- Shay Keogh
Shay Keogh (born 1934 in
Dublin ) is a former Irish football player who played as a centre half.He was part of the great
Shamrock Rovers teams of the 1950's in a side, popularly known as Coad's Colts, that enjoyed many memorable days during that decade.A former schoolboy international he joined
Shamrock Rovers F.C. in 1952 and stayed for nearly a decade atGlenmalure Park .Crumlin man Shay played in the club's first four European games againstManchester United andOGC Nice in theEuropean Champion Club's Cup .He captained his country in the first ever "B" international in October 1957 [http://www.irishtimes.com/newspaper/archive/1957/1021/Pg002.html#Ar00200:2531832A21AB25E2C128B2E028E2C12992E02733502A936835033038734838054B3B556334F5B237F5CC3815B33885CB36C62D3A064450149A53C4B445A60C491623] .He won his second "B" cap the following year winning in Iceland.
He won one cap for the Republic of Ireland in a 2-2 friendly against Poland at
Dalymount Park on the 5th of October 1958.Shay represented the League of Ireland 9 times between 1955 and 1959.
In September 1961 he signed for
Dundalk F.C. [http://www.irishtimes.com/newspaper/archive/1961/0919/Pg003.html#Ar00309:40C60C4306243B358A3E05BC3E15894205BB44960C479624] and also had further spells atJacobs F.C. andSt Patrick's Athletic F.C. .On the 20th of December 1973
Liam Tuohy resigned as Rovers manager. Shay, who had been in the position of technical advisor to the club, was appointed manager with Douglas Wood but resigned two days later.Honours
*League of Ireland: 3
** Shamrock Rovers - 1953/54, 1956/57, 1958/59
*FAI Cup : 2
** Shamrock Rovers - 1955, 1956
*League of Ireland Shield : 3
** Shamrock Rovers - 1955/56, 1956/57, 1957/58
*Leinster Senior Cup: 5
** Shamrock Rovers - 1953, 1955, 1956, 1957, 1958
*Dublin City Cup : 5
** 1952/53, 1954/55, 1956/57, 1957/58, 1959/60
*Top Four Cup : 2
** 1956, 1958Sources
* "The Hoops" by Paul Doolan and Robert Goggins (ISBN 0-7171-2121-6)
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