Maurice Celsus Daly (born 28 November 1955) is an Irish former professional footballer who played twice for the

Republic of Ireland Ireland ( ga, Éire ), also known as the Republic of Ireland (), is a country in north-western Europe consisting of 26 of the 32 counties of the island of Ireland. The capital and largest city is Dublin, on the eastern side of the island. A ...

. Both his international appearances came in April 1978 in friendlies against

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and

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under the management of Johnny Giles. He was also capped four times for the

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. He was a left sided defender or midfielder who in his club career played for Home Farm, Wolverhampton and IFK Västerås (not to be mixed up with Västerås SK). Signed as a professional for Wolverhampton in July 1973, having joined the club as a 17-year-old from famed Dublin schoolboy club Home Farm, Daly spent five years at Wolverhampton before moving to Swedish second tier side IFK Västerås at the invitation of former Wolverhampton boss

Sammy Chung Cyril Chung (16 July 1932 – 28 August 2022), better known as Sammy Chung, was an English football player and manager, one of the first Anglo-Chinese players in English football. Playing career Chung was born in Abingdon-on-Thames to a Chines ...

. Seven seasons later, he was appointed part-time coach of third division club Skultuna.

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* Dean Hayes, ''Ireland's Greatest'' (Appletree Press, 2006) {{DEFAULTSORT:Daly, Maurice 1955 births Republic of Ireland men's association footballers Republic of Ireland men's international footballers Republic of Ireland men's under-21 international footballers Wolverhampton Wanderers F.C. players Home Farm F.C. players English Football League players Living people Men's association football defenders Association footballers from Dublin (city)