Personal information | |||
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Full name | Seamus Donal D'Arcy | ||
Date of birth | (1921-12-14)14 December 1921 | ||
Place of birth | Newry, Northern Ireland | ||
Date of death | 22 February 1985(1985-02-22) (aged 63) | ||
Place of death | Sudbury Hill, England | ||
Height | 5 ft 11 in (1.80 m) | ||
Position(s) | Inside forward | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
Waterford | |||
1943–1946 | Limerick | ||
1946 | Dundalk | 0 | (0) |
1946–1947 | Newry Town | ||
1947–1948 | Ballymena United | 17 | (11) |
1948–1951 | Charlton Athletic | 13 | (1) |
1951–1952 | Chelsea | 23 | (12) |
1952–1954 | Brentford | 13 | (3) |
Total | 58 | (20) | |
International career | |||
1952–1953 | Northern Ireland | 5 | (1) |
1953 | IFA XI | ||
*Club domestic league appearances and goals |
Seamus Donal D'Arcy (14 December 1921 – 22 February 1985), known as Jimmy D'Arcy or sometimes Paddy D'Arcy, was a Northern Irish international footballer who played as an inside forward.
Career
After playing in the Republic of Ireland for Waterford, Limerick, Dundalk and in Northern Ireland for Ballymena United, D'Arcy played professionally in the Football League for Charlton Athletic, Chelsea and Brentford, before his retirement in 1954. He also represented the IFA XI. An ankle injury ended D'Arcy's career in 1954 and the following year he returned to Charlton Athletic to serve as Development Association Officer for eight months.
Personal life
After retiring from football, D'Arcy settled in Sudbury Hill and worked as a quality inspector for a local glass manufacturing company.
Career statistics
Club | Season | League | National cup | Other | Total | |||||
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Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
Dundalk | 1946–47 | League of Ireland | 0 | 0 | ― | 9 | 4 | 9 | 4 | |
Ballymena United | 1947–48 | Irish League | 17 | 11 | 1 | 1 | 12 | 7 | 30 | 19 |
Chelsea | 1951–52 | First Division | 21 | 12 | 8 | 1 | ― | 29 | 13 | |
1952–53 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ― | 2 | 0 | |||
Total | 23 | 12 | 8 | 1 | ― | 31 | 12 | |||
Brentford | 1952–53 | Second Division | 13 | 3 | 0 | 0 | ― | 13 | 3 | |
Career total | 53 | 26 | 9 | 2 | 21 | 11 | 63 | 38 |
- Includes FAI Cup, Irish Cup, FA Cup
- 6 appearances and 3 goals in Dublin City Cup, 3 appearances and 1 goal in League of Ireland Shield
- 11 appearances and 5 goals in City Cup, 1 appearance and 2 goals in Gold Cup
References
- ^ "Jimmy D'Arcy". Barry Hugman's Footballers. Retrieved 20 August 2017.
- ^ "Seamus DArcy | Player Statistics | Ballymena United". Ballymena United Archive. Retrieved 22 June 2023.
- "Jimmy D'Arcy". nifootball.blogspot.co.uk. Retrieved 20 August 2017.
- ^ "Seamus (Jimmy) Darcy | History of Dundalk F.C." www.dundalkfcwhoswho.com. Retrieved 10 June 2019.
- "British FA XI Tours". RSSSF. Retrieved 20 August 2017.
- Official Matchday Magazine Of Brentford Football Club versus Preston North End. Blackheath: Morganprint. 25 September 1999. p. 41.
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: CS1 maint: date and year (link) - ^ "Seamus D D'Arcy". 11v11.com. Retrieved 10 June 2019.
- White, Eric, ed. (1989). 100 Years Of Brentford. Brentford FC. p. 382. ISBN 0-9515262-0-0.
External links
- Profile at Post War English & Scottish Football League A – Z Player's Transfer Database
- Profile at Northern Ireland's Footballing Greats
- 1921 births
- 1985 deaths
- Men's association footballers from Northern Ireland
- Northern Ireland men's international footballers
- Waterford F.C. players
- Limerick F.C. players
- Dundalk F.C. players
- Ballymena United F.C. players
- Charlton Athletic F.C. players
- Chelsea F.C. players
- Brentford F.C. players
- English Football League players
- League of Ireland players
- NIFL Premiership players
- Charlton Athletic F.C. non-playing staff
- Men's association football forwards
- Newry City F.C. players
- Association footballers from Newry