Jack Kirwan
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | John Henry Kirwan | ||
| Date of birth | 9 February 1878 | ||
| Place of birth | Dunlavin, County Wicklow, Ireland | ||
| Date of death | 9 January 1959 (aged 80) | ||
| Place of death | London, England | ||
| Playing position | outside left | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| Gaelic football | |||
| 1894 | Dublin GAA | ||
| 18xx–18xx | St. James Gaels ? | ||
| Soccer | |||
| 189x–1898 | Southport Central | ||
| 1898–1899 | Everton | 24 | (5) |
| 1899–1905 | Tottenham Hotspur | 347 | (97) |
| 1905–08 | Chelsea | 73 | (15) |
| 1908–1909 | Clyde | ||
| 1909–1910 | Leyton Orient | ||
| National team | |||
| 1900–1909 | Ireland | 17 | (2) |
| Teams managed | |||
| 1910–1915 | Ajax Amsterdam | ||
| 1923–24 | A.S.Livorno | ||
| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only. | |||
John Henry Kirwan (9 February 1878, County Wicklow, Ireland – 9 January 1959, London, UK), commonly referred to as John Kirwan or Jack Kirwan, is a former Irish footballer and coach. As a football player, he was described as an out and out winger with good pace and skills, playing as an outside-left for, among others, Everton, Tottenham Hotspur, Chelsea and Ireland. He had previously played gaelic football for Dublin. As a football coach he became the first professional manager of Dutch side Ajax. He was the last survivor of the Tottenham team that won the 1901 FA Cup.
Kirwan initially played Gaelic football for Dublin and won an All-Ireland medal with Dublin in 1894 when they defeated Cork by 1–2 to 0–5 after a replay. Although both the final and the replay finished level, Dublin were awarded the cup. He then played soccer joined Southport Central of the Lancashire League where he attracted the attentions of both Everton and Blackburn Rovers. He opted to sign for Everton in July 1898 and was subsequently used to replace John Cameron who had been sold to Tottenham Hotspur. He made his league debut for Everton against Preston N.E. in September 1898. During his one season at the club he made 24 league appearances and scored 5 goals. He also played a further 2 games in the FA Cup. While at Everton his teammates included among others Samuel Wolstenholme.
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