James ‘Paddy’ Sheridan (15 May 1882 – 1960) was an Irish
footballer
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who played in the
Football League
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for
Everton and
Stoke
Stoke is a common place name in the United Kingdom.
Stoke may refer to:
Places United Kingdom
The largest city called Stoke is Stoke-on-Trent in Staffordshire. See below.
Berkshire
* Stoke Row, Berkshire
Bristol
* Stoke Bishop
* Stok ...
. He also played for the
Ireland national team.
Career
Born in
County Down
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, Sheridan had moved to Scotland with his family by the time of the
1901 United Kingdom census
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The total p ...
, when they were living in
Larkhall
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,
Lanarkshire
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. He played football locally for
Cambuslang Hibernian before joining
Everton in 1903. He spent two seasons with the ''Toffees'' and then transferred to
Stoke
Stoke is a common place name in the United Kingdom.
Stoke may refer to:
Places United Kingdom
The largest city called Stoke is Stoke-on-Trent in Staffordshire. See below.
Berkshire
* Stoke Row, Berkshire
Bristol
* Stoke Bishop
* Stok ...
in the summer of 1904.
Having been Everton's first
Ireland
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international in February 1903 he claimed the same distinction for Stoke two years later, however he only scored one goal for the club (against
Wolverhampton Wanderers
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in December 1904) and left at the end of the
1904–05 season.
He then played for several clubs in northern England, Ireland and Scotland for short periods over the next eight years.
[Jimmy "Paddy" Sheridan]
Northern Ireland's Footballing Greats, 16 October 2008
Career statistics
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International
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References
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1882 births
1960 deaths
Place of death missing
Date of death missing
Association footballers from Belfast
Men's association footballers from Northern Ireland
Irish association footballers (before 1923)
Everton F.C. players
Stoke City F.C. players
Cambuslang Hibernian F.C. players
Accrington Stanley F.C. players
Colne F.C. players
Bo'ness F.C. players
Broxburn Athletic F.C. players
Clyde F.C. players
Alloa Athletic F.C. players
Dundee United F.C. players
Port Glasgow Athletic F.C. players
Ashington A.F.C. players
English Football League players
Pre-1950 IFA men's international footballers
Men's association football forwards
Scottish Junior Football Association players
Scottish Football League players
Hamilton Academical F.C. players
Shelbourne F.C. players
Gillingham F.C. players
NIFL Premiership players