Thomas Dunne (19 March 1927 – 23 January 1988) 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

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. Dunne was born in Dublin. He is a nephew of the famed Jimmy Dunne. He began his senior career with

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 1949. During his time at Milltown he won the

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despite being sent off in a first round tie. In November 1949 Tommy transferred to Leicester City.

Honours

Shamrock Rovers *

: 1948 * Inter-City Cup: 1949 * LFA President's Cup: 1948–49

Sources

* ''The Hoops'' by Paul Doolan and Robert Goggins ()

References

1927 births 1988 deaths Republic of Ireland association footballers Association football midfielders English Football League players League of Ireland players Shamrock Rovers F.C. players Leicester City F.C. players Exeter City F.C. players Shrewsbury Town F.C. players Southport F.C. players {{Ireland-footy-bio-stub