Eamonn Bannon
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Eamonn John Bannon | ||
| Date of birth | 18 April 1958 | ||
| Place of birth | Edinburgh, Scotland | ||
| Height | 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) | ||
| Playing position | Midfield | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1976–1979 | Heart of Midlothian | 71 | (19) |
| 1979 | Chelsea | 25 | (1) |
| 1979–1988 | Dundee United | 290 | (71) |
| 1988–1993 | Heart of Midlothian | 114 | (9) |
| 1993–1994 | Hibernian | 1 | (0) |
| 1995–1996 | Stenhousemuir | 29 | (1) |
| 1997–1999 | Spartans | ||
| National team | |||
| 1978–1980 | Scotland U21 | 7 | (1) |
| 1978 | Scottish League XI | 1 | (0) |
| 1979–1986 | Scotland | 11 | (1) |
| Teams managed | |||
| 1996 | Falkirk | ||
| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only. |
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Eamonn John Bannon (born 18 April 1958) is a Scottish former footballer, who played in midfield. He began his career at Hearts in the mid-1970s before having a brief spell at Chelsea. He returned to Scotland in 1979 to sign for Dundee United where he enjoyed great success. Bannon was a key member of their League Championship winning side of 1983 and helped his side reach the semi-final of the European Cup the following season. He rejoined Hearts in 1988, where he remained for a further five years. He also managed Falkirk for a few months in 1996.
Bannon was capped by Scotland, and played for them at the 1986 FIFA World Cup in Mexico.
Bannon began his career with Hearts, and made his début for the club against Ayr United during season 1976-77. The young midfielder impressed with his skilful play but was unable to save Hearts from relegation. Former Scotland manager Willie Ormond took over as manager the following season, and with little money available to rebuild the side he relied heavily on Bannon. Bannon repaid Ormond's faith in him by scoring thirteen goals in the Scottish First Division, including a hat-trick against Kilmarnock in December 1977. Hearts duly secured promotion back to the Scottish Premier Division at the end of the season. In 1979 Hearts sold Bannon to Chelsea for £220,000, with the transfer fee paying a £200,000 debt which their bank were threatening to foreclose on. In this first spell at Hearts, he made a total of 71 league appearances and scored 19 goals.
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