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Timmy Stapleton
Personal information
Irish name	Tadhg Mac an Ghaill
Sport	Hurling
Position	Full-back
Born	1957 Borrisoleigh, County Tipperary, Ireland
Height	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)
Occupation	Sales rep
Club(s)
Years	Club
	Borris–Ileigh
Club titles
Tipperary titles	3
Munster titles	1
All-Ireland Titles	1
Inter-county(ies)
Years	County	Apps (scores)
1980-1983	Tipperary	1 (0-00)
Inter-county titles
Munster titles	0
All-Irelands	0
NHL	0
All Stars	0

Timothy Stapleton (born 1957) is an Irish former hurler. At club level he played with Borris–Ileigh and was also a member of the Tipperary senior hurling team.

Career

Stapleton first played hurling as a schoolboy at Templemore Vocational School while also lining out at juvenile and underage levels with the Borris–Ileigh club. His career with the club's senior team spanned three decades, during which time he won four North Tipperary SHC titles and three Tipperary SHC titles between 1976 and 1988. He was at full-back of the Borris–Ileigh team that beat Rathnure in the 1987 All-Ireland club final.^[1]^[2]

Stapleton first played for Tipperary during a two-year tenure at minor level. He progressed to the under-21 team and was an unused substitute when Tipperary were beaten by Galway in the 1978 All-Ireland under-21 final.^[3] Stapleton was drafted onto the senior team's extended panel in 1980 and served as team captain in 1982.^[4]

Honours

Borris–Ileigh

All-Ireland Senior Club Hurling Championship: 1987
Munster Senior Club Hurling Championship: 1986
Tipperary Senior Hurling Championship: 1981, 1983, 1986
North Tipperary Senior Hurling Championship: 1976, 1981, 1983, 1988

Tipperary

Munster Under-21 Hurling Championship: 1978

References

^ "Borris' 1987 captain hoping to hand over mantle". The Nenagh Guardian. 16 January 2020. Retrieved 12 March 2022.
^ ""We definitely didn't appreciate the extent of what we achieved at the time" - says Borris' 1987 captain Mick Ryan". Tipperary Live. 16 January 2020. Retrieved 12 March 2022.
^ "Under 21 hurling". Munster GAA website. Retrieved 12 March 2022.
^ "Tipperary teams: 1980-1989". Premier View website. Retrieved 12 March 2022.

External links

Timmy Stapleton player profile

Mick Ryan navigation boxes

Sporting positions
Preceded by Peadar Quealy	Tipperary senior hurling team captain 1982	Succeeded by Liam Bergin

Tipperary - 1978 All-Ireland Under-21 Hurling Championship runners-up

Subs used: E. Hogan; K. Fox; J. Minogue

Subs not used: M. Murphy; J. Burke; P. O'Neill; J. Stone; J. Hannigan; T. Slattery; J. Cunningham; P. J. Maxwell; T. Stapleton; T. Doran; J. Ryan; J. Ryan

v t e Borris–Ileigh – 1987 All-Ireland Senior Club Hurling Champions (1st title)
1 N. Ryan 2 F. Spillane 3 T. Stapleton 4 M. Ryan (c) 5 R. Stakelum 6 G. Stapleton 7 B. Ryan 8 T. Ryan 9 F. Collins 10 C. Stakelum 11 N. O'Dwyer 12 J. McGrath 13 M. Cowan 14 P. Kenny 15 A. Ryan Subs used B. Kenny for T. Ryan Coach P. Doyle Selectors J. McGrath R. Kinnane T. O'Dwyer

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