Johnny Walsh (footballer, born 1957) explained

Johnny "Jabber" Walsh (born 8 November 1957) is an Irish former footballer who played as a midfielder.

He made his one and only appearance for the Republic of Ireland national team on 30 May 1982 in a 2–1 defeat to Trinidad and Tobago in Port of Spain. Walsh scored the opening goal in a 2–1 win for the League of Ireland XI against the Scottish Football League XI on St Patrick's Day 1980.^[1]

At club level, he played for many years on the successful Limerick F.C. teams of the 1980s.^[2] Walsh made his League of Ireland debut on 3 October 1976. He won a league title with the club in 1980 and an FAI Cup medal in 1982.

Honours

Limerick United

• League of Ireland

1979–80

• FAI Cup

1982

External links

• • Johnny Walsh in 'Soccer Players' file at Limerick City Library, Ireland
• Details of his only international appearance from soccerscene.ie

Notes and References

1. Web site: A comedy of errors: Ireland's ill-fated South American tour. Malone. Emmet. The Irish Times. en. 2 June 2019.
2. Web site: After 31 years, Limerick soccer returns to its spiritual home at Markets Field. 5 June 2015. www.irishexaminer.com. 2 June 2019.