Paddy Bermingham (footballer)

{{Short description|Irish footballer (1904–1970)}}

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Patrick Joseph Bermingham (17 March 1904 – 7 November 1970) was an Irish footballer who played as a defender and represented the Irish Free State national team in 1934.{{cite web|url=http://www.soccerscene.ie/ss_gen/picturegallery.php?id=12&level=sssenior|title=Statistics: Republic of Ireland [Powered by tplSoccerStats]|website=www.soccerscene.ie}}

Born in March 1904 and from the Rathcoole area of County Dublin, Bermingham was a pupil of the Royal Hibernian Military School in Dublin's Phoenix Park and was school cross-country, swimming and boxing champion. Early in his career Bermingham worked for WD & HO Wills Cigarettes on South Circular Road before working at Urney's Confectionery in Tallaght. He lived in the Dublin suburb of Rialto.

Bermingham played professional football for several Irish clubs including Brideville, St. James Gate Athletic Football Club, Shamrock Rovers and Belfast Celtic.

Bermingham{{cite web|url=http://www.soccerscene.ie/ss_gen/matchdetails.php?id=12&level=sssenior|title=Statistics: Republic of Ireland [Powered by tplSoccerStats]|website=www.soccerscene.ie}} played for the Irish Free State Football Team{{cite web|url=https://eu-football.info/_player.php?id=23693|title=Paddy Bermingham - national football team player|website=eu-football.info}} and scored a penalty in the 62nd minute against Hungary{{cite web|url=http://www.national-football-teams.com/player/37202/Paddy_Bermingham.html|title=Paddy Bermingham|first=Benjamin|last=Strack-Zimmermann|website=www.national-football-teams.com}} in Dalymount Park in a friendly match in Dublin on Sunday 16 December 1934.{{citation needed|date=February 2025}} He was one of the youngest players ever to play for the Free State team.{{cite web|url=https://eu-football.info/_match.php?id=5779|title=Irish Free State national football team lost to Hungary 2:4, 16 December 1934|website=eu-football.info}} Bermingham was also capped by the Irish Free State against Norway, earning both call ups while with St. James Gate Athletic Football Club{{cite web|url=https://www.11v11.com/matches/republic-of-ireland-v-hungary-15-december-1934-224449/|title=Republic of Ireland v Hungary, 15 December 1934|website=11v11.com}}

When his playing career ended Bermingham was part of the management team for Dundalk F.C. during their 1948 Football Association of Ireland Challenge Cup success. He retired in 1963 after a two-year term as coach of Bohemian F.C.

Bermingham died on 7 November 1970 aged 66.