Mickey Walsh
{{Short description|Footballer (born 1954)}}
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{{Infobox football biography
| name = Mickey Walsh
| fullname = Michael Anthony Walsh
| image =
| caption =
| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1954|8|13|df=yes}}
| birth_place = Chorley, England
| height =
| currentclub =
| position = Striker
| youthyears1 =
| youthclubs1 =
| years1 = {{0|0000}}–1973
| years2 = 1973–1978
| years3 = 1978
| years4 = 1978–1981
| years5 = 1980–1986
| years6 = 1986–1987
| years7 = 1987–1988
| years8 = 1988–1989
| clubs1 = Chorley
| clubs2 = Blackpool
| clubs3 = Everton
| clubs4 = QPR
| clubs5 = Porto
| clubs6 = Salgueiros
| clubs7 = Espinho
| clubs8 = Rio Ave
| caps1 =
| caps2 = 180
| caps3 = 21
| caps4 = 18
| caps5 = 84
| caps6 = 29
| caps7 = 26
| caps8 = 2
| totalcaps = 360
| goals1 =
| goals2 = 72
| goals3 = 1
| goals4 = 3
| goals5 = 42
| goals6 = 5
| goals7 = 4
| goals8 = 0
| totalgoals = 127
| nationalyears1 = 1975–1984
| nationalteam1 = Republic of Ireland
| nationalcaps1 = 21
| nationalgoals1 = 3
}}
Michael Anthony Walsh (born 13 August 1954) is a former professional footballer who works as a football agent. A striker, he spent his club career in England and Portugal. Born in England, he played for the Republic of Ireland national team at international level.
Club career
Walsh began his professional career at Blackpool in 1973, making his debut in a goalless draw at Fulham on 12 September. 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.Calley, Roy (1992). Blackpool: A Complete Record 1887–1992, p. 123. {{ISBN|1-873626-07-X}} He signed for Everton in August 1978 for a fee of £375,000, a record fee for Blackpool at the time.{{cite book |url=https://archive.org/details/rothmansfootball00roll |url-access=registration |title=Rothmans Football Yearbook 1980–81 |editor-first=Jack |editor-last=Rollin |publisher=Queen Anne Press|location=London |year=1980 |isbn=0362020175 |page=[https://archive.org/details/rothmansfootball00roll/page/67 67]}}
Walsh scored in both legs against Finn Harps in the 1978–79 UEFA Cup.{{Cite web |last= |title=History: Finn Harps 0-5 Everton {{!}} UEFA Europa League 1978/79 |url=https://www.uefa.com/uefaeuropaleague/match/65091--finn-harps-vs-everton/ |access-date=2024-08-14 |website=UEFA |language=en}}
He was swapped For Queens Park Rangers striker Peter Eastoe in March 1979 and spent 18 months at QPR - who had a young Allen and Goddard to keep him out.
Then he was sold to FC Porto where he spent six years playing and appeared in their 2–1 defeat by Juventus in the 1984 European Cup Winners' Cup final, having scored at FC Shakhtar Donetsk in the quarter-final.{{Cite web |title=Shakhtyor Donetsk - FC Porto 1:1 (Cup Winners Cup 1983/1984, Quarter-finals) |url=https://www.worldfootball.net/report/ec-der-pokalsieger-1983-1984-viertelfinale-shakhtar-donetsk-fc-porto/ |access-date=2024-08-14 |website=worldfootball.net |language=en}}
International career
Walsh qualified for the Republic of Ireland through his County Mayo-born father.{{Cite web |last=Rowan |first=Paul |date=2024-08-14 |title=Mickey Walsh could prove the problem solver Ireland need |url=https://www.thetimes.com/sport/football/article/mickey-walsh-could-prove-the-problem-solver-ireland-need-3wv3xb6t6 |access-date=2024-08-14 |website=The Times|language=en}} He scored the only goal of the game as Ireland defeated the Soviet Union in a World Cup qualifier in Dublin in September 1984.{{cite web|url= https://www.the42.ie/mickey-walsh-2-5531793-Aug2021/
|title= Recovering from illness, having hero status in Porto and teaching Liam Brady the Portuguese word for 'thief'|date=28 August 2021|work=The 42|accessdate= 31 August 2021}}
Legacy
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.{{cite book|title=Legends: The great players of Blackpool FC|editor=Singleton, Steve|work=Blackpool Gazette|location=Blackpool|year=2007|pages=66–69|edition=1|isbn=978-1-84547-182-8}} 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.{{cite web|url=http://www.bsaweb.info/HOF70.aspx |title=The Hall of Fame – 1970s |publisher=Blackpool Supporters Association |access-date=29 November 2009 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100612154328/http://www.bsaweb.info/HOF70.aspx |archive-date=12 June 2010 }}
Career statistics
=Club=
| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center"
|+ Appearances and goals by club, season and competition{{ENFA}}{{cite web|title=Mickey Walsh Portuguese statistics|url=https://www.zerozero.pt/player.php?id=11715}} | |||||||||||
| rowspan="2"|Club
!rowspan="2"|Season !colspan="3"|League !colspan="2"|National cup !colspan="2"|League cup !colspan="2"|Europe !colspan="2"|Other !colspan="2"|Total | |||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division
!Apps !Goals !Apps !Goals !Apps !Goals !Apps !Goals !Apps !Goals !Apps !Goals | |||||||||||
| rowspan="6"|Blackpool
|rowspan="5"|Second Division |21 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 21 | 3 |
| 1974–75
