Jimmy Hartnett

Jimmy Hartnett
Personal information
Full name James Benedict Hartnett[1]
Date of birth 21 March 1927
Place of birth Dublin, Ireland
Date of death 31 May 1988(1988-05-31) (aged 61)[2]
Place of death Middlesbrough, England
Position(s) Outside left
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
0000–1947 St Patrick's Athletic
1947–1948 Dundalk 13 (3)
1948–1955 Middlesbrough 48 (8)
1952–1953 → Barry Town (loan)
→ King's Lynn (loan)
1955–1957 Barry Town
→ King's Lynn (loan)
1957–1958 Hartlepools United 7 (1)
1958–1959 York City 2 (1)
International career
1948 League of Ireland XI 1 (0)
1949–1954 Republic of Ireland 2 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

James Benedict Hartnett (21 March 1927 – 31 May 1988) was an Irish professional footballer who played in the Football League for Middlesbrough, Hartlepools United and York City as an outside left.[1][3] He was capped by the Republic of Ireland at international level and represented the League of Ireland XI.[4]

International career

Hartnett won two caps for the Republic of Ireland national football team and made his debut on 12 June 1949 in a 4–1 friendly defeat to Spain at Dalymount Park.[4] His second and final cap did not come until five years later, when he played in a 1–0 win over Luxembourg in a World Cup qualifying game on 7 March 1954 at the Municipal Stadium, Luxembourg City.[4]

Personal life

Prior to joining Dundalk, Hartnett worked as an apprentice electrician at Inchicore railway works.[5] After retiring from football, Hartnett worked as an electrician at ICI Wilton and building oil rigs at Seal Sands.[5]

Career statistics

Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League National Cup Other Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Dundalk 1947–48[5] League of Ireland 13 3 1 0 3[a] 0 17 3
Middlesbrough 1948–49[6] First Division 12 4 0 0 ― 12 4
1949–50[6] 11 0 0 0 ― 11 0
1950–51[6] 2 1 0 0 ― 2 1
1951–52[6] 5 0 0 0 ― 5 0
1953–54[6] 9 1 0 0 ― 9 1
1954–55[6] Second Division 9 2 1 0 ― 10 2
Total 48 8 1 0 ― 49 8
Hartlepools United 1957–58[7] Third Division North 7 1 ― ― 7 1
Career total 68 12 2 0 3 0 73 12
  1. ^ 2 appearances in unknown competitions, 1 appearance in League of Ireland Shield

References

  1. ^ a b "Jimmy Hartnett". Barry Hugman's Footballers. Retrieved 16 September 2015.
  2. ^ "Jimmy Hartnett". National Football Teams. Benjamin Strack-Zimmermann. Retrieved 11 June 2019.
  3. ^ Hayes, Dean (2008). The Republic of Ireland International Football Facts. Cork [Ireland]: Collins. ISBN 9781905172832. OCLC 236120730.
  4. ^ a b c "Jimmy Hartnett". National Football Teams. Benjamin Strack-Zimmermann. Retrieved 17 March 2023.
  5. ^ a b c "Jimmy Hartnett | History of Dundalk F.C." Dundalk F.C. Who's Who. Retrieved 11 June 2019.
  6. ^ a b c d e f "Jimmy Hartnett". 11v11.com. Retrieved 11 June 2019.
  7. ^ "Jimmy Hartnett". In The Mad Crowd. Retrieved 11 June 2019.