Jimmy Daly (born 30 November 1904, date of death unknown) was an Irish football player born in

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who played primarily as a right-back. 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 ...

in 1931 and in his first season helped Rovers win the League, the

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and the Shield. On 21 May 1932 he departed for Aberdeen F.C. of the

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. On August 17, 1932 Daly made his debut for ''the Dons'' in a 7-1 win over

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in the

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. He would ultimately make only four appearances for Aberdeen before being sold back to Shamrock Rovers on 8 December 1932. He won two senior caps for the

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making his debut in a 2-0 friendly win against the

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on 8 May 1932. His other cap came in a 1-0 friendly loss against Switzerland in Basle on 5 May 1935. He scored twice in the 1933 FAI Cup replay win.

Honours

League of Ireland The League of Ireland ( ga, Sraith na hÉireann), together with the Football Association of Ireland, is one of the two main governing bodies responsible for organising association football in the Republic of Ireland. The term was originally use ...

: 1 ** Shamrock Rovers - 1931–32 *

: 2 ** Shamrock Rovers - 1932, 1933 *

League of Ireland Shield The League of Ireland Shield ( ga, Sciath Sraithe na hÉireann) is a defunct Irish football tournament which was introduced when the League of Ireland started in 1921 and ran uninterrupted until 1972. It was played before the league season bega ...

: 1 ** Shamrock Rovers - 1931-32 * Leinster Senior Cup: 1 ** Shamrock Rovers - 1933 *

LFA President's Cup The LFA President's Cup was an association football cup competition featuring League of Ireland clubs affiliated to the Leinster Football Association. It was played for between 1930 and 2002. It was a ''de facto'' national super cup and on twen ...

: 1 ** Shamrock Rovers - 1933-34

References

* ''The Hoops'' by Paul Doolan and Robert Goggins () * {{DEFAULTSORT:Daly, Jimmy Association footballers from County Dublin Republic of Ireland men's association footballers Irish Free State men's international footballers Shamrock Rovers F.C. players Aberdeen F.C. players League of Ireland players Scottish Football League players 1904 births Year of death missing Irish Free State men's association footballers Men's association football defenders Republic of Ireland expatriate men's association footballers Irish expatriate sportspeople in Scotland Expatriate men's footballers in Scotland