Mick Cahill (born 1938 in Dublin) is an Irish former

footballer A football player or footballer is a sportsperson who plays one of the different types of football. The main types of football are association football, American football, Canadian football, Australian rules football, Gaelic football, rugby le ...

who played as a centre half.

Biography

He joined

Shamrock Rovers Shamrock Rovers Football Club ( ga, Cumann Peile Ruagairí na Seamróige) is an Irish association football club based in Tallaght, South Dublin. The club's senior team competes in the League of Ireland Premier Division and it is the most su ...

in 1962 from Bohemians. He captained Bohs in 1961/62 during his time at Dalymount Park, five years before his brother Paul would do so. They joined a prestigious list of brothers such as the Hoopers, O'Kanes and Kerrs who captained The Gypsies. Mick received two amateur international caps and captained his country against England in February 1961 in a 1-1 draw in Dalymount Park. He played twice in the UEFA Cup Winners' Cup for Rovers before signing for

Transport F.C. Transport Football Club is an Irish association football club who played in the League of Ireland for fourteen seasons from 1948–49 to 1961–62. They currently play in the Leinster Senior League. Like several earlier League of Ireland club ...

in 1965 and later playing for

Drumcondra F.C. Drumcondra Football Club is an Irish association football club based in Drumcondra, Dublin. Once one of the most successful clubs in Ireland in the 1940s, 1950s and 1960s, with a strong rivalry with Shamrock Rovers since the 1920s, they fell ...

Honours

* League of Ireland **

- 1963/64 * League of Ireland Shield: 3 **

- 1962/63, 1963/64, 1964/65 *

Leinster Senior Cup (football) The Leinster Senior Cup is an association football cup competition organized by the Leinster Football Association. It is currently contested by LFA affiliated League of Ireland clubs, Leinster Senior League Senior Division clubs and invited teams ...

- 1964 *

Dublin City Cup The Dublin City Cup is a defunct Irish football tournament which was played for by all League of Ireland sides (and not just those from Dublin city as the name suggests). It ran from 1933 and ran uninterrupted until 1973. In the 1975–76 se ...

- 1963/64

Personal life

Cahill was a successful

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owner during the 1980s, winning various open races.

Sources

* ''The Hoops'' by Paul Doolan and Robert Goggins () * ''Bohemian F.C. Match Programme'', 29 January 1989

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Cahill, Mick Association footballers from County Dublin Republic of Ireland men's association footballers Shamrock Rovers F.C. players Bohemian F.C. players Drumcondra F.C. players League of Ireland players League of Ireland XI players 1938 births Living people Transport F.C. players Men's association football central defenders People in greyhound racing