Jimmy Hartnett
James Benedict "Jimmy" Hartnett (21 March 1927 in Dublin, - December 1988) was an Irish former professional footballer who played as a left winger.[1]
He won two caps for the Republic of Ireland national football team, making his debut on 12 June 1949 in a 4-1 friendly defeat to Spain in Dalymount Park [1]. His only other appearance did not come until five years later when he appeared in a 1-0 win over Luxembourg in a World Cup qualifying game on 7 March 1954 at the Municipal Stadium, Luxembourg [2].
During his club career he played for Dundalk, Middlesbrough, Barry Town, Hartlepool United and York City. He has 5 children: Patrick, Christina, James, Nicholas and Sharon. He has 8 grandchildren: Sarah, Laura, Michael, Heather, Megan, Rebecca, Adam and Luke.
References
- ^ "Jimmy Hartnett". Barry Hugman's Footballers Post-War Premier & Football League Players' Records. Retrieved 16 September 2015.
- The Republic of Ireland: International Football Facts by Dean Hayes (ISBN 9781905172832)
- Republic of Ireland association footballers
- Republic of Ireland international footballers
- League of Ireland players
- Dundalk F.C. players
- Middlesbrough F.C. players
- York City F.C. players
- Hartlepool United F.C. players
- 1927 births
- English Football League players
- 1988 deaths
- Ireland (FAI) international footballers