Mick Foley (footballer)

Mick Foley was an Ireland international footballer.[1][2]

Mick Foley
Personal information
Full name Michael Foley
Date of birth 1892
Place of birth Dublin, Ireland
Position(s) Half back
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
–1910 Shelbourne
1910–1919 Leeds City 127 (6)
1919–???? Shelbourne
National team
1926 Ireland 1 (0)
League of Ireland XI 5
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only

Foley began his senior career with Shelbourne in Dublin but then was one of three Shelbourne players recruited by Frank Scott-Walford to play for Leeds City before the 1910–11 season, the others being George Cunningham and Joe Enright.

After two seasons where he did regularly feature in the first team, Foley then broke into the left half position for the 1912/13 season and held down the place for two more seasons until World War I during which he returned to his native Dublin.

Mick was again part of the Leeds side on the resumption of league football in 1918/19. But the club were wound up in October 1919 and Mick returned to Ireland to rejoin Shelbourne where he was a member of the team that were founder members of the League of Ireland in 1921.

International career

On 21 March 1926, Foley made his only appearance for Ireland when he captained the team in a 3–0 defeat to Italy in Turin.[3] [4] [5]

References
  1. "FAI History: 1930 - 1959 - Football Association of Ireland". Fai.ie. Retrieved 4 May 2017.
  2. "Statistics: Republic of Ireland [Powered by tplSoccerStats]". www.soccerscene.ie.
  3. "Mick Foley". www.national-football-teams.com. 6 December 2016. Retrieved 6 December 2016.
  4. "Extratime.ie - Mick Foley - Shelbourne". www.extratime.ie.
  5. "Leeds United F.C. History". Ozwhitelufc.net.au. Retrieved 4 May 2017.


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