{{short description|Scottish footballer (born 1992)}} {{Use British English|date=August 2013}} {{Use dmy dates|date=September 2021}} {{Infobox football biography | name = Lewis Toshney | image = | caption = | fullname = | birth_date = {{birth date and age|1992|04|26|df=y}} | birth_place = Dundee, Scotland | height = | position = Right-back / Centre-back | currentclub = Dundee North End (co-manager) | clubnumber = | youthyears1 = {{0|0000}}–2011 | youthyears2 = | youthclubs1 = Celtic | youthclubs2 = | years1 = 2011–2014 | clubs1 = Celtic | caps1 = 1 | goals1 = 0 | years2 = 2012 | clubs2 = → Kilmarnock (loan) | caps2 = 12 | goals2 = 0 | years3 = 2012–2013 | clubs3 = → Dundee (loan) | caps3 = 23 | goals3 = 0 | years4 = 2014–2015 | clubs4 = Ross County | caps4 = 9 | goals4 = 0 | years5 = 2015 | clubs5 = Cowdenbeath | caps5 = 13 | goals5 = 1 | years6 = 2015–2016 | clubs6 = Raith Rovers | caps6 = 31 | goals6 = 2 | years7 = 2016–2019 | clubs7 = Dundee United | caps7 = 24 | goals7 = 0 | years8 = 2018 | clubs8 = → Arbroath (loan) | caps8 = 0 | goals8 = 0 | years9 = 2019 | clubs9 = → Brechin City (loan) | caps9 = 10 | goals9 = 1 | years10 = 2019 | clubs10 = Falkirk | caps10 = 8 | goals10 = 0 | years11 = 2020–2021 | clubs11 = Inverness Caledonian Thistle | caps11 = 3 | goals11 = 0 | years12 = 2021 | clubs12 = Edinburgh City | caps12 = 6 | goals12 = 0 | nationalyears1 = 2008 | nationalyears2 = 2011 | nationalyears3 = 2012–2013 | nationalteam1 = Scotland U17 | nationalteam2 = Scotland U19 | nationalteam3 = Scotland U21 | nationalcaps1 = 2 | nationalcaps2 = 2 | nationalcaps3 = 5 | nationalgoals1 = 0 | nationalgoals2 = 0 | nationalgoals3 = 1 | medaltemplates = | club-update = 29 November 2021 | ntupdate = 25 March 2013 | managerclubs1 = Downfield | manageryears1 = 2021 | clubs13 = Downfield | caps13 = | goals13 = | years13 = 2021–2022 | years14 = 2022– | clubs14 = Dundee North End | manageryears2 = 2022– | managerclubs2 = Dundee North End (co-manager) }}
'''Lewis Toshney''' (born 26 April 1992) is a Scottish professional footballer and coach, who is the co-manager of {{Scottish football updater|DundeeNE}} club Dundee North End. Toshney has previously played for Celtic, Ross County, Cowdenbeath, Raith Rovers, Kilmarnock, Brechin City, Dundee United, Dundee, Falkirk, Inverness Caledonian Thistle, Edinburgh City and Downfield. He represented Scotland at youth international levels up to and including the Scotland under-21 team.
==Playing career==
===Celtic=== Toshney made his debut for Celtic on 1 February 2011, coming on as a substitute for Scott Brown in a 3–0 league win over Aberdeen.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/football/scot_prem/9383749.stm |title=Aberdeen 0–3 Celtic|work=BBC Sport|publisher=BBC|date=1 February 2011}}</ref>
====Kilmarnock (loan)==== Toshney was loaned to Kilmarnock in January 2012.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/16795698|title=Celtic defender Lewis Toshney loaned to Kilmarnock|work=BBC Sport|publisher=BBC|date=30 January 2012|access-date=30 January 2012}}</ref> He made his debut on 7 February, in a 1–1 draw against Dunfermline in which he played the full 90 minutes.<ref>{{cite news | url = https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/16805428 | title = Dunfermline 1–1 Kilmarnock | publisher = BBC Sport | date = 7 February 2012 | access-date = 7 February 2012}}</ref> Four days later, Toshney made his second appearance, in a 1–1 draw with Hearts. His header from a corner was blocked on the line before Paul Heffernan put it in the back of the net.<ref>{{cite news | url = https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/16884790 | title = Kilmarnock 1–1 Hearts | publisher = BBC Sport | date = 11 February 2012 | access-date = 22 March 2012}}</ref> The next week Toshney started in his third match in a row, this time against Celtic's Old Firm rivals Rangers at Ibrox Stadium. Dean Shiels scored the only goal of the match as Kilmarnock won 1–0.<ref>{{cite news | url = https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/16994712 | title = Rangers 0–1 Kilmarnock | publisher = BBC Sport | date = 12 February 2012 | access-date = 22 March 2012}}</ref> Kilmarnock's next match was against Dundee United, and Toshney started again. However, after Liam Kelly received a red card, the match turned out badly for Kilmarnock who went on to concede four goals.