Joseph Golding

This article is about the Irish football player. For the American football player, see Joe Golding. For the American basketball coach, see Joe Golding (basketball).

Joseph Golding was an Irish footballer who played as an outside right.

Born in Dublin, he joined Shamrock Rovers in 1926 from Brideville and stayed for a decade.

His first game was the official opening of Glenmalure Park on 19 September 1926 against Belfast Celtic and was part of the team that went unbeaten in 1926/27.

He won two caps for the Irish Free State in two away friendlies against Belgium. His debut came at Liège on 12 February 1928 in a 4–2 victory. His last cap was on 11 May 1930 at Astrid Park in a 3–1 win.

Golding earned two League of Ireland XI caps in 1929 and 1930 and scored a total of 20 league goals at while at Milltown.

Honours

Shamrock Rovers

• League of Ireland: 1926–27, 1931–32
• FAI Cup: 1929, 1930, 1931,
• League of Ireland Shield: 1926–27, 1931–32, 1932–33, 1934–35
• Leinster Senior Cup: 1927, 1929, 1930, 1933

Sources

• The Hoops by Paul Doolan and Robert Goggins (ISBN 0-7171-2121-6)
• Joe Golding at WorldFootball.net