Tom Neville (hurler)

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Tom Neville
Personal information
Irish name	Tomás Ó Nia
Sport	Hurling
Position	Left corner-back
Born	1939 Fethard-on-Sea, County Wexford, Ireland
Height	5 ft 11 in (1.80 m)
Club(s)
Years	Club
	Geraldine O'Hanrahan's
Club titles
Wexford titles	1
Inter-county(ies)
Years	County	Apps (scores)
1960-1972	Wexford	27 (0-00)
Inter-county titles
Leinster titles	5
All-Irelands	2
NHL	1
All Stars	0

Thomas "Tom" Neville (born 1939) is an Irish retired hurler who played as a right corner-back for the Wexford senior team.^[1]

Born in Fethard-on-Sea, County Wexford, Neville first excelled at hurling in his youth. He made his senior debut for the Wexford senior team during the 1960 championship. Neville went on to play a key part for Wexford during a successful era for the county, and won two All-Ireland medals, five Leinster medals and one National Hurling League medal. He was an All-Ireland runner-up on three occasions.

As a member of the Leinster inter-provincial team on a number of occasions, Neville won three Railway Cup medals. At club level he won one championship medal with Geraldine O'Hanrahan's.

Throughout his career Neville made 27 championship appearances. His retirement came following Wexford's defeat by Kilkenny in the 1972 championship.

Neville is widely regarded as one Wexford's greatest-ever players.^[2]^[3]

Honours

Team

Geraldine O'Hanrahan's

Wexford Senior Hurling Championship (1): 1966

Kilkenny

All-Ireland Senior Hurling Championship (2): 1960, 1968
Leinster Senior Hurling Championship (5): 1960, 1962, 1965, 1968, 1970
National Hurling League (1): 1966-67

Leinster

Railway Cup (3): 1964, 1965, 1967

References

↑ McGough, Leo (3 March 2010). "Tom spread helmet gospel". Wexford People. Retrieved 27 December 2013.
↑ Furlong, Brendan (8 January 2010). "125 Greatest Wexford Hurlers". Enniscorthy Guardian. Retrieved 27 December 2013.
↑ "Greatest Wexford hurling team named". Hogan Stand website. 11 January 2002. Retrieved 27 December 2013.

Sporting positions
Preceded by Pat Nolan	Wexford Senior Hurling Captain 1965	Succeeded by

Tom Neville navigation boxes

Wexford – 1956 All-Ireland Senior Hurling Champions (3rd title)

1 A. Foley 2 Bobby Rackard 3 N. O'Donnell 4 M. Morrissey 5 J. English (c) 6 Billy Rackard 7 J. Morrissey 8 S. Hearne 9 N. Wheeler 10 Padge Kehoe 11 M. Codd 12 T. Flood 13 T. Ryan 14 N. Rackard 15 T. Dixon Subs not used 16 M. O'Hanlon 17 Paddy Kehoe 18 T. Bolger 19 T. Morrissey 20 P. Nolan

Wexford – 1960 All-Ireland Senior Hurling Champions (4th title)

1 P. Nolan 2 J. Mitchell 3 N. O'Donnell (c) 4 T. Neville 5 J. English 6 Billy Rackard 7 J. Nolan 8 N. Wheeler 9 J. Morrissey 10 J. O'Brien 11 P. Kehoe 12 S. Quaid 13 O. McGrath 14 J. Harding 15 T. Flood Subs used S. Power M. Morrissey J. Kennedy

Wexford – 1962 All-Ireland Senior Hurling Championship runners-up

1 P. Nolan 3 T. Neville 3 N. O'Donnell 4 N. Colfer 5 Jim English 6 B. Rackard (c) 7 J. Nolan 8 P. Wilson 9 M. Lyng 10 J. O'Brien 11 P. Kehoe 12 P. Lynch 13 O. McGrath 14 N. Wheeler 15 T. Flood Subs 16 M. Bergin 17 J. Mitchell 18 J. Kennedy 19 Joe English 20 H. Doyle

Wexford – 1965 All-Ireland Senior Hurling Championship runners-up

1 P. Nolan 2 W. O'Neill 3 D. Quigley 4 N. Colfer 5 V. Staples 6 T. Neville (c) 7 W. Murphy 8 P. Wilson 9 M. Byrne 10 J. O'Brien 11 J. Nolan 12 D. Shannon 13 P. Quigley 14 M. Codd 15 J. Foley Subs used 21 N. Wheeler for J. Nolan 22 O. McGrath for P. Quigley Subs not used 16 J. Murphy 17 M. Browne 18 L. Butler 19 A. Butler 20 C. Dowdall

Wexford – 1968 All-Ireland Senior Hurling Champions (5th title)

Sub used: 19 J. Quigley for S. Whelan

Subs not used: 16 P. Nolan (New Ross); 17 T. O'Connor; 18 M. Jacob; 20 M. Kinsella; 21 S. Barron; 22 N. Buggy; 23 M. Browne; 24 J. Furlong

Manager: P. Kehoe
Selector: N. Rackard
Trainer: N. Power

Wexford – 1970 All-Ireland Senior Hurling Championship runners-up

Subs used: 19 T. Byrne for M. Butler; 26 J. Russell for T. Neville

Subs not used: 17 P. Nolan (New Ross); 18 A. Somers; 20 C. Kehoe; 21 D. Fortune; 22 E. Murphy; 23 P. Sinnott; 24 E. Cousins; 25 L. Bennett

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