Tony Davis (Gaelic footballer)

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**Tony Davis**
Personal information
Sport	Gaelic football
Irish Name	Antoine Dáibhis
Full name	Anthony Davis
Date of Birth	29 November 1964
Place of birth	Skibbereen, County Cork
Nickname(s)	Tony
Club information
Club	O'Donovan Rossa
Position	Left wing-back
Club(s)*
Club	Years	Apps (scores)

Inter County
County	Cork
Position	Left wing-back
Inter County(ies)**
County	Years	Apps (scores)
Cork	1985-1993
Inter County Titles
Munster Titles	4
All-Ireland	1
All-Stars	1
* club appearances and scores correct as of . **Inter County team apps and scores correct as of .

Anthony 'Tony' Davis (born 29 November 1964) is a former Irish sportsperson. He played senior football with Cork in the 1980s and 1990s.

1 Early & private life
2 Playing career
3 Retirement

[edit] Early & private life

Anthony Davis was born in Skibbereen, County Cork in 1964. He was educated locally at St. Patrick's National School where his interest in Gaelic football began. He later attended St. Fachtna's De La Salle secondary school where he tasted his first major football success, winning both Cork and Munster Colleges’ titles. Davis subsequently became a member of An Garda Síochána and is currently based at Anglesea Street Garda station in Cork. One of Davis's Garda colleagues is the Cork hurler Jerry O'Connor.

[edit] Playing career

[edit] Club

Davis played his club football with the O'Donovan Rossa club in Skibbereen. He had much success at underage level, as well as winning a Cork SFC medal in 1993 – the very first time that the side had won the county title. This win was later converted into a Munster club football title and an All-Ireland club football title.

[edit] Minor, Under-21 & Junior

Davis was still in secondary school when he first started playing football for the Cork minor team. In 1981 he had his first inter-county success when he captured his first All-Ireland medal with the minor team. Three years later in 1984 Davis had a very successful year. He won an All-Ireland title with the Cork under-21 team before winning an All-Ireland medal with the Cork junior football team following a defeat of Warwickshire in Coventry. In 1985 he captained Cork to a second consecutive All-Ireland title at under-21 level.

[edit] Senior

Davis made his senior inter-county debut in a National Football League game against Meath in 1985. He quickly became a regular on the team and won his first Munster title in 1987. Cork later played Meath in the All-Ireland final, however, Davis’s side were beaten on the day. In 1988 he captured his second Munster medal, however, Cork were once again beaten by Meath in a controversial All-Ireland final replay. 1989 began well for Davis and for Cork. He won his first and only National Football League medal before later adding a third Munster medal to his collection. Cork reached the All-Ireland final once again, however, this time they were victorious against Mayo with Davis winning his first senior All-Ireland medal. Davis was honoured by being presented with an All-Star award. In 1990 Cork captured another Munster and a second consecutive All-Ireland medal, however, Davis missed both games.

Three years later in 1993 he won his fourth Munster medal along with his brother Don, who was also a member of the team. In the All-Ireland final Cork played Derry, however, Davis was wrongfully sent off and Derry subsequently won the game. Davis retired from inter-county football shortly after.

[edit] Retirement

In retirement Davis has maintained a strong interest in Gaelic football. He is involved with coaching the Douglas underage teams in Cork. Davis is also a regular contributor on RTÉ’s The Sunday Game.

	Cork - All-Ireland Football Champions 1989
1 J. Kerins \| 2 N. Cahalane \| 3 S. O'Brien \| 4 J. Kerrigan \| 5 M. Slocum \| 6 C. Counihan \| 7 T. Davis \| 8 T. McCarthy \| 9 S. Fahy \| 10 D. Barry \| 11 L. Tompkins \| 12 B. Coffey \| 13 P. McGrath \| 14 D. Allen (Capt.) \| 15 J. Cleary \| Subs: D. Culloty \| J. O'Driscoll \| M. McCarthy \| Manager: B. Morgan