- Anthony Whelan
Anthony Gerard "Anto" Whelan (born
23 November 1959 inDublin ) was an Irish soccer player during the 1970s and 1980s.He made his league debut for Bohemians on
9 September 1979 and made two appearances for Bohs in European competition before transferring to Manchester United in August 1980 for £30,000. After making just one appearance for Manchester United, he returned home to sign for Shamrock Rovers in 1983 and won the League in his first season at the club. [ [http://www.shamrockrovers.ie/honours.php Shamrock Rovers F.C ] ] He made a total of 39 appearances for the Hoops, scoring twice. After a spell at Cork City, he briefly signed back with the Rovers in 1986, where he played once in the European Cup. He then moved on to Bray Wanderers.He signed for Shelbourne in 1988, [Bohemian FC match programme, Vol. 45, no. 2] and won the League in 1992 and the 1993
FAI Cup before returning to the Carlisle Grounds to finish his career at Bray Wanderers.He also had a spell managing
Drogheda United .Honours
* League of Ireland Championship: 2
**Shamrock Rovers 1983/84
**Shelbourne 1991/92*
FAI Cup : 1
**Shelbourne 1993References
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