Pat Courtney

Pat Courtney (born 1940 in Dublin) is an Irish former footballer who played as a full back, mainly on the left.

Pat Courtney

Personal information
Full name	Patrick Courtney
Date of birth	1940 (age 83–84)
Place of birth	Dublin, Ireland
Position(s)	Left back
Youth career
	Mulvey Celtic
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
1958–1971	Shamrock Rovers	250	(2)
International career
1962–1967	League of Ireland XI	4	(0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

He joined Shamrock Rovers in 1958 and made his debut in a League of Ireland Shield game on 27 September 1959.

He played in 17 European games including appearances in the European Champion Clubs' Cup, Inter-Cities Fairs Cup and the UEFA Cup Winners' Cup. He played in 16 consecutive European games from 1962 until injury made him miss the win over FC Schalke 04 in 1969. He played against Valencia CF, SK Rapid Wien, Real Zaragoza and FC Bayern Munich amongst others.

He represented the League of Ireland 4 times between 1962 and 1967 and was also an amateur cap.

Courtney shared a testimonial with John Keogh (footballer) in May 1967.

He left Glenmalure Park at the end of the 1970/71 season.

Honours

• League of Ireland: 1
  • Shamrock Rovers - 1963/64
• FAI Cup: 7
  • Shamrock Rovers - 1962, 1964, 1965, 1966, 1967, 1968, 1969
• League of Ireland Shield: 5
  • Shamrock Rovers - 1962/63, 1963/64, 1964/65, 1965/66, 1967/68
• Leinster Senior Cup: 2
  • Shamrock Rovers - 1964, 1969
• Dublin City Cup: 2
  • Shamrock Rovers - 1963/64, 1966/67
• Top Four Cup:
  • Shamrock Rovers - 1965/66
• Blaxnit Cup
  • Shamrock Rovers 1967-68

See also

• One-club man.

Sources

• The Hoops by Paul Doolan and Robert Goggins (ISBN 0-7171-2121-6)