Jimmy Dunne (footballer, born 1935)

Jimmy Dunne
Personal information
Full name James Patrick Dunne
Date of birth 16 March 1935
Place of birth London England
Date of death 1983 or 1984
Place of death Dunstable, England
Position(s) Inside forward
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1953–1956 Leicester City 4 (0)
1956–1960 St Patrick's Athletic ? (21)
1957–1958 Tunbridge Wells United ? (?)
1960–1962 Peterborough United 17 (3)
1962–1963 Bedford Town 18 (2)
1963–? Cambridge United
Dunstable Town
?–1970 Rushden Town
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

James Patrick Dunne (16 March 1935 – 1983 or 1984) was an Irish footballer.

The son of Irish international Jimmy Dunne, Jimmy Dunne the younger played for St Patrick's Athletic with his brother Tommy, winning the 1959 FAI Cup. He also had brief stints in England, with Leicester City and Peterborough United. After leaving Leicester City he had a short spell with Tunbridge Wells United and on leaving Peterborough United he moved to Bedford Town and then Cambridge United

A former schoolboy international he made a scoring League of Ireland debut on 22 April 1956 against Shamrock Rovers in a Top Four Cup semi final tie.[1]

Notes

  1. ^ "Monday, April 23, 1956 - Page 2". The Irish Times. 23 April 1956. Retrieved 30 March 2009.

References

  • Graham, Alexander (2005). Football in the Republic of Ireland: A Statistical Record 1921-2005. ISBN 1-86223-135-4.
  • Hugman, Barry J. (2005). PFA Premier and Football League Players Records (1946-2005). Queen Anne Press. ISBN 1-85291-665-6.