Tommy Dunne (footballer born 1927)
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Tommy Dunne is a former Irish footballer.
A nephew of the famed Jimmy Dunne
http://www.irishtimes.com/newspaper/archive/1949/1115/Pg002.html#Ar00213:56B9FC595A0E575B515A0B635D3BCF601BE751E9FC55AA0E529B51564B63589BCF5C9BE758B8AB5B78BE5D19B95FA9CC he began his senior career with Shamrock Rovers in 1949.
During his time at Milltown
he won the FAI Cup
despite being sent off in a first round tie http://www.irishtimes.com/newspaper/archive/1948/0216/Pg002.html#Ar00212:6AF0FB6EE1156CB12C6FA1416F912B6FD14064915F67717764A21767122D67221767822C67821667B22B6490FD6A111768312E6C3143.
In November 1949 Tommy transferred to Leicester City.
A nephew of the famed Jimmy Dunne
Jimmy Dunne
James Dunne , commonly referred to as Jimmy Dunne, was an Irish footballer who played for, among others, Shamrock Rovers, Sheffield United, Arsenal and Southampton...
http://www.irishtimes.com/newspaper/archive/1949/1115/Pg002.html#Ar00213:56B9FC595A0E575B515A0B635D3BCF601BE751E9FC55AA0E529B51564B63589BCF5C9BE758B8AB5B78BE5D19B95FA9CC he began his senior career with Shamrock Rovers in 1949.
During his time at Milltown
Glenmalure Park
Glenmalure Park, often simply known as "Milltown", was a football stadium on the Southside of Dublin city in Ireland. Located in the suburb of Milltown, it was home to Shamrock Rovers from 1926 to 1987, when it was sold to property developers by the club's directors...
he won the FAI Cup
FAI Cup
The Football Association of Ireland Challenge Cup, known as the FAI Ford Cup for sponsorship reasons, is a knock-out association football competition contested annually by teams from the Republic of Ireland...
despite being sent off in a first round tie http://www.irishtimes.com/newspaper/archive/1948/0216/Pg002.html#Ar00212:6AF0FB6EE1156CB12C6FA1416F912B6FD14064915F67717764A21767122D67221767822C67821667B22B6490FD6A111768312E6C3143.
In November 1949 Tommy transferred to Leicester City.
Honours
Shamrock Rovers- FAI CupFAI CupThe Football Association of Ireland Challenge Cup, known as the FAI Ford Cup for sponsorship reasons, is a knock-out association football competition contested annually by teams from the Republic of Ireland...
- 1948
- Inter-City CupDublin and Belfast Intercity CupThe Dublin and Belfast Inter-city Cup was a soccer competition that ran for eight seasons in Ireland between and including 1941/42-1948/49. Each season's competition consisted of 6 teams from each of the 2 jurisdictions on the island of Ireland, the Irish Football Association and the Football...
- 1949
- LFA Presidents Cup
- 1948/49
Sources
- The Hoops by Paul Doolan and Robert Goggins (ISBN 0-7171-2121-6)