Anton O'Toole

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**Anton O'Toole**
Personal information
Sport	Gaelic football
Irish Name	Antóin Ó Tuathail
Place of birth	Dublin, Ireland
Club information
Club	Synge Street
Position	Forward
Club(s)*
Club	Years	Apps (scores)
Synge Street	?-?
Inter County
County	Dublin
Position	Forward
Inter County(ies)**
County	Years	Apps (scores)
Dublin	?-?
Inter County Titles
Leinster Titles	8
* club appearances and scores correct as of (20:30, 18 August 2006 (UTC)). **Inter County team apps and scores correct as of (20:30, 18 August 2006 (UTC)).

Anton O'Toole is a former all star and all-Ireland senior football championship winner with Dublin. He formerly worked in the IT Department at Guinness Breweries (now Diageo)o in Dublin.

[edit] Playing career

Anton won a hat trick of all stars for Dublin in 1975, 1976 and in 1977.

He won an amazing four all-Ireland senior football medals with Dublin. He won his first title in 1974 against Galway in a final that finished on a scoreline of 0-14 to 1-6. His second title was won in 1976 when Dublin beat rivals Kerry by seven points in a game that finished on a scoreline of 3-8 to 0-10. Anton's third title was achieved the following year when Dublin trounced Armagh in a game that finished on a scoreline of 5-12 to 3-6. After six years he finally lifted won his fourth all-Ireland medal against Galway in a repeat of his first title in 1974. Dublin defeated Galway by a scoreline of 1-10 to 1-8. During the period in which O'Toole played for Dublin, he won eight Leinster Senior Football Championship medals.

O'Toole also won two National football league medals with Dublin in 1976 and again in 1978.

	All-Ireland Winning Team 1983
1 J. O'Leary\| 2 M. Holden\| 3 G. Hargan\| 4 R. Hazley\| 5 P. Canavan\| 6 T. Drumm\| 7 P.J. Buckley\| 8 J. Ronayne\| 9 B. Mullins\| 10 B. Rock\| 11 T. Conroy\| 12 K. Duff\| 13 J. Caffrey\| 14 A. O’Toole\| 15 J. McNally\| Subs: J. Kearns, K. Maher. Manager: (Team as of September 1983 versus Galway)

	Dublin - All-Ireland Football Champions 1977 (20th title)
1 P. Cullen \| 2 G. O'Driscoll \| 3 S. Doherty;\| 4 R. Kelleher \| 5 T. Drumm \| 6 K. Moran \| 7 P. O'Neill \| 8 B. Mullins \| 9 B. Brogan \| 10 A. O'Toole \| 11 T. Hanahoe (Capt.) \| 12 D. Hickey \| 13 B. Doyle \| 14 J. Keaveney \| 15 J. McCarthy \| Subs: P. Reilly \| A. Larkin \| J. Brogan Manager: T. Hanahoe

	Dublin - All-Ireland Football Champions 1976 (19th title)
1 P. Cullen \| 2 G. O'Driscoll \| 3 S. Doherty;\| 4 R. Kelleher \| 5 T. Drumm \| 6 K. Moran \| 7 P. O'Neill \| 8 B. Mullins \| 9 B. Brogan \| 10 A. O'Toole \| 11 T. Hanahoe (Capt.) \| 12 D. Hickey \| 13 B. Doyle \| 14 J. Keaveney \| 15 J. McCarthy \| Subs: F. Ryder \| P. Gogarty \| Manager: Kevin Heffernan