Another uncle, Mickey Toal, and another cousin, Thomas Mackle, both played Irish road bowling, with Mickey considered a legend in the sport, whilst Thomas has won the All-Ireland Championship.
In doing so, he worsened the injury which caused him to miss Bolton's pre-season, as well as the start of their season.
[14] Upon his return from injury, he played for Bolton's B team to build up match fitness.
[23] On 2 April, he started in the 2023 EFL Trophy final which Bolton won 4–0 against Plymouth Argyle.
[25] Toal recovered much earlier than expected though, allowing him to return for Bolton's last few games of the season.
[3] On 7 March 2023, he received his first call-up to the Northern Irish senior national team by manager Michael O'Neill, for the UEFA Euro 2024 qualifying matches against San Marino and Finland.