Miah Dennehy

Miah Dennehy
Personal information
Full name Jeremiah Dennehy
Date of birth (1950-03-29)29 March 1950
Place of birth Cork, Ireland
Date of death 10 November 2023(2023-11-10) (aged 73)
Place of death Cork, Ireland
Position(s) Winger
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1968–1973 Cork Hibernians 80 (31)
1973–1975 Nottingham Forest 41 (4)
1973Shamrock Rovers XI (guest) 1 (0)
1975–1978 Walsall 128 (22)
1978–1980 Bristol Rovers 52 (6)
1980 Trowbridge Town
1980 Cardiff City 0 (0)
1980–1981 Cork United 19 (0)
1981–1982 Waterford 25 (3)
1982–1983 Limerick United 8 (4)
1985 Drogheda United 4 (0)
1985 Newcastle West 2 (0)
International career
1972–1977 Republic of Ireland 11 (2)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Jeremiah Dennehy (29 March 1950 – 10 November 2023), commonly referred to as Miah Dennehy, was an Irish footballer whose teams included Cork Hibernians, Nottingham Forest, Walsall and Bristol Rovers. In 1972, he became the first-ever player to score a hat-trick in an FAI Cup final.