Mickey Walsh

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Mickey Walsh
Personal information
Full name Michael Anthony Walsh
Date of birth (1954-08-13) 13 August 1954 (age 70)
Place of birth Chorley, England
Position(s) Striker
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
0000–1973 Chorley
1973–1978 Blackpool 180 (72)
1978 Everton 21 (1)
1978–1981 QPR 18 (3)
1980–1986 Porto 84 (42)
1986–1987 Salgueiros 29 (5)
1987–1988 Espinho 26 (4)
1988–1989 Rio Ave 2 (0)
Total360(127)
International career
1975–1984 Republic of Ireland 21 (3)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Michael Anthony Walsh (born 13 August 1954) is a former professional footballer who works as a football agent. A striker, he spent his club career in England and Portugal. Born in England, he played for the Republic of Ireland national team at international level.

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Club career

Walsh began his professional career at Blackpool in 1973, making his debut in a goalless draw at Fulham on 12 September. He went on to score 72 league goals for the Seasiders in 180 games during his five years at the club. His strike in a 3–2 win against Sunderland at Bloomfield Road on 1 February 1975 earned him the "Goal of the Season" award on the BBC's Match of the Day . [1] He signed for Everton in August 1978 for a fee of £375,000, a record fee for Blackpool at the time. [2]

Walsh scored in both legs against Finn Harps in the 1978–79 UEFA Cup. [3]

He was swapped For Queens Park Rangers striker Peter Eastoe in March 1979 and spent 18 months at QPR - who had a young Allen and Goddard to keep him out.

Then he was sold to FC Porto where he spent six years playing and appeared in their 2–1 defeat by Juventus in the 1984 European Cup Winners' Cup final, having scored at FC Shakhtar Donetsk in the quarter-final. [4]

International career

Walsh qualified for the Republic of Ireland through his County Mayo-born father. [5] He scored the only goal of the game as Ireland defeated the Soviet Union in a World Cup qualifier in Dublin in September 1984. [6]

Legacy

Walsh was inducted into the Hall of Fame at Bloomfield Road, when it was officially opened by former Blackpool player Jimmy Armfield in April 2006. [7] Organised by the Blackpool Supporters Association, Blackpool fans around the world voted on their all-time heroes. Five players from each decade are inducted; Walsh is in the 1970s. [8]

Career statistics

Club

Appearances and goals by club, season and competition [9] [10]
ClubSeasonLeagueNational cupLeague cupEuropeOtherTotal
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Blackpool 1973–74 Second Division 21300000000213
1974–75 37121011003 [a] 04213
1975–76 42172010003 [b] 14818
1976–77 41262141001 [b] 04828
1977–78 39141021003 [b] 44519
Total1807261830010520481
Everton 1978–79 First Division 21110304 [c] 200293
Queen's Park Rangers 1978–79 First Division10300000000103
1979–80 Second Division701010000090
1980–81 100000000010
Total18310100000203
Porto 1980–81 Primeira Liga 1914620000002516
1981–82 8032004 [d] 22 [e] 0174
1982–83 251542003 [c] 2003219
1983–84 16943007 [d] 1002713
1984–85 8110002 [d] 01 [e] 0121
1985–86 8312001 [f] 000103
Total8442199001753012356
Salgueiros 1986–87 Primeira Liga29500000000295
Espinho 1987–88 Primeira Liga26400000000264
Rio Ave 1988–89 Segunda Divisão 200000000020
Career total3601272710123217135433152
  1. ↑ Appearances in the Texaco Cup
  2. 1 2 3 Appearances in the Anglo-Scottish Cup
  3. 1 2 Appearances in the UEFA Cup
  4. 1 2 3 Appearances in the UEFA Cup Winner's Cup
  5. 1 2 Appearances in the Supertaça Cândido de Oliveira
  6. ↑ Appearance in the European Cup

International

Appearances and goals by national team and year [11]
National teamYearAppsGoals
Republic of Ireland 197631
197710
197810
197930
198120
198230
198331
198451
Total213
Scores and results list Republic of Ireland's goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Walsh goal.
List of international goals scored by Mickey Walsh [12]
No.DateVenueCapOpponentScoreResultCompetition
124 March 1976 Dalymount Park, Dublin, Republic of Ireland1Flag of Norway.svg  Norway 3*–03–0 Friendly
221 September 1983 Laugardalsvöllur, Reykjavík, Iceland15Flag of Iceland.svg  Iceland 3*–03–0 UEFA Euro 1984 qualification
312 September 1984 Lansdowne Road, Dublin, Republic of Ireland19Flag of the Soviet Union.svg  Soviet Union 1*–01–0 1986 FIFA World Cup qualification

Honours

Porto

See also

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References

  1. ↑ Calley, Roy (1992). Blackpool: A Complete Record 1887–1992, p. 123. ISBN   1-873626-07-X
  2. ↑ Rollin, Jack, ed. (1980). Rothmans Football Yearbook 1980–81 . London: Queen Anne Press. p.  67. ISBN   0362020175.
  3. ↑ "History: Finn Harps 0-5 Everton | UEFA Europa League 1978/79". UEFA.com. Retrieved 14 August 2024.
  4. ↑ "Shakhtyor Donetsk - FC Porto 1:1 (Cup Winners Cup 1983/1984, Quarter-finals)". worldfootball.net. Retrieved 14 August 2024.
  5. ↑ Rowan, Paul (14 August 2024). "Mickey Walsh could prove the problem solver Ireland need". The Times . Retrieved 14 August 2024.
  6. ↑ "Recovering from illness, having hero status in Porto and teaching Liam Brady the Portuguese word for 'thief'". The 42. 28 August 2021. Retrieved 31 August 2021.
  7. ↑ Singleton, Steve, ed. (2007). Legends: The great players of Blackpool FC (1 ed.). Blackpool. pp. 66–69. ISBN   978-1-84547-182-8.{{cite book}}: |work= ignored (help)CS1 maint: location missing publisher (link)
  8. ↑ "The Hall of Fame – 1970s". Blackpool Supporters Association. Archived from the original on 12 June 2010. Retrieved 29 November 2009.
  9. ↑ Mickey Walsh at the English National Football Archive (subscription required)
  10. ↑ "Mickey Walsh Portuguese statistics".
  11. ↑ "Walsh, Mickey". National Football Teams. Benjamin Strack-Zimmermann. Retrieved 15 September 2020.
  12. ↑ "Player Info: Mickey Walsh" . Retrieved 15 September 2020.

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