Eamonn Darcy (footballer)
Personal information | |||
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Date of birth | 8 March 1933 | ||
Place of birth | Dublin, County Dublin, Leinster, Ireland | ||
Date of death | 7 November 2022 | (aged 89)||
Position(s) | Goalkeeper | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
1951–1952 | Shelbourne | (0) | |
1952–1954 | Dundalk | 20 | (0) |
1954–1956 | Oldham Athletic | 45 | (0) |
1956–1962 | Shamrock Rovers | 92 | (0) |
1962–1968 | Drumcondra | 98 | (0) |
1968–1969 | Shelbourne | 0 | (0) |
International career | |||
1960 | League of Ireland XI | 3 | (0) |
1960–1963 | Republic of Ireland B | 2 | (0) |
Managerial career | |||
1984–1986 | Republic of Ireland (women's) | ||
*Club domestic league appearances and goals |
Eamonn Darcy (8 March 1933 – 7 November 2022) was an Irish footballer who played as a goalkeeper.
Career
Nicknamed "Sheila", Darcy began at junior club Johnville F.C. before joining Shelbourne F.C. and then Dundalk F.C. After two years at Oldham Athletic he came home to join Shamrock Rovers in 1956, making his debut on 7 October, and played in the club's first four European Champion Clubs' Cup games.
Darcy earned one B cap for the Republic of Ireland national team in 1960.
Darcy played in Rovers' trip to the US and Canada in the summer of 1961. He left for Drumcondra F.C. in December 1962. Darcy saved a penalty in the League of Ireland's win over the English League XI in October 1963.[1]
In August 1967, Darcy had his testimonial.[2] He signed for Shels again in May 1968.[3]
Darcy managed the Republic of Ireland women's national team in the 1980s and Newbridge Town F.C. in the 1990s.
Personal life and death
Darcy died on 7 November 2022, at the age of 89.[4]
Honours
Shamrock Rovers
- League of Ireland: 1956–57, 1958–59
- League of Ireland Shield: 1957–58, 1962–63
- Leinster Senior Cup: 1956, 1957, 1958
- Dublin City Cup: 1956–57, 1957–58, 1959–60
- Top Four Cup: 1957–58
Drumcondra
- League of Ireland: 1964–65
References
Sources
- The Hoops by Paul Doolan and Robert Goggins (ISBN 0-7171-2121-6)
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- 1933 births
- 2022 deaths
- Men's association football goalkeepers
- Republic of Ireland men's association footballers
- Republic of Ireland men's B international footballers
- Shamrock Rovers F.C. players
- Shelbourne F.C. players
- Dundalk F.C. players
- Oldham Athletic A.F.C. players
- English Football League players
- Drumcondra F.C. players
- League of Ireland players
- League of Ireland XI players
- Republic of Ireland women's national football team managers
- Republic of Ireland association football managers
- Association footballers from Dublin (city)