Ronnie Whelan

Ronald Andrew Whelan (born 25 September 1961) is a former Irish football player. During his playing career, he played as a midfielder and sometimes as a defender. He was a part of a dominant Liverpool side that won a many titles in the 1980s.

Ronnie Whelan
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Whelan in 2013
Personal information
Full nameRonald Andrew Whelan
Date of birth (1961-09-25) 25 September 1961 (age 63)
Place of birthDublin, Ireland
Playing positionMidfielder
Youth career
Home Farm
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
1977–1979Home Farm45(7)
1979–1994Liverpool362(46)
1994–1996Southend United34(1)
National team
1981Republic of Ireland U211(0)
1994Republic of Ireland B1(0)
1981–1995Republic of Ireland53(3)
Teams managed
1995–1997Southend United
1998–1999Panionios
2000–2001Olympiakos Nicosia
2002Apollon Limassol
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only

Career statistics

Club

[1]

Club Season League League FA Cup League Cup Europe Other Total
Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Home Farm 1977–78 League of Ireland
1978–79
Liverpool 1979–80 First Division 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
1980–81 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1
1981–82 32 10 3 0 8 3 4 1 47 14
1982–83 28 2 1 0 6 2 5 3 1 0 41 7
1983–84 23 4 1 0 5 3 5 2 34 9
1984–85 37 7 7 4 3 1 9 0 3 0 59 12
1985–86 39 10 7 1 7 3 4 0 57 14
1986–87 39 3 3 0 8 2 3 0 53 5
1987–88 28 1 2 0 3 0 33 1
1988–89 37 4 5 0 6 0 3 0 51 4
1989–90 34 1 8 1 3 0 1 0 46 2
1990–91 14 1 1 0 1 0 1 0 17 1
1991–92 10 0 3 1 0 0 0 0 13 1
1992–93 Premier League 17 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 18 1
1993–94 23 1 0 0 0 0 23 1
Southend United 1994–95 First Division 33 1 33 1
1995–96 1 0 1 0
Career total 396 47 41 7 50 14 23 6 17 0 527 74

* Other – Charity Shield, UEFA Super Cup, Intercontinental Cup, Super Cup ScreenSport & Mercantile Credit Centenary Trophy

International

[2]

Republic of Ireland national team
Year Apps Goals
1981 3 0
1982 1 0
1983 2 0
1984 3 0
1985 6 0
1986 2 0
1987 7 1
1988 6 1
1989 7 1
1990 4 0
1991 0 0
1992 2 0
1993 4 0
1994 4 0
1995 2 0
Total 53 3

Honours

Liverpool

References

  1. "Liverpool career stats for Ronnie Whelan - LFChistory - Stats galore for Liverpool FC!".
  2. Ronnie Whelan at National-Football-Teams.com

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