Walsall player 239. David Stuart Byrne

David Stuart Byrne (born 5 March 1961 in Hammersmith, London) is an English former professional footballer.
Byrne was a winger and began his career with Gillingham. He moved to Millwall on 4 August 1986 for a fee of £5,000. He joined Cambridge United on loan on 8 September 1988 and Blackburn Rovers on loan on 23 February 1989. On 16 March 1989 he joined Plymouth Argyle on a free transfer. He later played for Bristol Rovers, Watford and went on loan to Reading and Fulham.
He joined Shamrock Rovers in January 1993 also on loan from Watford but only made four league appearances.After returning to Watford joined Scottish side St. Johnstone and Partick Thistle.
He joined Walsall on loan in February 1994 and after leaving Partick played for St Mirren, Ayr United and Albion Rovers where he was player-coach in 1996. He also had a brief loan spell at Tottenham in1995, featuring in their makeshift squad for the Intertoto Cup. He later coached the Plymouth Argyle youth team and was appointed as Director of Football at Plymouth College of Further Education.
In November 2006 he was assisting Ian Atkins on a non-contract basis at Torquay United. On 28 November 2006, Byrne left his post at PCFE when he was named as the new Youth Team Manager at Swindon Town working under former Plymouth Argyle boss Paul Sturrock. After Sturrock left Swindon to take the role of managing his previous club, Plymouth, Byrne took temporary charge of Swindon. When Maurice Malpas became manager, Byrne became his assistant.Byrne again became Caretaker manager of Swindon following the departure of manager Maurice Malpas, on 14 November 2008. Following the news that Danny Wilson was confirmed as the new manager of Swindon Town, on 26 December 2008, David Byrne again reverted to being assistant manager.On 16 June 2009, he was appointed Head of Player Development at Swindon Town. He left that post in August 2010, I have been unable to find out what he has done since!

I do not have a picture.

Senior career
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
?	Kingstonian	?
1985–1986	Gillingham	23	(3)
1986–1988	Millwall	63	(6)
1988	Cambridge United (loan)	4	(0)
1988	Blackburn Rovers (loan)	4	(0)
1988–1991	Plymouth Argyle	59	(2)
1990	Bristol Rovers (loan)	2	(0)
1990–1991	Watford	17	(2)
1991	Reading (loan)	7	(2)
1992	Fulham (loan)	5	(1)
1992–1993	Shamrock Rovers (loan)	4	(0)
1992–1993	St. Johnstone	12	(0)
1993–1995	Partick Thistle	35	(0)
1994	Walsall (loan)	5	(0)
1994–1995	St. Mirren	6	(0)
1995	Tottenham (loan)	1	(0)
1995	Ayr United	10	(0)
1995–1997	Albion Rovers	46	(1)
?	Armadale Thistle	?
Teams managed
?	Albion Rovers (Player/Coach)
?	Plymouth Argyle (Youth Coach)
?	Plymouth College of Further Education (Coach)
2006	Torquay United (Coach)
2006–2010	Swindon Town (Various Roles)

Walsall player 171. David Joseph Walsh

David Joseph Walsh (born 28 April 1923 in Waterford, Ireland), commonly referred to as Davy Walsh or Dave Walsh, is a former Irish footballer who played as a centre forward for, among others, Linfield, West Bromwich Albion and Aston Villa. Walsh was a dual international and played for both Ireland teams – the FAI XI and the IFA XI. In 1949, he was a member of the FAI XI that defeated England 2–0 at Goodison Park, becoming the first team to beat England at home.
Walsh was a player with an eye for goal. Nimble and decisive in front of goal, he had the knack for being in the right place at the right time. After retiring as a player Walsh owned a sports shop / general store in Droitwich and later ran holiday homes inThurlestone and Kingsbridge in Devon. In June 2003, Walsh and such other notable Waterford footballers as Paddy Coad, Alfie Hale, Peter Thomas, Jim Beglin and John O’Shea, was honoured by the city council and presented with Waterford Crystal vase.
As of May 2013 Walsh is the last Irish survivor of the famous 1949 win at Goodison.
Walsh began his career playing youth football in Waterford before joining Limerick United in 1942 making his debut on 4 October scoring twice against St James’s Gate F.C. in the League of Ireland Shield. Despite Limerick finishing second from bottom in the competition Walsh scored 6 goals. At the end of a very successful goalscoring 1942–43 League of Ireland season he was loaned to Shelbourne for their Dublin and Belfast Inter-City Cup ties.
In 1943 he moved north of the border and joined Irish League side Linfield. Walsh scored 122 goals in Ireland, including 73 during the 1945–46 season for Linfield. While at Linfield he helped them win the Irish Cup in 1945 and a Northern Regional League / Irish Cup double in 1946. His team mates at Linfield included, among others Tommy Breen, Sammy McCrory and guest player Billy Liddell. On 8 June 1947, together with Jackie Vernon, Walsh returned to Ireland to play as a guest for Shamrock Rovers in a friendly against Everton.

