Frank Heaney Explained

Frank Heaney
Fullname:	Frank Heaney
Birth Date:	23 November 1886
Birth Place:	Dublin, Ireland
Death Place:	Dublin, Ireland
Height:	6ft
Position:	Right back
Clubs1:	St James’s Gate
Years2:	1911–1912
Clubs2:	Leeds City
Caps2:	2
Goals2:	0
Clubs3:	St James’s Gate
Clubs4:	Shelbourne
Clubs5:	St James’s Gate
Nationalyears1:	1913–1921
Nationalteam1:	Ireland Amateurs
Nationalcaps1:	3
Nationalgoals1:	0

Frank Heaney (23 November 1886 – 24 August 1937) was an Irish amateur footballer who played in the Football League for Leeds City as a right back.^[1] He was a member of the Irish Free State squad for the 1924 Summer OIympics,^[2] but did not travel to the tournament.^[3]

Personal life

Heaney's brother John also became a footballer.^[4] He served in the Irish Guards during the First World War and died of stomach cancer in 1937.^[5]

Career statistics

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Season	League			National Cup		Total
Division	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
Leeds City	1911–12^[6]	Second Division	2	0	0	0	2	0
Career total			2	0	0	0	2	0

Honours

St James's Gate

• League of Ireland (1): 1921–22
• FAI Cup (1): 1921–22
• Irish Intermediate Cup (1): 1919–20
• Leinster Senior League (1): 1919–20
• Leinster Senior Cup (2): 1919–20, 1921–22
• LFA Metropolitan Cup (1): 1919–20

Notes and References

1. Book: Joyce, Michael . Football League Players' Records 1888 to 1939 . Tony Brown . 2012 . 190589161X . Nottingham . 133.
2. Web site: Frank Heaney . 19 August 2021 . Olympedia.
3. Web site: Frank Heaney . 19 April 2017 . nifootball.blogspot.co.uk.
4. Web site: Heaney: Frank . 3 July 2022 . Leeds United F.C. History.
5. Web site: Players – Frank Heaney 1911–12 . 19 April 2017 . The Definitive History of Leeds United.
6. Web site: Leeds City Players Details : No.84 : Heaney, Frank . 16 June 2017 . Leeds United F.C. History.