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League Of Ireland Player Of The Month
The League of Ireland Player of the Month is awarded monthly to the best player in the League of Ireland. The winners are selected by Soccer Writers' Ireland, commonly known as the SWI (formerly known as Soccer Writers' Association of Ireland). Winners 1971–72 League of Ireland, 1971–72 1972–73 League of Ireland, 1972–73 1973–74 League of Ireland, 1973–74 1974–75 League of Ireland, 1974–75 1975–76 League of Ireland, 1975–76 1976–77 League of Ireland, 1976–77 1977–78 League of Ireland, 1977–78 1978–79 League of Ireland, 1978–79 1979–80 League of Ireland, 1979–80 1980–81 League of Ireland, 1980–81 1981–82 League of Ireland, 1981–82 1982–83 League of Ireland, 1982–83 1983–84 League of Ireland, 1983–84 1984–85 League of Ireland, 1984–85 1985–86 League of Ireland Premier Division, 1985–86 1986–87 League of Ireland Premier Division, 1986–87 1987–88 League of Ireland Premier Division, 1987 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
League Of Ireland
The League of Ireland ( ga, Sraith na hÉireann), together with the Football Association of Ireland, is one of the two main governing bodies responsible for organising association football in the Republic of Ireland. The term was originally used to refer to a single division league. However today the League of Ireland features five divisions – the Premier Division, the First Division, U19 Division, U17 Division, U15 Division and starting U13 Division. The League of Ireland has always worked closely with the FAI and in 2006 the two bodies formally merged. All the divisions are currently sponsored by Airtricity and as a result the league is also known as the SSE Airtricity League. In 2007, it became one of the first leagues in Europe to introduce a salary cap. History A Division The League of Ireland was founded in 1921 as a single division known as the A Division. The first season featured eight teams, all from County Dublin. The teams that competed in the first season w ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Shelbourne F
Shelbourne may refer to: __NOTOC__ Dublin, Ireland * Shelbourne Park, a greyhound racing stadium *Shelbourne Hotel, a hotel in the city centre *Shelbourne Road, a neighbourhood around the road with the same name *Shelbourne F.C., an association football club * Shelbourne United F.C., a former football club Australia *Shelbourne, Victoria, a small town located near Maldon in Victoria, Australia **Shelbourne railway station in the town Canada *Shelbourne, a neighborhood in Saanich, British Columbia People with the surname *Cecily Shelbourne, pseudonym of Suzanne Goodwin (1916–2008), British writer *Philip Shelbourne (1924–1993), British lawyer and financier, chairman of merchant bank Samuel Montagu & Co. *Roy Mahlon Shelbourne Roy Mahlon Shelbourne (November 12, 1890 – December 29, 1974) was a United States district judge of the United States District Court for the Western District of Kentucky. Education and career Born in Bardwell, Kentucky, Shelbourne received a ... ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Carl Humphries
Carl Humphries is an Irish former association football player who played as a forward. In 2001, the ''Irish Independent'' newspaper declared Humphries to be "one of the greatest-ever" to play in the League of Ireland. Early career As a teenager, Humphries was on the books at both West Ham United in the English First Division for two years. He returned to Cork in 1970 and signed for local club Cork Celtic in the League of Ireland. Humphries scored 7 goals for ''Celtic'' in the 1970-71 season. He signed for Waterford FC in 1971 and was a member of the side that won the 1971–72 League of Ireland. His goal scoring proved crucial to ''the Blues'' as he would score Waterford's first in an away game against title rivals Cork Hibernians on the final day of the season at Flower Lodge. 26,000 people witnessed ''Hibs'' go 2-0 up before Humphries' 79th-minute strike. Team-mates Johnny Matthews and Alfie Hale then scored in a dramatic 3-2 win that clinched Waterford's fifth title in sev ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1975–76 League Of Ireland
Statistics of League of Ireland in the 1975–76 season. Overview It was contested by 14 teams, and Dundalk Dundalk ( ; ga, Dún Dealgan ), meaning "the fort of Dealgan", is the county town (the administrative centre) of County Louth, Ireland. The town is on the Castletown River, which flows into Dundalk Bay on the east coast of Ireland. It is h ... won the championship. Final classification Albert Rovers were elected to the league for next season. Results Top scorers {{DEFAULTSORT:1975-76 League of Ireland Ireland, 1975-76 1975–76 in Republic of Ireland association football League of Ireland seasons ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tommy Kelly (footballer)
Tommy Kelly was an Irish soccer player during the 1960s, 1970s and 1980s. A dynamic midfielder, he is quite simply a Bohemian F.C. legend, his career at Dalymount Park spanning 3 different decades. He appeared in a club record 19 games in European competition and won 2 League of Ireland titles.http://www.bohemians.ie/index.php/legends/genuine-gypsy.htm He joined Bohs in 1965/66 and played as a full back in the "B" team. He made his debut for the first team as a substitute in a 4–1 win over Drogheda on 10 April 1966. He began next season as left back until Bobby Wade returned from injury, whereby Kelly moved into the centre of midfield. It is here where he would remain for the majority of his career. He won the first of his 3 amateur international caps against Wales in October 1966. Bohs finished the 66/67 season as league runners-up and because of their strictly amateur status, they began to lose some of their key players to their professional rivals. Kelly was among the de ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mick Smyth
