Inter-county
Foley first played hurling for Wexford in 1946 well still a minor. He was small for a goalkeeper but very solid and strong and his quick hands in goal made him an important member of the Wexford team. Confidence and inconsistency, however, was something he lacked in the early days when in the Wexford goal, which in turn meant that he was dropped on numerous occasions and failed to stamp his position fully in the team. During the 1951 championship Foley was dropped from the team and indeed the squad as Wexford struggled to find a goalkeeper and Foley wasn't in anyway impressive. Wexford went on to lose the All-Ireland final that year with seven goals put past the then goalkeeper Ray Brennan who never played inter-county after that, so Foley was brought back into the frame again in 1952. Foley didn't really maintain the goal position fully during the 1952 and 1953 championship campaigns. In 1954, however, Foley won his first Leinster title. Wexford later played Cork in the All-Ireland final, however, victory went to 'the Rebels' on that occasion. He won a second provincial title in 1955, however, Wexford went all the way this year by defeating Galway in the championship decider and Foley collected his first All-Ireland medal.
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