Cathal Muckian (born 30 November 1951 in Dundalk),[1] a native of Dundalk, County Louth; had a career in League of Ireland football during the 1970s and early 80s. Muckian played for five clubs, notably Drogheda United and Dundalk FC. In 1978, he was called into the Republic of Ireland national team by John Giles for an international friendly against Poland and won his first and only full international cap.[2][3]

Cathal Muckian
Personal information
Full name Cathal Muckian
Date of birth (1951-11-30) 30 November 1951 (age 72)
Place of birth Dundalk, Republic of Ireland
Position(s) Striker
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1971–1978 Drogheda United 97 (40)
1978–1980 Dundalk 49 (14)
1980–1981 Shamrock Rovers 13 (2)
1981 Shelbourne 12 (2)
1981—1982 Athlone Town 15 (4)
Total 186 (62)
International career
1978 Republic of Ireland 1 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

In 1980/81 season he played for Shamrock Rovers F.C. and Shelbourne F.C. The following season, he turned out for Athlone Town F.C.

Honours

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Dundalk

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1978/79
1977, 1979
1978
1976/77, 1977/78
  • President's Cup: 1
1979/80

References

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  1. ^ Murphy, Jim, The History of Dundalk FC, Dundalk: Dundalgan Press, 2003.
  2. ^ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 30 September 2007. Retrieved 1 June 2007.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  3. ^ Statistics: Senior [Powered by tplSoccerStats]
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