William O'Grady (footballer)

{{short description|Irish footballer}}

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| name = William O'Grady

| fullname = William Augustine O'Grady

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| birth_date = {{birth date|1924|8|24|df=y}}

| birth_place = Limerick, Ireland

| death_date = {{death date and age|1985|4|20|1924|8|24|df=y}}

| death_place = Lewisham, London, England

| position = Midfielder

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| years1 = 1948–1949

| clubs1 = Limerick

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| nationalteam1 = Ireland (FAI)

| nationalcaps1 = 1

| nationalgoals1 = 0

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William Augustine O'Grady (24 August 1924 – 20 April 1985), also known as Bill O'Grady, was an Irish footballer who played as a midfielder and made one appearance for the FAI-organised Ireland national team at the 1948 Summer Olympics.{{WorldFootball.net}}{{Olympedia|25901}}

Career

O'Grady made his sole appearance for the national team of the IFA on 26 July 1948 in the 1948 Summer Olympics against the Netherlands The match, which took place at Fratton Park in Portsmouth, finished as a 1–3 loss for Ireland.{{cite web |url=https://www.fifa.com/tournaments/archive/mensolympic/london1948/matches/round=197051/match=32409/index.html |title=Olympic Football Tournament London 1948 – Netherlands 3:1 (2:0) Republic of Ireland |work=FIFA |access-date=30 March 2020}}

Career statistics

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colspan=3|Ireland (FAI).{{cite sports-reference |title=William O'Grady |url=https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/og/william-ogrady-1.html |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200418080615/https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/og/william-ogrady-1.html |url-status=dead |archive-date=18 April 2020 |access-date=30 March 2020}}
YearAppsGoals
194810
Total10

References

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