Ken DeMange

Source: Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia.

Ken DeMange
Personal information
Full name Kenneth John Philip Petit DeMange
Date of birth (1964-09-03) 3 September 1964 (age 59)
Place of birth Dublin, Republic of Ireland
Height 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m)[1]
Position(s) Midfielder
Youth career
St Kevins CBS
1978–1983 Stella Maris
Tolka Rovers
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1981–1983 Home Farm 46 (7)
1983–1987 Liverpool 0 (0)
1986 → Scunthorpe United (loan) 3 (2)
1987–1988 Leeds United 15 (1)
1988–1992 Hull City 68 (1)
1990–1991 → Cardiff City (loan) 15 (0)
1992–1993 Limerick 28 (3)
1993 Ards 8 (1)
1993–1994 Bohemian 22 (1)
1994–1995 Dundalk 13 (3)
1995 Crusaders ? (?)
1995–1996 Home Farm ? (?)
Total 201 (19)
International career
1984–1987
Republic of Ireland U21
 5 (1)
1989
Republic of Ireland U23
 1 (0)
1987–1988 Republic of Ireland 2 (0)
1990
Republic of Ireland B
 1 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Ken DeMange (born 3 September 1964) is an Irish former footballer who played for, among others, Liverpool, Leeds United, Hull City and Dundalk. As an international he also played for the Republic of Ireland.

Club career

Early years

DeMange was raised in the

Professional Footballers Association of Ireland[2] He also finished as the team's top goalscorer with seven goals.[3]

Liverpool

In August 1983 DeMange, along with

Central League titles in 1984 and 1985. During the 1984–85 season he was top scorer for the Reserves, scoring 12 goals in 32 league appearances.[5][6] In December 1986 he also had a successful loan spell with Scunthorpe United, scoring 2 goals in 3 leagues appearances. He also played for Scunthorpe in 1 FA Cup game and scored 1 further goal. In May 1987, while still playing for Liverpool Reserves, he made his international debut for the Republic of Ireland.[7][8]

Leeds United

In September 1987 DeMange was sold to Leeds United for a fee of £75,000.[9] He subsequently scored on his debut for United, with a diving header, in a 2–0 win against Manchester City at Elland Road on 26 September 1987. However this was also the only goal he scored for the club. [10][11] In his brief spell with United, DeMange went on to make 20 first team appearances, 15 of them in the league.[12]

Hull City

In March 1988 DeMange was sold to

League Cup. In October 1988 he also won his second senior international cap while at City. In November 1990 and in March 1991 during loan spells with Cardiff City, he also made a further 15 league appearances.[13]

Return to Ireland

After leaving

Irish League. Playing for Limerick in the 1992-93 season, he helped the club with the League Cup. During the 1994–95 season he played for a Dundalk team managed by Dermot Keely and he helped the club win the League of Ireland title. During the campaign he scored 3 league goals, 2 against Monaghan United on 11 November 1994 in a 4–0 away win and 1 against Cobh Ramblers on 12 December 1994 in a 2–2 away draw.[14][15]

International career

DeMange played for the

England B at Turner's Cross, coming on as a very late substitute for Alan McLoughlin.[3][17][18]

Honours

Home Farm

Liverpool Reserves

  • Central League
    : 1983–84, 1984–85

Limerick

Dundalk

References

  1. ISBN 978-0-356-14354-5
    .
  2. ^ PFAI Young Player of the Year
  3. ^ a b The Complete Who's Who of Irish International Football, 1945–96 (1996):Stephen McGarrigle [1]
  4. ^ Home Farm to Liverpool Archived 1 December 2007 at the Wayback Machine
  5. ^ Central League 1983–84
  6. ^ Central League 1984–85 Archived 28 July 2011 at the Wayback Machine
  7. ^ Liverpool Irish Dream Team Archived 21 September 2014 at archive.today
  8. ^ Liverpool fansite
  9. ^ Liverpool to Leeds United Archived 1 December 2007 at the Wayback Machine
  10. ^ Scored on Leeds Utd debut
  11. ^ Leeds United One Goal Wonders
  12. ^ Leeds United fansite
  13. ^ Hull City fansite Archived 19 October 2007 at the Wayback Machine
  14. ^ Dundalk F.C. 1994–95
  15. ^ DeMange playing with Dundalk[dead link]
  16. ^ www.irishtimes.com
  17. ^ Republic of Ireland international
  18. ^ England B at Rsssf Archived 4 March 2016 at the Wayback Machine
Retrieved from "https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Ken_DeMange&oldid=1220544056"