His grandparent(s) were Irish but eligibility was in question because he had played for England's semi-professional team a couple of times.
He was 28 when he was capped at senior level. Between that and his second cap, he played 4 times for the U-21's and I reckon he must have been the oldest ever U-21 player, 30 years old, when he scored 4 goals against China U-21 in the Toulon tournament in 1983.
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