In May 1946, Walsh joined West Bromwich Albion for a fee of £3,500 and subsequently made a terrific start to his English League career by scoring in each of his first six games. He continued to score regularly for WBA and, together with Reg Ryan and Jackie Vernon, he was a key figure when they gained promotion in 1949. He went onto score 100 goals for WBA before moving to Aston Villa for a fee of £25,000 in December 1950. He made 114 appearances and scored 40 goals for Villa, averaging a goal every three games, before moving ontoWalsall in July 1955. After one season there he joined Worcester City where he retired as a player in May 1957.
When Walsh began his international career in 1946 there were, in effect, two Ireland teams, chosen by two rival associations. Both associations, the Northern Ireland-based IFA and the Republic of Ireland-based FAI claimed jurisdiction over the whole of Ireland and selected players from the whole island. As a result several notable Irish players from this era, including Walsh, played for both teams.
Between 1946 and 1950, Walsh made 11 appearances and scored seven goals for the IFA XI. These include two Victory internationals played in early 1946. On 2 February, at Windsor Park he made his debut for the IFA XI in a 3–2 defeat to Scotland, scoring both of his teams goals. Then, on 4 May, he helped the IFA XI defeatWales 1–0 at Ninian Park. On 27 November 1946, he played for the IFA XI a 0–0 draw with Scotland. Together with Johnny Carey, Con Martin, Bill Gorman, Tommy Eglington, Alex Stevenson and Peter Farrell, he was one of seven players born in the Irish Free State to play for the IFA XI that day. The draw helped the team finish as runners-up in the 1947 British Home Championship. Walsh also helped the IFA XI gain some further respectable results, including a 2–0 win against Scotland on 4 October 1947 and a 2–2 draw with England at Goodison Park on 5 November 1947. It was at Goodison that Walsh scored his third goal for the IFA XI, in a game he was later to describe as the highlight of his footballing career.Walsh also scored both goals for the IFA XI on 9 October 1948 in a 6–2 defeat to England at Windsor Park. He then scored twice in the first five minutes at Hampden Park against Scotland on 17 November 1948. However Walsh’s goals could not prevent Scotland eventually winning 3–2. Despite both games ending in defeat, these four goals saw Walsh finish as top goalscorer during the 1949 British Home Championship. Walsh made his last appearance for the IFA XI in a 0–0 draw with Wales on 8 March 1950. As well as being part of the 1950 British Home Championship, the game also doubled up as a qualifier for the 1950 FIFA World Cup. Walsh, together withCon Martin, Reg Ryan and Tom Aherne, was one of four players from the Republic, included in the IFA XI that day and as a result he played for two different associations in the same FIFA World Cup tournament. This situation eventually led to intervention by FIFA and as a result Walsh became one of the last four Republic-born players to play for the IFA XI.
Between 1946 and 1953, Walsh made 20 appearances and scored five goals for the FAI XI, making his debut for the team in a 3–1 defeat to Portugal on 16 June 1946. On 2 March 1947, Walsh scored twice against Spain, helping the FAI XI to 3–2 win. Both of his goals that day were set up by a fellow Waterford footballer, Paddy Coad. On 2 June 1949, he scored his third goal in a 3–1 defeat to Sweden, during a qualifier for the 1950 FIFA World Cup. Then, on 21 September 1949, together with Con Martin, Johnny Carey and Peter Farrell, he was a member of the FAI XI that defeated England 2–0 at Goodison Park, becoming the first non-UK team to beat England at home. He scored his fourth goal on 26 November 1950 against Norway in a 2–2 draw. He scored his last goal for the FAI XI against France on 4 October 1953 and made his last appearance on 25 November 1953 in a 1–0 defeat against the same team. Both of these games were qualifiers for the 1954 FIFA World Cup.

