Frank Heaney

Frank Heaney (23 November 1886 – 24 August 1937) was an Irish amateur footballer who played in the Football League for Leeds City as a right back.[1] He was a member of the Irish Free State squad for the 1924 Summer OIympics,[4] but did not travel to the tournament.[3]

Frank Heaney
Personal information
Full name Frank Heaney[1]
Date of birth 23 November 1886
Place of birth Dublin, Ireland
Date of death 24 August 1937(1937-08-24) (aged 50)[2]
Place of death Dublin, Ireland
Height 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)[3]
Position(s) Right back
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
St James’s Gate
1911–1912 Leeds City 2 (0)
St James’s Gate
Shelbourne
St James’s Gate
International career
1913–1921 Ireland Amateurs 3 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Personal life

Heaney's brother John also became a footballer.[5] He served in the Irish Guards during the First World War and died of stomach cancer in 1937.[2]

Career statistics
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League National Cup Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Leeds City 1911–12[6] Second Division 2 0 0 0 2 0
Career total 2 0 0 0 2 0

Honours

St James's Gate

References
  1. Joyce, Michael (2012). Football League Players' Records 1888 to 1939. Nottingham: Tony Brown. p. 133. ISBN 190589161X.
  2. "Players – Frank Heaney 1911–12". The Definitive History of Leeds United. Retrieved 19 April 2017.
  3. "Frank Heaney". nifootball.blogspot.co.uk. Retrieved 19 April 2017.
  4. "Frank Heaney". Olympedia. Retrieved 19 August 2021.
  5. "Heaney: Frank". Leeds United F.C. History. Retrieved 3 July 2022.
  6. "Leeds City Players Details : No.84 : Heaney, Frank". Leeds United F.C. History. Retrieved 16 June 2017.
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