Mick Smyth (born 13 May 1940) was an Irish soccer player who played for Drumcondra, Shamrock Rovers, Bohemians and Athlone Town in the League of Ireland throughout the 1960s, 1970s and 1980s and had a short spell in England with Barrow in the early 1960s. He made his Rovers debut at Drogheda on 27 December 1964 and kept a clean sheet. A dominant goalkeeper, he won five FAI Cup winners medals in a row with Rovers from 1965 to 1969. After making 12 appearances in European competition for the Milltown club he left to join Bohemians in May 1971. He won two league winners medals in 1974/75 and 1977/78 and was named Irish Football Personality of the Year in 1977. He made 16 appearances in European competition for Bohs. Played in 136 competitive games in a row for Bohs between December 1973 until the April 1979. Along with Johnny Fullam he signed for Athlone in August 1979. He signed back for Rovers in August 1982. He earned one cap for Ireland in 1968 against Poland. On 25 N ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Pat Byrne (footballer)
Patrick Joseph Byrne (born 15 May 1956, in Dublin) is an Irish former association football, football player and manager. Playing career Club A central midfielder, Byrne's playing career started with Bohemian F.C., Bohemians, his debut coming against St Patrick's Athletic on 25 August 1974 in a LFA President's Cup Final. He made 162 appearances in all competitions for Bohemians (98 in the league, 10 in European competition) and won 2 League of Ireland titles and 1 FAI Cup before he moved to the US in 1978, for a year with the Philadelphia Fury (1978–80), Philadelphia Fury of the North American Soccer League (1968-1984), North American Soccer League. At the Fury he played alongside fellow Irishmen Fran O'Brien (footballer), Fran O'Brien and Eddie Byrne (footballer), Eddie Byrne, appearing in eighteen matches plus one play-off game and scoring three goals. Byrne's teammates also included Alan Ball, Jr., Alan Ball, Peter Osgood and Johnny Giles, while he played against the likes ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1974–75 League Of Ireland
Statistics of League of Ireland The League of Ireland ( ga, Sraith na hÉireann), together with the Football Association of Ireland, is one of the two main governing bodies responsible for organising association football in the Republic of Ireland. The term was originally use ... in the 1974–75 season. Overview It was contested by 14 teams, and Bohemians won the championship. Final classification Results Top scorers {{DEFAULTSORT:1974-75 League of Ireland Ireland, 1974-75 1974–75 in Republic of Ireland association football League of Ireland seasons ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ben Hannigan
Ben Hannigan (3 September 1943 – 4 February 2021) was an Irish footballer who played as an inside forward. He spent most of his career playing for Shelbourne in the League of Ireland. Career Hannigan had three different spells with Shelbourne as a player from 1961–66, 1972–74, and finally in the 1980–81 season. His first spell was the most successful as Shels won the league championship in 1962 after defeating Cork Celtic in a play-off and then defeating Cork Hibernians in the following year's FAI Cup final. In December 1965 he signed for Wrexham but was soon back home with Dundalk where he won the League in 1967. He scored over 50 goals for the Oriel Park side. Hannigan then signed for Shamrock Rovers in April 1969 and made his debut on 6 April. He won the FAI Cup in his first season and represented Rovers twice in European competition against Schalke 04. In Finn Harps' first ever game in the League of Ireland Hannigan scored four times in a 10–2 win on 17 Aug ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Johnny Fullam
John Rowan "Johnny" Fullam (22 March 1940 – 10 June 2015) was an Irish association footballer. Career Born in Dublin, Fullam began his career at Home Farm before signing for Preston North End in 1958. He scored 6 goals in 49 league appearances for Preston. In 1961 he was asked to guest on Shamrock Rovers tour of America on the understanding that he would sign for the club. He scored his first goal in a competitive match from the penalty spot against Transport in a League of Ireland Shield game on 20 August 1961. He suffered a serious knee injury in February 1962 and missed Rovers FAI Cup win that season. He made his European debut in the UEFA Cup Winners' Cup against PFC Botev Plovdiv and won his first Shield medal in 1962/63. Johnny was a regular member of Rovers' all-conquering side of 1963/64 when the Hoops almost made a clean sweep of the domestic trophies. He was one of five Rovers' players who were on the League of Ireland XI side that beat the English Football Lea ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Donal Murphy
Donal Patrick Murphy (born 23 February 1955 in Dublin, Ireland), is an Irish footballer who played as a winger in the League of Ireland and Football League. After three seasons as an apprentice at Highfield Road the Republic of Ireland national football team youth international moved to Shamrock Rovers in October 1973. He made his League of Ireland debut on 4 November at Richmond Park and scored on his home debut at Milltown the following week. His goal scoring exploits earned him the Player of the Month award in September 1974. In February 1975 Murphy was called up to a Republic of Ireland national football team training session under Johnny Giles. In September 1975 he was part of the Rovers squad that toured Japan. The following month he re signed for Coventry. After seven years in England he came home to sign for Drogheda United in October 1982 on a three-month contract and scored on his debut at Dalymount Park. At the end of his short contract he signed for Bohemian F. ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Frank O'Neill (footballer)
Frank O'Neill (born 13 April 1940) is an Irish former footballer who spent most of his career at Shamrock Rovers. As an international he also played for the Republic of Ireland. Playing career Early years O'Neill joined Stella Maris at the age of twelve before moving onto Home Farm. He also played for an FAI Youth Selection against a Liverpool County FA XI at Goodison Park, and in 1958 he played against the youth teams of some of the leading European clubs in a tournament in Germany. Arsenal O'Neill signed for Arsenal as an eighteen-year-old, initially as an amateur but subsequently turned professional in April 1959. He spent the next two seasons playing for Arsenal Reserves, making just 2 appearances in the English League. On both occasions, during the 1960–61 season, he deputised for the injured Danny Clapton. He made his senior debut for Arsenal on New Year's Eve 1960 in a 5–3 away win against Nottingham Forest and then played again in a home game against Blackp ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