<ref>{{cite news | url = https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/17023225 | title = Dundee United 4–0 Kilmarnock | publisher = BBC Sport | date = 25 February 2012 | access-date = 22 March 2012}}</ref> Toshney missed Kilmarnock's next two matches due to a groin strain. After his return, manager Kenny Shiels was unsure whether to put him back on the team because he would be ineligible for the subsequent match, which was the 2012 Scottish League Cup Final, against parent club Celtic.<ref>{{cite news | url = http://www.dailyrecord.co.uk/football/spl/kilmarnock/2012/03/07/double-boost-for-killie-as-paul-heffernan-lewis-toshney-return-from-injury-86908-23778499/ | title = Double boost for Killie as Paul Heffernan & Lewis Toshney return from injury | publisher = Daily Record | date = 7 March 2012 | access-date = 22 March 2012}}</ref> Shiels did decide to start Toshney in the match, which was a 1–1 draw against Inverness Caledonian Thistle<ref>{{cite news | url = https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/17243677 | title = Inverness 1–1 Kilmarnock | publisher = BBC Sport | date = 10 March 2012 | access-date = 22 March 2012}}</ref> Kimarnock went on to win the League Cup by beating Celtic 1–0.<ref>{{cite news | url = http://www.kilmarnockstandard.co.uk/ayrshire-news/news-east-ayrshire/2012/03/18/kilmarnock-fc-lift-cup-after-1-0-victory-against-celtic-81430-30566527/ | title = Kilmarnock FC lift cup after 1–0 victory against Celtic | publisher = Kilmarnock Standard | date = 18 March 2012 | access-date = 22 March 2012}}</ref>
====Dundee (loan)==== On 24 August 2012, Toshney signed for newly promoted Scottish Premier League side Dundee on a season-long loan.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/scotland/19372929|title=Dundee sign Celtic's Lewis Toshney on season-long loan|work=BBC Sport|publisher=BBC|date=24 August 2012|access-date=24 August 2012}}</ref> Toshney played regularly for the club that season,<ref>{{cite web|title=Lewis Toshney keen on rejoining Dundee for 2013/14 season|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/22493827|publisher=BBC Sport|access-date=15 January 2014|date=11 May 2013}}</ref> but was unable to prevent them finishing bottom and being relegated.<ref>{{cite web|title=Dundee relegated from Scottish Premier League after draw with Aberdeen|url=https://www.telegraph.co.uk/sport/football/teams/dundee/10038978/Dundee-relegated-from-Scottish-Premier-League-after-draw-with-Aberdeen.html|work=The Telegraph|access-date=15 January 2014|date=5 May 2013}}</ref> Dundee enjoyed more success in the Scottish Cup, reaching the quarter-finals where they lost narrowly to rivals Dundee Utd.<ref>{{cite web|last=Campbell|first=Andy|title=Dundee 1 Dundee Utd 2 (Scottish Cup)|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/21563760|publisher=BBC Sport|access-date=15 January 2014|date=3 March 2013}}</ref> It was during this cup run though that Toshney scored his first senior goal, Dundee's second in a 5–1 win over Morton in the fifth round.<ref>{{cite web|title=Dundee 5 Morton 1 (Scottish Cup)|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/21218466|publisher=BBC Sport|access-date=15 January 2014|date=3 February 2013}}</ref> The young defender was praised for his performances at Dens Park by new manager John Brown, who stated "This season has been a steep learning curve for him. He hadn't played a lot of senior football prior to coming here but he's more than proven he's of SPL quality. Lewis has a bright future in the game."<ref>{{cite news|last=Kennedy|first=Liam|title=Lewis Toshney can do well, says John Brown|newspaper=Evening Telegraph|url=http://www.eveningtelegraph.co.uk/sport/dundee-fc/lewis-toshney-can-do-well-says-john-brown-1.79478|publisher=eveningtelegraph.co.uk|access-date=15 January 2014|date=26 March 2013}}</ref> Toshney returned to Celtic in the summer of 2013 after his season loan at Dundee.<ref>{{cite news|last=Kennedy|first=Liam|title=Toshney: Bomber won't settle for anything less than being best|newspaper=Evening Telegraph|url=http://www.eveningtelegraph.co.uk/sport/dundee-fc/toshney-bomber-won-t-settle-for-anything-less-than-being-best-1.110483|publisher=eveningtelegraph.co.uk|access-date=15 January 2014|date=9 July 2013}}</ref>
