Joseph Ledwidge

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Joseph Ledwidge was an Irish international footballer who played with Shelbourne in the Irish League.

Ledwidge joined Shels in 1901 when they played in the Leinster Senior League and played 51 times for them in the Irish League after they joined in 1904 until he left the Reds in 1909.

He played for Shels in their historic Irish Cup final win over Belfast Celtic in 1906 as well the cup final defeat to Distillery in 1905 and the cup final replay defeats to Cliftonville and Bohemians in 1907 and 1908.

Ledwidge also won an inter-league cap for the Irish League against the Football League in Manchester during the 1905/06 season.