Wayne Cooney (born 23 March 1968) is a former footballer who played in the League of Ireland during the 1990s.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | 23 March 1968 | ||
| Place of birth | Birmingham, England | ||
| Position(s) | Full back | ||
| Youth career | |||
| ?–1988 | Norwich City | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1988–1992 | Shamrock Rovers | 98 | (6) |
| 1992–1994 | Dundalk | 34 | (3) |
| 1994–1996 | Bohemians | 16 | (2) |
| 1996–1997 | Newry City | 1 | (0) |
| 1997–1998 | Cliftonville | 4 | (0) |
| Total | 153 | (11) | |
| International career | |||
| 1984–1986 | Republic of Ireland U19 | ? | (?) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Career
editBorn in Birmingham, Cooney started his career at Norwich City before returning to Dublin to sign for Noel King's Shamrock Rovers side in 1988. He made his debut on 4 September [1] and became a popular figure with the fans in his 4 years at Rovers. He made a total of 127 appearances scoring 6 times for the Hoops.
He then moved to Dundalk. After a couple of seasons at Oriel Park, he became Turlough O'Connor's first signing for Bohemians where he scored his debut for Bohs on 3 January 1994 in a 2-0 league win over Cobh Ramblers.[2] He made 4 appearances in European competition for Bohs, all of them in the 1995 Intertoto Cup.
Cooney earned caps for the Republic of Ireland national under-19 team.
References
edit- ^ "The Irish Times - Monday, September 5, 1988 - Page 002". The Irish Times. Archived from the original on 21 February 2011. Retrieved 17 July 2008.
- ^ Bohemian FC match programme, Vol. 46, no. 5