Frank Heaney
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Frank Heaney[1] | ||
| Date of birth | 23 November 1886 | ||
| Place of birth | Dublin, Ireland | ||
| Date of death | 24 August 1937 (aged 50)[2] | ||
| Place of death | Dublin, Ireland | ||
| Position(s) | Right back | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| St James’s Gate | |||
| 1911–1912 | Leeds City | 2 | (0) |
| St James’s Gate | |||
| Shelbourne | |||
| St James’s Gate | |||
| National team | |||
| 1913–1921 | Ireland Amateurs | 3 | (0) |
| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only | |||
Frank Heaney (23 November 1886 – 24 August 1937) was an Irish amateur football right back who played in the Football League for Leeds City.[1] He was a member of the Irish Free State squad for the 1924 Summer OIympics,[3] but did not travel to the tournament.[4]
Personal life[]
Heaney served in the Irish Guards during the First World War.[2] He died of stomach cancer in 1937.[2]
Honours[]
St James's Gate
- League of Ireland (1): 1921–22[4]
- FAI Cup (1): 1921–22[4]
- Irish Intermediate Cup (1): 1919–20[4]
- Leinster Senior League (1): 1919–20[4]
- Leinster Senior Cup (2): 1919–20, 1921–22[4]
- LFA Metropolitan Cup (1): 1919–20[4]
Career statistics[]
| Club | Season | League | National Cup | Total | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Leeds City | 1911–12[5] | Second Division | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| Career total | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | ||
References[]
- ^ a b Joyce, Michael (2012). Football League Players' Records 1888 to 1939. Nottingham: Tony Brown. p. 133. ISBN 190589161X.
- ^ a b c "The Definitive History of Leeds United – Players – Frank Heaney 1911–12". www.mightyleeds.co.uk. Retrieved 19 April 2017.
- ^ "Frank Heaney". Olympedia. Retrieved 19 August 2021.
- ^ a b c d e f g "Frank Heaney". nifootball.blogspot.co.uk. Retrieved 19 April 2017.
- ^ "Leeds United F.C. History". www.ozwhitelufc.net.au. Retrieved 16 June 2017.
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