Joseph Golding was an Irish

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who played as an

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. Born in

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, he joined Shamrock Rovers in 1926 from Brideville and stayed for a decade. His first game was the official opening of

Glenmalure Park Glenmalure Park, often simply known as Milltown, was a football stadium on the Southside of Dublin city in Ireland. Located in the suburb of Milltown, it was home to Shamrock Rovers from 1926 to 1987, when it was sold to property developers b ...

on 19 September 1926 against Belfast Celtic and was part of the team that went unbeaten in 1926/27. He won two caps for the

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in two away friendlies against Belgium. His debut came at Liège on 12 February 1928 in a 4–2 victory. His last cap was on 11 May 1930 at

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in a 3–1 win. Golding earned two

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caps in 1929 and 1930 and scored a total of 20 league goals at while at Milltown.

Honours

Shamrock Rovers *

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: 1926–27, 1931–32 * FAI Cup: 1929, 1930, 1931, *

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: 1926–27, 1931–32, 1932–33, 1934–35 * Leinster Senior Cup: 1927, 1929, 1930, 1933

References

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*''The Hoops'' by Paul Doolan and Robert Goggins () * {{DEFAULTSORT:Golding, Joseph Year of birth missing Year of death missing Association footballers from County Dublin Republic of Ireland association footballers Irish Free State association footballers Association football forwards Irish Free State international footballers League of Ireland players League of Ireland XI players Shamrock Rovers F.C. players