Anthony Thompson (Gaelic footballer)

Anthony Thompson
Personal information
Irish name Antoin Mac Thomáis[1]
Sport Gaelic football
Position Left half back
Born (1986-07-24) 24 July 1986 (age 38)
County Donegal
Height 6 ft 0[2] in (1.83 m)
Occupation Student[2]
Club(s)
Years Club
?–
 Naomh Conaill
Club titles
Donegal titles 7
Inter-county(ies)
Years County
2006–2018
 Donegal
Inter-county titles
Ulster titles 4
All-Irelands 1
NFL 1
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Anthony Thompson is an Irish Gaelic footballer who plays for Naomh Conaill and, formerly, the Donegal county team. He is a wing back.[3]

First called up to play for the Donegal senior team ahead of the 2006 season by manager Brian McIver, Thompson won one All-Ireland Senior Football Championship (SFC) title, four Ulster Senior Football Championship titles and a National Football League title while playing for his county (won under the management of McIver, Jim McGuinness and Declan Bonner respectively). As of 2023, he had amassed seven Donegal Senior Football Championship titles while playing with his club.

  1. ^ "Countdown to Croker: Donegal name 'team' for All-Ireland final". 20 September 2014. Retrieved 20 September 2014.
  2. ^ a b "Player profiles: Anthony Thompson". Archived from the original on 27 May 2013. Retrieved 27 May 2013.
  3. ^ "Thompson set to miss Cork game". Donegal Democrat. 14 March 2013. Retrieved 14 March 2013. Wing-back Anthony Thompson looks set to miss Donegal's crunch Division One Allianz League clash with Cork in Pairc Ui Rinn on Saturday. (Throw-in 5 pm)