===Ross County=== After leaving Celtic in the summer of 2014, Toshney spent time on trial at Hearts<ref>{{cite web|title=No Hearts deal for Lewis Toshney|url=http://www.scotsman.com/sport/football/latest/no-hearts-deal-for-lewis-toshney-1-3530196|publisher=The Scotsman|date=3 September 2014|access-date=28 September 2014}}</ref> and Hibs.<ref>{{cite web|title=Hibs boss still weighing up Lewis Toshney deal|url=http://www.edinburghnews.scotsman.com/sport/football/hibs/hibs-boss-still-weighing-up-lewis-toshney-deal-1-3535407|publisher=Edinburgh Evening News|last=Hardie|first=David|date=9 September 2014|access-date=28 September 2014}}</ref>
On 27 September 2014, Toshney signed for Ross County and made his debut the same day as they beat Dundee 2–1.<ref>{{cite web|title=Ross County: Lewis Toshney impact hailed after first league win|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/29396506|publisher=BBC Sport|date=27 September 2014|access-date=28 September 2014}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|title=Ross County 2–1 Dundee|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/29289909|publisher=BBC Sport|date=27 September 2014|access-date=28 September 2014}}</ref>
===Cowdenbeath=== Having been released by Ross County, Toshney signed for Cowdenbeath on 3 February 2015, signing a contract until the end of the 2014–15 season.<ref>{{cite web|title=Cowdenbeath secure Lewis Toshney deal|url=http://www.thecourier.co.uk/sport/football/championship/cowdenbeath-secure-lewis-toshney-deal-1.823281|publisher=The Courier|last=Smith|first=Craig|date=3 February 2015|access-date=11 June 2015}}</ref>
===Raith Rovers=== On 11 June 2015, Toshney signed for Raith Rovers.<ref>{{cite web|title=McKinnon Adds Further To Squad|url=http://www.raithrovers.net/19758/mckinnon-adds-further-to-squad.htm|publisher=Raith Rovers F.C.|date=11 June 2015|access-date=11 June 2015}}</ref>
===Dundee United=== Following his move to Scottish Championship rivals Dundee United, former Raith Rovers manager Ray McKinnon expressed an interest in bringing Toshney to Tannadice. Raith rejected three bids from United,<ref name="Raith bid acceptance">{{cite web |url=http://www.raithrovers.net/25438/25438.htm |title=Toshney's Tannadice Transfer |publisher=Raith Rovers FC |date=28 June 2016 |access-date=28 June 2016}}</ref> eventually accepting the fourth for an undisclosed five-figure fee.<ref name="Raith bid acceptance"/> On 28 June 2016, Toshney signed a three-year contract with Dundee United.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://dufc.co/news/toshney-is-a-terror/ |title=Toshney is a Terror |publisher=Dundee United FC |date=28 June 2016 |access-date=28 June 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161013162906/http://dufc.co/news/toshney-is-a-terror/ |archive-date=13 October 2016 |url-status=usurped }}</ref>
Toshney suffered a knee injury in October 2017 and didn't play in the first team for the rest of the 2017–18 season. In July 2018 he joined League One team Arbroath on loan until January 2019.<ref>{{cite news |last1=Robertson |first1=Neil |title=Dundee United's Lewis Toshney joins Arbroath on loan - The Courier |url=https://www.thecourier.co.uk/fp/sport/football/dundee-united/689632/dundee-uniteds-lewis-toshney-joins-arbroath-on-loan/ |access-date=16 July 2018 |work=The Courier |location=Dundee}}</ref> United boss Csaba Laszlo stated that the club had let him go on loan as he wanted to play again. However Toshney's injury reoccurred in his first match for Arbroath and the loan deal was terminated as a result. Laszlo promised that United would continue to support Toshney.<ref name="Courier210718">{{cite news |last1=Robertson |first1=Neil |title=Dundee United boss Csaba Laszlo laments latest devastating injury blow for Lewis Toshney |url=https://www.thecourier.co.uk/fp/sport/football/dundee-united/692271/dundee-united-boss-csaba-laszlo-laments-latest-devastating-injury-blow-for-lewis-toshney/ |access-date=21 July 2018 |work=The Courier |date=21 July 2018}}</ref>
