QuoteCan anyone confirm if Terry McDermott ever played for Cork City? It's not clear on his wikipedia biography.
I recall seeing him down the Mardyke in the mid 80's watching a Collingwood Cup game - but cannot remember him lining out for CCFC.
thats a good one about Peter Reid... He left Man City in 1993... so that sounds right as he played for a lot of different clubs after that.. Remember Neil McNabs name being mentioned before...Originally Posted by Candystripe
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Can anyone confirm if Terry McDermott ever played for Cork City? It's not clear on his wikipedia biography.
I recall seeing him down the Mardyke in the mid 80's watching a Collingwood Cup game - but cannot remember him lining out for CCFC.
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From memory Reid only played one friendly for Derry but there was talk of him being considered for the Derry player/managers job at the time.
Derry also had Steve Bruce guest for them in one match, which I think was a testimonial, but despite him being a regular starter for Manchester United for years never got an England cap!
As for the Scot Neill Mc Nab he played quite a few games for Derry and was truely outstanding.
Mc Dermott played a few games for City around 84/85. There was a brief mention of him in one of last seasons match programmes in a series of articles that reviewed Cork City's 25 years in the LOI. I think he scored twice up in Drogheda in a cup game.
John Hollins ex- Chelsea (1 England Cap) and 1 appearance for Cobh Ramblers in the late 80's.
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Speaking of Raich Carter, he was both an FA Cup winner with Sunderland before the war and an FAI Cup winner with Cork Athletic in 1953 if memory serves me correct. He was actually capped twice too by the League of Ireland versus the Irish League and the Football League. There can't be many players with the distinction of winning both the FAI and FA Cups can there? Dixie Dean won the FA Cup but was on the losing side for Rovers against Shels after a replay in the 1939 FAI Cup Final.
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Billy Hamilton played for us - does he count?
Not too many I'd guess. Can't think of any off the top of my head. I don't think Paddy Mulligan got an FA cup medal in 1970.
Jimmy Delaney did of course win an FA Cup, a Scottish Cup and an Irish Cup. He was also on the Cork Athletic side that led Rovers 2-0 with 10 minutes to go in the 1956 final. Rovers scored 3 times while secretary Donie Forde was across the road from Dalyer buying the champagne.
Jack Burkett was another nearly man. WOn the FA Cup with West Ham and was on the Pats side that reaached, and lost, the 1974 FAI Cup Final. Think he won the Euo Cup WInners Cup too with West ham
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I had no idea Dixie Dean played with Sligo till someone said it here.He had an unreal goal scoring record for Everton- 349 goals in 399 games.His record for Sligo wasnt bad either,10 goals in 7 games as per Wiki.
I know which one he SHOULD be proud of! Was that under Alfie Hale?
That question was less stupid, though you asked it in a profoundly stupid way.
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I'm not 100% sure if Hale was managing Ramblers at that particular time but from what I remember there were a few Waterford based players in the Ramblers line-up during that period.
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OK the final list - I think
Dixie Dean, Raich Carter, Alan Sunderland, Steve Williams, Denis Tueart, Mike Channon, Peter Barnes, Frank Worthington, Luther Blisset, Rodney Marsh, Ian Callaghan, Geoff Hurst,
Terry McDermott, Trevor Brooking, John Hollins, Bobby Charlton, Barry Bridges, Gordon Banks, Terry Venables, Carlton Palmer.
Bobby Tambling.
Peter McParland is another close call... won the FA Cup with Villa '57, 12th man for Dundalk in '52.
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Dunno why I didn't remember that - but Peter Reid did guest for Derry in a friendly against Crystal Palace (26th January 1994)
Reaching far back into history but Vincent Matthews (ex-Sheffield United) got two caps for England in 1928 and subsequently joined Shamrock Rovers (probably in the early 30s). There was quite a bit of movement from England to Ireland until the maximum wage was abolished in English football so there might have been a few more before The Emergency.
Looks like there was a Frank Broom who played for Shelbourne around 1955 - 16 years after the last of his 7 caps. http://www.englandfc.com/Profiles/ph...fileByName.php
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