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Mickey Walsh

Michael Anthony Walsh (born 13 August 1954) is a former professional footballer who works as a football agent. A striker, he spent his club career in England and Portugal. Born in England, he played for the Republic of Ireland national team at international level.

Club career

Walsh began his professional career at Blackpool in 1973, making his debut in a goalless draw at Fulham on 12 September. He went on to score 72 league goals for the Seasiders in 180 games during his five years at the club. His strike in a 3–2 win against Sunderland at Bloomfield Road on 1 February 1975 earned him the "Goal of the Season" award on the BBC's Match of the Day.[1] He signed for Everton in August 1978 for a fee of £375,000, a record fee for Blackpool at the time.[2]

He was swapped For Queens Park Rangers striker Peter Eastoe in March 1979 and spent Spent 18 months at QPR - who had a young Allen and Goddard to keep him out. Then he was sold to Porto where he spent six years playing in Portugal with FC Porto and appeared in their 2–1 defeat by Juventus in the 1984 UEFA Cup Winners' Cup Final.

International career

Walsh qualified for the Republic of Ireland through his County Mayo born father [3] The highlight of his international career was when he scored the only goal of the game as Ireland defeated the Soviet Union in a World Cup qualifier in Dublin in September 1984.[4]

Legacy

Walsh was inducted into the Hall of Fame at Bloomfield Road, when it was officially opened by former Blackpool player Jimmy Armfield in April 2006.[5] Organised by the Blackpool Supporters Association, Blackpool fans around the world voted on their all-time heroes. Five players from each decade are inducted; Walsh is in the 1970s.[6]

Career statistics

Club

  1. ^ Appearances in the Texaco Cup
  2. ^ a b c Appearances in the Anglo-Scottish Cup
  3. ^ a b Appearances in the UEFA Cup
  4. ^ a b c Appearances in the UEFA Cup Winner's Cup
  5. ^ a b Appearances in the Supertaça Cândido de Oliveira
  6. ^ Appearance in the European Cup

International

Scores and results list Republic of Ireland's goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Walsh goal.

Honours

Porto

See also

References

  1. ^ Calley, Roy (1992). Blackpool: A Complete Record 1887–1992, p. 123. ISBN 1-873626-07-X
  2. ^ Rollin, Jack, ed. (1980). Rothmans Football Yearbook 1980–81. London: Queen Anne Press. p. 67. ISBN 0362020175.
  3. ^ https://www.thetimes.com/sport/football/article/mickey-walsh-could-prove-the-problem-solver-ireland-need-3wv3xb6t6
  4. ^ "Recovering from illness, having hero status in Porto and teaching Liam Brady the Portuguese word for 'thief'". The 42. 28 August 2021. Retrieved 31 August 2021.
  5. ^ Singleton, Steve, ed. (2007). Legends: The great players of Blackpool FC (1 ed.). Blackpool. pp. 66–69. ISBN 978-1-84547-182-8. {{cite book}}: |work= ignored (help)CS1 maint: location missing publisher (link)
  6. ^ "The Hall of Fame – 1970s". Blackpool Supporters Association. Archived from the original on 12 June 2010. Retrieved 29 November 2009.
  7. ^ Mickey Walsh at the English National Football Archive (subscription required)
  8. ^ "Mickey Walsh Portuguese statistics".
  9. ^ "Walsh, Mickey". National Football Teams. Benjamin Strack-Zimmermann. Retrieved 15 September 2020.
  10. ^ "Player Info: Mickey Walsh". Retrieved 15 September 2020.

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