Gerry Mackey (10 June 193321 April 2021) was an Irish former

footballer A football player or footballer is a sportsperson who plays one of the different types of football. The main types of football are association football, American football, Canadian football, Australian rules football, Gaelic football, rugby le ...

. After playing for junior side Johnville F.C., he joined

Shamrock Rovers Shamrock Rovers Football Club ( ga, Cumann Peile Ruagairí na Seamróige) is an Irish association football club based in Tallaght, South Dublin. The club's senior team competes in the League of Ireland Premier Division and it is the most su ...

in 1951 and made his senior debut on 13 December 1952 at Dalymount Park in a 4-1 win over Bohemians. He played in the club's first two games in European competition and also won three senior caps for the Republic of Ireland making his debut on 3 October 1956 in a World Cup qualifying win over Denmark at Dalymount Park. His other caps came in a 3-0 friendly win over West Germany the following month and at Wembley against England the following May. He represented the League of Ireland 10 times while at

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between 1955 and 1958 and also won a B cap in 1958 in a 3-2 win in Iceland. He has the unique distinction of captaining his country at schoolboy, youth and senior level. In May 1959, Gerry shared a testimonial with

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. After four years in London he signed for

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in November 1963. For four years in the 1970s, he was assistant manager to the Ireland Youths team. He helped to form KRAM's (Keep Rovers at Milltown) first committee in 1987. His son Dave played for Rovers reserves in the 1980s and won League titles with Dundalk F.C. in the 1990s.

Honours

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* League of Ireland: 3 **1953/54, 1956/57, 1958/59 *

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: 2 **1955, 1956 * League of Ireland Shield: 4 **1955, 1956, 1957, 1958 * Leinster Senior Cup: 4 **1955, 1956, 1957, 1958 *

Dublin City Cup The Dublin City Cup is a defunct Irish football tournament which was played for by all League of Ireland sides (and not just those from Dublin city as the name suggests). It ran from 1933 and ran uninterrupted until 1973. In the 1975–76 se ...

: 4 **1954/55, 1956/57, 1957/58, 1959/1960 * Top Four Cup: 2 **1955/56, 1957/58 * LFA President's Cup: 3 **1956/57, 1957/58, 1959/1960

Sources

* ''The Hoops'' by Paul Doolan and Robert Goggins () * ''The Complete Who's Who of Irish International Football, 1945-96'' (1996):Stephen McGarrigle {{DEFAULTSORT:Mackey, Gerry 1933 births 2021 deaths Association footballers from County Dublin Republic of Ireland men's association footballers Republic of Ireland men's international footballers Republic of Ireland men's B international footballers Shamrock Rovers F.C. players Limerick F.C. players League of Ireland players League of Ireland XI players Men's association football defenders