Johnny Walsh (footballer)
Johnny "Jabber" Walsh (born 8 November 1957 in Limerick) is an Irish former soccer player.
He made his one and only appearance for the Republic of Ireland national football team on 30 May 1982 in a 2–1 defeat to Trinidad and Tobago in Port of Spain. Walsh scored the opening goal in a 2–1 win for the League of Ireland XI against the Scottish Football League XI on St Patrick's Day 1980.[1]
At club level, he was a midfielder who played for many years on the successful Limerick F.C. teams of the 1980s. Walsh made his League of Ireland debut on 3 October 1976. He won a league title with the club in 1980 and an FAI Cup medal in 1982.
Honours
- League of Ireland (1): 1979-80
- FAI Cup (1): 1982
References
- ↑ http://www.irishtimes.com/newspaper/archive/1980/0318/Pg005.html. (Subscription required (help)). Missing or empty
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External links
- Johnny Walsh in 'Soccer Players' file at Limerick City Library, Ireland
- Details of his only international appearance from soccerscene.ie
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