James Patrick Dunne (16 March 1935 – 1983 or 1984) was an Irish
footballer
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.
The son of Irish international
Jimmy Dunne
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, Jimmy Dunne the younger played for
St Patrick's Athletic with his brother
Tommy
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, winning the 1959
FAI Cup. He also had brief stints in England, with
Leicester City
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and
Peterborough United
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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
Cambridge United
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A former schoolboy international he made a scoring
League of Ireland
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debut on 22 April 1956 against
Shamrock Rovers in a
Top Four Cup
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semi final tie.
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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