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Reckon Sligo Rovers first black player was in the 82/83 season was called Mick Grahman and he was from the Sheffield area. He scored the the all important equalising goal in the first game against Cobh in 1983 cup semi final. Think there was a different black lad that could of played for Rovers before that?
Thats Mick on the left 1983! keep scrolling down to the end of the page.
1981-1982
St Patrick's Athletic
Gwan guess who :confused:
Think Bohs had a black player in the 70s not sure tho.
kdjac
Ray something Drogheda 1969
Honestly can't remember a black player at UCD.
Darky Keogh?
And I'm not being racist by calling him that. That's what he was known as everywhere.
An iconic figure who apparently played for Sligo Rovers (briefly) in the 1960s.
According to Eamon Sweeneys tome about the Bit O'Red, he was one of the worst players to play for Shhhligo.
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Originally Posted by kdjaC
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pineapple stu
UCD had a Nigerian student played in the FAI Cup runs during the mid 1950's played in the same team as Brian Lenihan (RIP). Cannot spell or pronounce the name. We also had Native Canadian Sammy Saundh who played for us in the 1981/82 season on loan from the Vancouver Whitecaps. He didn't get irony though. Sammy Saundh was a very slightly built winger standing 5 foot 5.
Regular encouragements from the sideline included '' Come on Sammy Use your height! Come on Sammy through your weight around !'' :D
You'right Ray Keogh.....but I never the other name!!!Quote:
Originally Posted by LukeO
Dundlak had a great striker called Benny Laryea, season 1984/85 - he played the full season too, scored over 10 league goals if i recall correctly - was a cult figure - really popular player - went back to England for the next season, think he played div 4 with torquay - then driffted to non lge.
Curtis Fleming?Quote:
Originally Posted by Risteard
Mukendi would have played for Derry and Harps in the 80's AFAIK.
In 1981:confused: He's aged tremendously well - looks a lot better than Felix :)Quote:
Originally Posted by pineapple stu
A lad called Tony Owens played for Home Farm back in the mid 70s.
Thanks for the directions RB. I'd never have picked him out of the team line up.Quote:
Originally Posted by red bellied
Can't believe you missed this guy ;)Quote:
Originally Posted by red bellied
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Paddy "black" Rooney
Black Rooney was a full back who played for Rovers in their Junior days from 1932 to 34. He won a Leinster Senior League winners medal and an Intermediate Cup winners medal. In that time he scored four goals for the club. He left in 1934 to join Athlone Town although he returned to Rovers in 1937
Paul McGrath first LOI black player?
Not sure who the first City player was as many loan players from the UK in the early 90s. Probably the first I noticed was Jason Kabia who despite being largely useless won more than his fair share of free kicks. We certainly had our fair share of useless non-black players too.
IMO there was a stage in Irish football when people thought players better than they actually were just because they were black. This was a time when not many foreign black people in this country especially outside urban areas & Dublin in particular. Possibly all foreigners were thought be better as could not have Irish professional footballers.
Didnt Clyde Best play for Pats under Barry Bridges was it.
1950's=Patrick Dunne;790279]An iconic figure who apparently played for Sligo Rovers (briefly) in the 1960s.
According to Eamon Sweeneys tome about the Bit O'Red, he was one of the worst players to play for Shhhligo.[/quote]
Ojo appeared in the 1950's I would think he was the first black player to play in the league almost 30 years before a little team from Galway joined. I can understand why you can't spell Sligo because of your Irish language hangover that the rest of the country dumped 100 years ago, and ye call us backward!
Anyone who describes their own language and culture as a "hangover" is backward.
Back on topic. GUFC signed three Bajan internationals in the 1990s, they were our first non-Caucasian players.
Bite!Quote:
Originally Posted by Patrick Dunne
The country with no culture of it's own is not a real independent state. And the fact that you were too incapable to learn your own language says a lot more about your incapacity to cope with more than one language than anything.Quote:
Originally Posted by Knappagh Red
Why don't you go the whole hog and invite the British back to rule us?
Back on topic. Incredibly ironic, that the town Benny Laryea plied his trade in this country, is one of the most xenophobic and racist spots in the Republic.
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Cantona?
Don't think so.Quote:
Originally Posted by gufct
Ray Keogh played for Drums in the early sixties he was a fantastic footballer and got some Inter League caps. He must have been at the end of his playing days if he was with Drogs in 1969.Quote:
Originally Posted by shelbourne1904
He was never referred to as darkey in his Drums days but was called "Blessed Martin" by some Drums fans after the now saint, because of their similarities.
As I said he was a great player and will be a Drums legend forever
Johnny Morris Burke:DQuote:
Originally Posted by Risteard
Nelson Da Silva (RIP) and Owen 'Supero' Da Gama...DCFC 86
dortie
What about Jose Mokendi ( a.k.a Joey McKenzie) who played for the Stripes an Harps in his time ?. A contemporary of Da Silva and Da Gama I think.
Yep, he was mentionied earlier on the thread, Jose was with us 85 i think, he was always a crowd favourite for different reasons...his son lives in Derry.Quote:
Originally Posted by CollegeTillIDie
brings back memories when jmb played for us around 1988 to early nineties! oh the memories!!:)Quote:
Originally Posted by GuisaSaigon
What about Haysham El Kershi, legendary Egyptian who graced Abbeycartron in the 80's!
Haysham El Khershi ( Arab names get different English spellings depending on the translator) was as I understand it a Lawyer married to a Longford woman.
At one point he was considered one of the '' local'' players in the squad.
From Alexandria to Abbeycartron... Haysham you can use that as the name of your autobiography. :D