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Tom Parsons (Gaelic footballer)

Tom Parsons (born 1988) is a Gaelic footballer who plays for the east Mayo club Charlestown Sarsfields. He played for the Mayo county team, until his retirement in 2021.

Tom Parsons
Personal information
Irish name Tomás Mac an Phearsúin
Sport Gaelic football
Position Midfield
Born 1988 (age 35–36)
Sligo, Ireland
Height 1.91 m (6 ft 3 in)
Club(s)
Years Club
2005–
Charlestown Sarsfields
Inter-county(ies)
Years County
2008–2021
Mayo
Inter-county titles
Connacht titles 2

Parsons midfielder of note at the beginning of his county career.[1] He broke onto the Mayo senior team in 2008, giving what was described as an 'inspirational' display against his native Sligo in the Connacht Senior Football Championship semi-final. He also performed well against eventual winners Galway in the Connacht final.[2] Mayo were knocked out of the championship by Tyrone in the last round of the qualifiers.[3]

Parsons also played for the Mayo side that the 2008 All-Ireland Under-21 Football Championship semi-final in 2008.[4]

He was selected as part of the Ireland squad to play in the 2008 International Rules Series against Australia.[5] some speculation that Parsons might consider signing a contract with an Australian Football League club, but he said that he had no interest in playing Australian rules.[6]

Parsons was recalled to the Mayo senior team in 2020, dislocated his knee and ruptured ligaments and torn calf and hamstring in the 2018 Connacht Senior Football Championship match against Galway.[7] He announced his retirement from inter-county football in January 2021, shortly after his teammates David Clarke and Donal Vaughan.[8]

Honours edit

References edit

  1. ^ "County guides: Connacht". Retrieved 17 May 2020.
  2. ^ "Brilliant Joyce lightsup Galway". independent. Retrieved 17 May 2020.
  3. ^ O'Rourke, Steve. "A look back at Tyrone and Mayo's previous All-Ireland football encounters". The42. from the original on 21 December 2015. Retrieved 17 May 2020.
  4. ^ "Late Walsh point halts Mayo rally to see Kingdom home". Independent.ie. Retrieved 17 May 2020.
  5. ^ "Parsons reflects on amazing journey - HoganStand".
  6. ^ "Parsons rules out AFL move". HoganStand.ie. Retrieved 17 May 2020.
  7. ^ "The second coming of Tom Parsons and Paul Conroy". Retrieved 17 May 2020.
  8. ^ Dollery, Pail (5 January 2021). "Tom Parsons becomes latest Mayo player to announce inter-county retirement". The 42. Retrieved 5 January 2021.

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