Jimmy D'Arcy
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Personal information | |||
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Full name | Seamus Donal D'Arcy | ||
Date of birth | 14 December 1921 | ||
Place of birth | Newry, Northern Ireland | ||
Date of death | 22 February 1985 | (aged 63)||
Place of death | Sudbury, Suffolk, England | ||
Height | 5 ft 11 in (1.80 m) | ||
Position(s) | Inside forward | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
– | Waterford | ? | (?) |
1943–1946 | Limerick | ? | (?) |
1946 | Dundalk | 9 | (4) |
1946–1948 | Ballymena United | ? | (?) |
1948–1951 | Charlton Athletic | 13 | (1) |
1951–1952 | Chelsea | 23 | (12) |
1952–1953 | Brentford | 13 | (2) |
Total | 58 | (19) | |
International career | |||
1952–1953 | Northern Ireland | 5 | (1) |
*Club domestic league appearances and goals |
Seamus Donal D'Arcy, known as Jimmy D'Arcy or sometimes Paddy D'Arcy, (14 December 1921 – 22 February 1985) was a Northern Irish international footballer who played as an inside forward. After playing in the Republic of Ireland for Waterford, Limerick, Dundalk and in Northern Ireland for Ballymena United, D'Arcy played professionally in England for Charlton Athletic, Chelsea and Brentford, scoring 15 goals in 49 appearances in the Football League. An ankle injury ended D'Arcy's career in 1954 and the following year he returned to Charlton Athletic to serve as Development Association Officer for eight months.[1]
References
- ^ Official Matchday Magazine Of Brentford Football Club versus Preston North End 25/09/99. Blackheath: Morganprint. 1999. p. 41.
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Categories:
- 1921 births
- 1985 deaths
- Association footballers from Northern Ireland
- Northern Ireland international footballers
- Waterford United F.C. players
- Limerick F.C. players
- Dundalk F.C. players
- Ballymena United F.C. players
- Charlton Athletic F.C. players
- Chelsea F.C. players
- Brentford F.C. players
- English Football League players
- League of Ireland players
- NIFL Premiership players
- Charlton Athletic F.C. non-playing staff