Jack Kirwan
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Personal information | |||
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Full name | John Henry Kirwan | ||
Date of birth | December 2, 1872 | ||
Place of birth | Dunlavin, County Wicklow, Ireland | ||
Date of death | January 7, 1959 (aged 86) | ||
Place of death | London, England | ||
Position(s) |
Outside left | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
189x–1898 | Southport Central | ||
1898–1899 | Everton | 24 | (5) |
1899–1905 | Tottenham Hotspur | 154 | (39) |
1905–1908 | Chelsea | 73 | (15) |
1908–1909 | Clyde | ||
1909–1910 | Leyton | 49 | (6) |
International career | |||
1900–1909 | Ireland | 17 | (2) |
Managerial career | |||
1910–1915 | Ajax Amsterdam | ||
1920–21 | Bohemians | ||
1923–24 |
A.S.Livorno | ||
1924–25 | Bohemians | ||
*Club domestic league appearances and goals |
John Henry Kirwan (December 2 1872 – 7 January 1959) was an Irish
Playing career
Early years
Kirwan initially played
Tottenham Hotspur
After just one season at
Later years
In May 1905 Kirwan left Tottenham Hotspur and joined Chelsea. He made 76 appearances in total for Chelsea and scored 16 goals.[1] In 1907 he helped Chelsea finish runners up in the Second Division and thus gain promotion. Kirwan also played 3 games for Chelsea in the FA Cup, scoring 1 goal. After leaving Chelsea he played for Clyde and Leyton F.C. before retiring as a player.[2]
Irish international
Between 1900 and 1909 Kirwan played 17 times for
Coaching career
In September 1910 Kirwan moved to the
Additional information
John Kirwan was survived by his widow Edith who died in 1976, and daughters Eileen who died aged 101 in 2014 and Maureen who died aged 94 in 2009. Many of his international caps and shirts are still in the family, although a lot of his more historical possessions were given to the Tottenham Hotspur museum including the 1901 FA Cup Ball.
Career statistics
International
National team | Year | Apps | Goals |
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Ireland | 1900 | 1 | 0 |
1902 | 2 | 0 | |
1903 | 3 | 1 | |
1903 | 3 | 1 | |
1905 | 3 | 0 | |
1906 | 3 | 0 | |
1907 | 1 | 0 | |
1909 | 1 | 0 | |
Total | 17 | 2 |
- As of match played 16 January 2023
Ireland score listed first, score column indicates score after each Kirwan goal
No. | Date | Venue | Cap | Opponent | Score | Result | Competition | Ref. |
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1 | 21 March 1903 | Celtic Park, Glasgow, Scotland | 5 | Scotland | 2–0 | 2–0 | 1902–03 British Home Championship | [3] |
2 | 12 March 1904 | Solitude, Belfast, Northern Ireland | 7 | England | 1–2 | 1–3 | 1903–04 British Home Championship | [4] |
Honours
As a Gaelic footballer
Dublin
- 1894
As a soccer player
Tottenham Hotspur
- FA Cup: 1900–01
- Southern League: 1899–1900, runner up: 1901–02, 1903–04
- Western League: 1903–04
- Sheriff of London Charity Shield: 1902
Ireland
- 1903(shared)
References
- ^ "Chelsea Football Club: Players' Appearances Ka–Kz". Archived from the original on 4 March 2016. Retrieved 1 May 2019.
- ^ Fuller, Neil (7 June 2017). "Ajax and an Irish connection". Ajax Daily. Retrieved 1 May 2019.
- ^ "Scotland vs. Ireland 0–2: Summary". EU Football. Retrieved 16 January 2023.
- ^ "Ireland vs. England 1–3: Summary". EU Football. Retrieved 16 January 2023.
Sources
- Tony Matthews, Who's Who of Everton (2004)
- Bohemian F.C. Match Programme Vol. 41, No. 1