Tony Sheppard
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Irish name | Antóin Mac Aoire | ||
| Sport | Hurling | ||
| Position | Goalkeeper | ||
| Born |
1956 Cloughjordan, County Tipperary, Ireland | ||
| Nickname | Skinny | ||
| Occupation | Insurance rep | ||
| Club(s) | |||
| Years | Club | ||
1975-1990 | Kilruane MacDonaghs | ||
| Club titles | |||
| Tipperary titles | 4 | ||
| Munster titles | 1 | ||
| All-Ireland Titles | 1 | ||
| Inter-county(ies) | |||
| Years | County | Apps (scores) | |
1978-1987 | Tipperary | 1 (0-00) | |
| Inter-county titles | |||
| Munster titles | 1 | ||
| All-Irelands | 0 | ||
| NHL | 1 | ||
| All Stars | 0 | ||
Anthony Sheppard (born 1956) is an Irish former hurler. At club level he played with Kilruane MacDonaghs and was also a member of the Tipperary senior hurling team.
Career
[edit]Sheppard first played Gaelic football and hurling at juvenile and underage levels with the Kilruane MacDonaghs.[1] After winning numerous divisional titles in the minor and under-21 grades, he progressed onto the club's respective senior teams and won a combined total of 12 North Tipperary titles across both codes between 1976 and 1990. He captained Kilruane MacDonaghs to the All-Ireland Club Championship title in 1986, having earlier won four Tipperary SHC titles.[2][3]
Sheppard first lined out at inter-county level as a forward on the Tipperary minor hurling team during the 1974 Munster MHC campaign. He later spent two seasons with the under-21 team. Sheppard first played with the senior team during their successful 1978-79 National League campaign. He made his only championship appearance when he captained the team in 1986.[4] Sheppard was a non-playing substitute when Tipperary beat Cork in the 1987 Munster final replay.
Honours
[edit]- Kilruane MacDonaghs
- All-Ireland Senior Club Hurling Championship: 1986 (c)
- Munster Senior Club Hurling Championship: 1985 (c)
- Tipperary Senior Hurling Championship: 1977, 1978, 1979, 1985 (c)
- North Tipperary Senior Hurling Championship: 1977, 1978, 1979, 1985 (c), 1986 (c), 1987, 1990
- North Tipperary Senior Football Championship: 1976, 1977, 1978, 1979, 1981
- Tipperary
References
[edit]- ^ "The proud and rich tradition of Kilruane MacDonaghs". Tipp FM website. 5 June 2020. Retrieved 12 March 2022.
- ^ "Senior Hurling (Club)". Munster GAA website. Retrieved 12 March 2022.
- ^ "Kilruane". New Ross Standard. 20 March 2004. Retrieved 12 March 2022.
- ^ "Tipperary teams: 1980-1989". Premier View website. Retrieved 12 March 2022.