Johnny Walsh (footballer, born 1957)
Johnny "Jabber" Walsh (born 8 November 1957) is an Irish former footballer who played as a midfielder.
He made his one and only appearance for the Republic of Ireland national team on 30 May 1982 in a 2–1 defeat to Trinidad and Tobago in Port of Spain. Walsh scored the opening goal in a 2–1 win for the League of Ireland XI against the Scottish Football League XI on St Patrick's Day 1980.[1]
At club level, he played for many years on the successful Limerick F.C. teams of the 1980s.[2] Walsh made his League of Ireland debut on 3 October 1976. He won a league title with the club in 1980 and an FAI Cup medal in 1982.
Honours
[edit]Limerick United
- League of Ireland: 1979–80
- FAI Cup: 1982
References
[edit]- ^ Malone, Emmet. "A comedy of errors: Ireland's ill-fated South American tour". The Irish Times. Retrieved 2 June 2019.
- ^ "After 31 years, Limerick soccer returns to its spiritual home at Markets Field". www.irishexaminer.com. 5 June 2015. Retrieved 2 June 2019.
External links
[edit]- Johnny Walsh at National-Football-Teams.com
- Johnny Walsh in 'Soccer Players' file at Limerick City Library, Ireland Archived 18 February 2020 at the Wayback Machine
- Details of his only international appearance from soccerscene.ie
Categories:
- 1957 births
- Living people
- Association footballers from Limerick (city)
- Republic of Ireland men's association footballers
- Men's association football midfielders
- Republic of Ireland men's international footballers
- League of Ireland players
- League of Ireland XI players
- Limerick F.C. players
- 20th-century Irish sportsmen