Tony Sheridan (born 21 October 1974 in

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) is an Irish retired

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. Sheridan signed for

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in 1991 and made his

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debut at

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on 31 October 1992. After a further 8 appearances in the

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season Sheridan returned home to sign for Shelbourne in August 1995. During Sheridan's first season with Shels he helped them win both the League of Ireland Cup and the

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. In the semi-final against

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, he scored the only goal of the game, a majestic lob after running with the ball from box to box and he scored a late equaliser in the cup final at Lansdowne Road when Shels were down to ten men and with no regular goalkeeper. In the cup final replay at

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he scored the equaliser and Shels went on to win 2–1 to deny St Patrick's Athletic the league and cup 'double'. Sheridan was acclaimed man of the match in both the drawn match and the replay by the media. The following season, Sheridan again helped Shels to

success as they defeated league champions

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2–0 in the cup final. Once again, he won the man of the match award. Disappointment followed in 1997/98 as Shels missed out on the league title on the last day of the season, and lost the FAI Cup Final to Cork City. Damien Richardson left the managerial hotseat at Tolka Park as a result of the failure to win the championship and in came the uncompromising

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. Despite an excellent season under Keely, Sheridan was allowed to sign for Portadown in the Irish League at the start of the 1999/2000 season. At the start of the 2000/2001 season he signed for

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but was released without playing a first team game. Sheridan returned for a couple of brief spells with the Reds and also played for Dublin City before signing for

Glenavon F.C. Glenavon Football Club is a Northern Irish semi-professional football club that competes in the NIFL Premiership. Founded in 1889, the club hails from Lurgan and plays its home matches at Mourneview Park. Club colours are blue and white. Ga ...

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After a spell in the

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he briefly returned to League of Ireland football in 2005, when Roddy Collins signed him for

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mid-season. Tony scored a dream goal on his debut at

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on Sunday 31 Jul

and went on to record 16 league appearances scoring another goal against Bohemians with his first touch on Friday 2 September. In total he made 17 appearances for the Hoops but could not prevent Rovers from suffering relegation at the hands of Dublin City. He played for the

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in the qualifiers for the

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and scored against Romania in October 1992 at the RDS Arena.

Honours

: 2 ** Shelbourne – 1996, 1997 * League of Ireland Cup: 1 ** Shelbourne – 1995/96 *FAI National League Player of the Year: 1 ** Shelbourne – 1995/96 {{DEFAULTSORT:Sheridan, Tony 1974 births Living people Coventry City F.C. players Men's association football midfielders Shelbourne F.C. players Portadown F.C. players Glenavon F.C. players NIFL Premiership players Republic of Ireland men's association footballers Association footballers from County Dublin League of Ireland players Waterford F.C. players Shamrock Rovers F.C. players Dublin City F.C. players Premier League players Republic of Ireland men's under-21 international footballers Republic of Ireland men's youth international footballers Leinster Senior League (association football) players