Jimmy D'Arcy

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.

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

Career

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

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
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League National cup[lower-alpha 1] Other Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Dundalk 1946–47[4] League of Ireland 0 0 ― 9[lower-alpha 2] 4 9 4
Ballymena United 1947–48[2] Irish League 17 11 1 1 12[lower-alpha 3] 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
  1. "Jimmy D'Arcy". Barry Hugman's Footballers. Retrieved 20 August 2017.
  2. "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. "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. "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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