Tommy Dunne (footballer, born 1927)

Tommy Dunne

Personal information
Full name	Thomas Dunne
Date of birth	(1927-03-19)19 March 1927
Place of birth	Dublin, Ireland
Date of death	23 January 1988(1988-01-23) (aged 60)
Place of death	Fazakerley, England
Position(s)	Wing-half
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
1947–1949	Shamrock Rovers		(3)
1949–1954	Leicester City	33	(0)
1954–1956	Exeter City	37	(1)
1956–1957	Shrewsbury Town	3	(0)
1957–1958	Southport	21	(0)
Total		94	(4)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Thomas Dunne (19 March 1927 – 23 January 1988) is an Irish former footballer who played as a wing-half.

Dunne was born in Dublin. He was a nephew of the famed Jimmy Dunne. He began his senior career with Shamrock Rovers in 1949.

During his time at Milltown he won the FAI Cup despite being sent off in a first round tie.

In November 1949 Tommy transferred to Leicester City.

Personal life

Following the end of his playing career, he settled in Southport where he ran two public houses, the Hoghton Arms and the Masons' Arms until retiring through ill health in 1983. He died of throat cancer in hospital at Fazakerley, Liverpool in 1988 aged 60.

Honours

Shamrock Rovers

• FAI Cup: 1948
• Inter-City Cup: 1949
• LFA President's Cup: 1948–49

Sources

• The Hoops by Paul Doolan and Robert Goggins (ISBN 0-7171-2121-6)