Pat Dunne
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Patrick Dunne | ||
| Date of birth | 9 February 1943 | ||
| Place of birth | Dublin, Ireland | ||
| Date of death | 25 September 2015 (aged 72) | ||
| Height | 5 ft 11 in (1.80 m) | ||
| Playing position | Goalkeeper | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 1959–1960 | Everton | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1960–1962 | Everton | 0 | (0) |
| 1962–1964 | Shamrock Rovers | 29 | (0) |
| 1964–1967 | Manchester United | 45 | (0) |
| 1967–1970 | Plymouth Argyle | 152 | (0) |
| 1967 | → Boston Rovers (loan) | 12 | (0) |
| 1970–1978 | Shamrock Rovers | 158 | (2) |
| 1978–1980 | Thurles Town | ? | (0) |
| 1980–1981 | Shelbourne | 2 | (0) |
| Total | ? | (2) | |
| National team | |||
| 1965–1966 | Republic of Ireland | 5 | (0) |
| 1966 | Republic of Ireland U23 | 1 | (0) |
| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only. |
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Patrick "Pat" Dunne (9 February 1943 – 25 September 2015) was an Irish professional football goalkeeper. He played internationally for the Republic of Ireland and professionally in both Republic of Ireland and England.
Dunne played in Dublin with Stella Maris before playing in England for Everton. He returned to Ireland to play with the Shamrock Rovers, making his debut, along with Jackie Mooney against Shelbourne F.C. at Dalymount Park on 22 August 1962. He played in the UEFA Cup Winners' Cup that season and the Inter-Cities Fairs Cup the following season against Valencia giving him a total of 4 European appearances. During this season Pat played in all 22 league games where Rovers only lost once winning every trophy except the Top Four Cup.
He left Milltown to join Manchester United in May 1964 for a fee of £10,500, winning a league title medal in his first season. Dunne made his debut for the Republic of Ireland in a World Cup qualifier against Spain at Dalymount Park in May 1965. He played in the first ever Republic of Ireland U23 game in 1966
In February 1967 he joined Plymouth Argyle, costing the Devon side £5,000. Dunne was Argyle's player of the season in 1967–68. Pat was a guest player on Rovers' American tour in the summer of 1967 where he was voted goalkeeper of the tournament.
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