Bill Harrington (Irish footballer)

Bill Harrington
Personal information
Full name	William Harrington
Date of birth	10 September 1913
Place of birth	Queenstown, County Cork
Date of death	10 July 1996
Place of death	Cobh, County Cork
Position(s)	Goalkeeper
Senior career*
Years	Team
1935–1938	Cork
1938–1939	Cork City
International career
1935–1938	Ireland (FAI)
	*Club domestic league appearances and goals

William Harrington, commonly known as Bill Harrington, was an Irish footballer who played as a goalkeeper and made five appearances for the FAI-organised Ireland national team.^[1]

Career

Harrington made his international debut for the Irish Free State on 8 December 1935 in a friendly match against the Netherlands, which finished as a 3–5 loss. He went on to make five appearances for the team, earning his final cap on 22 May 1938 against Poland as a 69th-minute substitute for George McKenzie, which finished as a 0–6 loss.^[2]

Career statistics

International

Ireland (FAI)^[2]
Year	Apps	Goals
1935	1	0
1936	3	0
1938	1	0
Total	5	0

References

^ Bill Harrington at WorldFootball.net
^ ^a ^b "Bill Harrington". EU-Football.info. Retrieved 30 March 2020.

External links

Bill Harrington at National-Football-Teams.com
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[1] Bill Harrington at WorldFootball.net

[EUF-2] "Bill Harrington". EU-Football.info. Retrieved 30 March 2020.

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