Tom Conway (footballer, born 1959)

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Tom Conway
Personal information
Full name Thomas Conway
Date of birth (1959-03-07) 7 March 1959 (age 64)
Place of birth Dublin, Ireland
Position(s) Left-back
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
1977–1985 Athlone Town 178 (6)
1985–1989 Bohemians 62 (4)
1989–1992 Sligo Rovers ? (?)
1992–1994 Longford Town 20 (3)
International career
1989 League of Ireland XI
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Tom Conway (born 7 March 1959 in Dublin) was an Irish soccer player during the 1980s and 1990s. He comes from a famous footballing family with brothers Jimmy and John also being noted players.

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Career

He made his League of Ireland debut for Athlone Town A.F.C. on 23 October 1977.

His other clubs in the League of Ireland included Bohemians (who he made 2 European appearances for), Sligo Rovers and Longford Town. Tom won 2 League winners medals with Athlone before joining Bohs in 1985. [1]

Had a joint testimonial with Padraig O'Connor in May 1985. [2]

Honours

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References

  1. Bohemian FC match programme, 18 August 1988
  2. "Subsciption" . The Irish Times . Dublin. 13 May 1985. ISSN   0791-5144. Archived from the original on 18 October 2012. Retrieved 22 May 2023.