Dinny Hannon
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Denis J. Hannon | ||
| Date of birth | 31 January 1888 | ||
| Place of birth | Athlone, County Westmeath, Ireland | ||
| Date of death | August 1971 (aged 83) | ||
| Playing position | Inside-Right | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 19xx–19xx | Bohemians | ||
| 19xx–19xx | Athlone Town | ||
| National team‡ | |||
| 1908–1913 | Ireland (IFA) | 6 | (1) |
| 1907–1919 | Ireland Amateurs (IFA) | ||
| 1924 | Irish Free State | 2 | (0) |
| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 13 January 2008. ‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 13 January 2008 |
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Denis J. Hannon, also known as Dinny Hannon or Dinney Hannon (31 January 1888 – August 1971), was an Irish footballer who played as an inside-right for both Bohemians and Athlone Town. Born in Athlone, County Westmeath, Ireland, Hannon was also a dual international and played for both Ireland teams - the IFA XI and the FAI XI. He was the first player ever to do this. In 1913 he was a member of the first ever IFA XI to beat England and in 1924 he represented the Irish Free State at the Paris Olympics.
Hannon helped Bohemians reach three Irish Cup finals in 1908, 1909 and 1911. They won the competition in 1908, beating Shelbourne 3-1 in a replay after initially drawing 1-1.
In 1924 Hannon helped Athlone Town win the FAI Cup, beating Bohemians and Shelbourne in early rounds, before scoring the winner as they defeated Fordsons in the final. Together with Tommy Muldoon, Frank Ghent, Paddy Reilly and John Joe Dykes, Hannon was one of five Athlone Town players subsequently included in the Irish Free State squad for the 1924 Olympics Games.
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