Rory Dwyer

Rory Dwyer (1932 – 19 November 2022) was an Irish football player who played for Shelbourne in the League of Ireland.

Rory Dwyer
Personal information
Date of birth 1932
Place of birth Dublin, Irish Free State
Date of death 19 November 2022 (aged 89)
Place of death Dublin, Ireland
Position(s) Centre forward
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1951–1957 Shelbourne
International career
League of Ireland XI
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Career

Brought up in Inchicore, Dublin, Dwyer played his schoolboy football with St. Finbarrs in Drimnagh, under Gerry Doyle. He won a schoolboy cap against England. Dwyer signed for Shelbourne in 1951 for a fee of £3 a week and a £1 win bonus. His debut season saw him score a club record of 40 goals across all competitions.[1] Dwyer was part of Shelbourne's League of Ireland-winning team in 1953.[2] He also earned a call-up to the League of Ireland XI for an international against Scotland, however, a miscommunication resulted in him missing the match.[3] A recurring cartilage issue resulted in Dwyer's career coming to an end in 1957.

Personal life and death

Dwyer's day job was as a refrigerator mechanic. After his forced retirement from playing, he concentrated on pitch and putt, playing in Erin's Isle in Finglas.

Dwyer died on 19 November 2022, at the age of 89.[4]

Honours
Shelbourne

References
  1. "1951-52 League of Ireland season". League of Ireland website. Retrieved 4 December 2022.
  2. "1952-53 League of Ireland season". League of Ireland website. Retrieved 4 December 2022.
  3. "Obituary: Rory Dwyer, Shelbourne FC striker who scored club-record 42 goals in his first season". Irish Independent. 4 December 2022. Retrieved 4 December 2022.
  4. "The death has occurred of Rory DWYER". rip.ie. 20 November 2022. Retrieved 4 December 2022.
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