15 January 2007

Denis Hannon

Name: Denis J. Hannon
Born: 1888, Athlone
Position: Inside-Right

Representative Honours: Ireland: 6 Full Caps/1 Goal (1908-1913), Amateur Caps (1907-1919); Irish Free State: Olympic Team (Paris 1924, 2/0).
Club Honours: (with Bohemians) Irish Cup Winner 1907/08, Runner-Up 1908/09, 1910/11; (with Athlone) FAI Cup Winner 1923/24.

Club Career:
Bohemians... (Irish League)
Athlone Town (League of Ireland)

Biography:
Capped six times while a Bohemians player, Denis "Dinney" Hannon's greatest international honour came when he was in the veteran stage. In 1924, by then plying his trade in the fledgling League of Ireland with Athlone Town, he helped the Irish Free State to the quarter-finals of the 1924 Olympic Games football tournament.

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Wikipedia

Ireland Cap Details:
15-02-1908 England. H L 1-3 BC 1 Goal
14-03-1908 Scotland H L 0-5 BC
11-02-1911 England. A L 1-2 BC
18-03-1911 Scotland A L 0-2 BC
13-04-1912 Wales... A W 3-2 BC
15-02-1913 England. H W 2-1 BC

Summary: 6/1. Won 2, Drew 0, Lost 4.

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