 

Senior career
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
1942–1943	Limerick United	16	(13)
1943	Shelbourne (loan)	0	(0)
1943–1946	Linfield	?	(?)
1946–1950	West Bromwich Albion	165	(94)
1947	Shamrock Rovers (guest)	1	(0)
1950–1955	Aston Villa	108	(37)
1955–1956	Walsall	20	(6)
1956–1957	Worcester City	?	(?)
National team
1945–1946	Irish League XI	3	(2)
1946–1950	Ireland (IFA)	11	(7)
1946–1953	Ireland (FAI)	20	(5)

Walsall player 123. John Osborne.

John Osborne (1 December 1940 – 7 November 1998) was an English football goalkeeper. He played forChesterfield, West Bromwich Albion and Shamrock Rovers. Osborne was a member of Albion’s great cup side of the late 1960s cup team, which played in 5 cup finals from 1966 too 1970, including the 1968 FA Cup final, his nickname was Bionic due to the plastic joint inserted in his finger.

He made his Rovers debut at Milltown under his old team mate Johnny Giles on the 10 September 1978. He played 3 games in the 1978–79 European Cup Winners’ Cup keeping 2 clean sheets giving him a total of 4 appearances for the Hoops.
In 2004 he was named as one of West Bromwich Albion’s 16 greatest players, in a poll organised as part of the club’s 125th anniversary celebrations.
Osborne was the commercial manager of Worcestershire County Cricket Club from 1986 to 1995, and played a significant part in the county’s signing of long-time major sponsor MEB

Youth career
	Bolton Wanderers
Senior career
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
1960-1966	Chesterfield	110	(0)
1966-1977	West Bromwich Albion	250	(0)
1972	Walsall (loan)	3	(0)
1978	Shamrock Rovers	1	(0)

