Tommy Casey
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| Tommy Casey | ||
| Personal information | ||
|---|---|---|
| Full name | Thomas Casey | |
| Date of birth | 11 March 1930 | |
| Place of birth | Comber, Northern Ireland | |
| Date of death | 13 January 2009 (aged 78) | |
| Place of death | Somerset, England | |
| Playing position | Wing-half | |
| Youth career | ||
| Belfast YMCA East Belfast |
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| Senior career1 | ||
| Years | Club | App (Gls)* |
| -1949 1949-1950 1950-1952 1952-1958 1958-1959 1959-1963 |
Bangor Leeds United Bournemouth Newcastle United Portsmouth Bristol City |
4 (0) 66 (1) 116 (8) 24 (1) 122 (9) |
| National team | ||
| 1955-1958 | Northern Ireland | 12 (2) |
| Teams managed | ||
| 1975-1976 | Grimsby Town | |
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1 Senior club appearances and goals |
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Thomas "Tommy" Casey (11 March 1930 – 13 January 2009) was a Northern Irish footballer.
Born in Comber, during his career he played for Belfast YMCA, East Belfast, Bangor, Leeds United, Bournemouth & Boscombe, Newcastle United, Portsmouth, Bristol City, Inter-Roma (Toronto) and Gloucester City. He earned 12 caps for the Northern Ireland national football team, and was a participant of the 1958 FIFA World Cup. Casey also managed Grimsby Town from between 1975 and 1976. After retirement he worked as a football coach/manager before passing away on 13 January 2009, aged 78.[1]
[edit] References
- ^ "IRISH FA SADDENED BY THE DEATH OF TOMMY CASEY". Irish FA. 2009-01-14. http://www.irishfa.com/the-ifa/news/4525/irish-fa-saddened-by-the-death-of-tommy-casey/. Retrieved on 2009-01-13.
- Ponting, Ivan (14 March 2009). "Tommy Casey: Wing-half who won the FA Cup with Newcastle and played in the 1958 World Cup for Northern Ireland". The Independent. http://www.independent.co.uk/news/obituaries/tommy-casey-winghalf-who-won-the-fa-cup-with-newcastle-and-played-in-the-1958-world-cup-for-northern-ireland-1644923.html. Retrieved on 2009-03-15.
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