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.
At club level, he played for many years on the successful Limerick F.C. teams of the 1980s. 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
References
- Malone, Emmet. "A comedy of errors: Ireland's ill-fated South American tour". The Irish Times. Retrieved 2 June 2019.
- "After 31 years, Limerick soccer returns to its spiritual home at Markets Field". www.irishexaminer.com. 5 June 2015. Retrieved 2 June 2019.
External links
- Johnny Walsh at National-Football-Teams.com
- Johnny Walsh in 'Soccer Players' file at Limerick City Library, Ireland Archived 18 February 2020 at the Wayback Machine
- Details of his only international appearance from soccerscene.ie
- 1957 births
- Living people
- Association footballers from Limerick (city)
- Republic of Ireland men's association footballers
- Men's association football midfielders
- Republic of Ireland men's international footballers
- League of Ireland players
- League of Ireland XI players
- Limerick F.C. players
- 20th-century Irish sportsmen