For other people with the same name, see Jimmy Dunne (disambiguation)

Jimmy Dunne (disambiguation)

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James Christopher "Jimmy" Dunne (born 1 December 1947 in Dublin) is an Irish

Republic of Ireland

Ireland , described as the Republic of Ireland , is a sovereign state in Europe occupying approximately five-sixths of the island of the same name. Its capital is Dublin. Ireland, which had a population of 4.58 million in 2011, is a constitutional republic governed as a parliamentary democracy,...

 former professional footballer. He played as a central defender or midfielder

Midfielder

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He went from Shelbourne

Shelbourne F.C.

Shelbourne Football Club is an Irish professional football club based in the Drumcondra area of Dublin, currently playing in the League of Ireland Premier Division....

 to Millwall

Millwall F.C.

Millwall Football Club is an English professional football club based in South Bermondsey, south east London, that plays in the Football League Championship, the second tier of English football. Founded as Millwall Rovers in 1885, the club has retained its name despite having last played in the...

 in 1966 but didn't play first team for Millwall, before moving to Torquay United in 1967. After scoring 13 goals in 126 appearances for United, he then moved to Fulham

Fulham F.C.

Fulham Football Club is a professional English Premier League club based in southwest London Fulham, in the London Borough of Hammersmith and Fulham. Founded in 1879, they play in the Premier League, their 11th current season...

 in 1970. At Fulham he was a regular for four seasons and won his only international cap for the Republic of Ireland

Republic of Ireland national football team

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 in 1971 against Austria

Austria national football team

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He finished his career by returning to play with Torquay United

Torquay United F.C.

Torquay United Football Club, nicknamed the Gulls, are an English association football club based in the tourist resort town of Torquay, Devon. They played in the Conference National in 2008–09, but were promoted to Football League Two after a 2–0 win over Cambridge United on 17 May 2009 at Wembley...

 from 1975 until 1979.

The highlight of his management career was taking the Morwell Falcons to being Victorian State League

Victorian Premier League

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 champions in 1984.

Jimmy currently resides in Perth, Western Australia

Perth, Western Australia

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External links

• Republic of Ireland profile

Sources

• The Boys In Green - The FAI International Story (1997): Sean Ryan (ISBN 978-1851589395)