Tony Doran

Anthony Doran (born April 1946) is an Irish retired hurler who played as a full-forward for the Wexford senior team.

Doran won an All-Ireland title both for his county and club.

Born in Boolavogue, County Wexford, Doran first arrived on the inter-county scene at the age of seventeen when he first linked up with the Wexford minor team, before later joining the under-21 side.

Doran joined the Wexford minor hurling team as a seventeen-year-old in 1963.

He won a Leinster medal that year following a high-scoring 6–10 to 6–8 defeat of nine-in-a-row chasing Kilkenny team.

The subsequent All-Ireland decider against Limerick was also a high-scoring affair, however, 6–12 to 5–9 victory gave Doran an All-Ireland medal.

He joined the senior panel during the 1964–65 National League.

Doran went on to play a key part for the team over the next two decades, and won one All-Ireland medal, four Leinster medals and two National Hurling League medals.

He was an All-Ireland runner-up on three occasions.

As a member of the Leinster inter-provincial team on a number of occasions, Doran won seven Railway Cup medals.

At club level he is a one-time All-Ireland medallist with Buffer's Alley.

In addition to this he also won three Leinster medals and twelve championship medals in a career that spanned thirty years.

Doran's career tally of 41 goals and 57 points marks him out as Wexford's second highest championship scorer of all-time.

Throughout his inter-county career, Doran made 40 championship appearances for Wexford.

Two years later in 1965 Doran was a key member of the Wexford under-21 team.

A 7–9 to 1–5 trouncing of Dublin gave him his first Leinster medal in that grade.

In 1968 Doran won his first championship medal following a defeat of Faythe Harriers.

It was the club's first ever championship title.

After surrendering their championship crown in 1969, Buffer's Alley reclaimed the title in 1970.

It was Doran's second championship medal.

Buffer's Alley quickly became one of the dominant forces in club hurling in Wexford.

After a defeat in the championship decider in 1973, the club went on to claim back-to-back titles in 1975 and 1976.

After a period of uncertainty Buffer's Alley bounced back in 1982 to begin a remarkable run of success.

Defeats of Oulart-the Ballagh, St. Martin's and Faythe Harriers (twice) secured four successive championships.

These wins brought Doran's medal tally to an impressive eight.

The last of these victories was converted into provincial success, with Doran collecting a Leinster medal following a 3–9 to 0–7 defeat of Kinnitty.

His retirement came following the conclusion of the 1984 championship.

His brother, Colm, also enjoyed a lengthy career with Wexford.

Buffer's Alley later faced Kilruane MacDonaghs in the All-Ireland decider on 16 March 1986.

A close game developed, however, five rallying points from Jim Williams helped Kilruane to a narrow 1–15 to 2–10 victory.

Doran won a ninth championship medal in 1988 as Buffer's Alley put a halt to Rathnure's quest for a third successive title.

He later collected a second Leinster medal as Ballyhale Shamrocks were defeated by 1–12 to 1–9.

O'Donovan Rossa provided the opposition in the subsequent All-Ireland final on 17 March 1989.

Rossa's five-point lead was hauled back with a Séamus O'Leary goal while Henry Butler was the hero in goal.

A 2–12 to 0–12 victory gave 42-year-old Doran an All-Ireland Senior Club Hurling Championship medal.

A tenth championship medal was collected by Doran in 1989, before later claiming his eleventh and twelfth titles with back-to-back victories in 1991 and 1992.

The latter victory was later converted into a third Leinster medal following a 2–13 t 0–13 defeat of St. Rynagh's.

Doran retired from club hurling in 1993 following a junior championship final.

Doran has been voted on to teams made up of the sport's greats, and was chosen at full-forward on the All-Ireland club hurling silver jubilee team in 1996, before later claiming the same position on a specially-chosen greatest ever Wexford side in 2002.

Doran began his club career playing at underage levels with Moonageer-Boolavogue, before later joining the Buffer's Alley in the late sixties.