Toshney moved on loan to Brechin City in January 2019.<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/46994524|title = Scottish Championship January ins and outs|work = BBC Sport}}</ref>
== Coaching career ==
=== Downfield === After stints with Falkirk and Inverness Caledonian Thistle, Toshney announced his retirement from playing football in April 2021.<ref name="downfield" /> He also said that he had accepted the role as manager of Dundee-based club Downfield.<ref name="downfield">{{Cite web|date=21 April 2021|title=Downfield FC on Facebook|url=https://www.facebook.com/photo?fbid=131429765634305|access-date=21 April 2021|website=facebook.com}}</ref> He reversed his decision to retire in July 2021, and signed for Scottish League Two side Edinburgh City.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.edinburghcityfc.com/2021/07/13/lewis-toshney-signs/|title = Lewis Toshney Signs}}</ref> In November 2021, Toshney would return to Downfield, but would do so this time as a player rather than manager.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Log in or sign up to view|url=https://www.facebook.com/login/|access-date=2021-11-29|website=www.facebook.com|language=en}}</ref>
=== Dundee North End === In October 2022, Toshney joined Dundee North End as a player/co-manager alongside Kevin McNaughton.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Dundee North End FC - 🚨𝐌𝐚𝐧𝐚𝐠𝐞𝐦𝐞𝐧𝐭 𝐓𝐞𝐚𝐦🚨 Introducing the new Dundee North End Management team........ We are delighted to {{as written|anno|uce [sic]}} the appointment of Kevin McNaughton & Lewis Toshney 👏 All at North End are looking forward to working together with Kevin & Lewis. We wish you all the best going forward 🤝🍃 Everyone get behind the boys & show your support for the team 🙌🍃 #COYDokens🍃🍃 {{!}} Facebook |url=https://www.facebook.com/dokens1895/photos/a.1619482048389265/1779898285680973/ |access-date=2024-02-24 |website=www.facebook.com |language=en}}</ref> Under McNaughton and Toshney, North End won the Quest Engineering Cup in 2023.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Jillian |date=2023-06-12 |title=Quest Precision Engineering Cup 2022/2023 |url=https://questprecision.co.uk/community/quest-precision-engineering-cup-2022-2023/ |access-date=2024-02-24 |website=Quest Precision Engineering |language=en-GB}}</ref> Going one further the following season, McNaughton and Toshney led the ''Dokens'' to the 2023–24 Midlands League title.<ref name=":0">{{Cite web |last=McDermott |first=Scott |date=2024-06-09 |title=Dundee North End title gave me same buzz as Epl promotion says Kevin McNaughton |url=https://www.dailyrecord.co.uk/sport/football/dundee-north-end-title-success-32989615 |access-date=2025-02-08 |website=Daily Record |language=en}}</ref> The title win qualified North End for the 2024–25 Scottish Cup, and led the club in its first ever Scottish Cup campaign to the third round before being defeated in a close-fought match against Scottish Championship side Airdrieonians at a sold-out North End Park.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Dundee North End vs Airdrieonians: Scottish Cup stats & head-to-head |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/live/cj0jl0948e5t |access-date=2025-02-08 |website=BBC Sport |language=en-GB}}</ref>
==International career== Toshney made his under-17 debut in a 3–2 loss against France in October 2008,<ref>[http://www.scottishfa.co.uk/football_player_profile.cfm?page=823&playerID=144808&squadID=13 Player & Result Finder: Scottish Football Association: The Scottish FA<!-- Bot generated title -->]</ref> he then played in Scotland's 3–1 victory over Slovakia, a month later.<ref>{{cite web|title=Under-19 – Lewis Toshney|url=http://www.uefa.com/under19/teams/player=250005088/index.html|publisher=UEFA|access-date=17 July 2011}}{{dead link|date=March 2025|bot=medic}}{{cbignore|bot=medic}}</ref> Toshney made his debut for the Scotland national under-21 football team in April 2012.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/17849719|title=Scotland U21 1–4 Italy U21|work=BBC Sport|publisher=BBC|date=25 April 2012|access-date=25 April 2012}}</ref> Toshney scored his first goal for the Scotland under-21s in a 3–0 win versus Luxembourg on 25 March 2013 to make the game 3–0.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.dailyrecord.co.uk/sport/football/football-match-reports/scotland-u21s-3-luxembourg-u21s-1785670|title=Scotland U21 3–0 Luxembourg U21|work=The Daily Record|date=25 March 2013|access-date=26 March 2013}}</ref>
