Tommy McConville 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 football player.

In 1964 he made his debut for Dundalk F.C.

Dundalk F.C.

Dundalk Football Club is a professional Irish football club based in Dundalk, County Louth. The club currently play in the Premier Division of the League of Ireland. Founded in 1903, they are the second most successful team, in terms of trophies won, in the history of the League of Ireland. The...

 and a year later, McConville moved to Bangor but soon returned to Oriel Park

Oriel Park

Oriel Park is a multi-purpose stadium in Dundalk, County Louth, Republic of Ireland. It is used mostly for football matches and is the home stadium of Dundalk F.C. Its current capacity is about 4,500 with 3,000 seats. The ground was opened in 1919.-History:...

 for the second time.

After playing for Waterford United

Waterford United

Waterford United is an Irish football club playing in the First Division of the League of Ireland. The club was founded and elected to the league in 1930 and hails from Waterford. Originally the club was based at Kilcohan Park greyhound stadium, but have now moved to the Waterford Regional Sports...

 for one season in 1972/73 where he won the League Championship, he made his Shamrock Rovers debut at Oriel Park on the 16th of December 1973. During his time at Glenmalure Park

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...

 he earned one Inter-League cap.

Was put on the transfer list in September 1974 http://www.irishtimes.com/newspaper/archive/1974/0907/Pg003.html#Ar00308.

He then signed back for Dundalk during the summer of 1975. 3 league titles and 3 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...

s were won by the Border club in the next six seasons as Dundalk dominated the League of Ireland

League of Ireland

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 scene.

McConville earned his first international cap for the Republic of Ireland national football team

Republic of Ireland national football team

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 on 10 October 1971 in a 6-0 defeat to Austria http://www.soccerscene.ie/sssenior/matchdetails.php?id=133.

In total, he played six times for the Republic of Ireland.

Managed Finn Harps in the 1986/87 season.

He is still involved with Dundalk in a coaching and managerial capacity.