Johnny "Jabber" Walsh (born 8 November 1957) is an Irish former
footballer
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who played as a
midfielder
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.
He made his one and only appearance for the
Republic of Ireland national team on 30 May 1982 in a 2–1 defeat to
Trinidad and Tobago
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in
Port of Spain
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. Walsh scored the opening goal in a 2–1 win for the
League of Ireland XI
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against the
Scottish Football League XI
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on St Patrick's Day 1980.
At club level, he played for many years on the successful
Limerick F.C. teams of the 1980s.
Walsh made his
League of Ireland
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debut on 3 October 1976. He won a league title with the club in 1980 and an
FAI Cup
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medal in 1982.
Honours
Limerick United
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League of Ireland
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:
1979–80
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FAI Cup
The Football Association of Ireland Senior Challenge Cup (FAI Cup), known as the Sports Direct FAI Cup for sponsorship reasons, is a knock-out association football competition contested annually by teams from the Republic of Ireland (as well as D ...
: 1982
References
External links
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''Johnny Walsh in 'Soccer Players' file at Limerick City Library, Ireland''Details of his only international appearance from soccerscene.ie
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1957 births
Living people
Association footballers from Limerick (city)
Republic of Ireland men's association footballers
Men's association football midfielders
Republic of Ireland men's international footballers
League of Ireland players
League of Ireland XI players
Limerick F.C. players
20th-century Irish sportsmen