Tommy Kinsella
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Personal information | |||
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Full name | Tommy Kinsella | ||
Date of birth | 1941 | ||
Place of birth | Dublin, Ireland | ||
Date of death | 6 February 2009 (aged 67–68) | ||
Position(s) | Winger | ||
Youth career | |||
1959–1960 | St Joseph's Boys | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
1960–1962 | Drumcondra | ? | (7) |
1962–1963 | Arsenal | 0 | (0) |
1963—1964 | Distillery | 12 | (4) |
1964–1967 | Coleraine | ||
1967–1969 | Shamrock Rovers | 16 | (0) |
1967 | → Boksburg (loan) | 1 | (0) |
1967 | → Boston Rovers (loan) | 4 | (0) |
1969–1971 | Dundalk | 24 | (8) |
1971—1972 | Drumcondra | 10 | (1) |
1972–1977 | Dalkey United | ||
1977–1978 | Workmen's Club | ||
International career | |||
1964 | Irish League XI | 1 | (0) |
*Club domestic league appearances and goals |
Tommy Kinsella (born 1941 in Dublin, died 6 February 2009) was an Irish soccer player who played in the League of Ireland during the 1960s.
Kinsella played for Shamrock Rovers and Bohemians amongst others during his career in the League of Ireland. He also had a spell with Arsenal. Tommy Kinsella was eventually transferred from Drumcondra to Arsenal, during the 1960/61 season, and ended up spending two years at the London club. He played mostly for the reserves, although he scored for the Arsenal first team at Dalymount Park during a match celebrating the new lights.
Joined The Hoops in March 1967 [1] and scored his first goal on 1 October. Went on to make 4 appearances for Rovers in European competition. He also played for Dundalk in Europe, featuring against Liverpool in the 1969-70 Fairs Cup competition.
Honours
[edit]- FAI Cup: 2
- Shamrock Rovers - 1967, 1969
- Irish Cup
- Glentoran 1966
- Coleraine F.C. 1965
- President's Cup
- Shamrock Rovers 1968/69
- Republic of Ireland men's association footballers
- League of Ireland players
- Lisburn Distillery F.C. players
- Coleraine F.C. players
- Shamrock Rovers F.C. players
- Bohemian F.C. players
- Drogheda United F.C. players
- NIFL Premiership players
- Glentoran F.C. players
- United Soccer Association players
- Boston Shamrock Rovers players
- Dundalk F.C. players
- 1941 births
- 2009 deaths
- Drumcondra F.C. players
- Irish League representative players
- Men's association football forwards
- Association footballers from Dublin (city)
- 20th-century Irish sportsmen