Tommy Moroney

Tommy Moroney
Personal information
Full name Thomas Moroney
Date of birth 10 November 1923
Place of birth Cork, Ireland
Date of death 2 May 1981 (aged 57)
Position(s) Wing half, Centre forward[1]
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
Cork Constitution (rugby)
194x–1947 Cork United
1947–1953 West Ham United 148 (8)
1953–195x Evergreen United
International career
Munster (rugby)
1948–1953 Ireland 12 (1)
Managerial career
1961–1964 Cork Hibernians
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Tommy Moroney (10 November 1923 – 2 May 1981) was an Irish soccer and rugby union player. Moroney played soccer for Cork United, West Ham United, Evergreen United and Ireland. In 1949 he was a member of the Ireland team that defeated England 2–0 at Goodison Park, becoming the first non-UK team to beat England at home. He also represented both Cork Constitution and Munster at rugby union.

  1. ^ "Tommy Moroney". Barry Hugman's Footballers. Retrieved 24 November 2018.