Tommy Naughton

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**Tommy Naughton**
Personal information
Sport	Hurling
Place of birth	Dublin,Ireland
Inter County Management
County		Years
Dublin		2005-Present
Achievements
County	All Ireland	Province	League
Dublin	0	0	0

Tommy Naughton is the current manager of the Dublin Senior Hurling team and the former Under 21 hurling manager for Dublin. He had also previously been a selector with the senior hurling team.[1] Naughton has Andy Cunningham, Mick O'Riordan and Damien Byrne as his management team for Dublin.

[edit] 2006

After being appointed manager in late 2005, Naughton guided Dublin to the 2006 Division 2 National Hurling League. This title win, insured Dublin a place in Division One for 2007. The Liam McCarthy Cup proved a difficult period for Naughton as his team failed to win a game in the competition until the relegation match against Westmeath. Dublin managed to retain their McCarthy Cup status for the 2007 season while Westmeath will play in the Christy Ring Cup for 2007.[2]

[edit] 2007

Naughton's 2007 season opened with a draw against Kilkenny in the 2007 National Hurling League.[3] Naughton's Dublin kept their momentum by going on to defeat Galway in Parnell Park which his team in fourth position with one game in hand.[4] Dublin then went on to continue there unbeaten run in the National Hurling League by defeating Limerick. This latest victory has left Naughtons Dublin side in third position in the league with a game in hand over Antrim.[5]

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	Dublin Senior Hurling Team
1 G. Maguire \| 2 P. Brennan \| 3 S Hiney \| 4 T Brady \| 5 M. Carton \| 6 R. Fallon \| 7 D. O'Reilly \| 8 J. Boland \| 9 G. O'Meara \| 10 T. Moore \| 11 D. Qualter \| 12 K. O'Reilly \| 13 J. Kelly \| 14 P. O'Driscoll \| 15 K. Flynn \| Subs: G Bennett for Brennan (10 mins), K Dunne (0-2) for Moore (half-time), P. Carton for Qualter (45), A. De Paor for O'Meara (50). Manager: T. Naughton (Team as of March 25, 2007 versus Limerick)