Frank Heaney (23 November 1886 – 24 August 1937) was an Irish amateur
footballer
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who played in the
Football League
The English Football League (EFL) is a league of professional football clubs from England and Wales. Founded in 1888 as the Football League, the league is the oldest such competition in the world. It was the top-level football league in Engla ...
for
Leeds City
Leeds City Football Club was the leading professional club in Leeds, England, before the First World War. It was dissolved in 1919 due to financial irregularities, after which Leeds United was established as a replacement.
History
The club was ...
as a
right back
In the sport of association football, a defender is an outfield position whose primary role is to stop attacks during the game and prevent the opposition from scoring.
Centre-backs are usually positioned in pairs, with one full-back on either s ...
.
He was a member of the
Irish Free State
The Irish Free State ( ga, Saorstát Éireann, , ; 6 December 192229 December 1937) was a state established in December 1922 under the Anglo-Irish Treaty of December 1921. The treaty ended the three-year Irish War of Independence between th ...
squad for the
1924 Summer OIympics, but did not travel to the tournament.
Personal life
Heaney's brother John also became a footballer.
He served in the
Irish Guards
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during the
First World War
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and died of
stomach cancer
Stomach cancer, also known as gastric cancer, is a cancer that develops from the lining of the stomach. Most cases of stomach cancers are gastric carcinomas, which can be divided into a number of subtypes, including gastric adenocarcinomas. Lymph ...
in 1937.
Career statistics
Honours
St James's Gate
*
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 us ...
(1):
1921–22
*
FAI Cup
The Football Association of Ireland Senior Challenge Cup (FAI Cup), known as the Extra.ie FAI Cup for sponsorship reasons, is a knock-out association football competition contested annually by teams from the Republic of Ireland (as well as Derry ...
(1):
1921–22
*
Irish Intermediate Cup
The Irish Intermediate Cup is a Northern Irish football competition for teams of intermediate status, including NIFL Premiership reserve sides. It is a straight knock-out tournament and is currently sponsored by McCombs Coach Travel.
The curre ...
(1): 1919–20
*
Leinster Senior League (1): 1919–20
*
Leinster Senior Cup (2): 1919–20, 1921–22
* LFA Metropolitan Cup (1): 1919–20
References
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Irish association footballers (before 1923)
NIFL Premiership players
Association football fullbacks
St James's Gate F.C. players
English Football League players
Leeds City F.C. players
Northern Ireland amateur international footballers
Shelbourne F.C. players
Sportspeople from Dublin (city)
1886 births
1937 deaths
British Army personnel of World War I
Irish Guards soldiers
Deaths from stomach cancer
Olympic footballers of Ireland
Footballers at the 1924 Summer Olympics
Deaths from cancer in the Republic of Ireland