Mickey Walsh

Mickey Walsh

Personal information
Full name	Michael Anthony Walsh
Date of birth	13 August 1954 (1954-08-13) (age 57)
Place of birth	Chorley, England
Playing position	Striker (retired)
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps†	(Gls)†
0000–1973	Chorley	?	(?)
1973–1978	Blackpool	180	(72)
1978–1978	Everton	21	(1)
1978–1981	QPR	18	(3)
1980–1986	Porto	85	(42)
1986–1987	Salgueiros	29	(5)
1987–1988	Espinho	26	(4)
Total		349	(127)
National team
1975–1984	Republic of Ireland	21	(3)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only. † Appearances (Goals).

Michael Anthony "Mickey" Walsh (born 13 August 1954 in Chorley, Lancashire) is an English-born Irish former professional footballer and current football agent.

Club career

Walsh began his professional career at Blackpool in 1973, making his debut in a goalless draw at Fulham on September 12. He went on to score 72 league goals for the Seasiders in 180 games during his five years at the club. His strike in a 3–2 win against Sunderland at Bloomfield Road on 1 February 1975 earned him the "Goal of the Season" award on the BBC's Match of the Day.^[1]

He spent six years playing in Portugal with FC Porto, and appeared in their 2–1 defeat by Juventus in the 1984 UEFA Cup Winners' Cup Final in Basel.

Blackpool F.C. Hall of Fame

Walsh was inducted into the Hall of Fame at Bloomfield Road, when it was officially opened by former Blackpool player Jimmy Armfield in April 2006.^[2] Organised by the Blackpool Supporters Association, Blackpool fans around the world voted on their all-time heroes. Five players from each decade are inducted; Walsh is in the 1970s.^[3]

International career

The highlight of his international career was when he scored the only goal of the game as Ireland defeated the Soviet Union in a World Cup qualifier in Dublin in September 1984.

References

1. ^ Calley, Roy (1992). Blackpool: A Complete Record 1887–1992, p. 123. ISBN 1-873626-07-X
2. ^ Singleton, Steve, ed (2007). Legends: The great players of Blackpool FC (1 ed.). Blackpool: Blackpool Gazette. pp. 66–69. ISBN 9781845471828. 
3. ^ "The Hall Of Fame – 1970's". Blackpool Supporters Association. http://www.bsaweb.info/HOF70.aspx. Retrieved 29 November 2009. 

Further reading

• Calley, Roy (20 October 1992). Blackpool: A Complete Record 1887–1992. Breedon Books Publishing Co Ltd. ISBN 187362607X. 
• Singleton, Steve, ed (2007). Legends: The great players of Blackpool FC (1 ed.). Blackpool: Blackpool Gazette. ISBN 9781845471828. 

External links

• Independent site profile
• Walsh in the Blackpool Supporters Association Hall of Fame

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Name	Walsh, Mickey
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Date of birth	13 August 1954
Place of birth	Chorley, England
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