Christy Canavan

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Christy Canavan (born 24 January 1947) is an Irish former footballer who played as a defender. [1]

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Canavan was born in Dublin. He joined Shamrock Rovers in 1966 making his debut on 20 April that year, [2] and played in the European Cup Winners' Cup win over Schalke 04 in 1969.

In July 1971 Canavan, along with Billy Dixon was placed on the transfer list by manager Billy Young. [3]

He signed for Dundalk F.C. in August 1972. [4]

Canavan is related through marriage to Richard Dunne.[ citation needed ]

Honours

Shamrock Rovers

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References

  1. Christy Canavan at WorldFootball.net
  2. Peter Byrne (21 April 1966). "Match Report". The Irish Times . Retrieved 9 November 2021.
  3. Seamus Devlin (17 July 1971). "Club Report". The Irish Times . Retrieved 9 November 2021.
  4. "Match Previews". The Irish Times . 19 August 1972. Retrieved 9 November 2021.