Walsall player 60. Patrick Dolan

Patrick Dolan (born 20 September 1967 in Galway, Ireland)[1] is a former football player, manager, and executive. He is a soccer analyst on RTE.
Dolan, and his twin Eamonn Dolan, moved to Dagenham as children and both began life as trainee footballers withWest Ham United. They both played for the Republic of Ireland at the 1985 FIFA World Youth Championship [4] and Under 21 level. Both had made their Irish international debut at Republic of Ireland national under-17 football teamlevel against Northern Ireland in the first ever fixture between the two nations at Seaview (football ground) in a 6–1 friendly win in January 1985.
Dolan signed YTS forms with Arsenal when he turned sixteen and made numerous appearances for both the youth and reserve team. In 1988 he was loaned out to Walsall to gain experience and soon made the move permanent. The following year, having failed to make the impact expected of him, he was loaned out to League of Ireland side St. Patrick’s Athletic. He made his League of Ireland debut at Richmond Park (football ground) on 28 February 1988.
After a handful of appearances he returned to Walsall but was promptly released. He signed for Paul McGee (footballer born 1954) at Galway United, the home town team of his father, for the 1989-90 League of Ireland season where he missed only 2 league games as the Tribesmen finished 8th.
Dolan made his Galway debut on 10 September at Terryland Park
His first ever club goal came against his former club on 1 October as Dolan headed in the equaliser
The following season he moved to Shamrock Rovers. He scored on his first start at Turners Cross (stadium) (where he had also scored his only Ireland U21 goal) on 28 October. He was an unused substitute in the 1991 FAI Cup Final when Rovers lost to Galway United. After Rovers maiden season in the RDS Arena (3 goals in 23 total appearances) he joined St Patrick’s Athletic on a full-time deal in 1991.
Dolan joined St Pats when the club was in a state of poverty. They were playing in Harold’s Cross Stadium while they tried to raise enough funds to return to Richmond Park. As St Pats could not justify his salary purely on footballing grounds, Dolan was employed as Commercial Manager. Within months he had ignited the local business community and new sponsors came on board.
Dolan played in the 1992/93 FAI League Cup Final and his last game was the 1993 FAI Cup semi final at Dundalk on 18 April. As Dolan’s injuries got worse he retired from football and was appointed chief executive.
Dolan worked closely with manager Brian Kerr and new chairman Tim O’Flaherty (a respected local businessman), and in December 1993 St Pats returned to Richmond Park.
Over the next 3 years the club went from strength to strength as Dolan’s marketing and Kerr’s team building saw the Saints win the league title in 1996. In the December of that year Kerr was appointed Director of Coaching by the FAI. Chairman O’Flaherty surprised most with his appointment of Dolan for team manager with most commentators believing that Kerr’s assistant Liam Buckley would get the job. In January 1997 Dolan was appointed manager of Pats. At 28 he was the youngest manager in the history of the club
Buckley resigned in protest but crucially, Dolan kept respected coach Noel O’Reilly on his staff. After a disappointing finish to his first season, Dolan spent relatively large sums on securing the top young Irish players available and signed three of the Ireland team that finished third in the 1997 FIFA World Youth Championship. His large squad won the 1997/98 League championship on the last day of the season as arch rivals Shelbourne lost a 2-point lead. After leading St Pats to a credible performance in the Champions League against Celtic in September 1998 Dolan resigned as manager to concentrate on his new roles as managing director and Director of Football. He had also purchased a major shareholding in the club.
Liam Buckley was persuaded back into the club to take the managerial hot seat. Buckley would lead the Saints to a second straight league title and Dolan continued to work effectively as managing director. The following December Pats lost 3 successive games and despite lying in third position in the league, Buckley was sacked. Dolan was immediately reinstated as team manager but could only steer the club to sixth place.Early into the 1999/2000 season saw the first cracks in the relationship between Dolan and St Pats fans, as he accused a section of fans of being drunk and overly abusive to a new player, Martin Garrett. Dolan used his match day programme notes to lambaste the Pats travelling fans and, inevitably, the fans hit back. The team finished in fifth position. The following season, acting in his capacity as CEO, Dolan began negotiations with St Francis F.C., with a view to merging. His use of terms like ‘Dublin Saints’ and ‘Pats-Francis’ in both his programme notes and his column for national newspaper the Irish Daily Star angered many Pats fans and in a stormy meeting held by the club to announce their plans, many sought his resignation. Backed by staunchly loyal chairman O’Flaherty, Dolan remained in both jobs. Before the end of the season the merger was off but the damage was most certainly done in the eyes of many fans.
The following season saw the Saints improve dramatically on the pitch and they were leading the league when the FAI announced they were deducting 9 points from St Pats total as they played an ineligible player, Paul Marney, for 3 games. St Pats strongly argued it was a clerical error and as Marney had been registered properly they did not seek to gain an advantage. The FAI overturned this decision and re-instated the nine points, much to the annoyance of closest rivals, Shelbourne’s chief executive Oliver Byrne. Dolan and Shelbourne manager Dermot Keely traded insults in their competing tabloid columns on a weekly basis. After receiving an anonymous tip off, the league investigated the registration of every St Pats player and found that one, Charles Livingstone Mbabazi, wasn’t correct. They deducted fifteen points and St Pats’ title challenge lay in tatters. St Pats, again, angrily denied the charges and a leaked report (to the Evening Herald) commissioned by new league CEO Roy Dooney apparently exposed several minor irregularities in player registrations on several teams but was never released. However only St Pats were punished and they would settle for third place in the league. St Pats started the season as they ended the previous one and for the first time progressed in Europe beating HNK Rijeka in the Intertoto Cup. Only an away goals defeat to KAA Gent stopped further progress.
However the levels of performance dropped and a section of the St Pats support openly protested against Dolan, with a “Dolan Out” banner appearing at games. The majority of St Pat’s fans had huge appreciation for what Dolan had achieved for the club, and they still do to this day. It took a late winner at home to Cork in St Pats’ last home game for Dolan to avoid bringing the team into the relegation playoff. In February 2003, Dolan parted company with St Pats to take the high profile job at Cork City. It left St Pats fans divided with the following season seeing many terrace debates between Pro and Anti Dolan camps.In March 2003, Dolan was appointed team manager of Cork City. Cork had finished in fourth place in 2002/2003 but with the exciting partnership of John O’Flynn andGeorge O’Callaghan, many pundits expected their challenge to be stronger. Dolan brought Kevin Doyle, who he had given his debut with Pats to Cork, and he caught the imagination of the Cork public and much like his Saintmania and Supersaint tags, and along with Brian Lennox re-branded Cork City as the Rebel Army. He would lead Cork to 3rd position in his first season, 16 points behind league winners Shelbourne. The following season, Dolan invested heavily in players and it seemed to pay off as Cork beat Malmö FF and NEC Nijmegen in the Intertoto Cup before falling to Nantes. Dolan would improve Cork to second place in the league and they finished only three points behind winners Shelbourne. Shortly before the beginning of the 2005 season, Cork announced that Pat Dolan was no longer manager of the club. Much like his departure at St Pats, no formal announcement was made as to the reasons behind it. In another mirroring of the St Pats departure, Cork fans were split into Pro and Anti Dolan camps. Dolan had finished building a strong team at Cork, following the good work first laid out by Dave Barry and then Liam Murphy, and the club went on to win the league title in 2005 under new manager Damien Richardson, with the notable addition of Roy O’Donovan. A key factor in the victory in 2005 was the ability for Cork City to finally beat Shelbourne, something which they never managed while Dolan was in charge.
In September 2005 Dolan was appointed as an “advisor” for the Blues. They eventually finished 8th place in the Premier League seven points clear of the relegation playoff spot that for so long looked theirs.
After Dolan’s former side Cork City drew with Waterford, Dolan gave a surprising interview in which he spoke about Waterford in the 3rd person and referred to Cork as “we”, despite his role with Waterford and his behaviour during the match which included protesting to have Cork player Danny Murphy (footballer born 1982) booked and subsequently ruled out of the FAI Cup Final.
Throughout his St Pats and Cork City days Dolan wrote a weekly column in the tabloid newspaper Irish Daily Star. His outspoken and often controversial column saw Dolan’s profile rise outside the League of Ireland scene. After his departure from Cork City, Dolan joined Setanta Sports as their main football pundit. He continues to front their Setanta Sports Cup coverage, as well as commentating on Serie A, Champions League and UEFA Cup football. He is also now a regular guest on soccer radio show and podcast World Soccer Daily. Dolan is parodied, to some acclaim, by Apres Match. On 7 December 2009, in his weekly Star column, Dolan was fiercely critical of the Irish international team’s pursuit of players born outside Ireland.
In 2007 Dolan took on the role as Head Coach of the newly formed League of Ireland First Division outfit, Wexford Youths. Dolan assisted manager and owner Mick Wallace on a part-time basis due to his media commitments.

