Personal information | |||
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Full name | John Squires | ||
Position(s) | Forward | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
????–1934 | Shelbourne | ||
1934–37 | Dolphin | ||
1937 | Dundalk | 7 | (1) |
1937–39 | Drumcondra | ||
1939-40 | Brideville F.C. | ||
Linfield | |||
International career | |||
1934 | Republic of Ireland | 1 [1] | (1) |
*Club domestic league appearances and goals |
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