Tim Coffey is a former 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,...

 soccer player.

He played for Drumcondra F.C. at club level and was a great favourite with the Drumcondra fans in the 1940s and 1950s.

A wing-half, he won a League of Ireland

League of Ireland

The League of Ireland is the national association football league of the Republic of Ireland. Founded in 1921, as a league of eight clubs, it has expanded over time into a two-tiered league of 22 clubs. It is currently split into the League of Ireland Premier Division and the League of Ireland...

 winners medal in 1948/49 and a 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...

 winners medal in 1954.

On 9 October 1949, he won his only senior cap for the Republic of Ireland national football team

Republic of Ireland national football team

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 when he lined out in defence in a 1-1 draw with Finland in a World Cup qualification tie played in Helsinki

Helsinki

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. Coffey laid on the opening goal for Irish skipper Peter Farrell

Peter Farrell

Peter Desmond Farrell was an Irish footballer who played as an a right-half for, among others, Shamrock Rovers, Everton and Tranmere Rovers. As an international, Farrell also played for both Ireland teams - the FAI XI and the IFA XI...

. He also represented the League of Ireland.

Honours

• League of Ireland
  League of Ireland
  The League of Ireland is the national association football league of the Republic of Ireland. Founded in 1921, as a league of eight clubs, it has expanded over time into a two-tiered league of 22 clubs. It is currently split into the League of Ireland Premier Division and the League of Ireland...
  
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  • Drumcondra F.C. 1948/49
• 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...
  
  : 1
  • Drumcondra F.C. 1954