==Career statistics== {{updated|match played 4 November 2017}}<ref>{{soccerway|lewis-toshney/174609|access-date=9 November 2017}}</ref>
{| class="wikitable" style="text-align: center" |+ Appearances and goals by club, season and competition |- !rowspan="2"|Club !rowspan="2"|Season !colspan="3"|League !colspan="2"|Scottish Cup !colspan="2"|League Cup !colspan="2"|Other !colspan="2"|Total |- !Division !Apps !Goals !Apps !Goals !Apps !Goals !Apps !Goals !Apps !Goals |- |rowspan="5"|Celtic |2010–11<ref>{{soccerbase season|58307|2010|access-date=9 November 2017}}</ref> |rowspan="3"|Premier League |1||0||0||0||0||0||0||0||1||0 |- |2011–12<ref name="LT11">{{soccerbase season|58307|2011|access-date=9 November 2017}}</ref> |0||0||0||0||0||0||0||0||0||0 |- |2012–13<ref name="LT12">{{soccerbase season|58307|2012|access-date=9 November 2017}}</ref> |0||0||0||0||0||0||0||0||0||0 |- |2013–14<ref>{{soccerbase season|58307|2013|access-date=9 November 2017}}</ref> |Premiership |0||0||0||0||0||0||0||0||0||0 |- !colspan="2"|Celtic total !1!!0!!0!!0!!0!!0!!0!!0!!1!!0 |- |Kilmarnock (loan) |2011–12<ref name="LT11"/> |Premier League |12||0||0||0||0||0||colspan="2"|—||12||0 |- |Dundee (loan) |2012–13<ref name="LT12"/> |Premier League |23||0||3||1||0||0||colspan="2"|—||26||1 |- |Ross County |2014–15<ref name="LT14">{{soccerbase season|58307|2014|access-date=9 November 2017}}</ref> |Premiership |9||0||0||0||0||0||colspan="2"|—||9||0 |- |Cowdenbeath |2014–15<ref name="LT14"/> |Championship |13||1||0||0||0||0||0||0||13||1 |- |Raith Rovers |2015–16<ref>{{soccerbase season|58307|2015|access-date=9 November 2017}}</ref> |Championship |31||2||0||0||2||0||3<ref group=lower-alpha>One appearance in the Scottish Challenge Cup and two in the Premiership play-offs</ref>||0||36||2 |- |rowspan="3"|Dundee United |2016–17<ref>{{soccerbase season|58307|2016|access-date=9 November 2017}}</ref> |rowspan="2"|Championship |20||0||1||0||6||1||2<ref group=lower-alpha name="SCC">Appearances in the Scottish Challenge Cup</ref>||0||29||1 |- |2017–18<ref>{{soccerbase season|58307|2017|access-date=9 November 2017}}</ref> |4||0||0||0||5||0||1<ref group=lower-alpha name="SCC"/>||0||10||0 |- !colspan="2"|Dundee United total !24!!0!!1!!0!!11!!1!!3!!0!!39!!1 |- !colspan="3"|Career total !113!!3!!4!!1!!13!!1!!6!!0!!136!!5 |}
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==Honours==
=== Player === '''Dundee United''' * Scottish Challenge Cup: 2016–17<ref>{{cite web|title=Dundee United 2–1 St Mirren|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/39345283|publisher=BBC Sport|last=Young|first=Chick|date=25 March 2017|access-date=1 March 2021}}</ref>
=== Manager === '''Dundee North End'''
* North-Tayside Inter Regional Cup: 2022–23<ref name=":1">{{Cite web |title=Match Result |url=https://www.scottishjuniorfa.com/result/ |access-date=2023-05-20 |website=Scottish Junior FA |language=en}}</ref> * SJFA Midlands League: 2023–24<ref name=":0" />
==References== {{Reflist}}
{{DEFAULTSORT:Toshney, Lewis}} Category:1992 births Category:Men's association football central defenders Category:Celtic F.C. players Category:Dundee F.C. players Category:Kilmarnock F.C. players Category:Ross County F.C. players Category:Cowdenbeath F.C. players Category:Raith Rovers F.C. players Category:Dundee United F.C. players Category:Living people Category:Scotland men's under-21 international footballers Category:Scotland men's youth international footballers Category:Scottish men's footballers Category:Scottish Premier League players Category:Scottish Professional Football League players Category:Footballers from Dundee Category:Arbroath F.C. players Category:Brechin City F.C. players Category:Falkirk F.C. players Category:Inverness Caledonian Thistle F.C. players Category:Downfield F.C. managers Category:Scottish football managers Category:Edinburgh City F.C. players Category:Downfield F.C. players Category:Dundee North End F.C. managers Category:Dundee North End F.C. players Category:21st-century Scottish sportsmen