John Herrick (footballer)

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John Herrick
Personal information
Full name John Herrick
Date of birth (1946-07-26) 26 July 1946 (age 78)
Place of birth Cork, Ireland
Position(s) Defender
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
1965–1972 Cork Hibernians 144 (3)
1972–1973 Shamrock Rovers 11 (0)
1973–1976 Cork Hibernians 44 (2)
1976–1978 Limerick 44 (1)
1978–1979 Drogheda United 29 (1)
1979–1983 Galway United 97 (8)
Total369(15)
International career
1971–1973 Republic of Ireland [1] 3 (0)
League of Ireland XI
Managerial career
1979–1983 Galway United
1980s Westport United [2]
1988 Galway United
Limerick
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

John Herrick (born 26 July 1946) is an Irish former league of Ireland and international football player, who played as a defender and who went on to be player/manager at Limerick City and Galway United.

In 1971 John became the first Cork Hibernians player to be capped at senior international level against Austria in the European Nations Cup. He won a further two caps, against Chile in June 1972 and against France in a 1-1 draw in a world cup qualifying game in Paris in May 1973.

John made his debut for Cork Hibernians in 1965 having an immediate impact scoring in a 4-0 win over Drogheda. By the 1969/1970 season John had become the backbone of a Hibs defensive line up which saw the team have the most successful season in their short history, finishing third in the league. John was the only player to play in all 49 games that season. John was selected on the League of Ireland Team who played the Irish League on St. Patrick's Day 1970.

John was a key member of the Hibs team which would go on to win the league of Ireland in the 1970/71.

John was also a key member of the Hibs team which would win the FAI Cup in 1972. In that year he was also a member of The League of Ireland Team which drew 1-1 with the Italian League in Dalymount Park.

John signed for Shamrock Rovers from Cork Hibernians in December 1972 and made his debut on the 17th of that month. He also played for Galway United, going on to manage the Galway club twice (1979–1983, and 1988) . [3] He also managed Limerick.

His son Mark went to play for Cork City and Galway United in the 1990s.

Honours

Cork Hibernians

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References

  1. John Herrick at National-Football-Teams.com
  2. "Westport Utd F.C., History 1980 - 2001". www.mayo-ireland.ie. Retrieved 30 April 2016.
  3. "Galway United Official Website Galway United Official Website". Archived from the original on 3 March 2016. Retrieved 29 October 2009.