Mick Gannon was an Irish football player in the 1970s who played for 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....

 and for Shamrock Rovers.

Mick was a diminutive but tenacious right-back who enjoyed a long and successful career in the League of Ireland. A skilful attacker, Mick was on occasion used in midfield, though it was in the number two shirt that he made his international debut, in Liam Tuohy

Liam Tuohy (footballer)

Liam Tuohy is a former Irish footballer and manager. During the 1950s and 1960s. Tuohy played as an outside left for Shamrock Rovers, Newcastle United, and the Republic of Ireland. In 1959 while playing for Ireland, Tuohy scored the first ever goal in the history of the European Championship...

's first game as manager of the Irish national team

Republic of Ireland national football team

The Republic of Ireland national football team represents Ireland in association football. It is run by the Football Association of Ireland and currently plays home fixtures at Aviva Stadium in Dublin, which opened in May 2010....

 against Austria in Linz in October 1971.

He signed for the Milltown

Glenmalure Park

Glenmalure Park, often simply known as "Milltown", was a football stadium on the Southside of Dublin city in Ireland. Located in the suburb of Milltown, it was home to Shamrock Rovers from 1926 to 1987, when it was sold to property developers by the club's directors...

 club in November 1977 from Shels, where he had lost 2 FAI Cup Finals, and in his first season he won the FAI Cup

FAI Cup

The Football Association of Ireland Challenge Cup, known as the FAI Ford Cup for sponsorship reasons, is a knock-out association football competition contested annually by teams from the Republic of Ireland...

. He went to make 4 appearances in European competition for the Hoops and was in the side that played in the first ever European tie at Milltown.

He returned to Shels in 1980 where he ended his league career.

His uncle Eddie Gannon

Eddie Gannon

Eddie Gannon was an Dublin-born Irish professional footballer.He began his career in his native city with Shelbourne F.C. before transferring to Distillery F.C...

 also played for his country and his son Karl Gannon

Karl Gannon

Karl Gannon is a former Irish footballer.He made his League of Ireland debut for Home Farm at Waterford United on 6 October 1991...

played for Rovers in the 1990s.

Sources

• The Hoops by Paul Doolan and Robert Goggins (ISBN 0-7171-2121-6)