Thomas Naughton (born 1952) is an Irish former

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er who played for the

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club and at inter-county level with the

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. He later served as a selector and

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Playing career

Naughton first played

at juvenile and underage levels with the

club. He eventually progressed to the club's senior team and claimed three Galway SFC titles in 1982, 1985 and 1987. Naughton first appeared on the inter-county scene for

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as a member of the minor team. He was an unused substitute when the minor team beat Kerry in the 1970 All-Ireland minor final replay. He progressed to the under-21 team and won an All-Ireland U21 medal in 1972. Naughton joined the

in 1973 and won the first of eight Connacht SFC medals in his debut season. He also made the first of three unsuccessful All-Ireland final appearances that year, losing to

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before losing to

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in 1974 and 1983. Naughton's only senior national title was a

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title in 1981. He also earned selection to the

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team in the

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and was named on the

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team in 1974.

Managerial career

In retirement from playing, Naughton became involved in team management and coaching. He was appointed manager of the Galway minor team in advance of the 1993 All-Ireland MFC, however, his tenure was short-lived after he received a two-year suspension after a controversial game against

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. Naughton later served under team manager Joe Kernan as a selector with the Galway senior team.

Honours

;Annaghdown *

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: 1982, 1985, 1987 ;Galway *

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1984 Events January * January 1 – The Bornean Sultanate of Brunei gains full independence from the United Kingdom, having become a British protectorate in 1888. * January 7 – Brunei becomes the sixth member of the Association of Southeas ...

1986 The year 1986 was designated as the International Year of Peace by the United Nations. Events January * January 1 ** Aruba gains increased autonomy from the Netherlands by separating from the Netherlands Antilles. ** Spain and Portugal en ...

1987 Events January * January 1 – Bolivia reintroduces the Boliviano currency. * January 2 – Chadian–Libyan conflict – Battle of Fada: The Military of Chad, Chadian army destroys a Libyan armoured brigade. * January 3 – Afghan leader ...

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: 1980–81 *

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1972 Within the context of Coordinated Universal Time (UTC) it was the longest year ever, as two leap seconds were added during this 366-day year, an event which has not since been repeated. (If its start and end are defined using Solar time, ...

* Connacht Under-21 Football Championship:

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* Connacht Minor Football Championship:

References

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