Noel Synnott

Noel Synnott (born 1951 in Dublin) is a former football player from Ireland and ex-manager of Ballymun United.^[1]

He was a defender who played for Shamrock Rovers and played three times for the Republic of Ireland national football team in 1978 [4].

He began in the League of Ireland in 1973 playing for Sligo Rovers. He joined Shamrock Rovers the following year firstly playing under Mick Meagan, then Sean Thomas and Johnny Giles. He played for nine years at Milltown, making four appearances in European competition and an Inter League cap, before disaster struck on the 27th of March 1983 when he broke his leg in a league game against Dundalk.

Doctors told him he would never play again so a testimonial was held for him at Milltown on 21 September 1983.

However two years later he made a comeback for Waterford United where he scored an own goal in the FAI Cup Final in 1986 against Rovers. As Rovers had won the League again this final appearance had qualified the Blues for the UEFA Cup Winners' Cup where Noel scored against FC Girondins de Bordeaux in September 1986.^[2]

After his playing career ended he served as manager of Kilkenny City F.C. for the 1991–92 season and Shamrock Rovers for a brief period in 2004.^[3]

Honours

• FAI Cup: 1
  • Shamrock Rovers 1978
• League of Ireland Cup: 1
  • Shamrock Rovers - 1976/77
• Leinster Senior Cup (football): 1
  • Shamrock Rovers - 1982

References

1. ^ [1]
2. ^ [2]
3. ^ [3]

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