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Eugene Davis
Personal information
Date of birth (1953-10-17)17 October 1953
Place of birth Dublin, Ireland
Date of death 15 June 2024(2024-06-15) (aged 70)
Place of death Dublin, Ireland
Position(s) Attacking midfielder
Youth career
1965–1972 St Joseph's
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1972–1974 Shamrock Rovers
1974–1982 Athlone Town
1982–1985 St Patrick's Athletic
1985 UCD
1985–1986 Bohemians
1986–1989 Bray Wanderers 44 (13)
Total (130)
International career
1971–1972 Republic of Ireland U19
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Eugene "Pooch" Davis (17 October 1953 – 14 June 2024) was an Irish footballer who played for several clubs, most notably Athlone Town with whom he won the League of Ireland title in 1981.[1]

Career

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Davis began his football career with local side St Joseph's in Sallynoggin, lining out from under-12 up to the club's youth team. He was signed for League of Ireland side Shamrock Rovers under Liam Tuohy in 1972.[2] He scored his first goal for The Hoops in the League of Ireland Shield but a wage dispute over bonuses for the League of Ireland Cup in August 1974 resulted in Davis joining Athlone Town after being released by Rovers.

He was a regular scorer for Athlone over the following six seasons, hitting a total of 49 league goals between 1974 and 1980.[3] Davis was the league's top scorer with 23 goals during Athlone's League of Ireland-winning 1980–81 season.[4][5][6] He scored twice against Vålerenga Fotball in the 1975–76 UEFA Cup to advance to play AC Milan[7]

Davis moved to St Patrick's Athletic in 1982, scoring 13 league goals in his debut season. A three-month with UCD was followed by an 18-month tenure with Bohemians. Davis brought his career to an end with Bray Wanderers in 1989 scoring 19 goals in 66 total appearances.[8] [9]

Davis scored a total of 130 League of Ireland goals [10]

International career

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A teammate of Liam Brady Davis' goals against Iceland helped Ireland qualify for the 1972 UEFA European Under-18 Championship, where they played England, Yugoslavia and Belgium [11]

Death

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Davis died on 14 June 2024, at the age of 70.[12]

Honours

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Athlone Town

References

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  1. ^ "Cobh Ramblers best players of all time are revealed". Echo Live. 8 December 2022. Retrieved 11 March 2024.
  2. ^ "Obituary: Eugene 'Pooch' Davis, League of Ireland great whose goalscoring talent won him widespread acclaim". Irish Independent. 23 June 2024. Retrieved 23 June 2024.
  3. ^ "Athlone Town". RTÉ Sport. 31 March 2008. Retrieved 23 June 2024.
  4. ^ "Club history". Athlone Town AFC website. Retrieved 23 June 2024.
  5. ^ "Myler secures place in Town's history books". Irish Independent. 31 March 2001. Retrieved 23 June 2024.
  6. ^ "It came on BBC News: In Ireland today, a team of postmen, butchers and bakers drew 0-0 with AC Milan". The 42. 17 September 2020. Retrieved 23 June 2024.
  7. ^ https://www.uefa.com/uefaeuropaleague/match/64613--athlone-vs-valerenga/
  8. ^ "Flashback: When Dave Barry inspired Cork City past Bray and into their first FAI Cup final". Echo Live. 17 May 2018. Retrieved 23 June 2024.
  9. ^ https://www.braywanderersfc.ie/_webedit/uploaded-files/All%20Files/Stats%20pdfs/BW%20Goalscorers%201985-2023.pdf
  10. ^ https://rsssf.org/tablesi/iertops.html
  11. ^ https://www.independent.ie/irish-news/obituary-eugene-pooch-davis-league-of-ireland-great-whose-goalscoring-talent-won-him-widespread-acclaim/a762438360.html
  12. ^ "Athlone Town lead tributes to Eugene Davis". RTÉ Sport. 15 June 2024. Retrieved 23 June 2024.
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