (scores) | |
1977-1993 | Roscommon | 41 (16-75) | |
| Inter-county titles | |||
| Connacht titles | 6 | ||
| All-Irelands | 0 | ||
| NFL | 1 | ||
| All Stars | 1 | ||
Tony McManus (born 14 April 1957)
He had much success at club level also with Clann na nGael. He won 12 Roscommon Senior Football Championship medals in 1976-77, 1979, 1981–82, 1984–91, he won 7 Connacht Senior Club Football Championship medals in 1982, 1984, 1985, 1986, 1987, 1988, 1989.
He also won 3 Sigerson Cup medals with UCD in 1977, 1978 and 1979 as captain.
In May 2020, the Irish Independent named McManus as one of the "dozens of brilliant players" who narrowly missed selection for its "Top 20 footballers in Ireland over the past 50 years".[3]
References
- ^ "McManus, Tony". Hoganstand.com. 28 June 1991. Retrieved 4 January 2011.
- ^ "Roscommon past U21 side to be honoured". Hoganstand.com. 10 July 2008. Retrieved 4 January 2011.
- ^ Breheny, Martin (30 May 2020). "Revealed: The Top 20 footballers in Ireland over the past 50 years". Irish Independent. Retrieved 30 May 2020.