Jim Foley (19 March 1914 – 14 October 1952) was an Irish

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. Foley was park of the

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team that defeated

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in the 1934

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final. He subsequently joined

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that summer however in his two seasons with Celtic he only made six first team appearances and was mostly the understudy to

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. He signed for

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in December 1936. Foley was capped seven times for the

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at senior level, between 1934 and 1936. He made his debut in a 4–4 draw with Belgium on 25 February 1934 . Foley was sometimes known as "Fox" Foley due to his red hair.

Honours

: 3 **

- 1934 ** Cork United - 1940–41, 1946–47Ryan, Seán(2011), The Official Book of the FAI Cup, Liberties Press ISBN 1907593330

References

External links

Profile from The Celtic Wiki
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