|37 | 12 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3{{efn|name=TC|Appearances in the Texaco Cup}} | 0 | 42 | 13 |
| 1975–76
|42 | 17 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3{{efn|name=ASC|Appearances in the Anglo-Scottish Cup}} | 1 | 48 | 18 |
| 1976–77
|41 | 26 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1{{efn|name=ASC}} | 0 | 48 | 28 |
| 1977–78
|39 | 14 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3{{efn|name=ASC}} | 4 | 45 | 19 |
| colspan="2"|Total
!180 | 72 | 6 | 1 | 8 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 5 | 204 | 81 |
| Everton
|21 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 4{{efn|name=UC|Appearances in the UEFA Cup}} | 2 | 0 | 0 | 29 | 3 |
| rowspan="4"|Queen's Park Rangers
|First Division |10 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 3 |
| 1979–80
|rowspan="2"|Second Division |7 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 0 |
| 1980–81
|1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| colspan="2"|Total
!18 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 20 | 3 |
| rowspan="7"|Porto
|rowspan="6"|Primeira Liga |19 | 14 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 25 | 16 |
| 1981–82
|8 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 4{{efn|name=CWC|Appearances in the UEFA Cup Winner's Cup}} | 2 | 2{{efn|name=SCO|Appearances in the Supertaça Cândido de Oliveira}} | 0 | 17 | 4 |
| 1982–83
|25 | 15 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3{{efn|name=UC}} | 2 | 0 | 0 | 32 | 19 |
| 1983–84
|16 | 9 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 7{{efn|name=CWC}} | 1 | 0 | 0 | 27 | 13 |
| 1984–85
|8 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2{{efn|name=CWC}} | 0 | 1{{efn|name=SCO}} | 0 | 12 | 1 |
| 1985–86
|8 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1{{efn|name=EC|Appearance in the European Cup}} | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 3 |
| colspan="2"|Total
!84 | 42 | 19 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 17 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 123 | 56 |
| Salgueiros
|Primeira Liga |29 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 29 | 5 |
| Espinho
|Primeira Liga |26 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 26 | 4 |
| Rio Ave
|2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| colspan="3"|Career total
!360 | 127 | 27 | 10 | 12 | 3 | 21 | 7 | 13 | 5 | 433 | 152 |
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=International=
| class=wikitable style=text-align:center
|+ Appearances and goals by national team and year{{NFT player|24289|name=Walsh, Mickey|accessdate=15 September 2020}} | |||
| National team | Year | Apps | Goals |
|---|---|---|---|
| rowspan="8"|Republic of Ireland
|1976 | 3 | 1 | |
| 1977 | 1 | 0 | |
| 1978 | 1 | 0 | |
| 1979 | 3 | 0 | |
| 1981 | 2 | 0 | |
| 1982 | 3 | 0 | |
| 1983 | 3 | 1 | |
| 1984 | 5 | 1 | |
| colspan="2"|Total | 21 | 3 |
:Scores and results list Republic of Ireland's goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Walsh goal.
| class="wikitable sortable"
|+ List of international goals scored by Mickey Walsh{{cite web |title=Player Info: Mickey Walsh |url=https://eu-football.info/_player.php?id=23970 |access-date=15 September 2020 }} | |||||||
| scope="col"|No.
!scope="col"|Date !scope="col"|Venue !scope="col"|Cap !scope="col"|Opponent !scope="col"|Score !scope="col"|Result !scope="col"|Competition | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| style="text-align:center"|1 | 24 March 1976 | Dalymount Park, Dublin, Republic of Ireland | style="text-align:center"|1 | {{fb|NOR}} | style="text-align:center"|3*–0 | style="text-align:center"|3–0 | Friendly |
| style="text-align:center"|2 | 21 September 1983 | Laugardalsvöllur, Reykjavík, Iceland | style="text-align:center"|15 | {{fb|ISL}} | style="text-align:center"|3*–0 | style="text-align:center"|3–0 | UEFA Euro 1984 qualification |
| style="text-align:center"|3 | 12 September 1984 | Lansdowne Road, Dublin, Republic of Ireland | style="text-align:center"|19 | {{fb|SOV}} | style="text-align:center"|1*–0 | style="text-align:center"|1–0 | 1986 FIFA World Cup qualification |
Honours
Porto
- Primeira Liga: 1984–85, 1985–86
- Taça de Portugal: 1983–84
- Supertaça Cândido de Oliveira: 1981, 1983, 1984
- UEFA Cup Winners' Cup runner-up: 1983–84
See also
References
{{reflist}}
Further reading
- {{cite book|last=Calley|first=Roy|title=Blackpool: A Complete Record 1887–1992|publisher=Breedon Books Publishing Co Ltd|date=20 October 1992|isbn=1-873626-07-X}}
- {{cite book|title=Legends: The great players of Blackpool FC|editor=Singleton, Steve|work=Blackpool Gazette|location=Blackpool|year=2007|edition=1|isbn=978-1-84547-182-8}}
External links
- [http://www.neilbrown.newcastlefans.com/player/mickwalsh.html Independent site profile]
- [https://web.archive.org/web/20100612154328/http://www.bsaweb.info/HOF70.aspx Walsh in the Blackpool Supporters Association Hall of Fame]
- [http://irishfootballersineurope.blogspot.ie/2011/12/mickey-walsh.html Irish Footballers in Europe Profile]
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