Mickey Walsh

Michael Anthony Walsh (born 13 August 1954) is an Irish former footballer, now a football agent.

Mickey Walsh
Personal information
Full name Michael Anthony Walsh
Date of birth (1954-08-13) 13 August 1954
Place of birth Chorley, England
Position(s) Striker
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
0000–1973 Chorley ? (?)
1973–1978 Blackpool 180 (72)
1978 Everton 21 (1)
1978–1981 QPR 18 (3)
1980–1986 Porto 84 (42)
1986–1987 Salgueiros 29 (5)
1987–1988 Espinho 26 (4)
1988–1989 Rio Ave 2 (0)
Total 360 (127)
National team
1975–1984 Republic of Ireland 21 (3)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only

Club career

Walsh began his professional career at Blackpool in 1973, making his debut in a goalless draw at Fulham on 12 September. He went on to score 72 league goals for the Seasiders in 180 games during his five years at the club. His strike in a 3–2 win against Sunderland at Bloomfield Road on 1 February 1975 earned him the "Goal of the Season" award on the BBC's Match of the Day.[1] He signed for Everton in August 1978 for a fee of £375,000, a record fee for Blackpool at the time.[2]

He had a spell with Cape Town City in 1978. He spent six years playing in Portugal with FC Porto, and appeared in their 2–1 defeat by Juventus in the 1984 UEFA Cup Winners' Cup Final in Basel.

Blackpool F.C. Hall of Fame

Walsh was inducted into the Hall of Fame at Bloomfield Road, when it was officially opened by former Blackpool player Jimmy Armfield in April 2006.[3] Organised by the Blackpool Supporters Association, Blackpool fans around the world voted on their all-time heroes. Five players from each decade are inducted; Walsh is in the 1970s.[4]

International career

The highlight of his international career was when he scored the only goal of the game as Ireland defeated the Soviet Union in a World Cup qualifier in Dublin in September 1984.

Career statistics

Club statistics
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition[5][6]
Club Season Division League National Cup League Cup Europe Other Total
Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Blackpool 1973–74 Second Division 21300000000213
1974–75 37121011003[lower-alpha 1]04213
1975–76 42172010003[lower-alpha 2]14818
1976–77 41262141001[lower-alpha 2]04828
1977–78 39141021003[lower-alpha 2]44519
Total 1807261830010520481
Everton 1978–79 First Division 21110304[lower-alpha 3]200293
Queen's Park Rangers 1978–79 First Division 10300000000103
1979–80 Second Division 701010000090
1980–81 100000000010
Total 18310100000203
Porto 1980–81 Primeira Liga 1914620000002516
1981–82 8032004[lower-alpha 4]22[lower-alpha 5]0174
1982–83 251542003[lower-alpha 3]2003219
1983–84 16943007[lower-alpha 4]1002713
1984–85 8110002[lower-alpha 4]01[lower-alpha 5]0121
1985–86 8312001[lower-alpha 6]000103
Total 8442199001753012356
Salgueiros 1986–87 Primeira Liga 29500000000295
Espinho 1987–88 Primeira Liga 26400000000264
Rio Ave 1988–89 Segunda Divisão 200000000020
Career total 3601272710123217135433152
  1. Appearances in the Texaco Cup
  2. Appearances in the Anglo-Scottish Cup
  3. Appearances in the UEFA Cup
  4. Appearances in the UEFA Cup Winner's Cup
  5. Appearances in the Supertaça Cândido de Oliveira
  6. Appearance in the European Cup

International statistics
Appearances and goals by national team and year[7]
National teamYearAppsGoals
Republic of Ireland 197631
197710
197810
197930
198120
198230
198331
198451
Total213

International goals
Scores and results list the Republic of Ireland's goal tally first. Score after each Walsh goal is shown in bold with asterisk.[8]
List of international goals scored by Mickey Walsh
#DateVenueOpponentCapMinuteScoreResultCompetition
124 March 1976Dalymount Park, Dublin, Republic of Ireland Norway161'3*–03–0Friendly
221 September 1983 Laugardalsvöllur, Reykjavik, Iceland Iceland1582'3*–03–0UEFA Euro 1984 qualification
312 September 1984Lansdowne Road, Dublin, Republic of Ireland Soviet Union1964'1*–01–01986 FIFA World Cup qualification


Honours

Porto

See also

References
  1. Calley, Roy (1992). Blackpool: A Complete Record 1887–1992, p. 123. ISBN 1-873626-07-X
  2. Rollin, Jack, ed. (1980). Rothmans Football Yearbook 1980–81. London: Queen Anne Press. p. 67. ISBN 0362020175.
  3. Singleton, Steve, ed. (2007). Legends: The great players of Blackpool FC (1 ed.). Blackpool: Blackpool Gazette. pp. 66–69. ISBN 978-1-84547-182-8.
  4. "The Hall of Fame – 1970s". Blackpool Supporters Association. Archived from the original on 12 June 2010. Retrieved 29 November 2009.
  5. Mickey Walsh at the English National Football Archive (subscription required)
  6. "Mickey Walsh Portugese statistics".
  7. "Walsh, Mickey". National Football Teams. Benjamin Strack-Zimmerman. Retrieved 15 September 2020.
  8. "Player Info: Mickey Walsh". Retrieved 15 September 2020.

Further reading
  • Calley, Roy (20 October 1992). Blackpool: A Complete Record 1887–1992. Breedon Books Publishing Co Ltd. ISBN 1-873626-07-X.
  • Singleton, Steve, ed. (2007). Legends: The great players of Blackpool FC (1 ed.). Blackpool: Blackpool Gazette. ISBN 978-1-84547-182-8.
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