Jason Colwell (born 31 January 1974 in
Dublin) is an Irish former
footballer
A football player or footballer is a sportsperson who plays one of the different types of football. The main types of football are association football, American football, Canadian football, Australian rules football, Gaelic football, rugby le ...
.
Career
A midfielder Jason made his
League of Ireland debut for UCD at Cobh Ramblers on 6 October 1991. After 160 league appearances over 6 years at UCD he joined
Shamrock Rovers
Shamrock Rovers Football Club ( ga, Cumann Peile Ruagairí na Seamróige) is an Irish association football club based in Tallaght, South Dublin. The club's senior team competes in the League of Ireland Premier Division and it is the most su ...
where he stayed for 6 years making 8 appearances in European competition.
Colwell was ever present for three seasons running from the
1995–96 League of Ireland season to
1997–98 League of Ireland.
Family
His father Joe was Chairman of Shamrock Rovers in the late 1990s and also played for
Drumcondra F.C.
Drumcondra Football Club is an Irish association football club based in Drumcondra, Dublin.
Once one of the most successful clubs in Ireland in the 1940s, 1950s and 1960s, with a strong rivalry with Shamrock Rovers since the 1920s, they fell ...
in the 1970s.
Honours
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FAI Super Cup
The FAI Super Cup was an association football super cup featuring clubs from the Republic of Ireland. It was played for between 1998 and 2001. It was a pre-season tournament played in the summer before the regular League of Ireland season began. ...
**
Shamrock Rovers
Shamrock Rovers Football Club ( ga, Cumann Peile Ruagairí na Seamróige) is an Irish association football club based in Tallaght, South Dublin. The club's senior team competes in the League of Ireland Premier Division and it is the most su ...
1998
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League of Ireland First Division
**
UCD 1994/95
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League of Ireland First Division Shield
The League of Ireland First Division Shield was an association football competition featuring teams from the League of Ireland First Division. The inaugural winners were Derry City. It was also the first competition Derry City won after they joi ...
**UCD 1994/95
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Leinster Senior Cup (football)
The Leinster Senior Cup is an association football cup competition organized by the Leinster Football Association. It is currently contested by LFA affiliated League of Ireland clubs, Leinster Senior League Senior Division clubs and invited teams ...
: 2
**UCD 1994/95, 1995/96
See also
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Association football in the Republic of Ireland
Association football (Irish: ''Sacar'') commonly referred to as football or Soccer, is the team sport with the highest level of participation in the Republic of Ireland (with five-a-side games being included).
It is the second most popular s ...
References
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Living people
University College Dublin A.F.C. players
Shamrock Rovers F.C. players
League of Ireland players
League of Ireland XI players
Republic of Ireland men's association footballers
Men's association football midfielders
1974 births
Association footballers from Dublin (city)