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Jimmy D'Arcy

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Jimmy D'Arcy
Personal information
Full name Seamus Donal D'Arcy[1]
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)[1]
Place of death Sudbury Hill, England[2]
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

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After playing in the Republic of Ireland for Waterford, Limerick, Dundalk and in Northern Ireland for Ballymena United,[3][4] D'Arcy played professionally in the Football League for Charlton Athletic, Chelsea and Brentford,[1] before his retirement in 1954.[4] He also represented the IFA XI.[5] 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.[6]

Personal life

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After retiring from football, D'Arcy settled in Sudbury Hill and worked as a quality inspector for a local glass manufacturing company.[4]

Career statistics

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Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League National cup[a] Other Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Dundalk 1946–47[4] League of Ireland 0 0 9[b] 4 9 4
Ballymena United 1947–48[2] Irish League 17 11 1 1 12[c] 7 30 19
Chelsea 1951–52[7] First Division 21 12 8 1 29 13
1952–53[7] 2 0 0 0 2 0
Total 23 12 8 1 31 12
Brentford 1952–53[8] Second Division 13 3 0 0 13 3
Career total 53 26 9 2 21 11 63 38
  1. ^ Includes FAI Cup, Irish Cup, FA Cup
  2. ^ 6 appearances and 3 goals in Dublin City Cup, 3 appearances and 1 goal in League of Ireland Shield
  3. ^ 11 appearances and 5 goals in City Cup, 1 appearance and 2 goals in Gold Cup

References

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  1. ^ a b c "Jimmy D'Arcy". Barry Hugman's Footballers. Retrieved 20 August 2017.
  2. ^ a b "Seamus DArcy | Player Statistics | Ballymena United". Ballymena United Archive. Retrieved 22 June 2023.
  3. ^ "Jimmy D'Arcy". nifootball.blogspot.co.uk. Retrieved 20 August 2017.
  4. ^ a b c d "Seamus (Jimmy) Darcy | History of Dundalk F.C." www.dundalkfcwhoswho.com. Retrieved 10 June 2019.
  5. ^ "British FA XI Tours". RSSSF. Retrieved 20 August 2017.
  6. ^ Official Matchday Magazine Of Brentford Football Club versus Preston North End. Blackheath: Morganprint. 25 September 1999. p. 41.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: date and year (link)
  7. ^ a b "Seamus D D'Arcy". 11v11.com. Retrieved 10 June 2019.
  8. ^ White, Eric, ed. (1989). 100 Years Of Brentford. Brentford FC. p. 382. ISBN 0-9515262-0-0.
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