Through his weekly column in the Irish Daily Star and regular appearances on Setanta Sports, Dolan was fiercely critical of the FAI’s recruitment process to find a new senior International team manager.
The holder of a FA coaching badge, he is currently a FIFA agent

Heres a little nugget from this Blogs friend David Evans.

Info on Pat Dolan. ..His only first team app for Walsall was in the 2-3 defeat at Chesterfield on 30.8.1986 at centre half. Manager Tommy Coakley admitted after the game
that he was not ready yet for first team football but one for the future.

 

Youth career
1981–1983	West Ham United
Senior career
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
1983–1988	Arsenal	0	(0)
1986–1988	Walsall	1	(0)
1987–1988	St Patrick’s Athletic	4	(0)
1988–1989	Hendon	16	(0)
1989–1990	Galway United	30	(4)
1990–1991	Shamrock Rovers	18	(2)
1991–1993	St Patrick’s Athletic	34	(5)
Total		103	(11)
National team
1986–1987	Republic of Ireland U21	3	(1)
Teams managed
1996–1998	St Patrick’s Athletic
1999–2003	St Patrick’s Athletic
2003–2005	Cork City

Walsall player 59. Miah Dennehy

Jeremiah Dennehy (born 29 March 1950), commonly referred to as Miah Dennehy, is a former Irishfootballer who played for, among others, Cork Hibernians, Nottingham Forest, Walsall F.C., and Bristol Rovers. In 1972 he became the first ever player to score a hat-trick in an FAI Cup final. As an international he also played for the Republic of Ireland.

