Anthony Tohill

Anthony Tohill (born 2 August 1971) is an Irish former Gaelic footballer who played for the Derry county team in the 1990s and early 2000s.

He is a former chief executive of the Mid Ulster District Council.

Early life and family Tohill was born in Swatragh, a son of Hugh and Eileen Tohill. He has three brothers and four sisters. His brother, Hugh Martin Tohill, was also on the panel of Derry's 1993 All-Ireland winning team. His sister, Aileen, has had a very successful camogie career with Swatragh and Derry and is the Ulster GAA Council Lifestyle & Wellbeing Manager.

Tohill attended St John's Primary School in the village. His son, Anton, played one game of Australian rules football for Collingwood in the Australian Football League in 2021.

Career Inter-county Tohill was an "outstanding minor" He added a second Ulster Championship medal in 1998, before losing out to Galway in the All-Ireland semi-final. Tohill captained Derry to another National League title in 2000 and received his fourth All-Star that year. At that stage he had received more All Star nominations that any other Ulster player ever. Tohill won Footballer of the Year at the 2000 Ulster GAA Writer's Association Awards. Tohill had another good season in 2001, when Derry reached the All-Ireland semi-final and his omission from the All Star nominations list caused great shock. He exited the county scene in 2003.

Club Tohill played a major role in Swatragh's run to the 1993 Derry Championship final. The game was played on Saint Stephen's Day in the snow at Glenullin. Lavey narrowly defeated the Swatragh side. Tohill was top scorer in the 1993 Derry Championship with 2–26 (32 points). Prior to this he was part of Swatragh's first ever Derry Minor Championship winning side in 1988. He was also part of the 1993 Queen's University Belfast team that won the Sigerson Cup. He was top scorer in the final with 0–06. He also won Railway Cup medals with Ulster.

Australian rules football After leaving school and All-Ireland Minor and Hogan Cup success, Tohill was head-hunted by the Melbourne Demons He would sometimes return home to play Gaelic football while there. He made eight appearances for his country. In 2001, he captained Ireland in their victorious tour of Australia. He has since moved into the backrooms of the international setup, under manager Seán Boylan. He was part of the 2006 backroom team, and with fellow selector, Eoin Liston, took charge of the training sessions.

Soccer Tohill played association football for Derry City, and Manchester United Reserves, during a two-week trial at the club in 1995.

Honours County All-Ireland Senior Football Championship – Winner (1): 1993 All-Ireland Minor Football Championship – Winner (1): 1989 National Football League – Winner (4): 1992, 1995, 1996, 2000 National Football League – Runner up: 1998 Ulster Senior Football Championship – Winner (2): 1993, 1998 Ulster Senior Football Championship – Runner up: 1992, 1997, 2000 Ulster Minor Football Championship – Winner (1): 1989

Club Derry Senior Football Championship – Runner up: 1993 Derry Minor Football Championship – Winner (1): 1988

Province Railway Cup – Winner (6?): 1992, 1993, 1994, 1995, 1998, 2000

College Sigerson Cup – Winner (1): 1993 Sigerson Cup – Runner up: 1992?, 1994? Ryan Cup – Winner (1): 1992? Hogan Cup – Winner (1/2?): 1989, 1990? MacRory Cup – Winner (1/2?): 1989, 1990?

Individual All Star – Winner (4): 1992, 1993, 1995, 2000 All Star – Nominated (runner up): 1996, 1997, 1999, more? Irish News Ulster All Stars Team of the Decade (1995–2004) – Winner Irish News Ulster GAA All-Star – Winner (5): 1995, 1997, 1999, 2000, 2001 Derry Senior football captain In May 2020, the Irish Independent named Tohill as one of the "dozens of brilliant players" who narrowly missed selection for its "Top 20 footballers in Ireland over the past 50 years".

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