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Tony Folan

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Tony Folan
Folan with Brentford
Personal information
Full name Anthony Stephen Folan[1]
Date of birth (1978-09-18) 18 September 1978 (age 48)
Place of birth Lewisham, England
Height 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in)[2]
Position Midfielder
Youth career
Galway Hibernians
1994–1997 Crystal Palace
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1997–1998 Crystal Palace 1 (0)
1998–2001 Brentford 68 (9)
2001–2002 Bohemians
2002–2004 Galway United
Galway Hibernians
International career
1996–1997 Republic of Ireland U18 3 (0)
1997–1999 Republic of Ireland U21 6 (0)
* Club domestic league appearances and goals

Anthony Stephen Folan (born 18 September 1978) is a former professional footballer who played as a midfielder for Brentford and Crystal Palace. Born in England, he represented Republic of Ireland at age-group level.

Club career

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Crystal Palace

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Folan was born in Lewisham, England.[2] Growing up in Galway, he was a classmate of Colin Hawkins at St. Joseph's Patrician College and played youth football at Galway Hibernians.[3] At the age of 14, he signed schoolboy terms at Crystal Palace.[4] He made steady progress through the ranks at the club, signing a professional contract in 1995 and appearing in the 1997 FA Youth Cup final against Leeds United.[4][5] With Palace's relegation from the Premiership already confirmed,[6] Folan made his first team debut in the final match of the 1997–98 season against Sheffield Wednesday, when he replaced Saša Ćurčić after 75 minutes.[7] Early in the 1998–99 season, he started in the first leg of Palace's Intertoto Cup third round match against Samsunspor, but was replaced by Simon Rodger after 63 minutes.[8] Folan subsequently injured his groin and was out for six weeks after undergoing surgery. He turned down the offer of a contract extension from new manager Terry Venables and departed Selhurst Park in September 1998.[2]

Brentford

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Folan dropped down two divisions to sign for Third Division club Brentford for a £110,000 fee on 22 September 1998.[9] He enjoyed a solid first season, making 35 appearances, scoring six goals and being awarded a Third Division winner's medal as Brentford dramatically beat Cambridge United on the last day of the 1998–99 season.[10][11] A broken foot kept Folan out for six months of the 1999–00 season and he only made 12 appearances.[12] He managed 23 appearances and two goals during the 2000–01 season,[13] but missed four months of the season after being forced to undergo a cartilage operation in December 2000.[9] On 23 October 2001, Folan was made available for transfer and was released on 4 November,[14] after failing to make an appearance during the early months of the 2001–02 season.[15][16] He scored 9 goals in 70 appearances in just over three years at Griffin Park.[2]

Bohemians

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In November 2001, Folan returned to Ireland and signed for League of Ireland Premier Division club Bohemians.[17] He made his debut for Bohemian in a televised Dublin derby against Shamrock Rovers on 9 November, but he ended up on the losing side as Rovers won 1–0.[18] Within weeks, manager Pete Mahon was sacked and Folan found appearances limited.[19] He scored in a 4–1 rout of Longford Town in the second round of the League of Ireland Cup, as Bohemian progressed to the semi-finals before being knocked out by Derry City.[20]

Return to Galway

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Folan joined hometown club Galway United during the 2002 off-season and helped the club into the League of Ireland First Division play-off final in the 2002–03 season, which ended in defeat to Premier Division side Drogheda United.[21] In August 2004, Folan departed the club to join Galway & District League club Galway Hibernians, where he began his career. He won the title with he club during the 2005–06 season.

