Seamus_Dunne
Seamus Dunne
Irish footballer
Seamus Dunne (13 April 1930 – 28 September 2016) was an Irish professional footballer from Wicklow, best known as a player for English side Luton Town.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Seamus Dunne | ||
| Date of birth | (1930-04-13)13 April 1930 | ||
| Place of birth | Wicklow, Ireland | ||
| Date of death | 28 September 2016(2016-09-28) (aged 86) | ||
| Position(s) | Defender | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Shelbourne | |||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1947–1948 | Drogheda | ? | (?) |
| 1948–1949 | Wicklow Town | ? | (?) |
| 1949–1950 | Shelbourne | ? | (0) |
| 1950–1961 | Luton Town | 301 | (0) |
| 1961–1964 | Yiewsley | ||
| 1964–1970 | Dunstable Town | ||
| International career | |||
| 1952–1960 | Ireland | 15 | (0) |
| Managerial career | |||
| 1964–1970 | Dunstable Town | ||
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Dunne joined Luton Town from Shelbourne in July 1950 and made his debut for Luton on 26 December 1951 in a 6–1 victory over West Ham United at Kenilworth Road. During the next ten years he was a regular at right back for Luton as they won promotion to Division One in 1955 and reached the 1959 FA Cup Final.[1]
Dunne made his debut for Ireland against France in 1953, and also played against Austria during the same year. The 1960–61 season was Dunne's last at Luton; he was transferred to Yiewsley, where he played for three years. He was then player-manager at Dunstable Town while working at the Vauxhall Motors plant in Luton.[1]
After leaving Dunstable in 1970, Dunne returned to his native Ireland. In later life he lived in retirement in Bray.[1] He died at the age of 86 on 28 September 2016.[2]
- Wash, Roger (2008). Hatters Heroes. Roger Wash. ISBN 978-0-9560832-0-3.