James Patrick Dunne (16 March 1935 – 1983 or 1984) was an Irish

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. The son of Irish international

Jimmy Dunne James Dunne (3 September 1905 – 14 November 1949) was an Irish footballer who played for, among others, Shamrock Rovers, Sheffield United, Arsenal and Southampton. Dunne was also a dual internationalist and played for both Ireland teams: ...

, Jimmy Dunne the younger played for St Patrick's Athletic with his brother

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, winning the 1959 FAI Cup. He also had brief stints in England, with

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and

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. After leaving Leicester City he had a short spell with Tunbridge Wells United and on leaving Peterborough United he moved to Bedford Town and then

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A former schoolboy international he made a scoring

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debut on 22 April 1956 against Shamrock Rovers in a

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semi final tie.

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* * {{DEFAULTSORT:Dunne, Jimmy 1935 births 1980s deaths Republic of Ireland association footballers Association footballers from Dublin (city) Leicester City F.C. players Peterborough United F.C. players St Patrick's Athletic F.C. players League of Ireland players Tunbridge Wells F.C. players Bedford Town F.C. players Dunstable Town F.C. players Association football forwards