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Jim Twomey

Name: James Francis Twomey*
Born: 13 April 1914, Newry
Died: 9 November 1984, Leeds (England)
Height: 5.11 ft
Weight: 12.01 st
Position: Goalkeeper

Representative Honours: Ireland: 2 Full Caps (1938); Irish League: 2 Caps (1937).
Club Honours: (with Linfield) Irish Cup Runner-Up 1943/44.

Club Career:
Clubs
Seasons
Signed
Fee
League
FA.Cup
War-Time
Millvale Strollers
-
-
-
-
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Newry T.
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Sep-33
-
-
-
-
Leeds U.
37/38-48/49
Dec-37
-
109/0
2/0
5/0
Linfield
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-
Guest
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-
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Halifax.T.
49/50
Aug-49
-
0/0
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-
TOTALS
£-
109/0
2/0
5/0
From OzWhite

Biography:
A multi-talented sportsman as a teenager, Jim Twomey was noted as a skilled boxer and Gaelic footballer before electing to concentrate on a soccer career.

More to follow.


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Ireland Cap Details:
16-03-1938 Wales... H W 1-0 BC
16-11-1938 England. A L 0-7 BC

Summary: 2/0. Won 1, Drew 0, Lost 1.


Inter-League Details:
01-09-1937 Scottish League H L 2-3
06-10-0937 Football League A L 0-3

Summary: 2/0. Won 0, Drew 0, Lost 2.


* Often listed as Twoomey.

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