Jerry Ireland

Jerry Ireland

Personal information
Full name	Jeremy Ireland
Date of birth	14 September 1938 (1938-09-14) (age 73)
Place of birth	Chester, England
Playing position	Inside forward
Youth career
c.1955–1957	Chester
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps†	(Gls)†
1957–1962	Chester	40	(8)
1962–19??	Altrincham
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only. † Appearances (Goals).

Jeremy "Jerry" Ireland (born September 14, 1938, Chester) is a former English footballer. He played in The Football League for his local club Chester between 1957 and 1962.

Playing career

Ireland made his professional debut for Chester shortly after his 19th birthday in September 1957 on September 21, 1957 in a 1–1 draw with Southport, with four goals being scored in 15 league matches before the end of the season.^[1] His season included a goal in a 9–2 demolition of York City.^[1]

By the closing stages of 1959–60, Ireland and Alec Croft were given runs in the side and they were joined by several other youngsters in the first team, as players including Jimmy Cooper, Gerry Citron, Colin Jones, Derek Owen and future star Ron Davies were given their chance.^[2]

Ireland remained with Chester for two more years before dropping into non–league football with Altrincham.^[3]

Bibliography

• Sumner, Chas (1997). On the Borderline: The Official History of Chester City F.C. 1885-1997. Yore Publications. ISBN 978-1-874427-52-0. 

References

1. ^ ^{a b} Sumner (1997), stats section (57-58)
2. ^ Sumner (1997), p 72
3. ^ Sumner (1997), p 139

Persondata
Name	Ireland, Jerry
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Date of birth	September 14, 1938
Place of birth	Chester, England
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