James Benedict Hartnett (21 March 1927 – 31 May 1988) was an Irish professional footballer who played in the Football League for Middlesbrough, Hartlepools United and York City as an outside left.[1][3] He was capped by the Republic of Ireland at international level and represented the League of Ireland XI.[4]
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | James Benedict Hartnett[1] | ||
| Date of birth | 21 March 1927 | ||
| Place of birth | Dublin, Ireland | ||
| Date of death | 31 May 1988 (aged 61)[2] | ||
| Place of death | Middlesbrough, England | ||
| Position(s) | Outside left | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| –1947 | St Patrick's Athletic | ||
| 1947–1948 | Dundalk | 13 | (3) |
| 1948–1955 | Middlesbrough | 48 | (8) |
| 1952–1953 | → Barry Town (loan) | ||
| → King's Lynn (loan) | |||
| 1955–1957 | Barry Town | ||
| → King's Lynn (loan) | |||
| 1957–1958 | Hartlepools United | 7 | (1) |
| 1958–1959 | York City | 2 | (1) |
| International career | |||
| 1948 | League of Ireland XI | 1 | (0) |
| 1949–1954 | Republic of Ireland | 2 | (0) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
International career
editHartnett won two caps for the Republic of Ireland national football team and made his debut on 12 June 1949 in a 4–1 friendly defeat to Spain at Dalymount Park.[4] His second and final cap did not come until five years later, when he played in a 1–0 win over Luxembourg in a World Cup qualifying game on 7 March 1954 at the Municipal Stadium, Luxembourg City.[4]
Personal life
editPrior to joining Dundalk, Hartnett worked as an apprentice electrician at Inchicore railway works.[5] After retiring from football, Hartnett worked as an electrician at ICI Wilton and building oil rigs at Seal Sands.[5]
Career statistics
edit| Club | Season | League | National Cup | Other | Total | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Dundalk | 1947–48[5] | League of Ireland | 13 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 3[a] | 0 | 17 | 3 |
| Middlesbrough | 1948–49[6] | First Division | 12 | 4 | 0 | 0 | ― | 12 | 4 | |
| 1949–50[6] | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ― | 11 | 0 | |||
| 1950–51[6] | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | ― | 2 | 1 | |||
| 1951–52[6] | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ― | 5 | 0 | |||
| 1953–54[6] | 9 | 1 | 0 | 0 | ― | 9 | 1 | |||
| 1954–55[6] | Second Division | 9 | 2 | 1 | 0 | ― | 10 | 2 | ||
| Total | 48 | 8 | 1 | 0 | ― | 49 | 8 | |||
| Hartlepools United | 1957–58[7] | Third Division North | 7 | 1 | ― | ― | 7 | 1 | ||
| Career total | 68 | 12 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 73 | 12 | ||
- ^ 2 appearances in unknown competitions, 1 appearance in League of Ireland Shield
References
edit- ^ a b "Jimmy Hartnett". Barry Hugman's Footballers. Retrieved 16 September 2015.
- ^ "Jimmy Hartnett". National Football Teams. Benjamin Strack-Zimmermann. Retrieved 11 June 2019.
- ^ Hayes, Dean (2008). The Republic of Ireland International Football Facts. Cork [Ireland]: Collins. ISBN 9781905172832. OCLC 236120730.
- ^ a b c "Jimmy Hartnett". National Football Teams. Benjamin Strack-Zimmermann. Retrieved 17 March 2023.
- ^ a b c "Jimmy Hartnett | History of Dundalk F.C." Dundalk F.C. Who's Who. Retrieved 11 June 2019.
- ^ a b c d e f "Jimmy Hartnett". 11v11.com. Retrieved 11 June 2019.
- ^ "Jimmy Hartnett". In The Mad Crowd. Retrieved 11 June 2019.