Terry Eviston (born 17 July 1957 in

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) was a

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who played for Home Farm,

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, Athlone Town A.F.C.,

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and two spells with

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. He is the current manager of Raheny United in the

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Playing career

Eviston made his

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debut for Home Farm at Tolka Park on 2 November 1975. On 7 August 1976 Home Farm played Everton in a pre season friendly at

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. Twenty years later the same club provided the opposition in Eviston's testimonial. In 1978, he joined

and was their top scorer in the league in 1980/81 with 9 goals from 20 games (1 as substitute). In total he played 110 league games (99 plus 11 as sub) scoring 31 league goals. He made a scoring debut for Bohs on 10 September 1978. He made 6 appearances in European competition for Bohs against

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and

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in the

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and

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in the

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. On 30 April 1980 he represented the League of Ireland against Argentina at the River Plate Stadium where

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scored in a 1–0 defeat and on 3 September 1981 Terry was part of a League of Ireland side that played Brazil in Maceió. During that season he was the club captain at Dalymount. His last game for Bohs was the 1983

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Final loss. After five seasons at

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Rovers new manager

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signed Terry in July 1983. In his first season at Milltown, Rovers won the League for the first time in twenty years. After 2 goals in 25 total appearances Terry transferred to Athlone Town A.F.C. in November 1984. He made his debut at Sligo on the 18th and until he signed for Dundalk in the summer of 1986 he played in all 43 league games in that period. In his seven years at

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he won the League twice, the

once and the

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twice and won the Soccer Writers' Personality of the Year award in 1987–88. He was also Player of the Month in March 1988. He also made 6 appearances in European competition for Dundalk against

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in the

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, against

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in the

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and

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in the

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. In the 1990-91 League of Ireland season Eviston was everpresent in the league scoring 10 goals as Dundalk won the league on the last day at Cork with Eviston playing a role in Tom McNulty's winner. He rejoined Rovers in the summer of 1993 and scored 6 goals in 25 appearances as he picked up his fourth League medal in his first season back in the Hoops. He made one appearance for Rovers in the 1994-95 UEFA Cup. His last game for Rovers was the final game of the 1995-96 League of Ireland season. In May 1996 a

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played Everton in Eviston's testimonial at Dalymount Park. He won an Irish amateur cap against Greece in 1978 and an Olympic cap against Hungary in 1986. His 101st and last League of Ireland goal was the winner for Cobh against Galway United on 20 September 1997. Cobh goalkeeper

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saved a penalty to ensure the home side their first win of that season. At the end of the

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season Newe is joint forty first in the all-time League of Ireland goalscoring list with 101 league goals Eviston was naturally left footed and brave in the air, a proficient crosser with close control. His versatility shone through as he played outside left, striker and left back. Passionate and the ultimate team player his goal celebrations were always memorable.

Management career

After the sacking of Ray Treacy in January 1996 Terry, along with Alan O'Neill, was appointed manager of the club. Alan and Terry were surprisingly sacked after two games of the 1996–97 season. He then went on to be player/manager at

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where he scored his 100th league goal. In June 1999 he was appointed manager of Dundalk who were then in the

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. In May 2000 his contract was not renewed. In July 2004 he was appointed assistant to

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In November 2004 both moved to

. When

was sacked at the end of that season Terry left the club. Terry is currently manager of Raheny United in the

Honours

As a player

: 4 **

1983/84, 1993/1994 **

1987/88, 1990/1991 *

: 1 **

1988 *

: 3 **

1987, 1990 **

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1979 *

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: 2 **

– 1978/79, 1979/80 *

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1984/85 *SWAI Personality of the Year: 1 **

1987/88

As a manager

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** Raheny United 2013

References

Sources

* ''The Hoops'' by Paul Doolan and Robert Goggins () * Terry Eviston Testimonial Match Programme 10 May 1996 {{DEFAULTSORT:Eviston, Terry 1957 births Living people Association footballers from County Dublin League of Ireland managers Republic of Ireland association footballers Association football forwards Home Farm F.C. players Bohemian F.C. players Shamrock Rovers F.C. players Athlone Town A.F.C. players Dundalk F.C. players Dundalk F.C. managers Cobh Ramblers F.C. players Athlone Town A.F.C. managers Shamrock Rovers F.C. managers League of Ireland players League of Ireland XI players Raheny United F.C. Women's National League (Ireland) managers Republic of Ireland football managers