Dennehy was signed for Cork Hibernians in 1969 by manager Amby Fogarty. However it was under Fogarty’s successor, Dave Bacuzzi, that he became a prominent member of the successful Hibs team of the early 1970s. Other members of team included John Herrick. Dennehy helped Hibs win several trophies including the League of Ireland title in 1971. In 1972 he also scored a hat-trick in the FAI Cup final as he helped Hibs defeat Waterford United. This was the first ever hat-trick in an FAI Cup final. He also helped them win the all-Ireland competition, the Blaxnit Cup in 1972 On 29 September 1971 Dennehy also scored for Hibs in a European Cup game against Borussia Mönchengladbach. Hibs had earlier lost the away game 5–0 and then lost the home leg 2–1 with Dennehy scoring Hibs’ only goal of the tie. Dennehy netted again in a home win at Flower Lodge against Pezoporikos Larnaca in the 1972–73 European Cup Winners’ Cup.
In January 1973 Dennehy was signed by Nottingham Forest for a fee of £20,000. Under manager Dave Mackay he established himself as a first team regular but lost his place under Brian Clough. After 41 Second Division appearances and four goals, Dennehy was transferred to Walsall F.C. in July 1975. In three years with Walsall he made a further 128 league appearances and scored 22 goals. In July 1978 he joined Bristol Rovers where he made 52 league appearances, scoring 6 goals. After just one season with Rovers he signed for Cardiff City but never made any first team appearances and was released from his contract in January 1979. Throughout his time in England, Dennehy regularly played Gaelic football and in 1976 he won a championship medal with Warwickshire. Their opponents in the final were a London team featuring Tony Grealish.
Between 1972 and 1977 Dennehy made 11 appearances and scored two goals for the Republic of Ireland. He made his international debut during Brazilian Independence Cup tournament while still playing for Cork Hibernians. On 18 June 1972 he came on as a substitute in a 3–2 win against Ecuador. This was the first of seven appearances as a sub. He scored both of his international goals in 1973. The first came on 6 June in a 1–1 away draw with Norway. Then on 10 October he scored the only goal in a 1–0 win against Poland at Dalymount Park. Both of these games were friendlies. He made his last appearance for the Republic in another friendly against Poland on 24 April 1977. On 3 July 1973, at Lansdowne Road, Dennehy also came on as a late sub for a Shamrock Rovers XI in a 4–3 defeat against Brazil. The Rovers XI was actually an All-Ireland XI which featured both Republic of Ireland and Northern Ireland internationals

Dennehy returned to the League of Ireland in November 1980 to play for Cork United and went to play for Waterford United, Limerick United, Drogheda United and Newcastle West F.C. before retiring.
He eventually returned to Cork where he coached junior soccer teams and played hurling for St. Vincent’s GAA. On 17 August 2007, Dennehy was the victim of a serious assault outside a public house in Mayfield, Cork. He spent four months in Cork University Hospital, including five weeks in intensive care. As of February 2008 he was undergoing therapy in the National Rehabilitation Institute in Dún Laoghaire. On 6 March 2009 David Naughton was sentenced to six years in jail for the assault. (I cannot find any notices on how his recovery went)

Senior career
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
1968–1973	Cork Hibernians	80	(31)
1973–1975	Nottingham Forest	41	(4)
1973	Shamrock Rovers XI	1	(0)
1975–1978	Walsall F.C.	151	(22)
1978–1980	Bristol Rovers	52	(6)
1980	Trowbridge Town	?	(?)
1980	Cardiff City	0	(0)
1980–1981	Cork United	19	(0)
1981–1982	Waterford	25	(3)
1982–1983	Limerick United	8	(4)
1985	Drogheda United	?	(0)
1985	Newcastle West AFC	?	(0)
National team
1972–1977	Republic of Ireland	11	(2)