Jimmy Dunne (footballer, born 1947)

For the footballer of the 1920s and 1930s, see Jimmy Dunne. For his son, James Patrick Dunne, who played in the 1950s and 1960s, see Jimmy Dunne (footballer born 1935).
For other people with the same name, see Jimmy Dunne (disambiguation).
Jimmy Dunne
Personal information
Full nameJames Christopher Dunne
Date of birth1 December 1947
Place of birthDublin, Ireland
Playing positionCentre back, midfield
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
1964–1966Shelbourne9(0)
1966–1967Millwall0(0)
1967–1970Torquay United126(13)
1970–1974Fulham143(2)
1974–1975Durban City?(?)
1975–1976Fulham0(0)
1976–1979Torquay United122(6)
1979Green Gully?(?)
1979–1980Limerick United1(0)
1980–1983Brisbane City
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only.
† Appearances (Goals).

James Christopher "Jimmy" Dunne (born 1 December 1947 in Dublin) is an Irish former professional footballer. He played as a central defender or midfielder.

He went from Shelbourne to Millwall in 1966 but didn't play first team for Millwall, before moving to Torquay United in 1967. After scoring 13 goals in 126 appearances for United, he then moved to Fulham in 1970. At Fulham he was a regular for four seasons and won his only international cap for the Republic of Ireland in 1971 against Austria.

He finished his career by returning to play with Torquay United from 1975 until 1979.

The highlight of his management career was taking the Morwell Falcons to being Victorian State League champions in 1984.

Jimmy currently resides in Perth, Western Australia.

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