International career

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Folan appeared for the Republic Of Ireland at the 1997 UEFA European U18 Championship in Iceland, eventually losing the third place playoff to Spain.[22] He won six U21 caps as Republic Of Ireland failed to qualify for the 2000 UEFA European U21 Championship.[22]

Personal life

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Folan is the older brother of footballer Stephen Folan.[23][24]

Career statistics

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Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League FA Cup League Cup Europe Other Total
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals Apps GoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Crystal Palace 1997–98[7] Premier League 1 0 0 0 0 0 — — 1 0
1998–99[25] First Division 0 0 — 0 0 1[a] 0 — 1 0
Total 100 00 0 1 0— 20
Brentford 1998–99[10] Third Division 30 4 3 2 1 0 — 1[b] 0 35 6
1999–00[12] Second Division 9 1 1 0 2 0 — 0 0 12 1
2000–01[13] Second Division 21 2 0 0 2 0 — 0 0 23 2
Total 6074 25 0 — 10709
Career total 6174250 1 020729
  1. ↑ Appearance in Intertoto Cup
  2. ↑ Appearance in Football League Trophy

Honours

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Brentford

Galway Hibernians

References

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  1. ↑ "Tony Folan". Barry Hugman's Footballers. Archived from the original on 8 June 2024. Retrieved 17 March 2016.
  2. 1 2 3 4 Tony Folan at Soccerbase Edit this at Wikidata
  3. ↑ "Galway Independent – Galway Hibernians AFC 1942". galwayindependent.com. Archived from the original on 3 November 2013. Retrieved 15 June 2015.
  4. 1 2 Croxford, Mark; Lane, David; Waterman, Greville (2013). The Big Brentford Book Of The Nineties. Sunbury, Middlesex: Legends Publishing. p. 433. ISBN 9781906796723.
  5. ↑ "Greatest Leeds United Games". Retrieved 11 October 2018.
  6. ↑ "Crystal Palace results for the 1997–1998 season". Statto.com. Archived from the original on 4 March 2016. Retrieved 13 April 2020.
  7. 1 2 "Games played by Tony Folan in 1997/1998". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 11 April 2016.
  8. ↑ "Crystal Palace – Samsunspor 0:2 (UI-Cup 1998/1999, 3. Round)". worldfootball.net. Retrieved 16 March 2025.
  9. 1 2 Haynes, Graham; Coumbe, Frank (2006). Timeless Bees: Brentford F.C. Who's Who 1920–2006. Harefield: Yore Publications. p. 58. ISBN 978-0955294914.
  10. 1 2 "Games played by Tony Folan in 1998/1999". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 11 April 2016.
  11. ↑ Street, Tim (21 May 2014). "Looking back: When Brentford won the title at Cambridge". getwestlondon. Retrieved 11 April 2016.
  12. 1 2 "Games played by Tony Folan in 1999/2000". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 11 April 2016.
  13. 1 2 "Games played by Tony Folan in 2000/2001". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 11 April 2016.
  14. ↑ "Tony Folan". brentfordfc.co.uk. Archived from the original on 11 October 2018. Retrieved 11 February 2018.
  15. ↑ "Games played by Tony Folan in 2001/2002". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 11 April 2016.
  16. ↑ "Tony Folan Departs". brentfordfc.co.uk. Archived from the original on 11 October 2018. Retrieved 11 February 2018.
  17. ↑ "On The Move – November 2001". ESPN.com Soccernet. Archived from the original on 20 April 2016. Retrieved 11 April 2016.
  18. ↑ "v Bohs 09/11/01". shamrockrovers.ie. Archived from the original on 12 April 2016. Retrieved 11 April 2016.
  19. ↑ "Mahon leaves Bohemians". UEFA. 4 December 2001. Retrieved 11 April 2016.
  20. ↑ "Football: Paths To The Semi-finals; Bohemians". Retrieved 15 June 2015.
  21. ↑ "Eircom League Play-off Final Special". Independent.ie. Retrieved 11 April 2016.
  22. 1 2 "Tony Folan". 11v11.com. Retrieved 15 June 2015.
  23. ↑ "Folan enjoying life with Newcastle". Galway First. Retrieved 11 October 2018.
  24. ↑ Scully, Michael (12 May 2017). "Irish player reveals touching tribute to dad before every home game". irishmirror. Retrieved 11 October 2018.
  25. ↑ Tony Folan at WorldFootball.net
  26. ↑ "Football League Third Division 1998/99". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 13 September 2026.
    "Brentford FC Player Appearances 1998/99". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 13 September 2026.
  27. ↑ "Vale vault Brentford to lift Vans trophy". BBC Sport. 22 April 2001. Retrieved 22 March 2024.
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