William Augustine Whelan, also known as Billy Whelan or Liam Whelan, was an Irish footballer and one of the eight Manchester United players who were killed in the Munich air disaster. He was 22 years old when he died.
Shamrock Rovers Football Club is an Irish professional football club based in Tallaght, South Dublin. The club's senior team competes in the League of Ireland Premier Division and it is the most successful club in the Republic of Ireland. The club has won the League of Ireland title a record 20 times and the FAI Cup a record 25 times. Shamrock Rovers have supplied more players to the Republic of Ireland national football team (64) than any other club. In All-Ireland competitions, such as the Intercity Cup, they hold the record for winning the most titles, having won seven cups overall.
The Dublin City Cup is a defunct Irish football tournament which was played for by all League of Ireland sides. It ran from 1933 and ran uninterrupted until 1973. In the 1975–76 season it was revived and played for by sides who did not reach the League of Ireland Cup quarter-finals. In 1983–84 it was revived again but only eight teams were invited to play, the six Dublin sides along with Drogheda United and Dundalk.
Drumcondra Football Club is an Irish association football club based in Drumcondra, Dublin.
Francis Coyle, more commonly known as Fay Coyle, was a Northern Ireland international footballer from Derry, Northern Ireland.
Tommy Dunne was an Irish international footballer.
Liam Tuohy was an Irish footballer and manager. During the 1950s and 1960s, Tuohy played as an outside left for Shamrock Rovers, Newcastle United, and the Republic of Ireland. In 1959, while playing for Ireland, Tuohy scored the first ever goal in the history of the European Championship. After retiring as a player, Tuohy became a coach and managed several clubs in the League of Ireland including Shamrock Rovers, Dundalk, and Shelbourne.
Patrick Ambrose was a professional football player and coach from Dublin, Ireland.
Noel Peyton is an Irish former professional footballer who played as an inside left for Shamrock Rovers, Leeds United and York City, and for the Republic of Ireland national football team.
Albert "Albie" Murphy was an Irish former professional football player.
Ronald Christopher Nolan was an Irish footballer who played as a wing-half. At international level, he represented the Republic of Ireland national team, making ten appearances and scoring twice.
Liam Munroe is an Irish former professional footballer. He made his one and only appearance for the Republic of Ireland national football team on 28 October 1953, in a 4-0 win against Luxembourg in a World Cup qualifying game at Dalymount Park.
Gerry Mackey was an Irish former footballer.
Tommy Hamilton is a former Irish footballer who played as a forward. He was educated at Synge Street CBS in Dublin.
Seamus "Shay" Keogh was an Irish footballer who played as a centre half. He was part of the great Shamrock Rovers teams of the 1950s in a side, popularly known as Coad's Colts, that enjoyed many memorable days during that decade. A former schoolboy and youth international, he joined Shamrock Rovers in 1952 and stayed for nearly a decade at Glenmalure Park. As a Crumlin man, Shay played in the club's first four European games against Manchester United and OGC Nice in the European Champion Club's Cup.
Eamonn Darcy was an Irish footballer who played as a goalkeeper.
Hugh Geoghegan is an Irish former footballer who played as a forward.
Liam Hennessy was an Irish international footballer who played as an attacking left half, with a gifted left foot. Nicknamed "The Gunner" such was the power and shooting accuracy he delivered both from open play and from the penalty spot.
Donal Leahy was an Irish footballer.
