John Fagan
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | John Fagan | ||
| Place of birth | Dublin, Ireland | ||
| Playing position | Outside Left | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1922–1929 | Shamrock Rovers | (31) | |
| 1929–19?? | Kingswood | ||
| National team | |||
| 1924–1927 | League of Ireland XI | 5 | (0) |
| 1924 | FAI XI | 1 | (0) |
| 1926 | Ireland | 1 | (0) |
| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only. |
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John "Kruger" Fagan also known as Jackie Fagan, was an Irish football player and prominent member of the Shamrock Rovers team during the 1920s. He also played for the League of Ireland XI and Ireland. His son Paddy Fagan played for the Republic of Ireland in the 1950s and 1960s. They were the first father and son to play for an Ireland team selected by the FAI
Fagan came from the Markets area of Dublin and was just under 5’ 2’ in height. Sean Ryan refers to him as veteran of the Irish War of Independence. In 1922–23 he helped Shamrock Rovers win their first League of Ireland title. During the 1924–25 season, together with Bob Fullam, John Joe Flood and Billy Farrell, he formed part of a legendary forward-line known as the Four F's. He had a particular good partnership with Fullam. The season also saw Rovers win a League of Ireland, League of Ireland Shield and FAI Cup treble. They won the 1924–25 FAI Cup after beating Shelbourne 2-1 at Dalymount Park before an attendance of 25,000. Rovers went through the 1924–25 season undefeated and thus became the first side in the brief history of the League to win the title twice. Fagan also played and scored for Rovers in the 1925–26 FAI Cup final defeat to Fordsons. He helped Rovers win a third League of Ireland title in 1926–27. During the summer of 1929 he suffered a serious illness which effectively ended his Rovers career. He left the club in December but shortly afterwards featured as a left half for Kingswood in the Leinster Senior League Second Division.
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