Pat Daly
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Patrick Daly | ||
| Date of birth | 4 December 1927 | ||
| Place of birth | Dublin, Ireland | ||
| Date of death | 1 January 2003 (aged 75) | ||
| Place of death | Ireland | ||
| Playing position | Defender | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps† | (Gls)† |
| 1949 | Shamrock Rovers | ||
| 1949–1950 | Aston Villa | 3 | (0) |
| 1950–1952 | Shamrock Rovers | ||
| National team | |||
| 1949 | Republic of Ireland | 1 | (0) |
| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only. † Appearances (Goals). | |||
Pat Daly (born 4 December 1927 in Dublin died 1 January 2003), also known as Paddy Daly is a former Irish football player who played as a centre half.
He joined Shamrock Rovers F.C. in 1949 as a defender. He also had a brief spell in England with Aston Villa in the 1949-50 season playing just three games for the Birmingham based club.
He won his one and only senior cap for the Republic of Ireland national football team on 8 September 1949 in a 3-0 win over Finland in Dalymount Park, Dublin in a World Cup Qualifying game. Daly's appearance that day was shrouded in controversy, however. The FAI had unwittingly infringed the rules of the World Cup tournament by bringing on a substitute, which at the time, prohibited players being replaced.
Daly represented the League of Ireland XI on 3 occasions while at Glenmalure Park.
Honours
- League of Ireland Shield
- Shamrock Rovers - 1951/52
Sources
- The Hoops by Paul Doolan and Robert Goggins (ISBN 0-7171-2121-6)