Jim Foley | |
Fullname: | John James Foley |
Birth Date: | 19 March 1914 |
Birth Place: | Cork, Ireland |
Position: | Goalkeeper |
Years2: | 1934–1936 |
Years3: | 1936–1938 |
Years4: | 1938-1940 |
Years5: | 1940-1947 |
Clubs1: | Cork |
Clubs2: | Celtic |
Clubs3: | Plymouth Argyle |
Clubs4: | Cork City |
Clubs5: | Cork United |
Caps2: | 6 |
Caps3: | 41 |
Goals2: | 0 |
Goals3: | 0 |
Nationalyears1: | 1934–1936 |
Nationalteam1: | Irish Free State |
Nationalcaps1: | 7[1] |
Nationalgoals1: | 0 |
Jim Foley (19 March 1914 – 14 October 1952) was an Irish footballer.
Foley was park of the Cork team that defeated St James's Gate FC in the 1934 FAI Cup final. He subsequentlu joined Celtic that summer however in his two seasons with Celtic he only made six first team appearances and was mostly the understudy to Joe Kennaway. He signed for Plymouth Argyle in December 1936.
Foley was capped seven times for the Irish Free State at senior level, between 1934 and 1936.[2] He made his debut in a 4–4 draw with Belgium on 25 February 1934 .[1] Foley was sometimes known as "Fox" Foley due to his red hair.
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